Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-23

Starting And Finishing Tfme-On
 Board The Starin-Items of Inter.
 est To The Yaehtsmen.
 The fifth annual spring regatta of the New Haven Yacht club was sailed yesterday. Twenty-three yachts out of a listed thirty started in this race and fairly good time was made by the winners, though the day was not the best for speedy yacht sailing. No accident of any kind occurred to the boats of the feet.
 The yachtsmen of the New Haven Yacht club arose early yesterday morning and with one accord hurried down to the pretty little club house, where the feet lay bobbing up and down at anchor. Work was soon commenced in the making ready for the clubs fifth an- nual regatta. A fresh breeze from the south west was cresting the harbor with white caps and the same breeze brought joy to the hearts of all New Haven lovers of the aqua tic sport. Greater interest had been taken in the race by yachting people and their friends than there was in previous regattas.
 The biggest fotilla that has ever scurried over this section of Long Island Sound made ready at 9:3O o'clock for the race. The large New York yacht Thistle, the biggest boat in the race, was among the first to get into the waters of the Sound. Every yacht own CT. of course thought that his particular craft was going to do better than ever, and great were the hopes of the sunburned sea men as they hoisted their sails yesterday morning and with light and expectant hearts beat about the stakeboat awaiting the signal to start.
 At11:22 gun was fired from the Resolute to warn the yachts. Previous to the hrlng or the gun the yacht, Rajah, while beating her way down the harbor, ran too far to the east ward and ran aground. The Messenger, Captain Charles Foster, which hoated the press flag, pulled the yacht of in few min utes. Six minutes after the first boom from the flagship Endeavor's deck announced to the judges that the yachts of the club were ready to make a trial of their speed. At 11:1S the Resolute's gun report was again heard and the screech of the tugs whistle, followed by puffs of smoke from her black stack, started class D in the third and fourth divisions The passed the line first at 11:24:35, on the star board tack. Thirty seconds later the Ceres, James H. Parsons commander, and Captain Frank Hinman held the wheel. Commodore Billiard steered the flagship Endeavor over a quarter of minute later. The Vixen, Captain Seaman, came next, with Captain Rawson at the spokes. The Hydros was followed by
 
 the line exactly 30 seconds after the Vixen had crossed. The Stranger, Captain Mac auley, carried a mainsai1 and jib and sky scraper, and sailed finely, which showed good management and steady hand at the helm.
 After the start was made and the last of the twenty-four yachts of the fleet had crossed the imaginary line, beautiful scene was presented to the people aboard the Starin and other steamers. The fleet was spread out over the mouth Of the harbor, and the different yachts were keeled over gracefully under immense snowy white topsails known as szyscrapers. The yachts were all under complete control of their masters and the water it rippled up from under their keels in white foamy pillows showed their good or bad sailing qualities. The Thistle and Wild Duck which had started last, were blowing up the rip bling waters from their lee rails and sending their 1eeways deep down into the water and rolling up their black slippery bottoms to windward.
 ON BOARD THE sTARIN.
 The steamer John H. Starin, which took the excursionists, or watchers of the race. out into the Sound, has seldom carried jol- fer or more respectable party of passengers. The boat was in charge of the gen ial Captain McAllister He and
 
 the comfort of those on board. The commit tee from the Yacht club on board were E. s. Osborne and William H. Foskett, jr. The catering on the boat was done by Diebel of Chapel street It was first-class in every respect and Mir. Diebel received well merited praise.
 Among those on board the Starin were c. Bros. Go. w. A. Bronson, Sherman Foote, J. Morse and family, ex-Commodere Scranton and family, David Adams, Ali. M. Downs, L. Killam and family, George E. Dudley and family, F. 0. Bushnell and family, John Douglass and family, A. c. Shell and family, Mr. Mr. Neey eeG of Hri Bolton & asely f5asss aarry Johnson. Samuel Beers, H. Sutton, Harry Barnum, J. w. Hatstat, Manager Puc- ei of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph con- pany, Manager Harris of the Western Union Telegraph company; and among the ladies present were: Miss Gertie Perry, daughter of Captain Edward s. Perry of the yacht Vik Taylor, Miss May Scranton, Miss Eunice Ba- ney, the Misses Peck, daughters of H. F. Peck.
 The Starin left the yachting grounds at 6 o'clock and arrived at Canal dock at 2 o'clock A jollier party is seldom seen than was aboard the boat. The American band of twenty pieces, under the leadership of George Streit, played at intervals of half an hour during the trip. The concerts were highly applauded and reflected great credit on the musicians.
 The yachts twenty-five feet and over sailed over the course mapped out as follows: Starting from off Pardees bar buoy, proceed ing down the harbor, leaving Luddington's rock buoy, Pond and Welsh's Point buoys and the buoy off the southward of Charles Island on the starboard hand, thence to and ofo oIy HooofaI 117a at from Luddington's rock buoy), at a proper distance to make twenty mile course.
 Yachts under twenty-five feet, open sloop and catboat classes sailed over the short course around Pond Point buoy.
 A poor day for testing the sailing qualities of any boat was the verdict of the yachts men as the afternoon waned and the sails of the yachts Tapped lazily against the masts. The course was gone over and the yachts rounded the ten mile point in good but slow order. The Thistle in class B, commanded by W. Zeigler of New York, rounded the flag boat first She sailed smoothly and prettily. Af- ter the flag boat was passed she hoisted all her spare canvas and made for home in good shape. The Vixen rounded the point second.
 In class c the point was passed by the Flora first, Rajah second, Marguerite third and the Viking fourth.
 In class D-25 to 35 feet-the Venus pass ed the stake first. The other boats were slow in coming to the point and passed it at widely different times.
 The Vixen behaved splendid1y during the race and at the point of passing the flag boat the pretty little yacht and the Wild Pigeon came up together, the Vixen slowly forging ahead of it's big neighbor and passing the boat first amid the cheers of those aboard the Starin, which was anchored opposite.
 Very little windawas had on the home coming race. Each boat spread every inch of canvas to catch what there was of it. A light shower began to fall as the yachts were on their homeward course. The Starin fol- lowed up the yachts and landed her passen- gers before the yachts arrived home.
 At the Yacht club house all was hurry and hustle among the expectant crowd of friends of those on board the boats. Seven o'clock came but no yachts had arrived. They struggled in slowly, and soon the club horse was full of the occupants of the boats, who came from on board the yachts to the shore in their little yaw1s.
 Lights glistened out over the dark waters out of the club house as the night signals were hoisted on the feet. Upstairs in the club house the judges were deciding the awards ot the prizes. The half hundred yachtsmen though tired and weary chatted to a late hour of the race and the numerous at- tending incidents. The yacht Marguerite, owned by H. F. and c. M Peck led the