The sun., 1890-06-15
GIRLS AND YACHTS IN A FOG
THE BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB'S HI0HLT
SUCCESSFUL RACES.
From Gravesend Bay to SANDY Hook and
Back Again in IA Thick southenster-

From Gravesend Bay to sandy Hook and
Back Again in n Thick Southeaster-
Plenty OF Wind and Plenty of Fun
Bright and early Yesterday morning tho
skippers and the saormen OF the Brooklyn
Yacht Club slowed away their store clothes.
got Into their seagolng togs. and shipped on
board Of twenty-five as saucy-looking sloops
and cat-rigged yachts as ever set shil in
uravesend Bay. Tho commanding fig
uro OF Fleet Captain Willis Holly. re-
splondont In navy blue and gold,
the clubs full uniform was tho centre OF at
traction rs he mustered all hands on the hoat
and saw that each skipper had set OF rules
| for his pocket and number for his yacht 8
mainsail. Secretary William CaRRer did his
share Of hustling, and so did W. A. Taylor OF
| the Race Committee. so that by ii o'clock
! when the guest steamer. Crystal stream.
loaded with pretty girls from Brooklyn and
Bath Beach. hove in sight of shore all hands
were under way. praying and not praying
alternately for the breeze that never came
| until an hour later.
Theodore Krombach, S. NJ. Whittelsey. Frank
Bowie, 7. W. McGowan. and Frank Carney. the
Reception Committee looked well atter the
comfort OF the guests on the club steamer. who
danced TO their hearts content on all three
decks. waved handkerchiefs OF evory hue. and
ato up oil the lunch provided. 1t was one OF
the joliest parties that have cheered a fleet OF
yachts this season
And what fine picture the start made! AM
brose W. jayne. skipper OF the new tug Henry
Hoelme, the judges boat. had towed the stake
boat to a point Just east OF tho pier inside
Coney Island Point Between her and the tug
lying cables length north. the fleet passed.
coming down to westward with booms broad oil
TO starboard before a light southeaserly breeze.
A. NJ Locheads sloop Irene crossed the line
first after the starting signal at l2:39:l5, the
Iroquois came over five seconds later, then the
Seminole at 12:40:9O. tho Commodore's. sloop
H9%E Pen Esbs Grace As sads oEFa
lowing in the order named. The larger soops
carried lib topsails.
The courses we're for, Classes p ani 9, 10
is and s; for Glasses j.. q, and 2, ii's miles;
miles. turning buoys 3 and 81;
The, breeze freshened as all the yachts ap.
proSGhedb az Buoy ? and they made very pretty
Commodore Sutton luf1et the flagship Null
sheets, actively, and In minute she was close
hauled On the port tack sadnS down the
stretch, she came about again. and soon after
that came rolling in from the southeast shut
ting out everything from view and dsappoint-
ing every one. Second boat around tho buoy
pretty cat Bilou with skipper Jeannot at the
stick. pr. Rraytons Homina. Neidlinger's
sloop Kildee. ERertons Manhattan. the Carrie !
and Siren, all lulIed around In a bunch Then
the big sloop White Wing with spinnaker |
set to port came down for the mark.
ed. and was making up for lost time. |
Nothing was seen for awhile. when out Of the |
fog at 2:25 the Manhattan loomed up and Just |
n minute later she had weuthered the hell |
buoy and kent away with sheet lifted to port
2:2S:2O tthe Faustina AT 23t. aud tho Iro-
Qnois at 2:34. Then the fog ehut down again;
rn% the 6s ransans
credit for their pluck In sailing their courses
In spite of the fog Here is the summary: