New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-09
A SUCCESSFUL REGATTA.
THE AMERICAN STEAM YACHT CLUBS Elk.
PERTINENT.
r1vr EXCELLENT MATCH RAcrs-w1NNERs AND
THETR TINES.

r1vF EXCELLENT MATCH RACES-wINNERs AND
THEIR TIMES
Inc experiment made by the American Steam Yacht
Club Yesterday with regatta for sailing vessels was
thorough success under the circumstances. -Four
teen yachts took part in the races and were divided
into six classes OF these five were mach-races,
while the sixth consisted of four entries Races with
only two entries are always the most interesting, en-
cept I'm cases of special class regatas, and tho con-
tests in the different classes were therefore admirable
The cutter Clara matched under mixed race
rules against that old cup-defender tho schooner
Magic, owned by jordan L. Mott The schooneTs
sailing length for tmc allowance made eighty five
per cent Of her actual sailing length. and under this
rule she gave the Clara min 81 Sec over twenty
mile course With a light, FREQ wind, It was shown
during tho day that tho Magic had not lost her
Ming but in wndward work she could not compare
with the cutter and thror0h freshening OF the breeze
she was defeated.
In the forty foot class the duellsts tho Nymph,
OF last years Burgess centreboard fortyfootcrs.
and Iirs, splendid specimen Of this years deop-
draught kccl-boat Mr. Gartncr's design showed up
much better as far tho fitting of hor sails was con-
ccrned than in her previous contests this year. but
she sorey missed her late skipper, TOM Sloane.
The handling of her canvas certainly was not beyond
criticism and the agement Of her headsaiI was de-
plorable II be denied that the control of her
hlcr was not Influenced by much technical kn0wl-
edge the Belfast yachracer displayed, and her de
feat must Of necessity be attributed to tho faults of the
sailing rather than any Deficiencies in her construc-
ton The wind at the from the northwest
and not over strong. The steamer Dalzcl was the
judges boat and took position at about half past IL
o'clock on line with the two stake boats Just out
side Of the Scotch Caps OFF Milton Point The courses
were:
Course No. 1.-For all cabin yachts;
From Milton Point and around stake boat anchoreu
IN Hampstead Harbor (course S. L W. Qrom sake-boat
Sands Point Lighthouse bears w. by $, and Execution
Lighthouse bears w. by ~ Nj passing same Oh 'nc
port hand and around STAKE oodt "hcnoIoU
one-half milo s. w q s. Of Captains Island Lighthouse
fcurc y f. > M passing the port hand; thence
TO and around stakcboat anchored III Hampstead ha'-
Dor (course S. W. = ST. passing same on tNe saIoo"ru
hand thence to and across the hnishlns He VINO"
Point course ~ l. e.. Distance about 70 hauuca mics
Course No. 2.-For all open yachts
From Milton Point % and around stake-boat anchored
in Hampstead lIarbor course s. = W) passing the sano
on the port hand thence 20 aud around e oacA ouoy Oh
N,tiuicock Point course y. T. by l. = l~) passing
Same an the mort hand: thence ana across the finishing
line al Milton Point (coursc y. w. by W. = WI. DIS
lance about 10 nautical miles
The first Yacht 10 cross the iib and mansali
I,l,c Canaan r. W. Downing, and next 10 her was
her class-mate, the poniuso. Both had malnsheels
eased of 10 port Amazon was third with big
tih-top,an I'm stops and spnnakcr set TO siafboaid.
Nvmpb crossed without a spnnakor, but broke out
her baloo1-j ib-tOIsan when she squared away Tor
the line Her spinnakcrboom was rugged to star
board but was hauled up she crossed. Tho order
Of the rest was Magic, Brunhide. Cara, Gigsi',
OrIenta, lone. Sycamore and Zelda. The yachts h~i
a free run 10 Hampstead but the wind had almost
died out before them The Nymph led around The
turn and all in their order made, with sheets close
hauled, for Captains Island.
Tho times OF rounding Hampstead sake-boat were
Nymph :O7 80 Amazon, Q II 40; Iris, 2:l6:45;
Clara, 2:1sI5; Magic. . :1s 80. The order OF the
rest was Clgglo Eurybia. Ione Sycamore Bnnhilae'
Orcnta Zelda Julie and Punlueo. on the run before
the wind the Clara ganeI MIN 80 sec. on Magic, and
Nvmph gained min. 10 Sc. on L!rs. The l1tteIi as
vel as Clara, had been bauhclcl part OF Inc time
by the schooner. ~, a., .,.-
on tie reach to Captains bland the big yachts
had better wind end Magic did better than on thr
first Lex Nymph gained sec. on Lhis, ana Mage
gained so sec on Cara. LiTls lost much time hand
ling hcr jlbtopsails, and continued To- have tiooDe
OF INF 1d TIC rest or tie race. EacK 70 il'hp-
stead Il wac another clO,chaul and Mage lnciea 81
her Icaf, gaining min. - sec. on cara over lhS
leg NyInph added another ~ sec 10 her 'o1t ov,f
LiIs. 10 tho finish the yachts had beat 10 wind
ward, and Clara recovered her los BY better point
ing D. wcll a by the excellent handling oi captain
john Barr Nvmph gained anotht: : se'. on Hi.is,
TIE iitc fellows a. tho meantime had rounded
Natlrc0ck stal-bla', and the leaders went about
in This order: Giggle Ol:0J; lone, :O2 200: sagi-
more :O2 30. Gie-lc kept hcr lead, but Zelda dl
better 10 windwad and finished second