New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-19
YACHTS RACE IN A GALE.
THE KATR1NA's MAIN BOOM BROKEN.
FINE WORK OF THE TITANIA-sHE SAILS OVER
THE COURSE IN REMARKABLY QUICK
r1ME-HER RIVAL HAD TO
GIVE THE CONTEST.

but this time her glory IS rather dImmcd By the fact
that her opponent disabled early In the race.
Yachtsmen, OF course, argue that II racers spars
or rigging prove themselves less able to cope with
wind and sea than those OF another the weakness must
Justly be charged against the account OF tho losing
yacht. Racing craft must DO good salers In any
wind, and II one has flaws which mako IL Impossible
for her TO sail a race against suh wind ana hes'y
head sea- she ought 10 DO beaten by tho one that can
bear such Strains. Yesterday tho competing yachts
bad to sail In a fair-sizcd gale, ana on tho hrst
leg against that wind as we'll as head-sea The
Ttania did the work that had been laid out for her
while tho Katrina broke her mainboom and had TO Give
up the contest. The test would not nave resulted
so dlsastrously Messrs AuchIncosss pride hah she
been as good sea-boat as her rival As IL was the
Titania pointed better than the Katrina from the
start and the A. Cary Smith soop, in cndeavoring
to hold herself closer to the wind over-straned her
SPAR and broke 1t off. 1t WAS to DO ueplored
that the race could not have been ngnt
throughout, but, as It Is, the Il'anA eho"oo
her superiority in heavy weather ana deserves
credit for that much. besides, she maze remark
able time over the course.
When the Electra was taking Commodore Gerrys
guests aboard yesterday morning she was lying AZ
anchor of East Twenty 81 I th-st. within stones
throw OF the msn-ofwar Boston. There were white
caps even In the East River, and stln "iha from
tho BASTARD was stirring up the suds' COMMODORE
Gerry promised those who enjoyed his hosPitahJ
to show them how his flagship Wouln
behave in q scsway and he kept his word Among
those who subsequently had series Oh Drhy
baths from tho seas that shipped werc William
F. Iselln Mrs c. Oliver ISelin, Miss Lena Post,
Charles Post Miss Romano stone, Edward I. POST
Colonel s. V. X. Cruger, Captain +. o. dc Luho'
Secretary J. V. s. Oddo, ex.Commodore James d.
Smith Captain Gouvcrneur Kortrght, Captain stephen
Peabody Captain Henry Erben, U. b. NJ e1'Coni,
modore 6. Nicholson Kane. Vre-Commodore Robert
n (,fenyllle Kane, The Uhgsnlp
left her anchorage at 10 o'clock and steamed rapidly
down through the River and the Bay to scotland
ughtshp.
The wind a. II was whom the Electra weighed anchor
rccludcd the possibility OF stalking cOurSo uhuo'
tho conditions o! the agreement between tho Auchn.
CLOSES and c. .. Isrn. The first race was 10 po
twelve miles to lecward or windward and return.
starting nom Scotland Ligthsho. Tho wind was from
due east and both wtndward and ecward from the
ughiship Il impossible TO stake out Twelve mice
without humping into a shore. In this emergency
Commodore Gcuy's good luck camo to the rescue ehu
shifted the little gale enough to make It oast by north
| That gave 9 course and caused eI.Comnodore Kane
to exolam with pathos: This aye tbs Is the one DAY
We have bern looking for for years
| The Electra encountered a little weather IN the
upper bay. but when she had passed through the
Narows her sea goin: qualities were In demand. Tho
whole surface OF the brno was covered VIII
"IswyerxS whose wigs were Respondent a th'
driven snow. Tho became longer and deeper
and the flagship began IN plunge and roll IN earnest
| sh. behaved admirably, however, and though sh'
shipped seas that tossed her heavy brass cannon aoou
| Ike toys she stood up exceptionally well. TIT
| only other craft near Scotland Iightshp when th'
| Electra approached wcro the STRAIN yacht one'da
| T. C. BENEDICT: the schooner Palmer, RutherfoT
stuyvnsant and tho tugs J. Il. DalIo and volunteer
| All Of theSc had a rough timc OF II. The Volunee
| had In tow the two racers.
| The Electra anchored north by ives
| OF tho llghtshp, while tho racer
were towcd about half mile 10 windwari. Both had
| no sail SGT and carried tOpmssB. Their crews Wer
bu.y taking all the possible reefs IN the mainsals
\ lot OF time had been lost getting thus far, and II
yas |. 30 before the Electra set at her peak the sis
| nal I. v " or East by NORTH 70 shhouneo u"
cour,o five minutes later the Katrina set her main
u c,os. rccfed and holscd her storm forcsail In th'
| stan. She then let go her towering haVscr' OrNh'
| o,t her forr all and went on tho port tack Anohc
| walt Of ten minutes found the Titansa Win inc San
| c.nya. A, the Katrina aud FREE OF the rug Ah
| Katrina next housed her topmaSt' ana 'ho l'""'
| ,,rrk her own soon after. Al last tho AuchincioS
sloop -, her No 30, and came along Tor The e'"f'
| Ing lire. ,,, 49,, ,,o,.,
10 port and approached tho Electra 10 In"""r" VI u
| flagship The beautiful seventy ,footcr presented
picture Of remarkable grac" A. her da>hhS cpPr Wv
cut through tho Seas she rode tho water HAo nu "
| ENn o
| apL tho Katrina became farortte for tho DAY \
| c,n.r,, however It lOohci as II sh" hM not oe"i
c,,,,,Iy trimmed and her subsequent trouble may d
| Attributed 10 this Tho liianIA while inc haT"'
WAS slowing her chains, huns out 10 wih""ari an
| dd not COM, down with the wind until shortly Oeior
the preparatory signal This was hIei ~ IL ~ a''
-. .,.r, VA, given ten minutes later. DURING 'ha
interval the Katrina crossed from wv i,,
or IA the llrht,hip to l"cward Of the starting inc
and reruinc,i on the port tack aplain hT,r!' ~m
~trcrd her and Captain Terry; 4i Inc nrNnnnS w.
W., ~" Tic stor,lu. gur q, nrpl tho Cary smith >lon
| rro, cd on tho siar"lNl ta'h IN ihH'l n"',
| rLc Ti,snla I'm the meantime had rarh,h pnlLl
r,,cr - miIr ON the prt quarter Of the Elcc ga
she G. ,,cd the ia ships tom ON th' po' "
Cro>s'd on thr srarhoagd tSk ) minutes l" S'o"'
"'T Th" +" Ecc,ra Immediately weighed anchor an
steamed after III" r~cis' whrh W.T." AMI I'm c.s
| IN. north and Blowing thirty hro hnotH an hour
soon a. vNchrs had rro.s'd thcrr nm"a ,u 10
was moi long before sh" gut IN the weather quar-,
q tho Ka"Ha ,6T oY 9ST m nmn On Kckawu
Inlet at = 60. when thr Katrina went on Inc To ,"
tack the TI'ana wa hrriHurlh' o, ,ar. ", Wv, :,
tack nom shor. IT was noticed that some ~
had happened her III" i-"i to KEEP Un y" ws,
, | Retro Inc wind with her hradsals only one I'D
hrolrn her main boom In ia" middle In' ,"g VIZ,
'"' +" tbs meantime Tho Tlaula coa',nGrl on u
beat to wind ard and rounded The s,a' s?a, 10 "a
b,,ipv made an actual distance nf about Wcni
fonr miles IN thu remarkable time OF two hours dnr
h dyc AWAY hciSrc tho wind she scr her Gaf-topSH
nrr S ST rccfcd msn.n and homo tho twel,
nmy thrce ,rrnnds The following ar" tho limcH
my '''' El,psct
ssr& ;, og'r :, q, E 81 60 s ,!:r
y, T T,1rIns 50 50 81 BID ,i net nnh - "
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