New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-17

,, NE ~ + eierioA Gallatn. .....-..... S&07
Among the schoOpers Dauntess ID not expected to
DO much as her sailing breeze hurricane II there
Is good stu the Gtana viii probably come IN
hr,t: II the wind is light the Graylin& The Ruth ana
AOnauk Will not be far behind. however Among Inc
foar Big sloops everybody has probably picked out the
winner yerybody knows as much ABOUT IL as any
body else The Oracle Thes and Fanny are going to
have a hard struggle in their class II the Fanny Is
properly sailed she will probably De
the winner. After the magnificent manner in
which cutter Clara sailed on Iuesday-and Tue aay
was anything a cutter day-there is not much doubt
Tat will be the winner IN her class she VIII nave
On board the best Corinthian yachting talent in
America-;hat Is. the Old Oriva crew. among THEM T.
Smith Lee and Robert Cornell. The Berthe is expected
to win in her Beside the regular prizes the CLUB
Offers special prize for keel schooners Yachts entered
1or this prize are debarred from competing Tor the
re ,ular club prize.
The course Will be from OFF Owls Head at Bay Ridge
10 and around Buoy No. Sig on the Southwest spit.
thence around Buoy No. 8. of the point of Sandy
Hook. and on; GROUND the Sandy Hook Light
sAp Returning. the yachts wi. finish at Buoy No. 10
outside the NarrOws. The Lachenbaca VIII be tne
Judges boat. steamboat Taurus viii carry
The club members en1 other guests over the course.
The MayfoYer was OIL the dock at the foot OF
Pkest yesterday preparing for to-day's race Work
men busy rubbing her bottom with hne emery pa
Per and they polished until 1t as smooth as glass
All day long steady stream OF visitors came and went
Tie beautiful looked like the Puritan out OF
water. instead Of that impression OF power which
The Paitan gave there was an air OF deiicaoy
snd fineneSs IN the model She was put
into the water at high in the evening and towed
down Bay Ridge 10 wait for this mornings contest
II there wind enough today the race VIII ne one OF
The entries Tor the seawanhaka regatta Saturday
are AL III and are as follows:
SchO0ncrS
Fortuna Ruth
First Class Soops and Cutters
A As9,.a Priscilla
Second Class.
''''''' Third Class ~s'''
cara Dapnne.
fourth Ga
Rival
Fyth Ctass.
isisuit f fIspSant
CGlpnt Fey.
The conditions Of this race already been published
shall gverest TO yachismsn with the prospect Of
al day sunday for further recuperatoh VIII pesh 10
When viii be the best boat OF four big soops 10 de-
iend the Americas Cup against the Gsatea a dhrt -,
prove to no drifting matches anad IN The n. races re,
Ns.n the winds sap are to Sow than they
this of the year The boat selected VIII nave 10
tie heI own weather. which Is strong WINDS
for IL not all nkely tDat tue
rererce when several attempts TO sail the
failed for lack OF wind, Will be re-
peaied THIS ian
The feeling among yachtsmen yesterday In regard to
TUESDAYS race mingled and mixed. The leInonaoe
in which OF each OF the three big sloOps
drank to their do had a drop OF wormwood in IT, The
jubiIant the victory OF the IRON
soo sOrrowfu because she drfted over the line al
the hnish. Among the AtDnttc yachtsm n cheerful
Sadness prevailed They had beaten the Puritan. nut
tie Priscilla adj beaten them The Puritans admirers
were, perhaps. the happest Of all. though the white
slOop did come three. The fact that Cd the
reach out from Buoy No to the Scot land Iightshp-
only thea really had good DreeLe-tne
Puritan greatly Increased her lead and the Tact that on
the in from the Sandy Hook IIghtshlp me me
Puritan picked up the Atlantic ana only leIl
a-tern again when the wind began to die out at tue
Romer sufficient proof 10 their minds mat
she the best boat and only suffered defeat oy an
accident They smiled "a smile serene aud high" as
they looked the May flower the dock yester-
day, and confident that they will yet sweep the
seas the white sioops they were before the
OF Tuesday.
The race to-day will be started at near IL o'clock as
possible The Regatta Committee. who will have charge
OF IT are T.. Chase, f. /. Robinson and A. NJ. Cohoon
The wonderful acht Setto arrived here at $50
O'clock las. evening from Bristol. X l., and Will 20
through her aquatic gymnastics at the race to-day
Tins season the stetto is painted leadcoor all over
with Il black smoke stack. She goes SO fast and Is SO
reariy OF the water that she looks IKE wave
rushing great rapity over the surface OF the sea-