The New York herald., 1879-08-09
The New York Yacht Clubs Cruise
to the Eastward.
RELUCTANT WINDS AND POURING RAIN
Little Rivalry Possible During a
Lazy Run.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NV Lospos, Conn. August 5. ls


not breath of air and the water like sheet of
glass. At about quarter to ive A. NJ. barely per-
ceptible breeze caught the fly on the maintop ndi-
eating air from the northeast. and looking in
that direction the clouds appeared to be lifting il
there wind behind them. At FIVE A. NJ. u gun
from the flagship Rambler told them to get. ana the
men alive making sail. Club topsails
bent and sent alof althougi in the opinion of
they would not be needed long. The following
yachts in the bay :-schooners Rambler. Daunt-
less. Intrepid Dreadnought. Madeleine. Tidal Wave
kesolute. Wanderer. Estee. Nettie Clio. Magic.
Peerless. Frolic and sloops Mantle. Vision. Vixen
Regina. Active. Psyche. North Star. volante, Alert
and Oracle. The latter does not belong to the New
York Yacht Club. but looked if she going
to take sail with them. The starting signal
was given 1t half-past five A. NJ. and the rattling
of the anchor chains made lively racket
as the yachts tried to get away. The sloop
Regina led the way. followed by the North
Star and Active. There hardly breath of air at
the anchorage and the schooners Magic and Peerless
had to use their boats order to get their bows
around. The Dauntless got away in the lead of the
schooners with the Frolic and Estee of her weather
quarter and the Peerless and Magic away up to
wipdward under the land. The schooners Tidal
Wave. Dreadnought. Madeleine and Rambler. and
the sloop Psyche. We're the last to get away. Ont
and the sloops Regina and active were
keeling il they had all they wanted. The
Intrepid down to leewsrd. with the Clio and
Nette off her weather quarter and the Niantic and
Peerless away up to windward. The breeze quite
fresh outside about rth-northeast, and looked
if it had set in steady tor the day. OF Aatinecock
Point the Peerless took in her club topsai it
not pulling on tho wind and the Clio. down to lee
ward, followed her example The Tidal Wave
down leeward of the Peerless
hunting up the Nettie and the Clio
following in the wake Of the Intrepid. The schooner
Rcsoute was away ahead of the fleet. but started
some fifteen minutes before any one else. The In
trepd came next carrying club topsail to the main
and going through the water in good form. They
all stood on the starboard tack pretty we'll to
the Connecticut shore. The Resolute was the first
to tack, and then the Intrepid, with the
Wanderer few minutes later crossing the bows of
the Peerless. The Dauntless was away to windward
of the Wanderer, aud then came the EstelIe,
yth the Peerless tacking in her wake. Following
Up came the Magic, Tidal Wave, Clio Frolic, Dread
nought. Madeleine and Rambler. Most OF the yachts
had dispensed with their club topsais, but the In
trepid. Wanderer and Estelle hung to theirs
There appeared to be more wind off the Long Island
shore, and up to windward the clouds were banking
up il there was both wind and rain ahead. The
Magic stood well in shore. and. when she stayed
crossed the bows of the Peerless ana
Clio was away to leeward OF the Peerless
apparently not going in her usual form. By this
time the yachts were scattered all over the Sound
and working their way to the eastward uNder various
tactics. The Estee was sailing well and apparently
from the Connecticut shore, aud crossing the bows
Of the Eselle stood well in shore The Dreadnought
way down to leeward, apparently outsaing the
Madeleine and the Rambler came trotting along in
the rear like colt without martingale. The
Tidal Wave crossed the bows OF the Peer
less on tho next tack and slid along after
the Intrepid, Dauntless and Wanderer. The Magic
going like n racehorse. and weathered the Es-
telle on her next tack. Oh Oyster Bay the Tidal
Wave tackled in the wake of the Magic. with the Wan
derer of her weather quarter They were running
of shore on the starboard tack, while the Dauntess
Estelle, Peerless aud Clio. The Dreadnought had
disposed of the Madeleine very handily and made a
stretch toward the Long Island shore with the
Madeleine to leeward.
DRILLING HAM
At eight bells the breeze had hauled triie more
to the eastward and. beating against the ebb. rolled
up considerable seaway. The Peerless. with her
scuppers down to the water line, was beginning to
overhaul the Es,ele the latter appeared to stop
the seaway. The Magic was still doing handsomely.
after the Tidal Wave. The Intrepid stir in the
lead of the schooners with the Resolute Tidal Wave
Magic and Dauntess in the order named. There was
a slight drizzng rain. and from the way the clouds
were working it looked as ii the wind might settle
more to the southwark. Shortly after nine A. NJ
the breeze began to tighten up and the Dauntless
gradually gained the Intrepid The latter
still in the lead OF the fleet, set her tib
topssiI and crossed the bows of the Vision. The
tide was now running flood and the yachts did not
make land quite so last. The Magic set her foretop-
sail. having sailed up the present under maintop
sail and small maintopmast staysail. The Daunt-
less had staysan mp. but 1t did not appear to Sc.
very we'll by the wind The Clio appeared to be hang
direction. .8 ar
THE BREEZE FAILING.
Tho Magic crossed the bows or the Peerless ct ten
A. NJ and the latter stood for about ten minutes in
Smithtown Bay and then went about on the star
board tack. The breeze was now quite light and
the Peerless sent up club topsail to the main. The
Tidal Wave made long stretch to the northward and
lost ground when she tackled the Magic and Peer
less both crossed her bows. The DauntIess and
Rcsolute stood to the Counectcut shore, look
ing for more breeze. and the Drcadnought tried
OF hunting in that direction. came back after tho
al he Aade
Nete and Frolic were also OIL the Connecticut Shore
and the sloops Vixen and Active followed after the
Tidal Wave. The Peerless was doing better with her
club topsaii and gaining on the Magic. The Dread
naught. away to lecward of the latter. was doing
well. The Peerless gradually crawled up on the
Magic. forereaching all the time, the latter APP
pearcd to be sail NJ too close to make much head
way
At eleven A. NJ. the Intrepid leading the feet
the starboard tack hcading about ess,-norheast.
with the Vision OF her weather quarter. The Peer
less following the same tack. about three
miles astcrn with the Magic and Tidal Wave on the
port tack of her weather quarter. The Dauntless,
Resolute. Madeleine and RamDo were the star
board tack. on the Connecticut shore. in the order
named, and in thcir wake came the Clio
and Estelie The sloops Regina and Mantle
were away to windward Of the Peerless under
the Long Island shore, apparently run out
OF the wind. and the Drcadnought and wandercr
were about mile astern OF the Maggie At twenty
minutes past eleven A. NJ the breeze died away alto
gether. The next few hours were passed in Whist
ling Tor wind, except AN occasional breath from
the land there enough to give stoerage way.
The yachts the Connecticut shore. however,
presently caught light iant breeze aud slowly
drifted ahead. while their less fortunate comrades
were rocking about with their sails happing list
lessly to the nasts. About i've p NJ. tile Peerless
caught light streak of air from the eastward and
forgedskslosly ahead OF the Dreadnought, Magic.
Tidal Wave and Manderer that were lying under the
Long Island shore without q breath of wind. The
breeze presently settled about northeast and the
Peerless shot to the north shore, tacking of
Black Rock at ten minutes to seven Y. NJ. There
good fire sh breeze IRON the and
the Dreadnaught. Magic, Wanierer. Tidal Wave and
Mantle started on beat up the Sound
EI.s .tsxhl TO slaur unlfh fhf
wind on the smooth water was quite enj ,. able,
although the prospects OF reaching New London be-
fore morning were not very promising. About nine
L. NJ. At commenced to rain pretty heavy and the
breeze fresheneu. The night set In dark and thick
and as the tiue still dead against her, the Peer
less ran in past New Haven Light and anchored in
Morris Cove at eleven l.. M. 1he sloop yacht Vision
also anchored there and at daylight
this morning the pair got under way aud
started to buck into strong nor esster. whie the
rain came down in torrents AS they getting up
their anchors schooner. supposed to be the mad
nl.iun. nassed outside bound east. IL Mas rather