Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-30
New Haven Yacht Club.

The Annual RegRtta-The Results-A StfF Breeze-Raefng on the High Seas -V&rfous Catastrophes.
 The annual regatta of the New Haven Yacht club took place yesterday afternoon in New Haven harbor. The course was from stake boat of Canal dock to and around Ludington's Rock buoy and return, rounding the stake boat of Canal dock, and repeat. Time at the finish taken on crossing an inn aginary line from the Canal dock and stake boat anchored of the dock to the eastward. Boats to keep to the eastward of the beach and Pardee's buoys. Boats to start from an anchor and position of classes were specified. Three guns were fired, one to get ready, two, three and four signals for the boats in the respective three classes to start. The sailing regulations were published in handbills. A stiff southeast wind was blowing and many boats dropped out in consequence, so that out of 30 entries less than one-half started and number were dis abled en route and dropped out The third class started at 3:1O, the second at 3:13, the first last. There was but one boat in the first class to start, the Starlight, which did the course in two hours, six and half minutes, not rounding the buoy the last time. Three boats, the Annie, Vixen and Libbie, contested the entire route, the Annie a new boat in these waters, belonging in Mystic, owned by MT. Tift being the winner in this class, and sailing the course in two hours, thirteen and one third minutes. The good sailing qualities of the Annie became apparent at the end of the first round and her previous record formed one of the sub- jects of inquiry by gentlemen in waiting at Whites float stage, watching the race. It ap- peared that the stranger was Mystic boat, built by D. O. Richmond, of Mystic Bridge. Conn. MT. lift kept her specially for racing boat and had tried her in a number of regattas. Viewing of the race when the boats were four or five miles out was facili- tated by the aid of MT. Whites field glass, which was dispensed to observers by MT. White, ir., with sundry sage observations judiciously distributed. The high wind soon told on some of the crafts, as evidenced by taking in sail and by sundry indications of distress. Out on the raging pillows at the mouth of the harbor, the different crafts which essayed to round Ludington's Rock buoy were rocked in the cradle of the deep" like cookie shells, and worried around rather than sailed around it, while each man in those more venturesome boats was pretty thoroughly drenched with the salt sea water, both times around. This lent excitement to the voyage and extorted some wishful g1ances toward dry land from old navigators. They had to hearts content:
 "A wet sheet and flowing sea-" and had wet brooches beside.
 Among the casualties were the following :: The Endea1ors port shrouds parted soon after the The Grapp'ings steering gear gave out as she was rounding Luddingtons Rock buoy, closely following The Mystery gave up on the second trip after rounding the buoy to return to rescue parties upset sThe Mary Stuart went ashore to clean her bottom and was delayed much in doing it that she got
 tried her for the first time thus i newly eouipped In the race but it would not stand the wind bending
 Starlight, wh oh had her jb blown to pieces coming | The l. H. Brown, belonging to the late Captain
 arrived just too late. She however, sailed the first ! MT. Vail and others
 The Twilight, of the third class, and the
 smallest boat in her class that weathered the
 buoy, showed considerable pluck in sticking
 to the race as long as she did, and the crew
 are to be congratulated upon their safe ar
 rival upon terra firma She made gallant
 struggle for the front in the first part of tht
 race, ani was doing splendidly until she came
 to make the turn at the buoy, when
 notwithstanding the tremendous efforts ot
 the ''practicaP' skipper, she would get il
 6 stays,' and there she stayed and Ia
 bored, it being question at one time wheth
 CT she would continue her existence on tn.
 bosom of the waters or make sudden div,
 to the halls of the mermaids The invited
 guests immensely enjoyed their bath and sail
 however, and feel confident that the Twi light will yet win race.
 Following is the order of arrival at tho
 stake boat each time, and the first trip an6
 round trip time of the boats making the | course:
 Order of arrival. 1st time around Finish | lst class.