The sun., 1878-08-09
YAcnrsMEN DUcKED IN THE BAY.
How Two OF the Racers In the Cow anu. II ny
Sweepstakes were upset Yesterday.

Under the auspices Of the Long Island
Yacht Club yacht race open to all comcrs was
sailed yesterday over tho club course from a
stakcboat of Frank Bntcs's Short Branch Hotel.
foot OF Thirty seventh street. Brooklyn. to and
around Robbins Reef buoy, thence around Fort
Lafayette and home keeping all marks and
buoys on tho left. and. sailing the course twice
over. neary twenty miles in ALL The race was
called the Gowanus Bay Sweepstakes. IS. and
$50 added" Open sloop yachts % feet and G
inches or under took part in II. Although the
race was set for II A. NJ. 1t was after +. NJ. be-
foro the yachts had come into line. thus losing
the benefit of half ebb tido at the start. Tho
tide had Just turned to flood. and a fresh south.
west bree1" was blowing Ms the yachts passed
the line on port tack. The order Of crossing
wns as follows
}; saunders owner Mcmahon. lcnsthainioip. 20 i5
wm, Taylor q it IN. 22 81 sophia Emma verisn
99ssdS " "V''''S = l. '''"''''' = II u H.
The sea was not too rough for the little craft
crows seemed likely to be tested. Tncking
down to the Narrows from the buoy the Excel.
Fort Lafayette. she had passed The Adiio Tay-
lQr and overhauled the Saunders. Then the
Excelsior hnstcncd To round the old fort, but
before shc was safely brought before the wind n
pun OF wind struck her, and she capsizod. Her
crcw jumped overboard to prevent being car
Tlt,l ulueT. anu tItn Scrambled on nor ulturn-
ed hull. ruwbOat put out from Fort Hamilton
and rescued the crew. who were bolng sub
merged 10y every wave. Tho wind was rising
every minute. The Excelsior was afterward
tpwed ashore and righted. Meanwhile the
racers turned homcward. and everything was
prosperous. with Sophia Emma. Addie Taylor,
and j. Saunders in the van. when the crew Of
the Sophia Emma, finding themselves hugging
the shore too closely for comfort. tried to jibc
and catch more breeze. In an instant the men
were in ;hc water. They were on the Bay Ridge
Hallway station. whore the water was cOmpara-
lively calm. rowhoHt towcd the yncht to
shore. \ line WAS made fast 10 the masthead.
and th9-srcw, going ashore. pulled the crHft to
an upright position. and she was bailcl out 10y
tho wct-jH kctt~d yuoii-meh. Capt. Edwards
was cruising outside IN his famous ratamaran.
Victory. carrying thrre captains and u crew of
one. and the Sophia Emma was towcd 10 Frank
Bates =, where dry luckets and hot clam chow
der were waiting. Tho four yachts had. before
this had all happened. rounded the Stakehoat.
and they were on on their second cruise. They
rounded in the following ordcr
=. saunders .... g 10 H. u in'ines ...... 3i3ip
Addie Taylor % 10 50 5I1 = Dran ......... 3 400
The Addie Taylor was the favortr: but the
saunders wns proving herself n dangerous an-
tngunist. Then tie Dean worked past the
Holmes. md aft"rwarl past tho Saunders. on
the t0ckS To Robbins Reef buoy. hut could not
pass the Addic. The wind was not - stiff, and
good handling had to hr done. The Addie
Dean. saunders. and Holmes in one. two. three
order. The time 81 rounding the stakeboat
was: Addic Taylor. sos 10 aud time in sailing
the course. 3i2 i3. The Dean passed the stake
boat at . III :u5 the j. Saunders, 5:l3 IS ; and
the ii, Holmes, j;ls .u9.