New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
THE YACHTING SEASON.
REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL INCIDENTS
AN NTERETsING SERIES OF coNTEsTs-THE RISE
OF THE STEAM YACHT

OF THE STEAM YACHT
The yachting season, which closed on October
% with the between the Fanny and the Oracle has
been most interesting one, though the contests have
been entirely between American yachts The first i'm
portant incident Of the in the yachting world was
the annual regatta OF the Atlantic Yacht Club on June
10 This race was sailed amid heavy seas and with
n light wind. thick fog enveoped the yachts when
outside Sandy Hook. There twenty-five yachts In
the OF the four schooners entered the Ataanta
the winner. Among the sloOps the Mischief beat the
Oracle and the Fanita the victor In her class Then
came the annual regatta Of the NcwYork Yacht Club.
There nineteen yachts n the The day
good to test the sailing qualities OF the yachts The
schooner yacht Crusader the winner in her class
with the new yacht Grayling good second. Among
the first class slOOps the WenOnah the winner beat
ing the Oracle Bedoun, Julia Fanny, Mischief, Hide
gard and Wleaway The two latter carried away their
mass but from the way the cutter sailed there Is little
doubt that she would have beaten them any way Next
occurred the seawanhaka Corinthan regatta which was
failure for lack of wind and sailed later in the sea-
SON. The annual regatta Of the Larchmont Club was
sailed on July 4. In this race the Fanny beat the
Grace Fanita the Rover and the schemer the Wave
Crocodile and Comfort
Much was expected at the opening Of the from
the new schOoners YaTna and Graylng and the sloop
Crocodile The unfortunate capszing Of the Grayllng
on one OF her first trips caused much comment but was
clearly not due to any defect in her construction.
Neither Of the yachts referred to- however has done any
thing remarkable The Montauk is st regarded rs the
fastest schooner in these waters.
In August the New York Yacht Club feet sailed its
annual cruise TO the eastward had been hoped by the
enthusiastic yachtsmen that the club would accept
the invitation of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club and
go to Halifax; but IT was decided not TO do this. with
Club trip 70 Halifax would not be an altogether safe
undertakings It felt that the fleet might not make
good showing and there is also unfortunate aversion to
among
last races OF the seasOnsaied where all yachts races
should be- the open of Sandy HOok-have been
step In the right directions especially those under the
pces Of the seawanhaka Club when the yachts were sailed
The fret regatta held while the cruise the race
for the. GOeet Cups at Newport. There We're nine
from BrentOns Reef lighthouse, of the southern eXTem-
ity Of the island of Rhode Island and went TO the Cow
and Pigs ght-ship at the entran OF Vineyard sound
and retuTn-a good cruise. The MOntauk won In
the sch class and the Gracio in the sloOp class
There good breeze and the Oracle did some spen-
did work. Then the feet went around Cape Cod to
Eastern Yacht Club In this Esgatta the Halcyon Of
the Eastern Club took the prize among the hrst-clas5
class schOoners The Wenona and Vixen were the win
ners among tho sloops.
haka Club sailed and resulted In victory for the
Oracle, the cutter Oriva and the Wave The two Sea
wanhaRa slOOp races, one OF which was won Dy tne
Oracle and one by the Bedon; the for the Bennett
Cup by the Bedouln and the match race between
season. There have been about twenty regattas held
n the course OF the year by the smaller yacht clubs IN
city, Hudson River, East River, Williamsburg, Eclipse
and Harlem clubs. Pennant regattas have also been
held by the Atlantic and Larchmont clubs In these
the contestants have nearly all been small boats ana
some Of them have shown wonderful development OF
speed In this class of yachts the little jb and mInsa
boats Lily r. and Oracle have achieved reputation
With the exception OF the unfortunate drowning OF one
OF the Of the soOp yacht Arrow In the GOet race
Newport there has been no serious accident this SER
SON There Lave OF COURSE been the usual number OF
eapszes among the smaller yachts and the larger ones
any breeze to afford them opportunity.
The year has seen the flag of new yacht club thrown
TO the breeZe-that OF the American Club-and the
launching OF the fine steam yachts Of Its fleet tho Alta
lanta Viking and Utawana The beautiful steam yacht
Yosemite which reverted to John Roach It's builder,
early I'm the season. shortly aterward chartered by
SamuelU Tden, and he has made almost constant use
OF Il during the Jay GOuld's yacht the Ara-
lana Is the most expensive yacht that ever built
In America.
It not at all unlikely that the English will send over
their fast yachts next TO race for the America
Cup. II they do American yachtsmen prepared TO
struggle manfuy for that trophy and then bid 1t long
farewell