The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31
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OPENING CRUISE OF THE ATLANTIC CLUG-A
FINE FLEET AND SPLENDID s.ILING
Out into the gloom ard murk OF May morning
that might have passed for o dreary November dawn
sailed yesterday the multitudinous pleasure craft OF
the Atlantic Yucht Club, OF Brooklyn on their first
cruise or the season. Tho wind pipcd harshly from
the they lay al their anchorage at the foot OF
Court street, and all the sea and land had put on
sable livery. Staten Island lay folded in The dark
curtain OF tue mist and the city whence
holiday pulse ,hrobDng prisky seemed no better
than "so.ne ultimate, dim Thule" which poet would
like 10 weave into the texture OF his weird caprces
Once twice the Intellectual sunshine essayed 10 send
golden shaft through tho lowering clouds. but fall
ing, went back into thraldom.
THE FLEET.
The Gag OF the Atlantic Yacht Club covered feet
OF moro than twenty vessels OF all sizes when the
signal given TO start them on their journey.
These the ATLANTA, Triton, Peerless ana Meta
OF the scnooners, and the Oberon, SADIE, Impera,
Hope, Genia, Dolphin, Intrepid, Kaiser Wilhelm,
Shella, Myra, Alma. Nomad, Nab, Lizzie L., Nmbus,
Cornne and Pilot. OF The sioops. The most notable
abssnsoos were the schooner Agnes and The sloop
Undins. But The dns feet not permitted TO start
without some outside compromising. Tho Tidal
wavc oil the New York Yacht Club went over tho
course with the Atlantic yachts, tho Estee dropped
in among them il tho evening and the Schemer ana
Julia OF the Seawankaka, the Kate OF The BROOKLYN
and Pirate OF tho Jersey city yacht clubs also
gave them their company.
THE START.
Commodore Thayer gave the preparatory signal
from the IrNon al hai.-past ten A. NJ, and I'VE
minutes later the starting gun was lred lmmc.
diateiy the repose OF the graceful vessels Oiossomed
into energetic alacrity Tue clink OF anchor chains
uhese hal been previously hove shorty was heard on
hands, head sails were run up. anu the handsome
craft bonding over - The stIn easter with slightly
started sheets were on like arrows THIS time there
no laggards The Atalanta waited littie oct OF
The Day for tho Others but wnen once airy ut their
work the Peerless was leading. followed hard oy tho
lee quarter oil the lattor lhe others were grouped
closely behind the Corinne Pilot, Hope and Shcia
beng in the most prominent places Inc Peerless s
not hod long, Tor The wind MT her nara, buried
rails deep and compelled her 10 lu very empnati-
cally Then the Meta, Orion and Triton felt the extra
strain oil the WIND 10 their turn, and Inc Orion took IN
her balloon jiD aud the Triton her jb .opsaiL
Fort Hamilton was hardly passed when the ATLANTA
was Ia eading place. that excellent schooner hav.
ing shown 1ne saiilag power and having eoue IN turn
side the wind out OF the soutnoass IN splendid
yachting cadcnces, enabling tho fleet vessels 10 lay
their course Tor the Southwest SPIT with started
accompanied the neet, TO gradually gain on anu pass
ali tho yachts except the ATLANTA Tho raco
S SScSs having as muOa wind as Sd: could
stand and having her loo rails we'll buried.
Tnv general result Was that the Atalanta rounded hrs
follow ed by Tidal Wave; that the Triton picked up
the Peerless and Mcta aud tnat the three went round
the buoy inside OF minute; that the Orion was arst
OF the soops ana that all the others that took
hazard the sturdy breeze which was blowing were
AWAY roR GRAvEsEHD BAY
The next course was Tor Graveseuc Bay, ant now
Che yachts trimmed their sheets fat and being close
hauled carcened still more than before On this point
OF saiing the triton did spcndidy, taking good lead
Of botu tue Meta and Peerless. BY aud ny, wuen
sheets started little, the Tidal Wave sped aloD
supsroy, anu ultimately Gravesend Bay was reached