New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
RAD DAY FOR CUTTERS.
,,rs,osr IN THE FOG FOR HOURS.

vr,r Oracle. 1918, sCHEMER AND "NoO
shh WINNERS IN THE SAVANNAH RE'A,iN'
pN saowanhaka Yacht Club Is supposed 10 po
a,rh which swcars by cutters ie''e i.'a. II
nc 80 y, the club had reason to swear at ou'.'i'
me- nad day for those who fcit thcl i"'Vi' IA Va -
was ~ models Four cutters started, ou. oN' Wv
sna M finishing line The mishaps OF the othe'S
crosse" r,eoble upon the fog into which inc y"''
ho"c'o utes after the start. The Bedouin hau Pr
ran III hit his services did not avian "'i -
on GOT lost in the fog ana "i'' ,
oa0 mont hopelossiy for some ','"0 -
n'- % the clubhouse ana gave DP &C.,
p@'A -, ovan rounding the first BUOY ino "'"o -
without -, s,ovarts boat had worse luck. ohe
ge' '" I an a bank just east of HOFFMAN lsI"'u i'i
sO ' after the start. There she renlI"'" io'
hou'' ,rs and when the fog lifted the sailors n"' n
|"' noorful outlook than the grim wSiis VI 'no "I
ho rso snrs got around the first buoy III 'ho ''''
80 stood off toward ScolIahu i"@"'
on sbe did not go al the way "'o""N NJ. ,,o,v
ind was neither too strong nor loo "s"', ~
nv IN, the south The yachts tacKed down 'no gay
hs limit NJ the course, and then those "H'on ""'
70 '"o -, rivon M the race, came BACK casH9
- che wind. When FROM time TO uno '"0
-, tho sieht was pretty one as cou'" oo SOL
me- tor part of the day, each yacht pursue' n'i
io' "a, No. seeing nothing OF the movements Vi noi
own course so0i's
neghbors. . Re-. p,.or ot o.3O with the sail
,,ittee consisting of Louis T. Bdyaru' fI"'oi'
Nelson White, K)ptTl N'ilt-A "'' - '
~ p.eknan. The tug steamed down the harpor 70
IAN & ,,,so ON the staten Island shore, where the
'"' -ro already beginning TO get under way ana
,,hon nassed on TO position opposite forV """,
- ,r,ited ready to time tho yachts as they snpu o
.n limo The iron steamboat CySnus' gay Win "'e''
,roucht down some guests who watcher INC i'''
w.. tho deck. By IL o'clock the yachts were
iV ,nout the iud-es boat. sails all set and enSns
Fyng When al 1l:O5 ,hc plcpu"61"I$ 49, af,,t i'
ti,nLQ az
r." b.r. of cage Al l1:lO the whistle DleM iUi lHo
sarT aud the whole flock started on we ohg uis"' go
e"I M lis was thc first boat over the me. AttI
nor came the Daphne, tic PI"cie' uc '
Inc Hope the Aibailos The thon we ht"iii we
Aria The vixen failed - get over III u'o i"'n''S "%
- 90" handicapped The Maggie and mo ,S,Hl
w"s rem% 6yer the line together. the MIG.
re on the starboari tack ana s"t eur, ." ,o 'n
tort tack II looked for minute H' Il lneI9 was hp-
lo' f,l f1v neither boat seemed inclined 10 lic" INC
other the right OF VAN me S-e started six seconds
G.,i lie boats n id not been hVe minutes over ln3
rune shaiowy outlines, They were tuanins into
thank and few minutes latcr WetG ehIe,1 ems,
judges near" t.S ,,t,lilo form O.! "a sail loom I'D
,r,1h the iO-. BUttatse we're tao OILY INDICATIONS" ~
the Pi"Nlii'' Bnov 80 10 ON the south-we-t spi,,
GU Ter whistle continually T. show ihe
pGs which way To Il became evident atcr mat
I tne yacht,reu had trusted too much 10 iheae ''s-
tree courses. The COURSE Tor ~cn""hcis an" ny. an"
second class sloops and cutters "'S 10 hIol 30 ~,
.Scnre TO and around Buoy 40. ~. keepng u on tie
mn land. thence TO aud around '.e Stny no9N LINN
~ inst a. lar as Buoy No - thence tnrdel"'. '.o"P'
and cutters made FOR the scotland L'-t "li d''u"cl
81. f,nrth-ca slools and cutters rounded NOV 40
." Mn. point OF sandy Hook and returned HE Hnlsh
at Buoy so -, 0to" t5e vacbs ram on
tie ran 10 Buoy 80 AZ uIo 800 -
~ III, fos. bat tuere WIS A"rdy Lwc 20
AYE , ''I IN, fr,t Al the buoy JUDGES boat
@,1- tpr yachts. The Gtacc Was The first To- escape
a. I,,ei co,e TO the wind, made pretty show-
u-l- she tossed the spray behind het '."' EtN1 '"''
At -. g 90
nc' elo l " me- I1. tiSTsr ths Hope tie Wacondah
49,. th. f-toain Sa, she had been seen once when
,f i,,el. Tacu The oracle just crossing ner
,Dc ~ i II looked as Il the between the Two
voud he close. The Allnoh' inc DtlHhc hil
r idei moi to wait ior them and started out Tor
Inc SANDY Hook Lghtship to time the Schooners and
, and ftcf scaIne io1 some time The pas-ea-
gers Oh the fug began To- think that NE Up 20 tne nSHt
snip unusually long Al i~,' IL nag 70 Oe acHho",
showing the yachts the way was given mp ana AL 9'tc,
iightshtp vac sighted. aud louud that the tug had
Tie Grace had gone haIf an hour before Alter
nor had come Cyte and the Isis Inc judges decided
g. reach the finish SO the bearings were taken and tne
~ slartcd for the Narrows. -
Ine fog now began to lft and ara soon .9'i
~, sun vas shining brightly. The oracle was
nae cat far ahead. aul a hope Of catching Ter before
should finish was given mp The Cyue w'~ not far
NchtYd her Tho unfortunate Maggie was deserted -t!I
aground of Hohnans Island, WIN steam tHs H s
cr and proceeded up 10 the clubhouse looking lnlch
crestfalien. Tho Abatross' wlth a parry OF WlIes
aboard came sailing down To meet the Judges ana hcr
ss, manfred about the result OF the race az u ms
rsrif mad no ira. mediate interest fl tGc matter.
me iIgcs however knew less about the race than any
Que sr They got tie stake boat al The finish Just DO
tincfote The Isis the last boat over ana then went on 20
While they were wandering dOOhl ID the ios
,Le Wa.ondah and the Aria had finished, the NdcOuda
heating the Aria Tho Ciyte, tho Oracle, the Isis am
lie Sclcmer each came in alone lu her class.
Tbp rulc, OF the allowed tho yachts TO carry as
Grew in addition % the helmsman, one man lor every
tbr case Of schooners and Arstca-s sO0ps and cutters,
watch were allowed to carry as many as I'VE pro!e7-
sOnals The following table gives the result oI inc race