New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
A BIG FLEET OF SMALL VA GIFTS
EIGHTy.Two STARTERS IN A RACE.
FIRST REGATTA OF THE NETWORK YAoH'
RACING AssocIATIoy-GooD WEATHER,
ooon SAILING AND GOOD SPORT.

GOOD SAILING AND GOOD SPORT.
As far as the number of boats is concerned the frs:
race ~ the New-York Yacht Racing Association which
took place yesterday, the greatest that has evor
hsen seen around New-York Some 140 boats were
enterod and of these elghtytwo started. The yachts
were. however, nearly all small ones, only one being
forty-footer and half of the others being catDoatS
The race was .he less Interesting on ths &C
count however and the sight of the feet OF racers
| lacking down the bay was one which people other
| than yachtsmcn could enjoy. The start was rom
an Imaginary line between the stakeboat and the
steamer Cygnus, which anchored just north OF
Liberty Island. At l. 10 o'clock the preparatory
signal a long blast of the whistle OF the steamer
Cygnus which carried the judges, was given ana ten
minutes later another blast told She cabin sloops ID
start Another ten minutes and the open sloops ana
catboa.s received tho signal TO begin the race. inc
wind was fair one, and was blowing almost due
south, so that the yachts had dead beat to
windward. The cabin sloops had only their working
sails up strong head tide troubled the flee greatly
and II was to avoid this much possible that the
yachts stood close in to the Kills at first, and then
Rugged <he Staten Island hore The course for cabin
sloops over thirty eight feet long was 10 the South
west spi. and return, about twenty-five miles; that
for cabin soops between twenty-seven and thlr'y-
eight feet long 20 the red belbuoy at the hside
end OF Swash Channel and return, twenty miles, for
the smaller CABIN anu SioOPS' d"N '"iSo'
catboats the course was around buoy No. -, of
swinburne Island and RETURN fifteen miles, while the
course for she smaller open sl0ops and caboas was
twelve miles, around buoy No. 10 and return
As the feet sailed down the bay IL spread out more
and more, making fine appearance as the boats
stretched oil. over several miles. The Cygnus on
which was large crowd OF gayly dressed sght-seers,
steamed down the bay as far as buoy No To- ana then
returned to the starting point that the judges could
4ot,oY la tina ~ Tho which were
already on their return voyage The wind had shifted
slightly being on the starboad quarter OF the yachts
as they came up the bay. 1t had also slackened
little so that the larger vessels were able TO hois-
their spinnakers.
The Rival twenty ono foot open sloop, was seen
to be sailing away from the other boats which saeo
over the shortest course and she was the hrst Doa
to cross the line at the end Of the course she cae
opposite the judges boat at 80 II. making mel
eIansed time 10 o6 and her corrected time 27 43
Seven minutes later the catboat Pauline b. had
finished her course, and then the yachts began t.
arrive at short intervals. About dozen either dio
not finish or crossed the line after It was too darl
for the judges 10 distinguish their numbers. One o.
| the boats the Gauntlet, had her mast blown away
but otherwise there were no mishaps except slight
ones.
In class D. Of the four starters only one, the
| Gertrude. OF the Jersey City Yacht Club owned by
Commodore Pearson, finished the course. her cor
rected time being 90 :01. In Class f, the Mergus
owned by William ii. Rowe. of the Columbia Yach
Club. was the winner. with corrected time IL 80
The Forsyth. belonging 10 Alexander f. Rowe, of thu
Jersey City Yacht Club, in hrst In class +, he
| corrected time being Els :53. Class G furnished
the closest contest Of al. II. {. Rosemonds Surline
| Of the Columbia Yacht Club. having a corrected TIM
| Just one second shorter than that of the Bertha
| The winners corrected time :53 :5l. The ANA
| teur of the Cedar Point Yacht Club belonging q
Francis Burritt had only competitor in class
| and won handily with corrected time Of 3:0i 90
| Arthur Murphy's James I. Corle,t. of the Hudson
River Yacht Club outsailed all other boats IN class
| her corrected time being 80 81. The Rival. be
! longing TO Commodore Burrtt Of the Cedar Pol
Yacht club. won In class by good margin, and 4
| class August Bauer's Lone star Of the Hudson
| River Yacht Club successful, her corrected tim
| being 2 :5S 40.
! The Bessie, OF the Jersey City Yacht Club, wit
a corrected time of 3 80 :35. In first I'm class
| and in class q representative of the Yonkers CO
| 4nthian Yacht Club, the Nina, the victor, he
class 7, with a corrected time Of 10 40. bui a pre-
test entered against her, IL being alleged that sh
had not been entered for the race The Pauline 4
! came I'm ahad Of the other catbOats In class s. he
| corrected time being 40 AS In class the victor
| the Bon Ton, was also protested, II being charge
that she did not round the buoy. Her corrected tim
| was . 40 al.
| Theoiieers of the association have every reaso
! to feel proud Of their Inaugural race, not Hl
were the starters numerous, but the details OF IN
Peterson, Of the Yonkers Corinthlan Yacht Club
Charles Il. simms. tr., OF the Columbia Yacht Clnl
and George f.. Garland, OF the NewJersey Yacl
Club.