New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
INTERNATIONAL CANOE RACES.
ONE FOR The ENGLISH AND ANOTHER FOR The
AMERICANs-A DECIDING CONTEsT on MONDAY.

ONE FOR THE ENGLISH AND ANOTHER FOR The
AMERIcANs-A DECIDING CONTEST on MONDAY.
Various accidents 10 the English competitors
caused tile first international cup OF the NewYOrk
Canue Club to be postponed IL and O'clock yeser
day good number OF interested ladies and gentlemen
we're on hand at Tomp yille Staten Island early but
finishing touches To the delayed matters that
the nrst signal gun not hrei till /: ID (. com
niItee OF three members OF the club-CoTmodore C. K.
Mouroe Colonel c. L. Norton and r. B. Burchard acted
as officers of the day. The cup was TO be awarded
boat winning two best of three heats. The
Leaving the buoy of the house on tne star
board to buoy OF Clifton leaving it thence
to buoy midway between Clifton and Bay Ridge
leaving 1t to port; thence TO pOut OF starting leaving
the mark to port OF four miles; this
be sailed twice eight miles in all The contestants
the Nautilus OF the Royal Canoe Club, Of London
sal ed by her owner W. Baden Powell; the Pearl also OF
tue Royal Canoe Club, sailed by Walter stewart; the
Guenn Of the Brooklyn Canoe Club. manned By william
Whitock, and the Lasse Of the NewYork Canoe Club,
bearing C. b. YauG
The flowing IN and the wind was very fair,
the southeast, the Nautilus crossed the line rst
at 20 o'clock The Pearl, the Lassie and the Guenn
crossed bunch All the racers stood on port tack
the for Clifton, the Nautilus rounding tie buoy
In advance OF tue Pearl The race to and around the
buoy of Bay Ridge was tine one The Two English
bad much the best OF Il aud came pasLthe buoy
one boat The time at this point WAS 2:ll:30 p. m.
Tue Guenn came around a minute aud quarter later.
t hal OF the journey in 20 seconds less than the
Pearl, rounding the TOmpknsyllle Buoy at hrs. 264
min. The Lassie tniri and tue Guenn last by
minute. The Nautilus bore away lauDtily amid tue
pleased exclamation Of the English spectators for the
Clifton fax. winch sue passed at 1888 y. the LIsse
passing the Pearl at the buoy aud the Guenn closing
RAPIDLY. At Bay Ridge the Nautilus had tbree minutes
leai The Lsssle was two minutes ahead OF the Guenn
and The Pearl minute behind tie latter. The nOas
came DO the for home with rush the wnd ana
TIDE being them. The wind blew more heavily than
the Americans would have liked Dut siacke up lltte
and allowed the Lassie TO gain. The Nautilus got past
tue line first 3:27, the Lassie at 329 the Guenn AT
1892 AMI the Pearl at Ssh CONCENTRATIONS 10 the
vlclOr. inspection 0f the victorious English
boat and refreshment, delayed the start OF the ond
TIL minutes after o'clock. The Nautilus again
had best OF start which she improved and was
a minute ahead at Clifton Crossing 10 Bay Ridge the
the first time got the had sue continued
the better Naut IN the lighter wind then
blowing and finished the urst hall OF the race Az 3D.
Gueun second J:36:3O, the Nautilus third
80 49, and the Pear out OF the race. Tie Nautilus Oy
fine sailing clever tackg got to the fore Ia tue rur
FOR the chr buoy aud around at o:oI Inc Guenn,
and tue Lsssir followed by fraction or mlnCte Go
Bay Ridge tue Lassie again cut In ahead
Nautilus checking ter speed TO shake OUT reel
The Engshman isged out splnnaker on tue run none
put the tide him and hell him so that Was o. no
avail Cheers from the spectators on the yacnts,
steamers an piers greeted the Lasie as she sal ed
past the hone buoy G:2Sl5 just as the sound OF he
sunset gun came booming over the water from Cover
nors Island. The Nautilus CAME IN at O:JO. lie ue-
cid Ing race will e sailed on Monday.