New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
THE WIZARD THE WINNER.

SIZE oUTsAILs THE VIVID BY SEVERAL MIN
UTES ON A TwENTY.SEvEN NILE COURSE
The match race between the sloOps Wizard and
Vivid which could not be finished Decoration Day.
because of the lack Of wind was sailed yesterday
over the Larchmont long course Tie Wizard is
sixty feet four inches on the waterne. and the Vivid
fftyseven feet inches, consequently the Wizard
had allow the Vivid two minutes seventeen seconds.
The rules governing the match required that the yachts
should BIO sailed by amateurs. Governor kortrght
commanded the Wizard ard Henry Van WICK the
Vivid. The tug Havlland, with the Larcbmont Re-
gatta Committee, H. b. willard. f. J. Greagan and
f. NJ. Scott. board. accompanied the yachts over
the course. The preparatory signal was given at
IL :04, and the gun to start fred at IL :09 The
starting line between two stakeboats moored on
the clubhouse, the being miles 5. s. T.. from
the starting point to- stake-boat mooed off Hemp
stead harbor thence 10 IL miles N. f. Ia E. to
stakeboat moored of Stamford Lighthouse; the
points making the return journey total distance 81
miles, The time Of crossing the line folIowst
Vivid-11 rs go,
wlzard-11 IL 30.
The wind abeam for the first leg Of the course,
and both boats took In head sails and broke out bal
loon jib-topsails. The wind was light. trife south
of east The Wizard gained. At the first stake
boat the time was:
Vivid-I1 40 30
Wzard-I1 go 80.
In the hree-mile run the Wizard had gained 40
seconds Jib-topsails were taken in and sheets TRIM
med fat for beat TO the stake-boat OF Stamford
Lighthouse. The Wizard continued to gain and worked
to windwari of the Vivid of Matnnecock Point both
yachts were becamed at noon. For an hour there
was no stir in the air. stir in the sea- when a
zephyr awoke, and the Vivid was too close to the
land to feel it and remained stationary while the
Wizard slipped away from her.
The Shamrock, with spendid-ftting suit OF sails
the Anaconda, much improved in appearance by a
double headrg the Arabia the Iseult tho Rajah the
schooner Lotus, the steam yachts Sentinel Padalma
and Oneida, were out to sec the At O'Clock
nice little breeze came ripping over the waters of the
Sound from the southwest The Vivid felt It first,
broke out her balloon ib-topsal and began TO slip
swiftly through the water The shift Of wind favored
her. and the race began again. with both yachts about
even, and able to lay straight for stamford
Light. The Vivid held the better wind At 2l5
both yachts set spnnakers, the wind having CONS
round nearly dead aft. AT o'clock tLey were within
a Biscuits toss OF another and abreast Tho
Wizard took In her spinnaker while the Vivid held
to hers The Wizard turned the takeboat stamford
Light at 1923 so and the Vivid at 8 pa 100. The
Vivid made beautiful turn, slipped in under the stern
of the Wizard, and took the wndward position. She
was rewarded with round of applause But her
triumph was brief. 1t dead beat back to tho
Hampstead Bay stakeboat. AS as the windward
work began in earnest, it that the Wizard was
much the better boat She outponted and outfooted
the Vivid The latter was pinched' until her head
sails were Tapping. 1t was no use. She couldn't
fetch as high as the Wizard Tho breeze freshened
The Nymph, Burgess forty foot sloop tackled
the Wizard on the homestretch and by her superior
windward qualities, came within an ace OF beating
her, although twenty feet shorter on the water line
The Wizard rounded the Hampstead Bay stakeboat at
5 ~ 10, eased off her sheets, broke her balloon
jibtopsall, and with the wind abeam, legged IL for
homo at great rate. The Vivid rounded at O5 49,
Tho Wizard crossed the finish line at 10 90 and the
Vivid at 6;2S TO- The following is the record of tho