The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-27
SPORTING IN THE STORM
Our Yachtsmen and Oarsmen Tossed by Both
the winds and the Waves.

ing season brlllluntly yesterday with their an
nual sailing match for pennant prizes. There
was n good breeze throughout. and tho finish
was in n stiff. black squat from the northwest
which made n superb and exciting marine pic
turc. Tho race. which was very close and was
won by seconds was over the usual lightship
course for schooners and largo soops. 1t was
shortened for tho small fry. The start was Nv
ing. from off Bay Ridge and was as follows:
Schooners-A Agnes. l0:59:Oj Peerless / 100 80:
Triton. 1l;0l:1 Sloops-Dolphin 1888 So;
Sndie 10:5j:j0; NimbIs. IL .OG.05: Genia.
| II :07 80; Winsomc II :0s:ji.
1t was tack and tack into the lower bay with
westerly wind drawing to about the Narrows.
Then It was n long leg and short one along
the west bank until at noon the wind came out
dead ahead 1t was close work all the way to
Spit buoy So. around which the pretty schooner
| Peerless led at ~ Sc 90 followed ten seconds
later by the sloop Dolphin. after which emo
| the schooner Agnes, slOOp sadie. schooner Tri-
| ton. and sloops Nimhus Gcnin. and Ninsome.
| The three last named turned their prows home-
| ward after rounding Gcdney Channel buoy the
! others dashed on 10 the lightshp; Going out.
| the rolling ground swell stopped the way of the
| Peerless and tho Triton wont To- ;hc front, the
| second place in the fleet. The Triton tackled
around the lightship at 2:02. and within three
minutes the Sadie. Dolphin. Peerless and Az
| mes passed. in the order named.
Running hack through the Swash Channel
| the Agnes closed w ON The Triton and the Dol
! ROmcr the Peerless slipped by the whole fleet
saaai from the northwest Of Unusual violence
| swept down on the fleet The heavens grew
almost MS dark as might. and the lightning
| flashed on the sails aud over the foam crcsts.
| which in an instant covered the waters. The
| storm caught the schooner Pccrlcss first. and
| except tho schooner Triton. which pluckilv
| held To her mainsal and jib and the large cabin
slOOp WinsOmc. which in carrying on received
aknock down that sent her over on her beam
| ends. All Thought she had capsized. and Capt.
Hazard of the CyclOps bore down on her.
but after several minutes she slowly righted.
| Alter fifteen minutes the SIuall subsidized into II
| stin nosc-endcr. and under shortened canvas
home stakeboat The Triton had been sg"t sple enc
didly handled, and although last of the schoon
| the finish at Asa 81. The Agnes Winsome.
| Dolphin. and sadie soon followed and the
Gcnla was not timed. The Nimbu. arrived
The schQ,91ncr Agnes and sloops Sadie. MIN
classes. the Agnes and Sadie winning by Sec
onls on corrected time.
While tie Euiaw Amateur sporting Club Of
| Newark. y. j.. wcro making ready yesterday
| afternoon for their annual regatta on the Pas
| sae course storm. which threatened to he n
| fierce one. was brewing overhead. Four out OF
| the six rowcrs entered however. got into their
| boats and. at i.37, started from ~ upper
The blues were William Schacf. s,roko Adolf
| Hartman aud Gay Goldman, coNswain. The
| red aud white Were Lewis q. kornig, stroke;
John Nor. Jr.. and Adolph l.. Mueller. cox
| swain The whites wore John Schurilgp"blr
/ HilUkf. william W lNkt, uui lrtu MDifarfl
! coNswain. The fourth crew. had gone only n
! short distance before one ~ the oar-mcn was
| taken sick. When about half over the course
the storm burst with terrible fury. and the rain
! poured down IN shoots. The wind blew nerccly
| hut the boys bent a. their oars the blues and
| the red and whites having the rare between
! themselves after The mile and q quarter marx.
The blues won in ~ the, rcd and whites
| coming ia 80 seconds after. The whites made
the run IN 1915. The prize was u handsome
| gold medal
Five yachts started yesterday from tho En-
lITt Eluf lluh house nj lUtfh street Eu-t HINpr
IN the fourth contest for the Harlem River chal-
l"nge rut The Yacht Brothers. which won last
week started first. closely followed hyth Emma
| D.. already twice the winner Then came the
Comet. Mary D.. and Hogan; The latter was
| her throat hnlyHrd-. and then the shackle hold
nG tho peak block, which brought down the
course was "a miles. 90 Ice sailed six times
making - miles IN ALL The Brothers had ii all
round. Then the wind. which had been from
| tho southeast. hauled 10 the westward and
nnorthward and a squal fell upon the litilc
who is known "a the Pirate Of Hell Gate
s6wc sysr''9nS g. sct with run Not So
He kept all his Kites set. and was ovorhauing
| the Brothers hand over hand while bowling
| along ct hr.akurck speed with lee rail sub
| merged and the -"a pouring oyer his weather
bows. In this condition thu squat struck him
ihir and square. and knocked his yacht over.
! The crew riung 10 tho bottom. and were drlited
lar out into the river, whore they were finally
| picked NJ. The Brothers finished NJ 500 40,
| having made the fifteen miles IN 3.2j.lO. and
beaten her unfortunate rival tho Emma D..
| alter o. deductions had been made. by min
The annual regatta Of tho Excelsior Boat
Gut. who's house IT. short distance alpye
| IN" falls AZ Paterson was held yesterday after
noon. There WAS large throng ON the bridge
and along the river banks when the races were
begun but tner" wac s'amperlng after the
rain storm broke. Tho races were kept ~
right through the rain, however. although for
a time ~ cam" down in torrents. filing the
boats ana woiting the oarsmcn To the skin Tho
lightning flashed NiVidly and the wind made
the water So rough that the little crafts were
threatened with shpwreck. All the contests
were hy single souls. Tho ENeelsiors
mem RS are AL workinemen. nlachinsts. car
POINTERS. and mill operatives.
The first race was between Richard Cubby. in
tho TN shril squirt. weighing &C pounds, and
Weehnr '' IS pa u" TRS course S w SapT wS
nils. Ihe raec was easily won by Henry
The second race was between John Lister in
ne cedar e I,l, Della, wclshinG A. poqnds ana
linz. weighing SO pounds. Lister kept Little
lead all the way round, and came in ahead. in
20 %. his opponent being % seconds behind
james II. Gail. in the Squirt, then beat james
b. Hlnchman, in the Sappho. II was a pretty
close contest NJ 70 near the finish. but Gail shot
ahead winning the race in 1887. Hinchmans
time WAS 1913. Their hoats were half full of
water when they came in
Tho next race was between Harry Iister In
the squirt aud John II. Haring in the Sappho.
II was close contest from the start. The odds
at first were IN favor VI Haring. but Lister beat
MIN alter all having had several years more
practice lhnn his oppon.nt. Listers time WAS
2ltgo, ana Hhrlng Zp.5o.
Tho next contest was between William Doug
lass and W. J., ward both IN home made. conn-
shaped gigs. They wore pretty evenly matched.
but Douglass got tired at the end Of the first
mile and stopped To take n rest. so that Ward
had walk over for the rest Of the way. His
time was 20:05.
The sixth aud last contest was between VIM
Lavernck and Charles 4. Post ana i was ok
p"ced that II would hr the hest race II the after
noon. lnv"rack rpwod in the Squirt. and Post
in the Sappho. BON started OH finely. but AT
the bond In the river Malf miloup. Post foued
with Layerack, and in getting away lost 81
much ground that he threw up his oar and
came back. lANcrack then rOwed over the
course alone in % minutes
The prizes were elegant gold badges embel-
LsAed with neat aquatic designs.
HIerophant OIcou Made samnIa.
The Thcosophioal Society 81 the Arya Samaj