The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
YACHTING ON THE HUDSON.

New HAMBuRG, June 10, 1873
Immediately after the Victoria wrsstcd the To-
rinthian Challenge Pennant from Irving Grinnelps
Fidget, on tho 9th OF June. Commodore Grinnel At
once challenged Mr. J. r. Roosevelt to sail for It
again, and to-day was The ,ime liked for the race
PExxASr.
The pennant In question 70 the Central
Hudson Yacht Club by Mr. Philip Schuyler, Of
the New York Yacht Club, 1875, as
challenge pennant. II was first won by
tue sloop yacth Le Roy, then by the Brown, Of Sew
burg then BY tue ndget. then By the Mary Emma, OF
New Rochelle, whose owner gave II BACK 10 the club,
and the Brown won II again Next the Dare Devil
It, and the Fidsct 1t from her, and. as efore
stated. the victoria It the 9th Of this month
from the Fidget, beating the Tidgct minute and .
halt the twenty mile course OF the Central Hud
son Club
The race to-day was over the Same course me
rules required that each owner should sail his
yacht, the crew not 10 exceed seven men, and no
shifting OF ballast allowed. Early the day the wind
was light, and both owners ligntened their craft by
setting ashore nearly all OF their sanabags The
Fdge carried six all told aud the Victoria five.
Al haifpast eleven A. u. there was very light
breeze from the and q strong sbb lido
ming, and il thought the race could not be made
within tho prescribed hours Nevertheless. it was
agreed to start aud the preparatory signal the waving
and then the yachts had Ave minutes in which to
cross the ne They got away in the following order
and time:-
III ~ s H. ~ s.
Victoria 5000. IL 80 A Fidget........ IL 40 SO
Both made short acks the east shore going north
to keep the tide. The Victoria kept little
far in aud was retarded by the eel grass before
the Van Rensselaer, Point buoy was reached the
Fidcet went 10 The wlndward and turned about a
minute ahead. Coming south spinnaKers were set on
both crafts ana both Jibs were bailooncd ID addition
TO which the Victoria carried topsail on Jews
l.raae "A ~ vi Ha ~
and forced her RAPIDLY toward the Fdge but U soon
struck the latter also and at the same time partially
left tho Victor ana again the was widcned aud
they passed the starting boat their way south 10
the Low Point buoy as iolows:-
Fidset. IL 23 40 Victoria 49,. II rs 10
The Victoria gained going south, so that when
than eight seconds behind After they rounded
the breeze ireshened little anu IN the open bay
rival we'll TIL alter they passed Low Point dock when
Fidget went about IN the middle OF tho river and
made long eg o. every s.arDosrd LACK IN .as she
not TO be caught mapping, and he, 100 made long
legs the eastward but in Of them stood little
TOO FAR and lost, and both yachts passed the home
HI j. NJ M s.
I They then made long stretch to the westward IN
the mouth OF jews Crock 10 catch the
northwest breeze at that point. The Fidaet reached
directly Tor the Van Rensselaer, Point buoy and never
losing lew sscon ds tack then again
both came south with spianaKcrs doomed out and
bs baocned keeping along the east shore out OF tho
strong food tde and they passed the home buoy
NM s. H. M s.
TnIs looked bad tor tho Victoria, and old salts
the piers shook Their heads ana mentally cJacu-
correspondingy jubilant, teciing certain would
again win back tho psnnant and hold II against all
corners. Rev. II. J. Salteree. The Episcopal minister
OF Wappngers Falls, tended the Fdgers sheet n true
sailors UNIFORM aud DR.. {. satteree asssied As she
glided by piers I'm. 40s ahead OF the Victoria
was appaudsd and the members OF tho crew dotted
But the cheerful yachtsmen '.reckonod without
,helr host;' Tor. after passing New Hamburg, the
Fdget kept aud lost considerable by H. and
the Vic alter covered her ana stook the
Wind Of her sails" and then 70 the surprise OF all.
nicely she also gained from there to tho Low Point
buoy, and both yachts made the turn there for the
''' H. M s. HIM s.
Victoria. $500. 80 so Fidgot... OIL 30
AZ quick as shc made the turn the Victorias sheet
was close hauled, and, tho wind freshcning, she skip
ped aioug merr,iy tho starDoard tack and sever-
Iasrugly' put out Tor nome, opening tue gap still
widor between her aud hor piucky rival 1t was u
splendid race, and good scamanship now became
OF the important features. Tho friends Of Grin
nell believed that long experience IN these
best, though tho situation looked dishenrtening 10
them. Their anxiety was, however; soon dispeed for
not more than mile away from the buoy the Fidgct
tonished all by again going 10 windward at point
just south OF the Dams SKINNER and then she ade
q long leg to the eastward, followed CLOSELY by tho
Victoria. II was a grand race-the crews both
boats could easy talk with each other, and the VIC
soss nI' wn ns sa ape Fass oussas
little, and they parted company. At Al. Sim. Sis.
Fidget crossed the line home, the Victoria coming
in at Al. 5Sm 47s. The summary table, which
follows shows that the Fcget won the twenty mile
race BY 4S seconds only. making an extraordinary
contcst:-
Start Return. 7tme Time
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