The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10
Run Of the Atlantic Club
to Newport.
THE TRITON FIRST AT ANCHOR.
Reception Of the New York Club
at New London.
A PYRoTEcHN1C DISPLAY.
[SY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

vessels OF the New York Yacht Cub went out OIL their
contests with tho pale October suugh flashing upon
their sails and the Keen wind that already neraded
winter piping through thor cordags there has been
nothing, in the estimation OF your correspondent,
comparable to the magnificent ssil OF the Atlantic
Yacht Club from Grssnport 10 this pleasant haven.
When l say the Atlantic Club l mean that
portion OF II which WAS not detained, either
by apprehension or expediency, Tor several Of the
yacnrs msde no RESPONSE 10 tue signal Of the fag-
ships. There excellent reasons ia many cases
for the seemingly perfunctory disposition of these
particular vessels. In the Of the Orion tor In
stance, she had 10 snip several hancs who were not
lhcn IN readiness. and many Of the smaller yachts
we're properly prudential, il indeed prudence had
iny,hias 40 with their motives, In cot vsnturiDg
out or day OF such freshness 10 the present and
much larger promise in That direction IN The future
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
You will suppose that even Ms early as I've O'Clock
there is Il SIN stu;hwsser blowing. that Greenport
harbor IL covered with loan cresls and the low
cloud banks along the horizon to windwsrd appear
to hold gales enough to beitle the pretsnsons
OF an armada
Greenport 10 never much excited about yachting,
and although II would not hesitate to get up early Tor
BUS ness considerations the spur OF enth usasm
never proks, and therefore, people who want to 80
cruising in the early flush OF the dawn are never
embarrassed by obtrusIvs observation. Accordingly,
when the last gun OF the Triton invited The feet TO
start, It only doomed the attentive ears OF the
Alert yachsmsu, who had resolved g out, tar or
foul weather. anu touching. perhaps, In collateral
sort Of way, the ears OF their friends who had
chosen to remain IN harbor.
THE START AND THE STARTERS
The yaonts which determined to participate in the
days cruise were tho scb0oncrs Triton, Peerless
and Petrol and the sloops Dolphin, Imperia, Hope
and Gsnia, and here justice insists upon u
special acknowledgment OF the pluck and
enterprise displayed on board oil the
Gvniu, whloh had her mainboom broken yesterday
and her mainsaii torn by being Carried against the
,bbo0m OF the Peerless With most commenaablo
promptituds her boom was "nshed" aud her NAM
SAIL repaired, and she was ready 10 start this
morning under circumstances which would have
proved excellent excuse Tor the absence Of much
tho signal Tor departure rssouLds IRON The Commo-
dorc's yacht OF twenty-five minutes past SIX,
Anctor, swing round, start sheets and
rush uor tnis time We nave got out OF
the gliding motoD) down the maroon The wind. as
have said fresh from the southwest. aud ihs sors
requires lifted sheet IN every part OF tho cruise
until We reach Fort Adams, the sentinel that stand
perpetual aud steadiast guardian at the
Newport harbor.
POSITION oP THE YACHTS.
The Imperia leads ont feet, close after come
the Triton anu Petrsl running abreast. The Dolphin
Is Lowell with them. s.andiug over on the shelter
Ter Of The triton. The aeuin Is next tN- 10
The wake OF the flagship, and the Hope .ows
close after Peerless wings out almost Immediately,
but u the others have their bo0ms over 10 port and
thus thcy run Tree down the harDor past tho yet
sleeping town. by the trim lawns OF tho Msnhsnset
Bay. How fast the shores recede and how faint ana
dim grow our companion yachts that SIN lie at
In little while will grow into great wastes OF wxtery
distance begin. Tho lion gradually moves out
sloop Nab, Of .hs cIuo which is bound Tor New
York. Tue tide Is sthl food, and consequently adj
verse, but with 70 splendid breeze We can mock
oash aud, the wind still increasing. We gather adj
dltional way. and With emulous piows iurrow the
already turbulent waters into loan. Tho Petrol now
up into second place and runs up her jibtop-
sail, while the Dolphin gains on the lmperia and
ssem o,.r po begin. 10 n nases mos.
Rapid Roadway and 70 move up 20 the
pss,on to which she y entitled 80 IA! the Dolpha
70 carry topsai but II Is Tree running aud she Is
soep Of power and good sailing capacity In this way
We pass out by the louo lighthouse that stands
iron SUITE on the rect at Loog Beach Point Al she
passes the light house tue Triton runs up her
ana leaves long wake Of foam. Meanwhile tie
Petrol. In spite Of the incficacous work OF her
Tying jib maintains second place. and the Peerless
sailing up through the Shops takes third position
Moro san 10 stli the order ofthe day and so the Tr
ton runs up her orstopsa The Peerless closes upon
lhs Petrol, but seems 10 have considerable difficulty
10 passing her. Persistency, however, has ITS re-
ward. and she goes by to windwsrd. The Petrol Is
up and for LITTLE while take her wind but the Peer.
less will not DO held In irons. and oashes on pur
sLoors DRorr,So BEHIND
Gradually the sloops grow smaller In tho distance,
anu the wind frsshehs and more sail Is crowdedlon
the Petrol begins 10 drop aserr OF the Two larger
scn0onera The Peerless 10 the nrst 70 her jiD
topsai aud IN lew minutes tho Triton follows SUIT
Away astern OF the latsr the lmpera ~ noticed with
her mau peak dropped, and one might suppose that
she was IN trouble only that there are such
are ahead on the schooners accordingly as
sumo that she engaged In that process
sne wish ner 600 speed ga s passes ner while
matters TO rights aid Is away with the rost Nov We
dash onward before the pursuing vino, aud alter
traversing several mules of ssothiug water the Triton
wings out, gathers more speed and seems ike YER
liable bird Of passage. The Peerless zoos the
the cemparativsy near wake OF the nagsn,p, but The
Petrol grows faint the horizon and the others are
lost Ia the distance.
STILL MORE SAIL.
But will these lesdiug yachts ever cease 10 crowd
sail, when already thsrc nsrce Tug on every
spar that ~ the tyro ia these matters might well
threaten cisastsrf In response they probably argue
that there should DO spurning OF tue kind Offices
favorng gales. and for this reason ihe Tr,on looks
staysaii 10 the fast following breeze. The Peerless
sets her staysail, but she seems more hull down
topsal and The long game Of ghl ana pursuit goes
forward IL ss yet only halt. past nine o'clock and
swsn.ynvo miles nave been rsvsrs.d for the mos.
GU the port beam vi tho Triton, with It's gh thouse
and ncsptabIe locking hotsis It's tawny bluff aud
either side tue long stretch Of yellow SANDS.
We are now seventeen aud three quarter
nautical miles Iron Point Juaith, ana the fresh
brs,ss 10 last developing into b II a gale. IA
comes the wbisksrsd topssil aud o. the Poor.
less, and her boom jbed over the port SIDE
4 little later the stayssi Of The Triton IL hauled
dewa, and rua up ny The long line OF With
magnificent speed. While the Triton 10 getting ready
10 be over her iorcbo0m her forsepsa gets foul IN
ths process Of Glowing up, aud the Peerless, when
has beea sailing admirably, comes up per.
cspiby. Al one time she IL almost on
the starboard quarter OF the Triton, hut again
Ths Triton heads east By north, haif NORTH out
10 ease her steering the half north is not ms stsd
upcp while the Peerless rpon her weather quarter
but sornc distance assefn Now nothing may be lett
undons between these two ane schooners and they
are perpetuaNy ON The alert. 'hunQudn Dormio" Is
ther motto and neither viii sacrifice point aud thus
tao j'1topssil goes up again on the Peerless. rhs
s,..sa,i a. - y" paias Uneasy VI nes mslusss
ana comfort We are now only ,isht miles
rss Point judith ssa We ieci The heavy sea that