New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-08
THE VIEW FROM THE HIGHLANDS.

A PINE PLACE TO SEE THE OUTSIDE CoUgsg-
WAITING Long FOR THE START.
There is always a certain percentage of would
be pleasure-seekers and sight-seers who object on
principle to an excursion boat. They dislike to
mnge with the msddening crowd, especially when
the maddenng crowd is going to BE- coopod up all
day on the circumscribed decks of steamer along
with we-equipped bar For persons thus dis
posed there is better point or vantage from
which to view a race over the outside course than
the grassy plateau in front Of the Highland Light
house. ThIther a TRIBUNE reporter weuded his
way yesterday morning embarkng on the City Of
Richmond. of the New-Jersey Southern Railroad.
at 0 O. M. Swinging out into the stream and
dodglng the Columbia, which was picking up u
large crowd Of passengers from numerous landings,
the pier of the Iron Steamboat Company was
passed surrounded by steamers and swarming
with humanity. Soon the steam yacht Stranger
came alongside. She carrying her owner
L. S. Jafiray, and party OF friends
down TO the race. I he steamer slipped through the
water at exactly the same speed rs the City Of
Richmond, and together the two boats went down
the harbor and across the bay. passing schOOners.
sloops, tugs and steam yachts innumerable, all
bound TO the same place. Among them was the
Patrol putting along merrilY.
AS the haze lifted from the and rolled back
under the warm rays of the SUM- the Horseshoe and
the stretch OF water out TO the Scotland lightshp
seemed to be fenced in with line of tall white
sails, 80 numerous were tho yachts. Jay Gould's
three -rnasted floating palace was shooting out
toward the starting point. while behind her could
be seen the Genesta, her big mainsal trailing fat
amidshps as she was dragged through the water
by putting little tug
After ten minutes run from the Sandy Hook sta
ton the little knot of calm and philosophical but
deeply interested observers LETT the train ut the
Highlands station, trudged up the steep hillside
and after climbing sundry fences stood the level
plateau. The panorama disclosed was a fine one.
On the CLASSY surface Of the water stretching from
the tip OF the Hook to the Scotland lightshp there
were at one time by actual count eighty-three
white-winged yachts. each one seemingly
"As idle as a painted ship
Upon painted ocean,
Inside the Hook were Others that had not yet felt
the breeze that was coming out of the northeast
as the rarefed air rose from the heated Jersey
shorei and about the llg1tShlp tsef was s SOU
There huge thTce-decked steamers with their
fringe OF eager passengers; clumsy dOubIe-eDded
ferry boats looking much out Of place as mule
among thoroughbredsj tugs covered with bunting,
and with that pert selfsatlsiied air which always
cbaracterizes these busting little craft while
above the low decks Of the steam yachts lowered
fine high black sides of % coaster belonging to the
Old Dominion Steamship Company outward bound.
The yellow smoke-stack Of a big Eastern steam
yacht was everywhere By turns and nowhere long,
while across the open spaces OF water there would
shoot at intervals streak of black and white sup
pssed TO be the Stilelto.
ON the grassy heights sat O crowd of country
people and cottagers beside the city visitors,
while Captain Caulkns, wno IS IN command az the
lighthouse, dispensed tree-heartcd hospitality to
ali Upon the parapets Of the twin sandstone
towers which Uncle Sam has erected to guide 20
weary mariner into his protecting harbor sat few
of the more favored visitors. From thar unoD-
structed point Of view a powerful glass brought
the competing yachts almost within hallng dls;
lance Back In the woods were dog-carIs ana
iveried servants and horses champiDg their llps ihg