The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
ClREENIy0 TO THE SQUALLS.
Ten Yachts Catching "a Rattlina wind In Hac.
lug on the Hudson River.

A rattling southerly breeze carried the
dainty yachts Of tho Columbia Club swiftly over
the course yesterday. In fact the wind was so
e'l that several OF the boats came to grief,
although. fortunately. tho accidents wcro Of
minor Importance. Old yachtemcn who pas
sonatcy follow yacht races winkod Mt each
other as they boarded tho steamboat Fort Lee,
the Judges bout. and said: We've got breeze
ut last. though we've missed II down below ever
sy.ce the season opened Ten yachts started
several Of which are renowned for speed. Tho
course for all classes was from of the club
house nj Eichty-sixth street, North river. to y
stakchont OF 0lcnwoOd. Just above Yonkers. and
return. THO start was lying one. In addi-
ton to the class prizrs. there was a pcnnnnt Tor
the Yacht making the race ~ the quickest time
without time allowance. The yachts crossed
the line as follows in their respective casscs;
First class Cabin Yachts-Emma, u Oiio. Lhbie b.,
SECOND Glass open Yachts-Eurcka, y "a 10, Jour.
flld Class open Yachts-Nettc. i20i o. LYDIA T..
f.nrih Glass Ga, Riegcd-coumbia, II % %; Belle
" 10 80 Gem. II ~, Laurel, " 10
The tide was food and the wind south by east
flne work was cut out from the stnr by the
Veterans Mt the helm. on Fort Lee the Eureka
leg the neei and was making the hackers Of tho
celebrated Journcyman anxious Tor thcir
tnc Emma =" and nd" tRe Journcy w f"iioiwcd'
Astnrn were the Columbia and the Belle
lighting hard for supremacy in the fourth
| clnss. on Suuyten DuyNcl II WIS suually and
the boats occasionally caught Il little too much,
and were obliged to beg y IA little, The Eureka.
| Nctuc, ana Emma were doing their best for the
| first place. all three being nearly abreast. Tho
llght-hceled Journeyman was, right nstern,
G@G the L6Ds F END the Lydia H. fol- IL
haul down her Jtb topsniL At /. VI. the Emma
won't to the front. the Nettc being second. aud
| the Eureka third. IL was n see-saw game be-
tween these highilyers for some time, first ono
! forging ahead and then the other. The Ncttle.
however took the lead before the turning mark
was reached. 1t was sharp practice for all
hands. and was anyhodys race rs regards the
which the Yachts were dashing before the wind
with bOOmS To port.
Ii was blowing fresh and TO round tho stake
manuuvre Of Iibng. or 10 lun up into the wind
and 20 In stays on the port tack. thus losing
| se"n this scason. Tho Nettle came up first hut,
| being AFRAID 10 libo. put her helm hard up. came
| NJ into the wind, and went about and rounded
| ON the port tack, thus enabling both the Emma
! andthc Journeyman To turn inside Of her These
| two put their helms hard up. and their immense
man with several feet ot the leach OF II" tie
| mainsail dragging through the foam ard the
boat liself shipping barrels OF water The Eu;
| reka tackled the Columbia iihcd and unshipped
| her boom in doing SO tho Belle jibed the Dom
tried e. do SO. but nearly upset. and then tack II
the neatest jibe Of all. The official time OF the
| turn was as follows:
Emma, 20: Jopggeymsp. ! 20 "a settle 90 %,
columbia, 1878, Belle, So So Gem, Al IS. Danlel
The wind was now dead on end on the re-
| turn. with an opposing tide for the yachts. and
rs the neet met the nose-endcrs all hands got
west shore all went about on leg to the cast.
! ward. and were soon splitting tacks all
over the. river. White squalls now and then
| sont tho foam crcsts In glittcring showers over
! the decks. and gave the gallant yachtsmen n
! duckinE which cooled the perspiration evolved
| in an active and unccnsing handling Of heavy
| sandhags. Tho Emma soon clewed up her gan
| tulsall, hlld most OF the otner yachts were I'M
sizing At2P. NJ. the Netile admirably handled,
PASSED 90 the front ot the ilcet. her special OppO-
nent, lydia T.. being long distance asiern.
| The little Eureka CALAMITY held second place,
with the Emma. Journeynan. Lihhie b.. aud
NOWHERE Al 2;oj tho Lydia 7, lowered away
! man. which had hitherto been sailed very
badly. appeared 10 be handled better, and in
crawl up on the lenders. She has always
proved very fast craft in stifl breeze. and her
| hacksliding in this race astonished her hackers
| ~ lock the situailon was lnteresting me
| Nettlr. Emma. and Eureka. in the order named
| were on the port tack standing To the westward
tack %. the east shore 70 do what tho
whole feet ought TO have done as soon
as they rounded. IA once close over T.
tho east shore they could have laid
their course in smooth water straight down the
river. A. the wind on the starl9ard tack head
about and lose ground hy making tacks I'm the
channel and tar over close 20 tho western shore
The Journeymnn made little by her manpuvre
ms she continued to be badly handled, while tn,
Ncttlo and Eureka were belng sailed for all they
We're W rth
At 500 the Journcyman received q knock
down. ana she almost filed with water. She
then lowered maiusail and Jib and apparently
withdrew At2e the Emma passed TO wind
ward of the Eureka. and took second place. A
i:O5 the Eureka carried away her lib haliards
and again no %. This enabled the Journey
man. which had resumed the race under single
reefs. 10 crawl W on her. but not 20 pass her
The pretty Nett!e dashed by the homo stake
boat at i:IG.iu. In advance OF all. with the Emmi
a good second. and the rest Of the fleet strunl
out in long line far 10 leeward.
The start finish, actual. and corrected tluel
are rs follows:
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