The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
RACING 7HnOUen THE NARROWs
Lots of wind for tho Yachts OF the Staten
Island Athletic Club.

The Staten Island Athletic Club had its an
nual yacht races yesterday. free wind blew
out OF the west TO send Them down the upper
! bay through the Narrows nearly to Sandy
| Hook, testing the speed oil tho yachts before
the wind, while on the return there was oppor-
tunity TO witness the ability OF the yachts TO
point into tho wind. There was very little
lacking throughout the race. Ono yacht mad
her topmast carried away, another capsized'
and third had her mast carried away at the
finish. No one was injured. There were
twenty yachts In tho race. separated In hNe
classes, two OF thom composed OF cabin
sloops and the remainder OF catboats. The
rnce was open to yachts owned by members OF
clubs in New York harhor AMI vicinity. The
clubs competing, besi dos tho home club. were
the Newark Bay. the Kill Won kull the Sea-
warren, and the Larchmont yacht clubs, -,
around Bell Buoy IS, in the Swash Channel.
b0a a G 10 o ef Bu0S Sf Socs to
Buoy Is and return. fifteen miles. and for the
smaller open oatbonts to and around Buoy ~
the Obj tide whom the little fleet began to as
semble west oil tho lighthouse for the, start.
Alexander +. Tos's calm yacht Torsy,he was
GSns 10 Smith was 81 h the stndn S
Of The OT S SSS MB A. ep9e
larger cabin sloops TO start, and was followed
BY her only adversary the Broncho. Capt: NJ.
wind WINS booming Mt at the moment. Tho
Broncho crossed the line. and while the sniors
we're making fast the topsail OF the bruneho
cripple Tor the remainder Of the race. Capt.
Hartley stuck TO t. however, md went over tho
the the Ir"nsho gained 'G On thc IisiFn She DO:
by corrected timo By little more than ten min
utes.
! he feet, Of lG cstbonts, stood steadily to-
gether until they had passed through the MR.
ihslr, diI9rent ,IHoys: The ,ns cabin o. slooPp
boqis in her fass tho GLADYS; IL, j, TynsdaIs;
hpa ho nS rfD da ES
the Sanf t2 W. Hn1kn Of ,s soawaren
on tho return, had tough luck In being hndered
by two schooners that crossed her track,
smaller open catboats. There we're tix, yachts
that sailed tho course In this class. and 1t wns
= question q seconds as 10 which won, The
light boats suffered, for want OF live ballast as
the wind was Very fresh in the lower bay Most
Post, and nd the Dove U II. Ellsworth. o'' -
GSre was ees enss opH6n oy
Magic T2 c f. Tee and tho S sSraV
CAPT. Stacy L. futile Tho yachts welo hold
ing I'm even course and the Maggie lad q good
chance To win Wien on tho return. of i omp-
kinsville. srot where westerly wind Is
treacheruus, u puH sent her on her beam ends
and the crew wore struggling in the water.
Boats put of from shore and picked them ND.
The final mslau was to the Spinster, Capt.
Horace Bacon. of the Staten Island Athletic
Association. Her mast went overheard near
the finish and her time WAS not taken. she
could not have Won.
The Regatta Committee-E NJ Post. Philip
G, SNs. Il. J.. Lipritt, and II. X. Nc Murray-lol-
lowed the race on the comm lttee's tug. The
prizes wore silver cuus 10 each member OF the
winning crews Here is the summary.
STATEN ISLAND ATHLETIC CLuB-YACHTISG De-
PARTMEST-ANNUAL REGATTA.
AnINs InnrS