The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-08
JOLLY YAClITSMEN AFL0AT.
now THE NEW YORK CLUES FLEET BIZ
GAN A BRILLIANT CRUISE
a Programme that Breaks the OLD Routine
skimn,inE the Waves to shelter Island
The Hard struggle OF tho Esteiie and Clio

The rlmra s,rurr,e Of tho E.,elie and clio.
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y,ob, Ciuh sou,dron rondc1vousol M Gt,,
1 rach' o'un SQUADRON renuoNv , . ~ u,eh
cruise. Tho harbor presented lively appear
opc, ma tho hcoutiful rrof soilnd gav,v into nor,
49, au''.n,. as NV ~
salutIng the hngship' one after another' as they
came to anchor. A heavy rain set in about
lorL a,d o,n,i,,,ol n,a.i., al III, rrkt
u"rA' anu cVhunuch hoary ah h'ght' ihls'
with dead calm. prevented the arrival OF some
OF the feet The aehooncrs nre we'll repre.
scr,.1 and ,o,orri.o so,,,o - ,ho n,as, - ,t,o
club These here are the flagship Restless
Clytie. Intrepid, Clio. Estellc Madeleine. Dread-
,,,,,,.t, p..'tt t,.. =, +, -,
~ '''''''O'' 'o"i uo- 10y "nu t"o uo"u'e-
hullcd schooner Nnrcid. The sloops present
are the Active. volantc. Vixen. and Vision.
NJ inc h''VnR III the lagship' on Iuesday'
the following programme was decided on. it
being anita n change from, tho ala routine. rho
''''''t' 'V.'' s'io Wv iou''"'' ,r,
n'9. port 70 DO hlhue Is SneHer islahu. inc
hcot Will stay here to SEQ the Atlantic Club re-
w W., 7"'' :" Wv wv uVV' '"' 4'"
Lohuoh' oh friday tho ilc't VIII lay at anchor
di,,,v r,,,a ,,iu b. ILL a. u.....'i. u
u'"-' ~ WIN w s"'I'u' Vh Na'uru"y san
Will pe mad" Tor Newport. whore sunday viii be
od to Now Bedford and OAK Biufa and thence
back to Nowport. UNIV ''''''7' ''''' ''''''0'
4 feature IT tho cruise will be the races for
nag officers uri7ss md II il rrohaIle NM
lanes Gordon R.un.tf ,,ui ,,iv,' y. ~, III c.,at,
Guns M Nrv,tnrt 1hn nn,, NJ ,,r.. ,,riy. ,,',,,
be- sailed Tor nj Now Rr,ifDrJ I,it thia h. a. v"t
uncertain " vs. -
'rbr rimr.o,roi ola, mil t,,,i,,..o,u 1t,,.,.
raccs will also liz, nfiraotiva fsntur~s 'T7c
game cock for tho first rnrn will h,, uresent"d
by Alex. Taylor Jr. Tho owl Tor ii,n second ~
alreadv aboard tho fngshin In n bnnd.',,,',,
black walnut cage silver ,rrs AMI siis na,.s
also 20 with th lvn trnphira iTIa n',-t,lmf,
crow now hold the gis championship. and the
Vision that Of tho ,linirv - W ~
The pnrformnnens On tho cruisn n, tho now
keel schooner intrepid. owned by LLOYD phT.
nix will be- watched with Interest ~, nt.hrd no
She will ba With such Yachts a. iii" breaI
nought and Rambler. The clio and Estee ~
The contests Get,y.rn m" ,,rat ' a, '''' ~.
exciting ns those botSy"nn IA" s.hnon,r" Tb,..,
old antagonists. the Grnri, and Vision. viii
and the dnshing Active will l." nitieJ agoinst
the famous vixen judging from present i' an.
va'htsmcn. the cruise bids lair In bc tho most
success fu the club has hnd for In REQ y.nre nnst
Day broke pleasantly with a nnc northwest
from the iaeship reyarh"rat"d' oyir HE nl.fnr...
eslae harbor OF Glen V"ye' The '' benutiiul
tl'usurn nnct nj once a,r,t. INT, 90, i,.i,,, ',i
tbn rnttla ~ iints MI ",'i
chain cnbes mad ,nerrv ,n,isi, ~ s9i v.,.,
s,' M Wnors h9ve snort nan an h9ur iatrt
~ -, 49," No" -, IL" ~ ''tV sn"m" Vl Will
and "ot.e1 and 1iKc snnndr9, III .ffu ,re
H.. hro,,, nm m',, iI ri
NcroiJ E,lIaH gGi,,o W. ~ ai,.l vI, i.u
In, tIrst ~ hrak ,rnr,b IN nm Nv, 'v r.i r
4 h.. 4 IL.
Pnint mi ild.i ,b. IN arnJ ,Is M 49,,
foregr@uni in b@ld and Brilliant contrast In In thc
fnnScru S'h ha 49, n, AZ tns Tplhi Iny
~ ~, & u No. Sc w w. r"n ~ a. i'H'r Vi
Nerid nv, IN . & ~, "iih
ehcire frr ,os,,ior l., 3D., nal 'hhi,I So "
~ III, W. , ', ~, ~ W. ruN ".h,nu' '",'h
ininc Rs.ti,..u ~ ari .rnJ 81, , ,.c rra
ncu,ht anil Kamhler 1in,ni ill.,. intr",,ij win
49,, ~. ~ - 'u M,'u ",
W., W. sl2w M setlinE ,gnt sal,s ny. AZ \. W.
ift.d sha,.ts ma ,,innJ ,bn s,,,o'ir s,;,.t,.
M NJ NE y, S1 Si ~ S", H.u - r.,
Nj =" XXI n,i ali 10 t WI hnrV's' oi ha'oh
VIXEN and Tst"ll@ showing thm - WAY Tn the
%aSs Of Ihs So wsre W. Madei%inr, hs'lIss
nvur ~, No ,r,h 81, VAL ,b 60 W.
hia Ramtlnr In,r.uid and yoiant,. Noju'n
efya, ss ~ n, ,, was 1re, uie
uepy p T., IN, A. n"ur at We wlnd shii,rd
jib6ed their mainsnils over 10 mort anil soon
had good lead on everything but the vixen.
norm Id" n disndvnntnre losing ~ ,hey AZ
most - their wind. Ai"ut this fimn HI. new
hal Old Finll lirht nIrna.f 'N
ON th, Milil. C,rnund Ngh, in Strn,f,r1
ur across the sound liitln. M ii o'einrk, III,
hot ilsht between Tho r-t,.lle and Clio was CON
iinuc1 II was the Fstrlles href r0iut of en Il
ing but the Clio held rrimly on To- her m.
CiI" with now ,ih and ciuh tnnseu il seilimg
well this soason The Muricl ana Active hoil
nrNf places M this time and there was mo- mr.
iienlhr 'hnn..4 in the r.sf nx."rf thnt m, n',m-
ilor Was drHppins the IntrNptA A. Noon INV
were ploushinE along under clouds Of eaiyas
in the shape Il club t6rsaiis. balloon maini' %.
mast staysa.ls. and balloon lib tor-aiis. The
sun was now over the flrnyarl and thr decks
were generally deserted in order 10 'ohsar,e
the sun al meridian" the observations being
taken below through tho medium Of Inverted
tumhlers filed with different rolored fluids 10
| avoid those effects from which only the eng dc
does not blench
For the next hour there was little change ~
position except that the Columbia passeI the
Clytie. and took first place on tho north shore
On the south side the Active hal come up
abreast 81 the Clio Al 1 p NJ another sloon
ascertaincd afterward 10 be the Kecreati IN
joined the fleet.
Al this time the wind hauled 10 due west
and for a while 10 west northwest T6is Savc
the yachts on the north shore n decided ndvan-
tnge. and in an hour a remarkable change in
the pos itions OF the fleet took plnce At2p NJ
the Columbia evidently led with tho Civic
second. The vixen Fstrlla. and clio. wbi"b
had ali along been leading' were now being
passed by several 81 tho others. among them tho
Rambler Intrepid Madeleine. and Vision. II
Was a clear case of yachting luck 10 he nassnd
after such a lead but the Clos nght WINS with
the Estelle and She persistcutly followed in her
| Horton Point light WAS abreast 81 the Clio. II