The sun., 1878-08-13
TIIEYACHTS WING AND WING
SIZING WITH FREE WIND FROM
NEWPORT TO NEW BEDFORD.
a Spirited Race Through Huzznrds uny-'rhe
swim Sioop clio ngnIn Leading the Fleet,
WIN the endnoMght Ilosc 10 her Nerls.

a Spirited Race Through Huzlnrd'r uny-The
swim Sioop clio ngntn Lending the Fleet.
with the Drcndnought Close to her ueels
NEW BEDFORD. Aug. r. The New York
Yacht Cub squadron had n superb run Ia this
mort to-day, with Il FREQ wind. which held good
from start to finish. Tho ilcot little Clio. su.
uorlly handled. again lcd the schoonrrs. and
The Regina carried OF the honors among the
sloops At "a meeting of tho Captains Yesterday
IT WIS decided TO mako Il start from line drawn
duc north md south ~ Brcnlun's Roof light
slip At0 VI. the flagship weighed anchor
and made sail for the rendezvous oif Brontun's
Reef. where shc had been preceded by the
rest ot the squadron. Tho flee, met with long
rolling swell. and. favored 10y zephyr from the
southeast and an clb tide. they drftcd out to
the starting point. il was beautiful morning.
aud the sun shown brilliantly down on the
white rohcd yachts, as with iibs drawn to wind
ward they rode the waves.
At about If O'Clock the Restless fred gun
and hoistcd II signal TO start. All at once drew
away thcr ibis and tho 1oct was or like flock
Of sen birds. The sloop Vixen was up to wind
ward. with the Aotivc md Regina next. and tho
other sloops-Nision. Noantr. and Recreation
further To- lcowarl but about in linr. The
schooncrs wcrc pretty we'll bunchcd together
nstcrn and g. lccward ~ the sloops. All cut out
their work from the start. and n splendid rnce To-
Clark Point or New Bedford h1rbor. cnsucd,
Tho prrfty Active soon drcw into good lead
ON tn Regina. hut the saucv VIXEN held ON to
her hard. and the usual luling match cnsu"d
lriween them which lnsicd too long for The A.
tivr's good, and cavc the swift Regina nm nd
yantaGe whieh In sno TSGl mnroySd& & Amons di. II"
ino. large kcol boqls. intrepid. Dr,adnought
nd,v ana R"mGlslr psdr on the c"msrf MN Ia
s"GEa @Sa S%' lc%p to ''Sw long %pa c0g Sa "S for S S
/ highly valued hut often rnihcr ruhrmcral hon
r. oi u day racing in squadron cruising. The
| keel boats, and a." Intrepid kept second place
ior 5 me time. Tue Clioand tstollc kent pretty
! wci togrther, nnu i9r some time II was any
Leaving Ncwports pretty villns soon far
nG''w n1st west ' sand sSehngst aim' 'nHN 'nn sanR R
! comet. and then the yachtsmcn caught
! Tie fresh salt air. OF old ocron. iy
| the lcr ~ som" and to the windward of others
! and had achieved n good lead on the whole
! ilnrt; Tho Rambler and Intrepid were working
| hard Tor s"roni pl1c with ~" advnnlqg" un
| the side ~ H." Rambler. The Clio lod Ia" Es-
| t"u' trilo,rnl thc Cytie and Foam We're not
! inr a-t"rn, To wndward some distance oi those
were the fast soops Active and ken. but b.
| fore noon the wndward position cras,d 'o h"
| Keeping up their lunlng mat n thcy had siccrod
| too lar 10 the suu;hWard oLthcir ri2ht 'ours"
| thus giving their opponent astorn. tho Regina.
u cnancc 10 pass thcn-n chance which that nnc
sioop, with an immense balloon lib and lio-
| topsail. was no, Sow to improve
| At noon the Dreadnought anl Rambler with
/ all their SKY sorupors set. were ln@lllng along
in good lend Of the rest aud II began g. look
| ss though the contest for the hounrs of tlc day
| WIS io %" confined L" tn'u. ior u stern chise i
| proverhially long one. rherr were fa-' raft
| following however, IN the shape ~ ID" ltio.
| l-telle tlyit. and Intrepid. aut not far u-t"ru
| Of them were the Madeleine. Foam. nud ii"st-
less. Before an hour had passed by She wind
| shifted t. southwest. and the run NJ BuUnrd
| lay was dead before III" wind. Wing AMI vim.
| for the schooncrs. and with heaGsaiis whiskrred
or turned into spinnat Sr,rs Tor al hands liv
| this time tho trtlNf and IN "a slW tho mistake
| they had mndc in keeping 80 far to wniward.
for after they put their helms M and bro1med
cut hcadsails. It brought them astcrn Of the
whole In.t with two or thrcc exceptions
Al ;15 i. VI. the Active was aheam Of the Hen
and Chiesens lighiShip. tar ahead ~ hDr was
the Dreaduought. and strung out close aSiern.
n we'll n could be made out. were the Rambler.
| Ciytie Intrepid and Madeleine Then came the
lestlcss and Regina. dead ahead Of the Active.
AMI nstern II her wcrctheN Vixen. Nercid. .NOluntr.
and Kecrcnlion. AT Ia the Active passed Mi
| Shawn Ledge buoy. gaining on the Restless.
whi'n had e. leave i on the port side t. keep in
the channel. Cuttyhuuk pasque. and Nasha-
numplins Ight' ofr ESunlGil. was s'' abs9i5' EN- a.
Vhn lender ny this tlme. 1t could clearly hr seen.
nousht. then tl' tyiie In thrordcr named and
all remarkably close together after such "a Iona.
sail. NIL running wing and wing with tlr for'-
boom ON the port -ld'. NoNt camrthr Madeleine
| a considerable d -ianc" n-tfrn. and then the In
trrpid. Foam, krcna. and k'rtlcss. Following
| ih, Active rnmn the Vixen Nnrpld Volanto I'm 4
Recreation. Passing The buoy or th" Dunn p-
lMEs thr wind hauled on the port quarter rem
derlng u necessary to lihe over the ior'uoom.
ami lunine to windwarl OF the Eatcllr. Shot
into the load. though th9 Esieile tried e.
prevent 1t, ThG, Dreadn9uglt came w
took second placo Aher this thcro wera
no other changes and tho pretty Clio
spuairon past the finish at Clark : Point. Dion
| Iioucirault OF the Flour de Lis, hy arrangement
took the times at the finish, which wore as fol-