The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
the RITIL YACHTS.
Unsstisfactory Match Race between the
Addie Taylor and NJ. II. Holmes.

match race between the sloop yachts
Addio Taylor and II. VI. Holmes II the Payonia
Yacht Club. for $3.50 "A side took place yesterday
afternoon. The course was from tho Idle Hour
nj Grcenvlle. to and around the Southwest Spit
and return. the race 10 be made inside 81 eight
hours. A great deal Of interest was felt in the
result. is the rival boats have raced repeatedly
during the past three years, first one
coming out victorious. and then the
other. Each boat has II large circle Of admir-
ers. the Addie Taylor having n slight majority
Several thousand dollars wore bet on the race
by partisans Of the boats in Jersey City and
south Brooklyn. The Adiie Taylor was 81 He'd
10y Capt Ira smith OF tho Fulton ferryboht Wi
mona while gagob schmidt. who built the Pluck
han He'd the tillcr Of the II. II Holmes. Smith
ndS'hmidt have the reputation Of sailing boats
Dor. Tho steamer Moses TAYLOR. with oily
panty OF about 100. accompanied the yachts.
The yachts were sent of on flying start with
= light souheriy wind. the Addic Taylor pass
ing the stake boat IT LIZ IS. the n. II. Holmes
i2Iowing a lls:l4 The yachts beat lazily
end ofthe .ror.h sloro - Staten Island. For
the fret milo OF so the w hts sailed along with
IN hundred feet Of cqrh other. As they ranged
In IN with Bergen Poiutt fcw zephvrs filed
on, H." Aidie's sails. and she elided ahead
On getting abreast of staten Island tho light
WIND shifted To- the southeast. and tn" yu 'ht-
headed for the Long Island -hor". The NdlIe.
having widened the gan L. 5n0 yards. They Kept
about this stan apart. max INK short street hos
To Fort Lafayette. The Holmes wns worked
around in q pretty manner each tack brin.,
made with the precision Of clockWOrk. Tho
Ailie ID little deeper and sharper than the
Holmes. ana was second or two longer in
swinging round. bat more than made up lost
time n sal ling the stretches.
A. Fort Hamilton the wind had nearly diel
away, and the yachts were half nm hour in
work nG through between Forts LAFAYETTE and
Hamilton and around the point into Gravescnd
bay, whli course was taken 10 avoid the strong
Hood tide then running. On entering
u'rs ahead Of the Holmes. and getting IN" wind
first. was soon q mile in advance The Holmes
was creeping along very slowly under the bank
pnst Fort Hamilton. On striking clear water
and more wind in Gravescnd bay. N. Holmes
sailed ut about the same rate H. the AddIe
Coming out around Couey Island point. op-
p7ste Norton The Addie was still a mile in the
lead. They then stood over Ia the westward
across the bay to the Southwest Spit buoy on n
long stretch. The Holmes gained little on the
Aidlr before rounding tho buoy. The Addie
roMnied at G:l7 ~. and the Holmes Al 6:2l :O2.
They then sailed away for home on u fair
wind. wing and wing. The wind woRkened.
and soon fell to nearly n calm. and when the
boats had nearly reached the entrance To- tho
NarrOw-, at 50, II WIS seen that the race could
not be finished within tho prescribed time Of
eight hours SO the Moses Taylor took them in
tow. AZ the time Of stopping the race. the
Addlc Taylor WAS about half a mile ahead 81
the Holmes. SO she virtually won the rnce, ms
she could have reached the ..Oul in half an hour
after the limited time.
The boats are ~ contend again on some future
day.