New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-14
A STIFF BREEZE AND A HEAVY SEA.

| THE ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NETWORK YACHT
CLUB BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
| In spite Of the fact that sailors regard Friday
unlucky day better breeze could not be wished
for than that IN which the annual regatta Of the New
York Yacht Club sailed yesterday. Tho failed
Thursday for lack Of wind, but yesterday the great
rolled in the bar the salt spume few and the
yachts staggered with decks and shortened a around
the Light Ship There fog and rain in plenty In thu
morning and 1t looked as IL the yachts would not be
started but at the fog cleared the wind resheDsd
and the The schooners naturally took the
lead such weather and the mistress Of the seas tho
beautiful Montaak, proved that blow high
blow low she was stu queen OF
the ocean. The Grsytng was the only yaehs
that could enough 10 study the graceful lines OF
stern the other schooners finding that they had
business with her IN such weather As yesterday sSrd
ed The did splenddy out TO the light ship, bus
for unaccountable they seemed with the ex-
ception of the Oriva, to lose their grip On
the in. It just the cutters weather,
strong winds and heavy seas, and IL was a
matter of regret that tho Bedouin was not there
to show the slOops thing or two Owing to recent
in Mr.. Rogers family however, tse Bed
oun entered in tho The enter Ieen and
the sloop Hdsgard between which two yachts strong
rivalry exists, ptted against each other and the
cutter got away with the cenreboard in fine STYLE after
hard struggle beating her about four minutes or the 10
yachts which started IN the did not complee tho
course Ihe Esteila, Cuo, Mischief anu fan"a s"S
enough when they put their outside tho Hoof
and concluded that wbsn the breezes blow Is Taeo
nicer inside.
THE START AND THE RACE DOWN THE BAY
The signal to start given st noon and the yacnn
were Off In the following order Eselle. Clyte, Iee",
Fsnits Hldegard Or1ya, Mohtauk Clio, Eclipse Gray
ling Fanny Vixen, Graeis, Wenonah, Mischief
and Athlon. The tide young ebo
and the wind blew from the northeast The FOG
ssfn hung Tn heavy the heights Of staten
Island and to the nOrthward lay In heavy BANK tnas
makers and the other soops and others had their spfn
maker bOcn3s but found that spinaksrs
would not draw the Heen aud Fanta took theirs M
and the poles disappeared. When the yachts passef
and bio freshly The rough and rolled IN fro
the IN eaden waves that were rendered a
the bosterous by the strong edo tide The yaehis
plunged into 1t CALAMITY. The schGoners TOOK the lesn
Immediately and the cutter Ileen and the Dig
sloops came after them A long line OF
bay The cutters lay over co their work IN nne sye
their sharp bows cutting the waves like knlye and her
Inasts incline a gle which, had they been sioops
would have insured sPf fss s Eeeisd over S
cutter did not slip through Ike one As they came
down to Buoy No. TO- the hop naa,
ing her sharply. The other seaooners followed ana
sailing almost sfe by side The Hldegard was next and
then came the Oracle rapidly drawing up on heR inc
(IraceS old ami gOlist, the Mischief with her strghs
bows and iron huh sOme distance behind making
every effort 10 catch up. Then tse Nenonah Fsh-
ta Vixen. Orva, Eclipse and Athien The oracle ard
and TIE schooner bus the osAeF yachts -e-e ooAgedo
take them