New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21
THE GLORIANA DRIFTS WELL
SHE WINS A RACE WITH LITTLE WIND.
ABLE TO EXCEL ALL RIVALS IN ANY WEATHER
RESULTS OF TIE sEAwANHAKA REGATTA.

ABLE TO EXCEL ALL RIVALS IN ANY WEATHER
RESULTS OF THE SAVANNAH REGATTA
Any sort OF weather seems TO be the Gloranss
weather. Blow high, blow low or blow not at sn, u
is all one to her-she wins the race. Yesterday %
the annual regatta OF the seawanhaka Yacht Club sno
showed that she could drift as well as SAIL and noo
even Mr. MaxweIl's fine handling OF his boat and ms
knowledge OF the Of the lower bay saved the
day to the Nautilus. There had been me hst Oh
entries for the regatta, but when The ume OF saruhs
came only few OF the boats appeared IL han oeen
expected that the 46 ooer sayonara would come ior'a
TO battle with the Gloriana The day before, mes
senger boy breathess with haste had arrived AZ MI
Kerrs office with an entry for the boat "neh the
Judges, tug tried to find her amid the feet OF yach's
of the Atlantic club house yesterday morning. nov"
ever she nowhere to be seen and no one haa heu
of her. The Sayonara begins TO be mysterious
boat Every has heard Of her, but 30 far she hhs
not been visible 10 the naked eye, although her name
has appeared most Of the lists OF entries In the re-
gattas of the last week. Trying 10 nna her ID Ao o
hunting Of the shark
The boats that started yesterday the schooner
Miranda and the single stics Clara Ventura. Goriana
Jessica Nautilus Llris Smuggle Naneiess ana betn.
1t was shortly after IL 80 O'Clock when the yach@
were started The weather had cleared, bat the wnd
had dropped and the yachts went over the line wlth
their sails scarcely filed. strong ebb tide was run
west Spit. yachts crossed in the following order
Miranda Jessica, Beth, Goriana, Clara, smuggier'
Lrs Ventura and Nameless. The Glorana, OF course
soon drifted ahead OF the rest Of the feet The Ven-
tura most extraordinary looking craft, built on ths
Bronx River and hoaed down TO tho sea on barreis'
drfted of the westward and was soon lost 10 sght
Unknd critics said she was bound for Philadelphia by
way Of the canals. The smuggler, smart 2o-nooter'
sailed by her owner, Mr.. Boury, did good WORK from
the first The Gloriana was sailed by E. d. Morgan.
the Nautilus by J. Rodgers Maxwell, the Jessica by
A. Brvan Alley. tile Clara by John F. rovejoy and tha
Iris by Edmund Fish. The Cara's course was around
the Southwest Spit buoy and thence around the Sandy
Hook uohtship The Lrs and the 46-fOoters vent
around the Scotland lighshp. The smaller boats weno
only around the Southwest Spit buoy and return.
The Glorana rounded the Southwest spit first. Tho
Nautilus passed ahead of the Jessica OF this point and
stood well in shore. She began to creep up on the
Gloriana which breasting the HOOD toe, wn'ch
now began to rum and had scarcely a breath
of wind TO I'll her sails. The Nautilus got favorable
canntercurrent in shore or else escaped the force
Of the new food and passed ahead Of the Glor1ana.
The Jessca got becalmed and was swept back by tha
tide She got a little wind finally and started her
course again. Outside the Hook the yachts got little
wind and the Gorana, as If tired Of such nonsense.
took to herself wings and flew. There was little
interest in the race after that The wind blew lightly
and steadily from south-s0utheast. The Goriana led
the way home, the Nautilus and Jessica following as
best they could and the other yachts nowhere. The
yachts came up from the Southwest spit with spin
makers and balloon 10 topsals set The Gorlana Leae
by Ii minutes corrected time. The Smugger was
the winner in her class. The smuggler and nameless
allowance 10 stand between them.
The race committee were Walter {. Kerr. NJ Morris
and J. Langdon Ward. The lime of the race was as
follows: -