New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-12
YACHTS IN CALM AND STORM.
A DISAPPOINTING RACE, WITH INTERESTING
INCIDENTS.
SPRING REGATTA OF THE ATLANTIC cLUB-A
FINE LIST OF ENTRIES REMARKABLE
PHENOMENA IN THE SKY AND

Tho suItry atmosphere which marked tho opening
Of Yesterday introduced a series Of meteorological
| uhenon,sna combining TO make the Atlantic Yacht
Clubs spring regatta dismal failure This was the
moro dcplorable because the list OF entries for tho
races included formidable list Of tho best yachts in
| Atlantic vaton. The club had chartered tho iron
steamboat, Sirius and the eigboat Dahell TO follow
the racing craft over tho course and about 500 persons
on the former and OF Judges amateur photogra-
| pliers and reporters on tho latter. were doomed to
| dIsa ppoInt ment About 10 o'clock the two steam
boats anchored of tho yachtclub basin OF Bay RIDGE
aud tho waters in the noighborhood were then crowded
with Measure craft both sail and steaTn. Thero was
dead calm at tho time, which left tho waters IN a
state OF CLASSY smoothness, and the judges on the
Dalroll decided 10 whistle for wind. Instead, they
20. three or four heavy showers Of rain, literally
spcrsed with torrfd sunshine. In consequence
| the noon hour passed by without much chance for
a race and finally when the preparatory signal was
fred from tho bluff. number Of tho yachts had TO
DO towed over the starting limo so as TO got on tho
| right side Of the beginning.
At i2:4l 80 tho gun starting all tho schooner
| classes aud Glasses J. and g. sloops. was
| cred and moro guns at 1ve-mnu's In
ervss doomed over the bay start the other classes
Each of yachts had five minutes 10 cross tho ne'
| The following were the starters. in this order
| schoonsrs. Glass /. Grayng Sea Fox
| Schooner Class Q Cavalier.
csppei.
Shops, Class . Ti,snia GrscIs. Shamrock, Katrina,
Funny.
| sloops, Class e. Anaconda. Clara Roomer
| bloops, Classes S and o. Bsnshce. Stella
| sIoopS Class 7. Daisy. HypauA Nomad. IldeFAn'
MIs,ial Homsd, Ilderan and Mstral Handicapped
| Sleeps, Glass 3. Ma Belle, Arab, Kathleen.
| sloops, Class o. Mouette. wona, FEOlie.
sloops Class IL. Biou, Marjorie, T'rpor
The list promised number Of fine contests. es.
peciay in tho seventy footcr class Tho wind at the
start was southwest and light and the yachts went
out against flood tide. They were all on the star
boari tack crossing, but had hardly got out OF the
| bunch Of yachts at anchor when the wind shifted
IN southeast and caused them all 10 go on the port
tack Tho Anaconda bugerd tho Bay Ridge shore
too closely went aground. aud had 10 DO hauled on
| by @ tug The Katrina and Sea Fox, with number
OF am aller craft got under Toe Of the staten Ianh
shorr Lost the tlo ground they had, and eventually
I'd 10 put back. Ia ths meantime tho Shamrock
| lad gained the lead b. fakes and led tho IIanH
| ms half mile In the drift the schooner Fearless
and the sioop Kathleen codod on account OF ours
ton Of right OF way. The Sloop bad her bowsprt
torn GU, by the roots, and had 10 put back, while
the schooner picked up tao Of the Kathleen's men
and tool thom out 20 sea
Tho loailng ,aclis werc working for spar
buoy No. 10 their first turn, IN drift
They made the buoy IN the following order: Shamrock
ns 30: Tania I ~ .25, GraylnG, IL 30; Fear
4 ~
shoe Even while the yschtS were lowering about
tho buoy the western sky assumed the color OF inV
blacknoss ard hravy squall threatened TO annhilate
tho fret IleadsailS aud torsa'ls dsappearea r'sht
asd left, and double TeeN WEIR taAen In the nam
sails Of tho yachts In sight Then as the darkness
grew moro startling the canvas was all hricd IN
With the exception Of ib or two, and when tho Jury
OF tho storm br,ko loose everybody was picpsrcn.
Though the threatening aspect OF tho sby warranted
the expectation Of hurricane tbeIe was none, ana
the yachts only got thorough drenchinS besides
rough shaking up When, at 6l3. the rain ceased
and the storm over, tho situation was dshcarten-
ing The schooncs and the several classes OF Ioops
stI in tho nIllo picked up and tried to make for
sandy Hook aud Scotland Llghshp. Before they got
there however the rain stopped, and tho leaders
Shamrock aud Tltania. wcrc becalmni In iogbank,
A quarter VI 4 mile beyond scotland Light Inc
rcope on the palIel therefore decided % have Che
time taken by the icrcl0ck system ard sailed Tor
home, leaving man Oh the siaAoOOal AZ BuoV 10,
Lower Ray 70 watch TOR the finish.
ON tho nm home of the judRs boat some rrInarhable
teOr0lO gc phenomena WcTn noticed On thc port DOW
wa gloous sunset above threatening storm lond'
Oh thc port SIDE AFT The moon was shining onghiy.
and souic wonderful cloud effects sstcrn were broken
by tho fraamoutG Of q double rainbow. On all sdoA
an OPAQUE mst lay on the waters.
rudsr the rules OF the club, II ono yacht finishes
in ten hours there Is race for all clhsseH. The
yachts left 10 the fog were Tho shamrock and rtana.
the Anaconda clAn Crawling, fearlesS Fanny and
nanshee, stuck In TIC mist between buoy 10 and
scotland Ilghtshlp, and tho cabOat Blou, lowering
about Its stAkeboat near Bnoy 8. At O'Clock tho
obb tide was running sgaInst tho yachts. aud there
vas no ospect Of brceto.