Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-21
At the nEercy of the Calm.

 The Elements do not Favor the Fall Re-
 gatta of the New Haven Yacht Club-A
 Fair day but a Weak Breeze = The
 Stranger Leads the Fleet.
 About ten o'clock yesterday morning the fleet of the New Haven Yacht club began preparations for getting under way, and the white sails were soon flying in the light breeze from the 'snorth'ard" that was just ripping the waters of the bay. The steamer Mermaid steamed from her dock down to the end of Long wharf. carryfngthe judges, E. B. Lee and R. R. Hopkins, jr., and 8 small party of members of the club, some Of their lady friends, Judge Studley and few reporters A mRll boat containing MT. James Gallagher, jr., who was the starter, and 8 small brass cannon soon came along side of the Mer. maid, and at twelve minutes past eleven the first gun was fired. This was the signal for the yachts to get in readiness. The starting gun for class D was fired at 11:16. The first boat to cross the line was the Vixen, Captain Beeoher. Next came the yacht Endeavor, Commodore Billiard; then the Lorelei, Cap Munson; the Fornax, Captain Foster the Stranger. Captain Macauley; the Wayward, Captain Warner; the Wild Bird, Captain | White; the Wild Pigeon, Captain Wheeler, and the Happy Thought, Captain Graves. The Defiance and the Marguerite start ed, but were not going over the course so their times were not taken. The breeze was not heavy and 1 the tide was running in The little Fornaz l hugged the east shore and made fine start. | The Endeavor, Wayward Lorelei, Stranger | and ViYan hf1nnhad and fha WilH Pin geon and Happy Thought were behind. The | Vixen and Stranger soon shot ahead and $ l very pretty race ensued until, of Ludington's rock buoy, the latter gained @ considerable lead. The wind changed and freshened blowing quite strong from the southerly,
 veering to westward. The boats passed the buoy in the following order: Stranger, Vix en, Happy Thought, Wild Pigeon, Endeavor
 Wayward, Wild Bird, Fornax, Lorelei. The latter boat was long distance behind. Aftel Merwin's Point was reached by the three leading boats the race virtually ended. Int
 breeze fell away gradually and the Stranger gradually pulled away from tht
 others. It became question of whether tho steamer Mermaid with the judges on board could cover the boats at both ends. The
 Lorelei hugged the bay with wonderful tenac ity and was unable to get beyond SaviE
 Rock. The Wild Bird and Fornax chased each other about and the Defiance eoolly
 anchored at Merwins Point, much to tht
 chsgrin of those whose prospects of reaching
 shore before nightfal were not the best
 When the first gun was fired off the buoy near Charles Island to celebrate the turn oi the Stranger the chronometer indicated fifty one minutes past o'clock. The Stranger
 immediately ran up her spinnaker and set of
 for the harbor in fine style. Int
 Vixen rounded the buoy at AIS ana the Happy Thought at 4:31. Those were thG
 only three boats that accomplished that fea unless the Wild Pigeon did about an heul later. Vanguard and Endeavor returned to gether from 8 point of Ponds Point and thu
 Wild Bird and Fornax rivalled each other il their eforts to stick to one point. ThI judges boat returned and took the Marguer ite in tow when about half way up the har l bor. The Stranger returned at good hour last evening. The Happy Thought was tn. first boat in in class c, but on account of hel failure to follow the prescribed course l out of the harbor the Wild Pigeon
 really won the race in that class.
 The judges declared "no raee' last night as it was not sailed within the prescribed limit of eight hours.
 Later. At midnight the Fornaz was giving the Wild Bird req red hot chase off the new light It could not be ascertained whether all the sails were set by the tug which brought in the news but the opinion was that there was reef 1T the foresail of the Fornax.
 Latest, 2:30 8. m.-The Lorelei has anch
 ored of Kelsey's wharf. Cries for assistance were heard from her crew