New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
TRYING THE SPEED OF YACHTS.


THE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUBs coRINrIIIAN RE-
GATTA-THE PEERLESS, UNDINE AND YoLANTE
WINNERS
The Seawanhaka Yacht Club sailed its eighth
annual Corinthan regatta on Saturday. In Corinthan
racing amateurs only are allowed 10 manage the yachts
the of which obliged to sail, aud as iar US
possibe steer their vessels The Seawanhaka Clup en-
For the past three weeks the owners OF the competing
yachts have been out daily getting practSe III le d
hst@red hands mucn to the discomfort of who are
enthusiastic hOrsemen as well as yaehsmen anu are
Prevented from riding or driving Tor the lime -,
saturdays regatta the best OF the season. rs the
yachts had all the wind wanted ana mace eAeeet u.
ali yachts Of any duly organized club ana the Io0wns
were the entries; schooners inc
Undue of the Eastern; Active, OF the New-forki I'M
1oIa ana Wave of the Brooklyn Regina and Schemer,
or the seawanhaka thrdcass sloops Blanehe Dudley
Volante Nudge and Petrol OF the ssawannaEa Oiuo
Southwest Spit thence 70 aud around the SANDY HOOK
Lightshp and return. The distance was aUout thlry
two miles, and the shortest Tune TAKEN 10 ~
was by the Peerless IN hours aud 10 minutes, ana the
longest by the Blanche, 10 hours and IL minutes =.
Te Indine started az 1155:49, followed by the rs
leIe Petrel Wave, Sehemer, Regina, Active, lmpera,
Dudley Peerless Nudge. Volente ana Baaehe al gohs
over tbe line within minutes Tue tide was ebO
and the wine was from the southwark inc {a t
made short p 90 make the tshp by one stretch on
the point OF the Hook the breeze es1eneu anu saN59
gork The Petrol found 1t necessary TO withdraw The
Uudine was the first boat TO rcach the hghtsmp ~
HAVING passed eight other yachts Her competitor the
Estelle had fallen behind 10 minutes. Inc Acnve'
Regina wave. Schemer Estele Imperia, Voante, Dud-
lev blanche and Nudge rounded IN the order named.
Fhe yachts now added to their canvas and spanned
the Raw ON their home rum their trim white sails
spreading wing and wing, making a beautiful marine
picture Before reaching the Hook on the return ne
Resnae fopmast snapped of at the cap letting the Op-
san down. The Active broke her booming OutpOle'
which was serious mishap, as II MADE her chahce
NJ w1upiug hopeless The Wave carried away her steer
inc gear which was temporarily repaired III skillul
manner and the Schemer parted topmast Daekstay,
forcing her 10 uff up for repairs. $500
The Peerless was the first boat TO pass the finish line
n4lO3I thus winning the race In her class ana nav
Ing the honor OF winning three prizes in two DAYS.
Next came the Undine with the Esele third ana the
Active with her owner f. W. j. Hurst, at the wheel
Imrth The Undne IN her class, beating tDe Ac-
tive iour minutes and five seconds. The cutter NOlante,
Iaed by Robert Center the designer OF the ooa' won
~ her class. ,--,, Ill, III a.,
thirteenth annual regatta to-day starting from the an
Storage OF Bay Ridge down through the NarfoWs,
rounding southwest spitDUOy S2 the first three classes
going around the nghtehp and return The DINER Two
Classes will only around the Spit The prizes aie one
Tor each class with the Livingston Memorial prize LOT
ne winner In Class D. without time allowance. Inc
rachts are divided into I'VE classes namely: Class A,
,chOOners Of seventyye feet and over on the water
line Agnes: Glass b. schOOners under seyenYnYe rect
On the water line ATLANTA Peerless, Triton; Class g
cabin sOOps fOrty-ye feet and over on the water me-
Dolpbn Orion Sadie, Uudine Class d. sloops between
lhirty-fve and fOrty-hve feet, Gena, Hope, lmpera
Kaiser Lizzie l., shela Glass F. sOops under thirty
I've feet, Alma Intrepid, Mad and Himbus.