New-York tribune., 1880-06-12
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
FAST TIME IN A YACHT RACE.

FAST TIME IN A YACHT RACE.
NINE FLEET VESSELS CONTEND FOR THE CUP
GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NEW-YORK
YACHT CLUB-THE MIsCHIEF THE WINNFR.
A novel as well as interesting race-dubbed
n go.as-youp ease race-was sailed by niue Of the we'll
known yachts of the Eew-YOrk Yacht Club yesterday
for silver cup valued $780, presented by Secretary
Charles A. Minton for competition by the schooneis
and sloOps OF the club. Although the race
did not attract 80 much public interest as the
regatta OF the day before, yet among the
Yacht owners there quite much interest as when
class prizes sailed for ana the race was pronounced
to be of the number OF the yachts of
the club were prevented from entering the contest be-
cause OF tho time required to put them in racing
trim. The competing yachts heavily pOtleadcd since
the Of the day before, were not restricted as 10
sails nor in the time OF III liking tho AMI, as the
fairest and most simple method uf hnndlcdpping the
various classes and rigs the following scale or percentage
of the cubca contents OF each yacht was taken as her
measurement in calculating hmo allowance: Keel
schOOncrs, 60 per cent; frst-cass ccnre-Oo1rd
schoouers. 65 per cent; secOndclass centre-board
schoOners 20 per cent rst-cass ccn!rc5oad sloopS'
50 per cent? sccondclass keel sloops, 90 per cent;
second-class centreboard soops, 100 per cent. The
usual coarse of the club sailed.
The steamer CyclOps, With the Regatta Committee, L
W. j. Hurst ]. Frederick Tarus, w. Lindsay Batch Mr..
MintOn, gver of the przc and several other gcutcmen
arrived at Stapleton the place of the START 1890 and
sailing about, with every preparation made for good
race; the wind was fresh from south southeast
aud the tide nearly slack water. When tie
signal to start given the schooner Cli-
tie. A. Phelps Stokes owner, approached the
line and crossed followed by the oth,r yachts.
all of which crossed before the limit OF ten minutes had
elapsed. in the following order: Rover, W. T.. Is"ln
owner Regina. W. A. w. Stewart; VISION, J. j. AlrXan
drc Vixen, F. c. Lawrence EStellc. Rcar-C0mmOdorc
james d. Smith; Oracle, Charles r. Flint; Dtunt-
less Nicc-CommOdOre j. r. Waller; Mischief, j. II Busk
The yachts went or cosc-hanIed toward the Staten Ia
land Shore and then going of on the sarboard tack
made out af the NaTrows. aud from that point mado
longer reaches to the Southwest Spit under fair whole
sail brecz'. The Mischief which the last yacht TO
the lne gained the Ohcrs and took first posi-
ton off tho hospital ship Tho Regina, Oracle
and Vixen were short distance asrrn, while
the EStce and Dauntlcss were long WAY behind. The
Vixen soon passed the Iiracie and TOOK hrs position
The Cycous had scarcely reached Southwest Spit when
the siarL in one hour and 6ty minnt - Following thc
Mischief came inc Regina At i;io;Isi vixen; i:?i:3n;
l:3lH2 Esiclc, l:33l5; DauntIcss, l31;Jo.
The yachts now went of on he sllrbodld lck toward
with the water washing over the lee rails ana they went
bounding through the oceans white caps. The
sloops obliged 10 take in their topsas and
ceptnc the MISCHIEF, winch maintained her lead, were
mat ri1liy changed heoIc reaching the ighlship Tue
up 30 third pos ton, aud the Grtclc passuG both tie
krelHa ANA vixen. Inc DdUniltS was fuSNlHg through
tie water at rapid ratr, and gradutly rcgalnrl
some Of hr lost distance passing The ENtclc 1nd taking
f,utih rO>Iiion.
Tn M's~hc was tho first b1at to round the lishtshp
at 2:3O:3S thus finishing haf the race in hour,
Otcs ANA 30 seconds allowing FOR the extra distance
made by tackns. TIE other cnts rounded ~ folows:
Gricic, 2:3il7; tlyhr, @:37lO; Vision, &l2:l3;
Dauutlcss, =: 1888; Regina. 2:ilOO; Vixen,
2:47ij; E4tcc. 2:is:3O; Rover 3:Oj:ij. \
heavy mist here settled the water and the strength
OF the increased. The yachts alter Turndn-; the
Iightshir squared away noncwdrd and alter srttng
their li-h sails cut through the water at great speed,
making the finest OF the season. The turn Of tie
Clytic, Mischief and Oracle at the Southwest spit
the return home, all together at 3}O:jJ, a.
ingiy interesting and exciting, the yarhts j.mrg
Tie Diunrss only - seconds behind. and soon
took the lead. reaching The finishing point ahead OF I'll
the others at 1i6A3, a few seconds less than five
minutes Of the time occupied sailing ne
course Thursd,y Toe Clyue liue
less than five minutes behind the Damtlc-s. ana
then came the trace and Mischief the iOrmrr having
taken the Il III OF the slO"ps tho TWO crossed the Inr
within thirteen tCCOuds OF each other. Tie Regina aud
Vixen crossed the home huc drarly side hy side, tHr
former having slight Lead The Mischief nIr "a" race
III fourteen minutes lcss time thaC Thursday, aud
the cup. having 3 minutes - second,
10 spare the Graclc5 tmr calculated on time al
lowed. The Daunt made the shortest tuIr ~ hCIdCc,
but the great time allowance which she had to 10
the others makes her corrected much than
the actual time TukIng the sOup3 th, ,r cth-,
Mischief and Vixen would both have prlZ'-. Tuc
OF the fastest sailed the New
York Club course.
The following list OF the yachts together with the
time OF start finish, actual and corrected time: