New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
JESSICA'S WEAK RICE.
THE CUTTER POORLY SAILED.
REGATTA OF THE MAHnNE AND FIELD CLUD-
pENGUrNS GOOD WORK.

American owners of Engishbullt cutters in the
light Of years and Of experience still persist In bring
Ing over yearly from England sailing master and
crew for their yachts. Like importing English clothes
1t Is cheaper and sounds SWELL Any who was
privileged to witness the regatta OF the Marine ana
Field Club yesterday could not but see the faacy OF
this pcrsisted.in practice The great interest In the
race centred ia the contest between the new Ffc
forty looter Jessica aud the Ellsworth boat Penguin
Tho Penguin Is six years old, and though She was
modelled BY Philip Ellsworth, and Is one OF the best
cxcmpliicaOns Of the rule othumb' system. no one
had the fntc, idea that she could beat such boat
as the Jcsslca. Md corrected time she did not
but to all ntcnts and purposes she did. Never was
boat more beautifully sailed th0n the Penguin. Never
WIS boat more di,apponngly sailed than the JesSca
However II may bc In English waters and In british
brcezc, a boat will not sail over the old NewYork
Yacht Climb Inside with her principal sails aback
The slipper VI the Jc>slca has. 1t appears, yet TO
learn that sails, IN order 10 propel boat over the
water, must draw. To " joe Ellsworth. who stood at
tho helm q. the Penguin. no man living mas ever been
able to tcach anything about handling boat over such
course "a was sailed yesterday. The course was
practically the cid New York Yacht Club course for
boats Of that SIZE although the starting and finishing
point, different being oil the club house Oh the
Marine aud Field Club at bath Beach. To sum up the
whole matter between the two boat;-thc Jessica was
sailed vlcly. without proper shil> or In proper
condition Ia enter race, a.d TIC fF'iGnIn WIZ N''''i
I'm good condition, and sailed by joe ELLSWORTH.
The Penguin was ruled ont Of the By decision OF
the Judges after the over becanse she rrosod
the line i've seconds before the starting time but TAX
Ing her rs being In the race 4, she supposed she was
she was beaten by 30 seconds.
There was what promised to b at tho start
good race between the Oracle and the shamrocR'
tnt before the Southwest spit was reached the White
soop had so far distancc her competitor that inc
Grarlc could only act tail to tine ollamrrKs RiH-
The weather was hazy and III" wind light ron
s,n.h ly east the start. The mist cleared away
before the race fairly begun. and the wind
fires hencd into a god breeze. All the arrangements
OF the club grh and on the whole the regatta
Wa a most successful one. The winners we're ehain
rork Jc.,ica, Pastmc Sasqua and LaksrTni
Tic wind on tho work To me Point III tho HOOK
vas IN strra> and the Sha,nrrk rather hal the brS
o. the nifil brrozcs. Tho J,~Si,a kept close tn the
Icnc,iin and got the advantage In the first part 81
the race OF the superior knowledge OF tides ana
wind, p,scssrd 10y Joe Ellsworth. When IN"
J->s!ca ard Penguin got ont on the open S'si TIC
scottish cutter ontponicd and ontfot"d the A"ri'a'
boat that tirrr no comparison between th'hi
tn, WIS all that .avc. th" cutter. ard when sh" Ind
cot into tn. southwest spit she st . b'rr'wtd
fpnnakcr, which nilcd like suit of Baxter II:
clnlr- and up the lGIv with her btnp>tl am
m,usall spiing enough wind T. have sailt-i the resi-
OF the hcet The summary Of the racc Is a. follows