New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-14
A SPLENDID REGATTA
SUCCESS oF.THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB
SOME ACCIDENTS 10 RELIEVE THE MoNoToNY
OF GOOD LUCK-THE WINNERS AND

OF GOOD LCCK-THE WINNERS AND
THEIR TIME.
When the Ncw-York Yacht Club selected the 18th
day Of the month for its annual spring regatta the
| trained old salts shook their heads solemnly and
mumbled something about Z" crossing their luck" The
good fortune OF Commodore Elbridgs T. Gerry, far
as yachting. weather is concerned, has become almost
proverbial and yesterday It proved to be even moro
powerful IN its good results than the awful number
" l3S IS IN causing disaster. II monomanlac on
yachting would sit down by himself and dream out
an ideal day for sailing race. he could not by any
possible exernon OF Imaginative powers picture a
finer specimen OF meteorological perfection than was
yesterday A wholesal breeze all day, with Just
enough shifting help the yachts at the hight time.
a fair of free wind and ample reaching, with
a little windward work, an ebh-tide out and FOOD
tide in-that was the day,
The conditions were such as 10 give tho
tcstants fair chance to compare their relative merits.
Persons wanting excitement In the way OF accidents
were also provided for by the disabling OF four Of
tho craft and at least two OF the mIshaps sig
nlfcant as indicating the ridiculous rigging Of
the class of racing machines known as forty
fooers' The Gardiner fortyp Erls had her mast
snapped of by puff Of wind, and her whole suit,
spas slils and iigging camo down on her
little deck In terrible confusion. The same
pull caught the topsail Of the A. Cary Smith forty
Gorilla, and snapped OF her topmaSt Accidents to
the Titania and Bodouin unfortunately deprived tho
seventy foot class OF some interest but the Katrina
had a nice little fight with the Shamrock, and adj
mnistered another drbbing 10 the Pride Of Day
Ridge
GUESTS ON THE FLAGSHIP.
On board the flagship Electra, Commodore Gerry
had gathered about him, 10 enjoy the sport and
take OF his plain and simple fare constellation OF
shining lights from tho political armament. Among
them werS General Jamos W. Hustled, Commits
sloner Henry Porter, Judge Van Brunt Edmund C.
Stanton tho Rev. Dr. William benjamin, Justice
z. O.. Duffy and James II. Bamum The Regatta
Committee board, and generous amount OF
technical language flowed from the lips Of Captain
Stephen Peabody Captain s. S. samues, Fleet Surgeon
Ascho, Brayton Ives and Adrian lsolln. ir. Captain
Henry Erben, superintendent OF the L. s. Naval
Bureau, who wants to mako dynamite cruiser out
Of tho Electra, entertained by Commodore Gerry,
probably for the purpose Of dlvertIng him from his
evil purpose.
when the Electra dropped anchor Just outside the
Narrows near Buoy Is. tho waters near It fairly
swarmed with pcasirccran and excursion boats.
Tho interest In the regatta manifested by the pros
cnco OF thousands OF spectators. Among the vessels
were tho im-yachts Stranger RAiha NoW'IhoA'
CoSctte, Marguerite, Oneida, CneuOwa aud VIOLA
the iron steamboats, Taurus and Icrsons, the police
boat Patrol the schooner achts Mayhower. Sachem,
MontaIk and Intrepid In addition thero were half
dozen tng.boats and about forty sail OF yachts
Tho OF the preparatory FUN echoed from the Illus
at IL IA and the racers closed In toward tho lne
Ten minutes later tho starting signal was hrcd
About a minute before tho starting gun, tho little
forty footor Iiris had up tho line and iuiod
up 30 as TO have her port broahsdc almost touching
the line when the electric fuss OF toe Electra spht
tered and the Thunder OF her brass piece said co.
tho little sloop simply SWING around 10 the siarboard
tack and had her mast on the limo 10 n!ne seconds.
4 SPLENDID START
Then cane the Clara, Sea Fox, OruylIng. Katrina.
Tnania Fanny. Oracle ami MarquIta in th' order
named whole bunch Of the graceful craft followed,
With only 4 few seconds between them: Hild'gnrde,
Bodouin, Aralea, Whileaway, Marguerite, TomahawR
Agnes Dauntiess and Berthe The shamrock eann
next with the big schooner Palmer hehud her. The
little forty footcrs Gorilla and Nyrph hal been waiting
for each other as get started together, and they
crossed the line only few seconds apart and over
minute behind The Palmer. Tho whole start was mag
nihocn the entire fleet bcinG across tic no In even
u5uuSs Tho official times Of tho start ven: