New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01

yachts sailed In cruising trim, and the ehef inter-
est directed TO the new schooner yacht CIusaur
built from the ow ners model and directions The sas'
made by another yacbtsmaD, John NJ e""-
yer, commented upon as peihg per
feet, and curing the day yachts OF other
cubs tried contests with the Crusader. She IS
IS feet In length q feet BEAM ZIG feet draught OF
water Gig feet head space between decKS enc
has six staterOoms the port side being unusually
large they are furnished with double BEDS Dath ana
wash rooms. and every convenience OF nome bsch
stateroom is furnished with hot and cold water the
Joiner work is Of ash brds-eye maple and mahogany
The galley is conmodous and complete, with large ice
house In connection with it.
At IL o'clock the club nag was hosted on the new
clubhouse, and each yacht In order OF rank
fired q gun in quick succession The salute
was returned by a single gun on shore,
which was the signal to start, the ATLANTA taking the
lead, followed by the Mystic, Crusader. Agnes Triton
ard others With every stitch OF plain canvas set the
wind being strong from the northwest the yachts grace
fully laid from the wind and buried their lee ras
under the water. At times pun would come ana
knock the yachts down. when the sailing-master was
obliged to lu staysals and balloon jbs were SET ana
In the NarrOws The Atlantcs yachts Joined those OF the
seawauhaka Club OFF Fort Lafayette the Crusader
passed tho ATLANTA and led the fleet she did not give
up her position once When near DIX Island ihe Ata,
liz. tnpsa, The Crusader anxious Tor fair play III the
81 arp contest took in her btOpal and still ganed
the New-Y0rk Yacht Club thrty-fve feet longer than
the Crusader then up and bore up 10 WlGuWaru
She not only took this unfair position, ut III rounding
the spit the Tidal Wave very ungracinusly squeezed IN
size OF the Crusader and forced her OIL she lost ground
however, the sailinRmaster OF the CRUSADER maue
a very brilliant and close urn and took the wnd ont OF
the Sails OF her new opponent. The distance 10 inc
Spit, twelve miles, made in hour ana mlnUtes
the ATLANTA following three minues aitcrward Ine
Oracle was the first slOOp round four minutes after
the ATLANTA, with the handsome yacht Babe only
short distance behind. The other yachts were WeH
scattered and lntermugled with the Selwathaka Meet
ptnlnh Wo ClO9e-hauleQ
material O. anCe IN tue position of the yachts the CRU
sader still maintaining her lead and reaching nome IN
honrs and 3 minutes from the followed by the
AtaIAnta minutes afcrWard. Guns were hreu ana
steam whistles blown on account Of the success or the
Crusader The slOOp Oracle was first IN IN heT Glass;
only minutes behind the AtaIanta ana WAS IoU r
STELLA, Lizzie L., Geuia, Flying Cloud, SUNSHINE
Kaiser, Nab and Corinne. , o,, ,.,-, -.
Fifteen Yachts Of the Scawanhaka Club assembled Mt
the new anchorage Tompknsville S. l., IN response
10 the order the Commodore, w. A. W. stewart
They were: Sloops-Regina. Commodore w. A W.
Stewart; Schmner. VICe-COmmOdOre Leci 1Olahdc'
RearCOm nodOre Schuyler Muriel, Jamc5 Stlllinan;
Volante Hitchcock Brothers; Vision, Joseph AleXan
Dire Mischief j. N Bn,h Les o. Il s intrnI T w
Rogers. SchOOncrs-Cy te, Arson H. stokes; Wanderer
James Siillman: Tidal Wave j. Cook The start was
made at O'Clock, when the fleet passed III review be-
fore the nlgsnip Regina, aud then continued on the
course TO and around Southwest SPIT ana
RETURN The yachts sailed IN company with those OF tue
features were the contests between tie Muriel ana
Voante two Of the enters the Schcmer and h2 Wave
aud the Vision and Mischief. In the former the Murlr
proved her superiority, coming IN far ahead The wave
carried away her weather srOuds aud was unable To
cOnUee successfully and the Mischcf beat the VISION
The Rover was the first boat round the spit, and
reached home in the position. The annual dinner
was eaten at the Pavilion HOTEL New Brighton, at which
by the latter Auson p Stokes. H. &. stbbns Roosevelt;
Schuyler and others.