New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-14
THE ATLANTIC YACHr CLUE REGATTA
TIE CRUSADER, AGNES, LIZZIE 1, Oracle. ELE-

TIE CRUSADER, AGNES LIZZIE I, GRACIE' ELE-
PLANT AND COEINNE THE WINNERS
"Heave no, We hJ!" sang the sailors on half
hundred yachts.to the accompaniment OF creaking co
and rustling sails yesterday morning ~ the heet Oh
the Atlantic Yacht Club got under way FOR t'er annual
regatta. The day perfect light breeze Die" from
the south Just enough fill the white sails Of the yachts
aud wave the red and white flag Of the Atlantic Club
which folted from every vessel, the fleet lay
under the green hills OF Bay Ridge, waiting Tor
the starting signal There twenty-five entries Tor
the race and about the number Of yachts were al
the that did enter the contest but accompanied
the down through the Narrows About 10 o'clock
the tug Cyclops the judges boat, came down to Bay
Ridge She was followed by the steamer Columbia having
n large party on board. At 1890 a gun from the
clubhouse the bluff gave the signal Tor
CLASSES A. and to start, and shortly ai'er
another gun was fired for classes ID. + and f. Inc
yachts entered for the were divided into six
classes for schOOners Of y feet AID over
smiling length In this there entered the ATLANTA
Cyte and Crusader In class b, which was for sehoon
ers than - sailing length there were entered
the Triton. Sunshine Agnes and Ranger Class was Tor
cabin sloops Of 50 feet and over sailing length and in
entered Oracle Sagitta and Coming. For some
reason only the Oracle started. Class ID, for
cabin sloops Of a. feet and under s. feet sail
Ing length. had seven entres-the Viola. Eclipse.
Christine Rover Pirate, Linda and Lizze L. In class
T. for cabin sloops under 45 feet sailing length there
were entered the Genie, Caprice, Elephant, Clanta,
Wave Kelpe and Emma T. Class was for open sloops
and in it were entered the Pilot AMI Cornne The
Clarita entered In Class t. did MOI start
The Ranger the first to cross the line. She was
closely followed by the Atlanta. TIen came the Clytie
Cru ader Agnes Triron and the othe yachts The At
Atlanta at took the lead and the long procession OF
vessels stretching from clifton to Bay RIDE Lnoyed
down through the MARROW. TIE wind had pow hall'd
ttlr NOR. o. the east, and when cut by quarantine
most OF the feet stood the 4arbOdrd tack Ihrh
coming thy stood over for Buoy No :, on me
mort hcrn point sandy Hook The beautiful schooner
Atd.uta wa- ahead and close to her was the sloop
Lizzie l.. long pace of -hl wafer Lty Dti~-.h
ITEM and tae cIo0nprs Triton. Crusader and tlytle
wuch were In a bunch distance ahead OF the rest
OF the fleet
Az Buoy 80 the Atalanta sin led followed by the
Crua Ter C.yte. LINE l. PIRATE ana Grdc,, the rest o
The neet t.ndng ia long In back toward the Mar
rows, on the run ont 20 tle sandy Hook Lgh,p, the
Izzf. L. which had done we'll IN the first part OF the
ce. Wa, passed 10y several ~ tue OtH'r yacHts Wien
Inc eut--uip was rounded Dy the AttaIta there was
uubrukeu crescent OF acht> vita one morn tl the
scotland and the other at tine sandy IL Eht snip
] .ue oracle behaved ia manner % dci-il ydcI1'-
mans heart actual time beat every liu- except
me three large sch0Olers ArIta Clyte and CRUSADER
/ Ou corrected time, she Was also atrh
/ by the Lizzie l. Tut the kelue was
ubOut the line tAc tul-h, ehc carried away
| her topmasf. Inc wreck - qn 50 cleared ana -it
tue line under il III a-IJ J. CLASS j. went
only around tn' scotland I-n nip, aud class oh'y
around the stake-o. at + t"y NJ. lnc crusader Ns
the winner Ia class \, aud tne Agnes IA class b. Inc
! Oracle Iai wax over" Ia Class &. The Lizzie l.
won IN Class u tAe ELEPHANT u cess J.. and The 90
/ rhine ia class /. lie Line SEAS ia loI""5
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