The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-31
VINO IND WING.
An Exciting Race Down the Ray by Yachts
Belonging 60 the Atlantic Club.

A frosh southerly breeze ripplcd tho
the numerous sail OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
with cables hove short awaited the signal to
start. The owners OF tho nineteen graceful
craft whose sails Tapped idly in the wind had
brought their friends to enjoy with Thorn the
opening or preliminary run OF the season. Be-
foro tho echo OF the gun from Commodore
Fish's flagship Agnes had died away the mud
hooks were got and Gated. tho jibs were
hoisted. topsail clewlnes were let 60. and top
sails sheeted home The following named
were tho starters: Schooners-Peerless. J. II.
Maxwell; Triton. q. A. Thayer; Agnes. l.. A.
FISH Sloops-Orion. W. Cooper: Sadie. II. L.
Cole: Dolphin. ]. W. Cooper; Pirate. T. A.
Howell; Winsome A. Norton; Imperia. @. s.
Pierce Lizzie L.. J. q. Johnson; Kaiser w. II.
Field; Genia, T. P. Fiske; Nomnd, II. II. Hog
ms Alma, W. Lummis Queen NAB. II. Arnold:
Pilot, i. ). church, Corinne. W. W. Beebe.
Mackay.
The course was to and around Buoy No. 81
Bay. II was long leg and a short one down
the bay. and all made dash for tho Staten
Island shore with booms TO starboard; Cow
anus Bay is well sheltered in y southery wind
| and many Of tho crews that were overhaulinR
their light sails, expecting to find only moderate
breezes out in the bay found q still breeze when
their vessels passed from under the lee OF Owls
Head. In fact the sloops had all they could
siasger under with msSinsSil standing and iiy;
| attends far beyond the gan and above tho truck
Besides tho head wind strong Hood tide was
running. and tho smaller craft labored heavily
On tho run down tho bay the large schooners
Peerless, Triton and Agnes had a most exciting
contest. Although they started in the order
named. the Agnes. with Commodore Fish at the
wheel. gradually crept up to heT, rivals. Mr.
Maxwell. whose Peerless was leHdinR through
a miscalculation OF distance, came about almost
across the bows OF tho Triton. The latter whose
sheets were trimmed fiat was compelled to ease
them on IN. order to avoid running over the
Peerless. This proved most disastrous to tho
Tri,on,s prospects. BY IT she lost much Of her
| Fish. OF tho latter vessel, taking advantage Of
every pun OF wind. soon caught up to the Tri.
set Tor the Peerless. The wind fairly howled
| through the rigging OF tho contestinR craft
with lee rails under and huge sens
drove furiously through tho waves;
by nne steering the Agnes got up TO windward
Of the Peerless but the latter caught few puffs,
| by which with n Judicious use OF her lugged
foresail. she was enabled to slowly regain the
When about 10 como in stays. both vessels
sent men up into the fore-topsail cross-trees To
| clew down and sheethome their fore-topsails.
After rounding the Southwest Spit buoy. both
vessels set their fore topmast- staysails. and.
with almost gale on their quarters, went bowl;
| ING along toward Gravesend Bay at the rate OF
nearly twelve knots an hour,
In the mean time me smaller craft were hav-
sheets and heIyHrds were carried away on sysry
hand The Winsome and Alma carried away
their topmasts, and n small sloop with pleas
| ure party on board was upset. tho occupants
| being rescued by a pass ne sloop. Many az the
| sloops. finding II too hot for them after they
| came out from under the lee OF the Hook. eased
| of their sheets and returned home. The Orion
| and Sadie chased each other all over the bay in
| splitting tacks The latter had n good start OF
| tho Orion, but when near the Quarantine
| islands. was outsailed and passed by that
| sloop, the Orion coming In several minutes
| ahead.
The Peerless arrived at the anchorage in
| Gravesend Bay only two minutes ahead Of the
| Agnes, although she had four minutes start
| Of the latter. The Triton was five minutes be-
| hind the Agnes. and the Orion two minutes
| ahead OF the Sadie. Then came the Genia
| Pirate Winsome, Dolphin. lmperia. and. final.
| ~. the little cnt rugged boat Wind. that sailed
| by Mr., William Peet had bravcd nll the fury OF
| the gallo and left all her competitors far in her
wake. After luncheon the fleet returned &c
| Brooklyn.