The New York herald., 1878-08-09

Reef buoy rounding 1t on tho port hand TO and
around Fort Lafayette and back homo stakcboa',
going twice over the COURSE distance twenty miles,
Tho prizes were $50 nrst boat and s15 TO Iho
second, also psnnant Time allowance, Two minutes
TO the loot, with the start dying one
TUE srARr.
1t would have been almost Impossible 10 have picked
out six yachts more equally matched in size ana can
than the six entries given There barely
one OF them that had not many races, and It
seemed IL the jauniy little craft felt as impatient
for the contest did their owners and crews As
they lay a. anchor IN front OF Bates Ciuo
House, with thcr sails futiering In The wind,
aud surrounded with fully hundred olner
yachts aud boats OF all kinds, they presented
pretty picture. At length everything was ready
diateiy all busile in Ihs little 1pe preparing ior
the hying The crews were lively aud u seemed
to start. Ten minutes later this came. anu with
fresh southwest brcezs the boats darted iorwara.
o Inc Inc =. sa S0"a
to clear course very little annoyance was ex-
percnced The steam launch Chase carried the judges
and referee while tue catamaraa Victor, COM
msnded by Captain Edwards, acted as the press boat
The feet crossed The line as follows
Saunders = Is Aaaie Taylor. i 2s 81
Sophia Emma e 20 Eass'sor....... . % o.
BEATING To wISDwARD.
The tide was about nall dooa aud the wind brisk
from tho southwest, giving Tue yachts dead peat 70
increased lead ior the first quarter ot mie As
as the point had been passed however, the inii
sweep felt and the fect stood assay on
the port tack. Tns soon began 10 gam on the
Saunders and before long, wncn II WAS found ncccs-
sary to 20 about the spLjre heet were buddied TO-
setner like fiock OF graceful swans, with tho Snun-
ders Just ttlo ahead The Tide was running rathcr
swiftly and the feet stood well IN - The Long Island
shore 70 escape IT MS much rs possible This state Of
affairs was kept up until Roooin's keel ouoY was
reached snd rounded For some reason inc Juages as
did Decessary TO take tho one oi the neet
The buov. All tho yachts were unusually 81,
and the crews seemed 20 think they never did such
rapid beaiing to windward before
Fort Lafayette once rounded II seemed easier work
10 the home stakeooat The Dean drew ahead
The Saunders lively brush for a short distance
Gradually however she sil astern again, and tho neSt
resumed It's original position ana ~ INA. orasr pore
and the Sophia Emma
The Excelsior, after rounding Fort lafayette,
picked up wonderfully, ana was In fair way oi
forging 10 the lead when her career was suddenly
term by accident. 1t was almost impossible
to tell the cause but certain II was that she went
slowly over filed and turned bottom up leaving her
crew m wers ucKsd aa
into Fort Hamiiton where the yacht was also towed
The Sopna Emma is not u good boat 10 jibe so
the crew found out yesterday, At all events. They
were bowling along at good rate, nearly opposite
Bay Ridge. An opportunity was seen where sue.
cessul jibe would have been gam Of some iittS
time. Tue feet well In toward the stakeboat
ana every moment was precious. The Sophia Emma
carried a large crew, under command OF her owner,
Captain jacob Varinn. General yaran also
board OF the yacht and made himself generally use
iul at hauling rope here and there when occasion
offered. IL dec,ded to jiDe Tns wind ireshened.
Somebody Was booming out the J'b, ana evoryuody
was busy at something, when suddenly the Sophia
Emma staggered ana went over with her crew at
their posts. The catamaran Victor hurried TO the
scene and aided the crew TO right the SOPHIA Emma
al the Bay Ridge Club House, alter which she was
taken In tow anu brought safely 10 Bates.
TURNING THk sTAKEBoAr.
In the meantime the rest OF the heet stood on for
the home sIaksboat, which they turned as follows
H. A s. H. Al. s.
Saunders. ...... 10 Is Homes..".... IL 10
Adaie Taylor. 10 55 Dean .......... IA 90
Again the noet started ior Robbins Reef, with .
very strong food tide. The Saunders fell away from
the lead Dean came up TO dispute the lead
with the Taylor. For nearly the whole course oil ten
miles the Taylor and Dean fought Tor the lead with
tho Saunders third and the holmes last. The con.
test between the two leaders was close and exciting
one, ana IL until within mile OF the finish
that It became evident that the Taylor the
winner. The fleet crossed the limo at the nish as
follows:-
H. Al. s. II. M. s..
Addie Taylor. o O5 40 Saunders ....., 10 35
Dean. ......... IL O5 holmes........ IS 90
Time OF race, 3h. 43m. 25s.