New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-08
A GREAT FLEET OF RACERS.
EXCELLENT SAILING IN HIGH WIND.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN THE REGATTA OF THE

SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN THE REGATTA OF THE
NETWORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.
The third annual regatta Of the NewYork Yacht Racing
Association yesterday success. II there was fault
II was that the wind which blew from the northwest was
Zoo heay Tor many OF the small craft made the larger
yachts curau heir usual spread OF canvas. 1t blew
heavily inceed In The morning. and rasol considerable
In Newfork Bay at the starting point which was between
Oyster Island Buoy No. 49, near Iedov,s Island and an
oyster soOp which used sake.boat Had the vino
and not been high doubt there woud have been
more starters but as IL was the brought out one Of
the largest fleets OF pleasure craft seen in
Harbor.
The starting signal given at ~ 90 D. M for soops
over twehtytven feet Most Of the boats were so ably
handled that scarcely had the sgnal been given when they
came across the line in often three abreast
making the foam ny a. they leo1ed through heavy bill
lows The 41fOotcr Nous slightly ahead OF the rest
and she led the way down the LAY and to the Hook With
the signal for e0ch successive class tho scene was epated
the racers often passing each ether that H seemed
impossible to avoid foul and T. speaks well the sailing
qualities OF all engaged this big regatta that the start
was so well arranged and carried out
When the last crossed the line It was found
that exactly seventy -four the feet which
was then racing rapidly toward the beyond
suntouehed Narrows. They the sloops Notus,
Avalon Gertrude, orestes Van Voorhees, Nautilus
Agnes s., Lotte Emma and Alice Katie Louise Progress
Emmy c. Mascot. Seybot Peerless. Prince Karl Forsyth
Smuggle Payonia, Souter Johnnie, Bertha, Christine
Deer christina, Jas l. Corlett. Viola Carrie b. Leader
ard Ooeola; the cabin ostboats, Ella f., Storm Child
Henry Gray Charm 2. Water Lily Yespa, Edna, Vivid.
Guile. Falcon, Annie j., Mary Anna, Ripple Brunette,
Restless, Mohican and Ada the cen cabCats Noroh L.
Square, Only Daughter, May r.. Henry Dauer, Irene,
Bona Eide, Shamrock. Pauline B.. Mary S.. Lizzie b.
Eureka, Homing Torment l. Golden Rod, Rival Katrina,
Evene b., Ces So. My Partner. Bon Ton Oracle Essex
Ileen, Gala Water. Jessie A. Harry G.. and the yawl
Bessie.
Inc for soops twentyseyen feet was from
the starting point, to and around Red Nun buoy No A.
one and onehah miles from Sandy Hook and
the course distance twentyfour nautical miles {;
for soops twenty three feet from starting line
To and around Swash Channel (red buoy west from
Roner Shoal Light and return the course dis
tsnce nineteen nautical miles for oil other boa:s over
twentythce feet. from the starting line to and around
black buoy No. o. east-northeast from swnburne Island
and return the distance nautical
miles for boats under twentythree feet from the
ing line to and around black buoy No H. hreequartes
of mile south by cast from Fort Tompkn and
the same course distance, eleven nautical miles
OF IL to. be expected that with such a wind
and few accidents would happen. Just before The
start tho open soop Charles j. Moore had her bowsprt
broken and then cap'ized, east Of Bellows Island Her
crew Of eight men wcrc picked up by the tug John =.
Winslow, and the wreck lowed ashore The open
sloop Charm l had her manboom snapped in before
the starting signal given. on Coney Island the open
eatboas May f. was dsmasted and her crew got bath
they remained aboard their boat while the committee
tug tOwed Nom IN The soop ChrlsJne Ost her tOpmst
the Christmas jb blown out. the Ripple dis
masted Fort Hamilton the James T. Corett lost her
b but the OF the feet back TO the finish safe
and sound
The winners IN their classes were Commodore william
H. RoWe's Notus among slOops over thrtyeight feet.
She sailed by her owner and beat Commodore Pear.
sons Gertrude which sailed by "Joe Ellsworth, by
minute 50 seconds In sloOps over thirty-two feet
Carrie Van voorhees, beat Nautilus; in minutes
seconds; In soops twentyseven feet the yawl
Bessie (eng with soopsl beat Forsyth is MIN
utes ID seconds The Christine beat Bertha by IA min
utes 5 seconds In soops under twenty-seven feet In
open soops over twenty three feet, the Carrie H. beat
j. T. Cameron IS minutes. Leader beat Osceoa hour
minutes % in open sloops under twentythrco
feet In the /Iercnt classes OF catboatS, Henry Gray
beat Ella mnu:c % seconds Mary Anna beat Restless
& minutes seconds; only Daughter beat Henry Dauer
2. minutes 80 seconds; Pauline j. beat Lizzie u. 3
minutes II seconds; Gcs so beat Torment L min
utes 81 seconds; Oracle beat Harry c. IL minutes
seconds.
The Regatta Committee George E. Garland, Will
ia,, Car1er and Charles T.. Simms il 4 great crowd
followed the yachts on the iron steamer Cygnus.