The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19
The Union Regatta Of the
Brooklyn Club.
BAD WEATHER AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
Only One Glass Make the
Race in Time.
Reqattas OF the Central Hudson
and Empire Clubs.

The Brooklyn Yacht Club lett its usual good luck
ut ME yesterday and their union regatta, in great
measure, decidedly unsatisfactory. Thcro was
sullen look about the sky and rain fell heavily At tho
hour appointed for the judges to BIO at the starting
point. The William Fletcher, at ten O'Clock, con-
veyed those officials the loot of Court street. where
q hurried consultation with the owners OF some
Of the racing vessels developed strong opposition TO
sailing the regatta hour iater tho guests steam
boat Amercus arrived. or a company of 200 fully
une-third were ladies' wrapped in scasonabIe gar
ments Boat owners and the regatta committee at
once consulted together when the final decision
announced that the programme would be carried out
Though the prospect was particularly gloomy the de-
term ination was received with enthusiasm. Tho
Columbia, flagship of the squadron, lay at anchor
biscuit away, and the Fletcher going within hail
ing distance, Commodore Wallack was notified that
there would be a sail. .sAll right" responded the
Com modore but further than that hc failed 10 meet
the wishes OF the judges as he declined TO allow his
yacht TO go below in the dirty weather
THE STARTERS.
The original entries for the comprised four
teen boats OF these eight only started unpleasant
comparison with the showing OF former years.
These were the schooncrs Comet William II.
Langley ana Mystic (vce Commodore HalD;
mrs. class sloops Kate (Rear Commodore
Randolph) and AMMO Joseph Esworth); second
class slOops Schemer (C. Smith Lee) and Lizzie l..
J. g. Johnson, NJ D.; third class sooDs (oten), SUSIE
s. Edward Z. Miilerl and William X. Brown ~. r.
Brown All but The latter craft are enrolled Ia the
Brooklyn squadron, so the union" character OF tho
svent was not very encouraging. The start was maze
with the wind northeast, the Tide first OF the cub ana
The still violent.
The course, as orignaiyngreed upon. for scbooncrs
and class soops-was out to the iishtship and
back but the weather OF shore was thought to be SO
thick changed rs follows:-For schoon-
Frs first second class soops IRON stakcboat
OF Bay Ridge to stakeboat at buoy So, Southwest
So
mel back home; the course Tor third class sloops
10 buoy So and return.
Tho boats went over ne limo with she William 4.
Brown leading at l2h. 49m. AIS Susie s. 12h. 51m;
Mystic, l1h SIM. 40s Kate l2h. 53m 0Is; achemer,
In. sam. lSs Comet, l2h. DOM los Annie, In
b5m 3cs lizzie L., l2n. Som. lbs Tho Comet, Just
TO make up in the schooner class, weighed an
Choir and consented TO join the icet al moments
aotlce. She mad party OF ladies on board ana car
ried working sails throughout the day. Vice Conmo-
lore Hall OF the schooner Mystic, was not on
BOARD mis- yacht but went over tho course IN the
judges steamboat.
In running down to buoy No. S1s the William r.
Brown, dressed in her handsome racing rig, lei the
way, the Feet susie y, with only her working sa',
laing do herself justice. Tnero was not much OF
zap between OF the contestants at this marx,
Annie, IN. 33m. 35s Mystic. 2h. 37m 4Is. scnemcr,
Oh. 3Sm Dos. Comet, IN. 39Ir. 2ss; Kate, ~. 4Om.
rhe open boats tncn squared away for home
To the outer bar buoy the yachts were close hauled,
and the Comet beating up 10 windward, obtained Ia
vorabe posIon aud picked up the stakcboat Wen 10
The front The times mere werc:-Annie, d. oSm.
BIS. Comet, Oh. 40uL Scbcmer, 81 44m. SIS. Mystic,
sn. 45m. 81. Lizzie 3h. 53n. $50 Kate, Blu. o5m
los. the two lust named made serious mistake by
working down SANDY Hook beach, they set far
70 eeward by the wind and tide.
A WIND.
The yachts laid their course back to the Monument
with a light then the trouble began. There
was a sndden shft OF the wind 10 the northward, aud
though IL matters bad enough II n mIscr-
able decever and before IA long whiic wound up IN q
dead calm. For hours after the yachts grouped
about betwcen that and the Narrows, only the Annie
arriving before the departure oil the judges boat.
4 xnul bn An
describe the sailing and the positions OF the vessels.
The Annie arrived al the finish line at On Dam, just
I'M AZ. too late make the race, she mad been
Sh. I'm. i.s. in going over the course. when last
seen tho Mystic mad maze a slightly more fortunate
wea than the Comet. ana was in better posi-
the other, was the Schcmer than the LIZ
zic L.
the Fletcher landed its party IN Brooklyn at ton
O'CLOCK The Brown boat the susie = home and
wins the prize her class Tho schooner and FIRST
ana class sioops, not making the race WITHIN
the allotted time. there may be another day set Tor
the contest TO be repeated.