New-York tribune., 1886-05-28
TIE ATLANTIC A SUCCESS.
OUrSAILING TIE PRISCILLA.

TIE TRIAL TRIP or ruG NEw YACHT GIVES sATIs-
FACTION ALL AROUND.
In spite OF the threatening weather in tho morning
the announcement hat tao sOop yacht
Atlantic would sreichher sails yesterday drew
a number OF yachtsmon to thcyard Of John
Mumm at Bay Ride. The fortunate pos
sessors Of yachts went abori Of them and the less
bn eqn lily enthusiastic stood the shore
the big sloop started aud then took the for
For, II imilion. they yachting with opera
glassrs The Atlantic got under at 1875. She Is
Il II light IN the water AMI considerable more ballast
will be needed 10 bring her down to her lines On bOlrl
her The Esworths. "Joe" and "Ph" OF cOur-e;
and OF course Joe" hal the tiier Then there
john M1mn her builder. John Sawyer. VINO made the
sails; Php Lowe who an Inc rislns and Messrs Law
ton AMI Langley OF the regatta committee.
The Atlantic had mp her mainsaii. foresail and iib
The wind blnSIng freshly from the south south
last OF The food tide running she stool
away the port tack toward Stapleson Then she
nttened in her sheets. and coming about on the star
board tack stool down thfoueh the flows She came
about a. rca MY as cathoat aud pointed -pcndlly
Those who hal had doubts Of her being success before
had none when they saw now closely she snoi To the
wind and how quickly she came about Following tue
All niic was J. Rogers Maxwell on the Daphne But
the way the Atlantic went "hrh sh" started no"n
through the NarrOws made the Daphne look as she
was 81 ndi * sun Whch tne Narro"s were passed the
Atlantic casr her sheets tle ana stood Tor the west
Bank. going like frightened deer Meantime. the Pris-
shore had got under y and was playing abont In the
Bay Just below Fort Wadsworth Tue schooner yatchs
Grayltns and Montauk and the soOp yacht Fanny had
also weighed anchor and were standing down the Bay.
Before ~eacning the Southwest spit the Atlantic cans
the Pri>c In that vachf started ont to meet
her When they were r Oseher the Atlantic came on
tho wind again and the two flew down the
The Priscilla wiudwari at the start but IL
apparent that tho yacht both out
and utpoiniing The PrscillL carried the
SAL as the Atlantic. Rapidly the Atlantic drew
from me iron boat and rapidly did she ca 10 wind
Elhrilgc t. Gerry now came steamng after them
his yacht Electra yins the Ddore's flag OF the
New lork Yacht CLUB. The AUanc and the Priscilla
dashi - down the Bay Ike the wind. the new
yacht rapidly increasing her lead When hey came
about aud for the Nsrrows the Atlantic
allowed the Priscilla to come ahre tst Of her and then
away they went Running WAS always the Prlscll @'s
point and she showed that the recent changes IN
her hdd altered her in that respect for she held her
well with the new siO0p The Graylng came up to
the and for while led them. but sne could not
hold hc position and they shot anei OF her Inc At
seemed like the manner In which the iron
sluop hung on to her ani 80 she tOpstil and
jl-t walkei away Then the Priscilla seemed to hhvc
IN and drew out Of the race standing dOwn for
the West Bank.
II WAS 4'25 ~. III. when the Atlantic dropped anchor
on the Atlantic lach Club house al Bay Ridge. Every
was ghtei with che she had behaved. and
said: " II there 10 Purtan-ah. but there l. a
Puritan,"
"Jor " Ellsworth sail: 81 am perfectly satisfied
She Is She works beautifully can steer her
hand"