New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-17
THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

sIATEEt LARGE YACHTS COMPETE FOR PRiztS-Iht
uAUSTLEss. TIDAL WAVE, EsrELLE, HiLpE0Ai'Dh
AND VIXEN WINNERS.
The New-York Yacht Cub had its proverb-
iaIy excellent weather for the annual prize regatta
which WAS sailed yesterday. Among the members and
guestA the Columbia the Dauntless Clytie Esteie
and na the favOrtes in their respective classes
In betting chief interest centred In the race De-
tween the Oracle Mischief Vision and iiidegarde' ono
Of which It IL thought may be selected for the race with
the Canadian yacht Atlanta for the America Cup upon
these four yachts there were many wagers
There were sixteen yachts entered. divided into I'VE
classes with $3.50 cup the winner in each class and
two BENNETT Challenge Cupsone schooners and one
for sloops-to the Of each rig The course was
from point OF stapleton 20 and around Buoy NO TO-
on the Southwest Spit thence 10 and around sandy HOOK
Lghshp and return the same course ana hnsh NJ
Buoy No. TO- West Bank-a distance OF abont forty
miles The preparatory signal given at ii O'Clock
and ten minutes later the signal to start limit OF Ten
from the second was given for the yachs 10
crosa after which all not passing the line were hand
capped Several yachts held back In order to aVod the
food tide long possible and some were handicapped
more than minutes their times being recorded rs
II they crossed ll20 Ten yachts were handicapped
as folows; Mischief and Oracle, minute "A seconds
Vixen, minutes % seconds; Crusader, minutes 10
soeonds. Wizard 3 minutes 80 seconds Tidal Wave.
minutes Is seconds; Regina, 4 minutes 80 seconds
Flectwng, minutes SO seconds; Fanny, minutes ;
Southern Cross, 6 minutes 80 seconds. The tide was
near of the flood aud the wind was resh from
the northwest
when the signal to start was gwen the Cyte was first
10 approach followed quickly by the Hldegarde anu
Estelle; and then came the Madcap Danntless and
Vision nearly together. They carried all the canvas
they were permitted to- to cubtopsails ana stay
sails. on the Hospital Islands they found that the
breeze had rcshened and they lay gracefully over 10
leeward and sped along at rapid pace. The Clyue
drsf he Spit. at l22O:2O,
followed by the Hidegarde, Estelle. Dauntess'
Crusader Oracle Mischief, Vision Tidal Wave, VIXEN
Fleetwng Fanny Regna, Madcap and Wizard. the last
boat being twenty behind the first The FANNY
Of her topsaii she was stu making good time.
The Cytie continued holding the lead to the ghtehip
the following order Hdeearde, IaG4o; Estee'
i4l:5O Gracie, l:42:37 Tidal Wave, l:433s; Mischief
i:46:3o Dsnntess 1:4735; Regina l;5l;24; Fleet
wing l:55 Fanny l;55lo wizard aolc9 SoS aipa
minutes So seconds OH the nildegarde ana minutes
After rounding the ghtship the wind against the
yachts the home run, and they made long lacks 20
return The HiIdegae rounded the spit buoy at 3465O
thirty seconds ahead OF the oracle. fIon ene
on the wind but only the leading six reached
the finish before the wind died away to calm, leaving
the others to stem against the ebb tide The degsrde
maintained her lead and the first boat In at 443 TO-
beating the Oracle time allowance minutes II SEQ
sloops Following the Oracle came the Mischief Fanny,
Tidal Wave and Dsuntiess The latter two won The class
prizes, and the Tidal Wave the Bennett Cup for
schooner No did the Dauntess cross the home
wind died away aud II was thirtyhve min
when southerly breeze eprang up which, To-
with the turning dood tide carried the rear vac u
along the Wien coming to the line first. winning her
class prize followed by the Vision, Regina, Wizard, Ee-
telle (wnner In her cass) Crusader Ciytie Foetwng,
Madcap and Southern Cross
A meeting afterwar held on board the DaGntless
when the prizes were presented by Commodore Waller
TIE table shows the official time oil the start,
finish and corrected time Of the schts the latter
being corrected from the allowances made for difference
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