New-York tribune., 1879-09-18
YACHTING IN HALF A GALE.
PFNNANr REGATTA OF THE ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB
SIX YACHTS sTART AND THREE TURN BACK.


SIX YACHTS sTART AND THREE TURN BACH.
The wind blowing half gale from the
west yesterday morning inspired so many Of the skip
prrs q the Atnn,c Yacht club squadron with much
caution taat of over twenty yachts belonging TO the
club IN commission. only Fix made bold to sail in
the annual Pennant REGATTA. AT a. H.
the tug f. Dassori, with the judges. Is. Nor
gan, j. H. Marceilus and II. l.. Dodge party o.
the cubs members and few others board. steamed
10 the starting point opposite tho docks at Bay Ridge.
Afcr waiting tor the assombagc Of the yachts.
the adnoni;ory and starting Signals were giy,n Win
sIna cannon the sound OF Inch could not be heard
200 Yards TO Windward In the schooner class the
Aanos end Peerless started. the former crossing the
line az 1885 NJ, ana the latter minute aud haf
la,er. The Dolphin alone In the class oi large
sloops and got of at 1853. The daring little cargged
W,rl Was the next away at Il:O3 while the second
c,a, sloops Lizzie L. and GeEia followed al 1l:Os:10
and lIiO9:30 respectively.
All stood away Tor the siakeboat, at buoy Si2 on
Southwest spit under doubIe-reo'ed sails excep the
Wind which carriej her full sll, while her crew hung
fs ont an tie rail- and took with seeming relish the
i'o-.. ,. Lance. In the lower 6ay tne SSsS. - -
eN'' An, .olnp etolv over the wheel-hOuse Of the
I. i''"I ,,fg Commodore L. A. Fis's schooner Agnes
~ tired buifeunR the waves before bu't Ga was
reached ami TUNED back Mhen she mel tue Genia and
Wind near Hospital snip tnry followed her example
Ths Pc ress, Dophin aud Lizze L. kept b~vey on,
the first named making he Tun 10 the buoy. rcckoHcd
] n
III 27n.. the Lizzie l.. IN lii. Gun The yuchts
aNsd tins fast sailing hy strong cJriide running
WIN the wind From buoy sig the two larger yachts
stood OF for the ghtship. Wic the course of tac iZz0
l. Jay 10 and around stdkehuL near buOy ~ t,incy
Channel which sno rounded al IL, and stood n
FOR home. passing u the westward OF he beacon Oh
I0mer snodl The Peerless rounded the liehtsh,p at
12i4 80. and The Dolphin al 1:OG After setting 10y
one long tack to the Sew-Jorsey shore. they
abed to make lie raD home VIII ole ortwo snort
tacks aud came bowling along against tie tide
wonderful rate. l-r sicautUg allowed the Pc rrsS l1
pass her a snort d.-aace ana sltuonsn one of ,hc
fsst".t ~ the tas. hat to pat ali steam aud then
only caught utr tll-i not chase oi oNrr
The Pc-rcsa ciotsfd ihe winning 3:J.:.,O, 0r
exactly I've lour aii,r The siari Ibis 4. Remarkably
fast r4ii,ng ic suur-r ls e-Inated forty i.r-
Tie Iizzic l. reached homo from her shorter Sal 30
miHUc- before tut Peerless. AnD the D"ipn nv
along Al uirl'or later. 1he Peerless was sailed
rrday Dy Abraham Peterson, her sailing master.
This is The nr- Time hat she been IN u regnitn
without her owner j. Roger Maxwell, being ~ thr
wheel ana -eslLg LOw ail lie sas drew Although iAe
Dolphin went over TIE alone In ar class, aud the
regatta ruicS require two 10 start OF no price some
memUci- ih0ushf she ought to he allowed 10 v the pe-
robGke 10 the timldiiy OF those captains aud
VITO were So easily frightened by a stin blow