The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-24
POLLY GETS THE WEIR CUP.
THE ATLANTIC rACHT CLUs'S CRUISE
WINDS UP At GREENPORT


WINDS UP At GREENPORT.
Tho TiRress Fini~hek ri~st. hut the Rear
Commodore Would Net Take His Own
CuP-Oniy Four Yachts in the Race.
GREENroRT. July 2s.-.The annual cruise of
the Atlantic Yacht Club Of Brooklyn ended
here to-day with n special race OF thirty-nve-
foot ynchts for cup offered by Rear Commo-
dore James Weir, owner OF the Ellsworth boat
Tjgress. Soon after the race was finished
meeting Of Captains was called ON board the
flagship Chispa, and the yachtsmen formally
voted to dsband tho cruise. The rendezvous
Mt Whitestone last Saturday began the cruise.
and tho club has mover had n more enjoyable
| one Every rlan has been successfully carried
out. and too much cannot te said in praise oil
tho way the trip has been managed. In the
first place the runs from port to port were not
called races, no official tlmc having been taken.
The yachts 60; under way each morning Mt
pleasure, after the starting signal. and then oil
| had ilre time Running 1t out, just as sport,
| and not as a business.
| This cruise has taught the club the value OF
| sailing easily from port 10 port. Another
| phase which has been brought forth is III the
person OF Vice Commodore David Banks OF
| tho Wnterwitch. He Ia we'll known In New
York ms n club man and enthusiast on boating.
| but ho has blossomel out into fnll-iiedGed
DuSutSlutI, huu bol oul W ~ lpl 'is SouiO
| His ,lans are not yot mntured, but Nice-Com-
| modo'e Banks has several schemes under
way which will give the Atlantic Watch Club
| lig boom. lie has entertained in fno style
aboard tho Waterwitch.
| The Captains had n ilno time nj the Prospect
| House last night. The hotel WIS given w eh-
| TROY to the mon from tho boats until after
| midnight. Fireworks wee burned and music
provided for dancing. so that altogether the
| last night wns one Of the pleasantes;.
| -Four boats started in the race to-day. Tho
TiEress won first place. but the prize went 10
the Polly. owned by Y. L. Arnold. because the
Rear Commodore had 1t distinctly understood
before tho star: that he would not OF course
tako his own cup. Mr. Weir sailed his own
boat. and so did William Whitlock of the kn'h-
leen md Tom Arnold q the Polly; but r the
| Eurybia was raced by Ed Fish OF the Arab Inc
canvas. The course was rom an imaginary
| line from rcd buoy OIL Chs0uot Point to yacht
Yachts pissed to the southM ard Of all red huoys.
| and to tho northward OF AL Dlack buoys'
Soar fhe nay H ood at tie start
but soon ran ebb.
As the four Yachts started. )lbtonsaiis came
| into use. as the wind tore across the starboari
gun, ter until they lurel, AROUND, the buoy of
Hay Beach roint. From hero 10 the outer mark
decks The Kat hieen was ilIsJ AWAY. with ,ho
bis lat. The, Kathleen had b,iIoon foe
set an" se 1G sbe or to sry'o3 had
s crew S{ being one Mr. wHsloek reEed W here
heior9 sh raEs hs ya Wnn %on ae
for sneei. Al things cons idered, however. she
S were ali H IS. oot.rs whe she is only in the 50
foot elias. Tom Arnold did SPLENDID work with
mark, almost entirely on handling. Tho
Fury ia. on the contrary did not &c, N. move
on to windward although she sailed well on
~" Ths sH s aH hsla Siass to Shelter Island
ono getting ahead and ,hen the ether; II was
Il fine exhibition OF clever work all the while
they we're ogeiher The ka, h 1r held OIL to
Urged nhsai; only To- lie bIanketed and PASSED
BY the prybi. which in turn wa, checked ny
%ard AMI nbSSs s ~ iss 6v.I ifT ;6o
th ans sent tho aed sea
While While the Kathleen. luTed inshoro and
In his order they filed around the first mark
and llattcncL sheets for the wind iN; work.
Inc tG sail IN NIT lis rass ani ali esr
ried the same sails working topsalls md hnby
dG the III FROM M
holding. higher undor tho same sails and loot
~" The a' Kathleen held a long s.arhoard tack
over 10 the nol III ard and WAS chased 70: some
time hy tnn Eurybja The Tisress ;, showed tho
ro s9 Eayns It sh%H
finally succeeded in cutting through the lie
OF the Ti-ress and drawing ahead. but tho III:
ground. Mr.. Nrnod took in the rolly's ,lbtop-
was smooth. but the wind was pipinG out Of
the east southeast and the yachts were having
" The Kathleen finally came across after tho
two leaders aud foil IN quarter Of n mile
astcrn OF them. The Euryhla kent on toward
Plum Gn,. las; boat in the racr The Kathleen
md she was allowed to look in tho winds eye.
Just before the ou'cr mark tn, TiGre-s wealth
judgment in tnckng so that he shot tho Polly
about around tho Duoy t" Toward and ahead
OF the T,Gress. The times wero:
Folly 50. !; = KnM!e.n.......... j = q
The elapsed times going out to tho wind
ward mark were
Eany. +, K En-, Il.
Re ss's1 wGfs en RE
n borr nwrd spnnaknr and balloon JiDtorsn
me RIM back t. ,n2 Hay beach b Font buoy
forged ahead and increased her lead steadily
The Kathleen fell hacN some toward the Fury
Gn ne hours rsf As .G soc "9 Toy
hours 80 minus - seconds: Kathleen.
hour, d minutes 70 s Se .hs The Enrytia
oe sn' was V ovcr!aken:. the Iatsts iS,oIsa u
seemed to nnil her n SO iha jS hHM f. m9ks
to ho contont with last place. Tho fol!owinG
is the result OF tho race:
sar RMS. h 1;'"s
Tf :iS::: 1:"'i AZ i Y
! y ~ =