New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
SAILING THEIR OWN YACHTS.
THE SAVANNAH YACHT Clubs COElNlllAN
REGATrA-THE CRUSADER, MISCHIEF, VIXEN
sCurNER AND YoLANDE WIS TIE PRIZE'.

sCHEMER AND YOLANDE WIS TIE PRIZES.
It has seldom been recorded in the annals
of yachting that days in cession In June nave
proved 80 favorable for successful regattas as the past
four days have been. Tie COrinhan reGattas OF tue
scawanhaka Yacht Club have made that club popuhr
and its coutpsts are looked forward to as lppOrtah
events of the season by the public and tho professional
as well as the amateur yacntmcn.( Tile entries ior
Yesterdays regatta we're above the average orlngR
out no less than fourteen yachts.
The race was open 10 secOncass schOOners, and first
second third and fOurth-class slooDs OF the sea"an
haka York, Atlantic, Eastern and Nrw-BcdIOrd
Clubs 10 be governed by the sailing regulations ara
time allowances and under the direction Of the Regatta
Commere OF the Saawanbaka Club The prizes wero
one for each class together with personal przes Ior
each member of the winning Crcws. The yachts were
re estreted plain sails and 10 be manned ny amateurs
only The sailing master cook and steward II carried
we're obliged TO remain below and II In any way they
directed in the management or working OF the yacht
all claim 10 the prizes wao to be forfeited. The crews
were therefore, made up OF brokers' Dusihess men
and others whose experience as sailors wOuld not
give them the least claim to that te as their pracce
Is so limited. Following is list Of the boats schooner
Agnes L. A. Fish, captain and owner; schooner Clyue
A. T. Stokes. captain and owner; schooner Crusauer'
J. Rogers Maxwell, captain and owner sloop Corning
g. Peabody. captain and owner; slOOp Mischief D. IL
Busk captain and owner sloop Regina, Commodore W.
A. W. Stewart, captain and owLer sloop Rover u w.
Isen, captain, w. +. Iseln, owner; sloop Venture;
O. Lawrence Perkins, captain and owner,
sloop Vixen, +. C. Lawrence, Jr cap
tain and owner; sloop schemer, Vice Com
mOdore c. g. Lee captain and owner; sloop Wave, j. c.
Banna captain and owner; sloop Leslie j. G. smlth
captain aud owner sloOp Petrel, j. Hysop captain ana
owner; slOop YOlande. Rear Commodore NJ hoose'o'
Schuyle, captain aud owner.
The steamer Americas, under the charge Of James H.
Elliott Louis r. Bayard and Robert Ceuster the Re
Catta Committee arrived of Fort Wadsworlh' the start
ing point Just before noon, and fOuud only few otbe
boats ready The decks Of the Amercna we're crOWdeu
with women and men whose faces are famiharin In New
York society and there an elaborate display OF
bunting from end OF the boat to the other The wind
was fresh from the north west and the crews IN pcur
csque and varied costumes stopped TO cohsier Wne'he
IL would not be best TO take certain measure
of precautlon and reef their sails. OAly one
Yacht the Mischief, took this precaution. ut the
reef was shaken after the start. The course
for all exccp the fourth class from Fort WadsWorth
TO and around bnoy NO 10 Southwest Spit thence TO
only gong 10 tho outer Geduct's Channel buoy. The
signal to aiart gwen ut LOO and nc RrSna Mn7
the frat boat to approach, under ma'hsh gan tolsh
b and jIb-tOpsa-the latter Doomed out-ihu vIoSSru
At 1l:5923 followed by the Yoande; AE9Gs, sc9eIC
lie. Coming, Cytie, and Wave. Ihe last AK were hAhu'
saPT1 b IRON e nT nnnes t . aoWr The Crusader was hand
capped min AZ sec; Mischief mln' 90 sec: I&"T', &
min; AZ soc: Coming, min. feci CYh'' nhn' u
Tie Yachts went on before the wind at rattllng speed
changes IN from the start. II WAS rcmHi krd
that the yachts we're handled with Temnrk9he drxiey
At the Hospital Ship tho Vixen led the heet W. me
Crusader nearly neck and nech, IN AHncSa noitS
length behind; and the EoVeT; Mischief @ Kfgn" r IuH
changes before reaching the Southwest SWt' the Cu'd-
July. at I:00:I4 The Crusader was followed ~ ne
others IN the order given Mischief, l:O":13
AG9cs iG7si l%GS cyc 9 iGs5s 3% R9vS2 lco5ia :i?'
schemrr, 1l053i Coming IL; Icn'1rG ~ I;3Ji
lic 1:2jOO. The soup yacht Pirate, not ~ t,e inc"
accused Of OF uaSpor'-mlnikr roncl a. sie cam
ard crowded than OF when turning TIE buoy as wc ~
taxing away y .rccntagc Of The force oI IN" wind
Bounding the sp the yachts spGd OIL at rhPlu pc'n
toward the gh-shp. The Crusader ,n!lnnrd to Keep
the lead aud rounded the ght-ship nj lj!li win The
Mischief nearly Tour minutes Ohln ~ I'",,i nc t
Agnes had passed lhe Vixen nnd Regina ana rounded u
Cytie. 2:l3:Ol; vixen, 2l59 Regina 2:ls:36; Conn
lug, 2:lG0S; RoySr 2:@n;:! s,hcmgr @1@40 Ven &
ght-sip tho wind tell almost 10 calm Tor about haU
an bonr and II en- ircshrucd from The west wnrd long
,ach on the surboad tack. made 10 Sandy Hook
Gvr i"inut~s These boats had on IS rounded the Gal
ney Channel buoy. Captain Grcr, Of the Americas,
fhr"icboni From The HOOK hack Southwest sap the
yachts made short Hcss Tho GDaudc Was s'llcd aS
well Of the others ana was ahead oi The P'irel
the buoy lying wed over from the wind nearly show
Misclcf At 352:l3 and lorg Distance aHeld of the
From thu, point The yachts ret their W topall'
Cascd or their sheets and lad Their cOugsc ~ hr Hash
ing point. The Clyii" dd not round the hrlt
for nar, tian ha,i an M 'ur ai'er r tne .ct rruSt
line 4:il:Dl, making thr rae, forty miles,
u hrs. 20 min. nnd 10 Sees, actual sailing time. the
shortest race OF the s'asOu, aul Tlnuus the piiLr ~
her class making The second prZ" Hhc has thr
week Immediately after crossing the ~" sr received
"A hearty greeting Of cheers, aud ran mp champion
pcnuaut rnr Mischief fOllnwcd , mil atd i zee.
later, and won tEc prize In her cLtr-. mHhinS four
pr!Zr5 won by her the past Wtck. lEC
Cyic was the next boat 10 arrive followed closely hy
ihc Agnes aud VIXEN. all than thrccIdnrters
OF au huur after The Crusader The Regina fuliuwrd
five minutes nftrrwHrd, hat too la'c tO the rtzr
her class beng awarded % the Vixen with gl9
ues % spare 1hc NOl2ndC wins the prZr IN the fourth
ciuas beating the Petrol by 20 minutes and 10 seroud-,
and the Sclrmcr ns ~ her ClAtE The difference br
tween the actual and corrected tmCs due To the great
Varint allowances differences o measurement
The fOtAOwin: the yachts with the hour OF start
finish, actual ana corrected time: