New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12
HOW IT LOOKED AT RocKAwAY.
TIE MASGUvRES or TnE YACHTS PLAINLY sEEN
by FEw Spectators.

TIE MANUlNHES or lhE 1AthlN fLAlNLl slim
by FEw Spectators.
One end of an old timber projects from the
sands OF Rockawsy Beach the other has been hidden
for unknown years and with tho and record OF
the vessel to which the timber long ago belonged.
when one Of the morning traius OF the Woodhaven and
Rockaway Railway came TO stop IN the long
terminal depot yesterday, an artist alghted
aud with him a woman, tall, stately and scdatc.
She gazed far out at and commented on the trailing
lines Of smoke They walked to the beach, then turned
to .hesight then sat down the Old timber. The man
opened a porimanteau and took ont his skctchinc
materials but the gazcd throulh teldgass far
away toward the Scotland Lghtship The air was per
fecty clear; much that distant YES els seemed TO
stand ridges OF water almost showing their kres
Down along the-Jcrsey Highlands was city'iikc bank
OF sails a background Of green.
Ii lacked thirty minute, OF when the artist began
his series OF sketches There commoion 20 the scot
land lghtshp wed that tie competiueyachtshad
st rted ready for tho first touch o. the pencil For
a mass of san, and smoke moving on the pOu tack al
most blended in The hcailands. The first sketch Was
failure The pencil dropped on The sands. The woman
folded hands and turned drcImly toward the north
An hour passed then she stood up ana looked through
the gass ,,.,.,..., .,.o.. ,.,.,.
The picked up his pencil again and waited There
were several yachts In advance with the usual
panyng steamers making tho long port tack A. they
came nearer to R9ckawy Beach II
was possible TO distinguish marked dihercuces
the maDmast Of the apparently forward yaont vas
tapering at the top. her ncining bDwsprt aud her
malnhoOm longer than her rivals. There was patch
vlrbe IN her mainsail aud ~ her tornusi head
blue peBnant with red band diagonallg across 10.
studded with white star Snc the Puritan.
Another yacht had maiumast larger at the top than
at the deck, her bowspl1t extending STRAIGHT ont
from her bow. she Displayed Whte nag WIN rel
cross; She the Oenesa. Both yachts were sailing
apparently they did Monday In tue waters,
when suddenly the English cutter perpeiratcd the
that the Puritan did on hatday She suddenly
forged ahead like comet leaving her attendants n
they 1T anchor. Then the women arose aad Hut
tered a little SILK Handkerchief In the breeze but her
companions pencil new over the paper Ike water
beetle tho surface OF spring, The second sketch Was
success.
The yachts were now comparatively near the beach
and long line OF craft followed IN their wakcschOOn-
els with huge nainsas. little soops with one mansaii
aud Jb. cutters with standing but
lowing the tactics OF the leaders. Just
north OF the old timber IN the sands, the two yachts
Tars prang alOit like monkeys to change club
sails. The Gene.ta lowered her small 10 the deck
before she ran the large one but the small club top
sail Of the Puritan had hardly 0ssm IL
The manmuyre not unheedcd blythe artis-it formed
his third sketch.
Hour after hour, tack after tack. went The wind
gradually essencd ut sea. In whatever direction
the turned her glass OF all descriptions
rolling and pitching sails holding their heads
cnging to iDass Out on tue course the huls OF the
competitors sank lower and lower, ont OF sight last
There were mainbOons after n time; the mainsals
almost disappeared under the horizon their topsails
showing their position hut their identity. II
nearly O'Clock when little spcck on the horizon
other tower was stiii OK It's last tack. The
artist noted the occurrence dmly his
paper. The smiled III triumph she that
the Puritan ahead. long line OF craft reached
ing and pitching but the man and woman the Old
tnber sitting hand IN hand gazing out the