New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-14
THE ATLANTIC AND PURITAN.
LIVELY BRUSH IN TIE LOWER BAY.
THE BOSTON YACHT BY FAR THE FAsTER-READH
FOR TOMORROW

THE BOSTON YACHT BY FAR THE FAsTER-READH
FOR TOMORROW.
When Captain Gregory fred the morning gun
at tho Atlantic Yacht Club house yesterday the fsgA
went up on over fifty yachts anchored OFF the erees
slopes OF Bay Ildge There large yachts and
small steam yachts little so0p whose crew consisted Of
single and great schooners, with more In the
forecastle than ull-rigged ship carries and there
were wide shallow skmmn g-dshes ana deep, narrow
cutters. Among the yachts were the steam yachts
Electra Sentinel and Radha; schooners Gitana. Ruth,
Fortuna, Esperanto, Tidal Wave, Haze. Eous. Resoue,
Norma, Es:ele. wyvern and Montauk; sloops. Fanny.
Thetis, Romer, Daphne. Cinderella, Arab, Una,
Stella Viola. Adelaide. Athlon. Daisy, Elephant Rs-
gua Crocodile, and Atlantic.
shortly before IL O'Clock the Atlantic got under way
and stood down toward tho Narrows. She had up her
mainsa, forestaysail and jih Then the towering
ofthe Puritan was seen standing to Owls
Head from the Staten Island Shore and tho Atlantic
up her working t6psa The Boston boat under the
sail a. tho Atlantic except that she carried
topsal. The Atlantic evidently looking FOR fight,
and she and the Puritan att. There wss
good breeze from tho southeast and the two
big sloops went flying toward the Narrows At
the start the Atlantic about two minutes ahea but
the Puritan oyerhaulcd her rapidly The cleaning white
hull OF the Boston boat drew ahead OF the long.
potcaded body OF her antagonist and they dashed Into
the Lower Bay. There the wind frcsher and tho
Puritan rapidly increased her lead. large fleet Of
other yachts were sailing about watching this battle Of
the giants. The Atlantic sailed FAST but tho Puritan
sailed faster and shot away down into tho Horseshoe.
where she ay-'o In order that Commodore Forbes
and his guests might have luncheon on
keel After while tho Atlantic came down.
She full OF tight ami evidently wanted to
how would sail with the Puritan before the wind
When the two yachts started north they were sonio
distance apart but their that they
came close together. Again the Puritan walked away
from the Atlantic and although she did not beat her
badly as she did Oh the wind yet sho beat her de-
cided.y.
The Priscilla had come for a sail and when thu two
yachts separated above the Narrows the Atlantis
started for tho Priscilla. But the iron boat would have
none OF IL aud TO her anchorage. Among the
yachts which out were tho schooners Gitana,
Ruth and Fortuna About 2:30 they came dashinS
up by the Atlantic Yacht CLUB house tho Gtana Lead
ing. Then they turned and went down on tue wind
The Ruth picked the Giana beautifully aud by tho
time Owls Head reached had good lead. The
Ruth has been raced so little that 1t Is not certln ex
actly what sho.can do She Is known to be fast boat
but the way she walked away from the Gta1a yester-
day surpriss to all t. The Daphne and
Crocodile went down the Bay IN the morning and
little brush. The Daphue went to tho
Horseshoe and r',. as she was comTS up W;
yachts Immediately began an imprOmptu race IL was
hard gh but the Clara took the lead she Is larger
SAIL In the afternoon Mr. Morriss steam yacht Cora
In from NesOrleans flying the Jag Of the Southern
Yacht Club and anchored of the Atlantic club house
All the gemeuts completed for the At
lantic Clubs Regatta tomorrow. The Maynower -
expected 10 arrive to-day from Boston and Will ne ready
for to'morrow's race. The schooner yacht EepuDIo
and the sOops Oracle. Athl0n and ADELAIDE
were on tho ways yesterday getting ready
for the regatta. Great hopes entertained OF the re-
beat the BoJon boat Thctis The Montauk Is said
to be doing we'll this year and With Captain Jesse Cark
schooner yacht put the water yesterday
She has been hauled out being painted.