New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
MANY GAY REGATTAS.
OPENING THE SEASON SUCCESSFULLY.
WINNERS IN THE VARIOUS coNTEsrs-rEsTIvI
TIES AFTER THE RAcEs-soME OF THE
GUESTS AND OWNERS.

WINNERS IN THE VARIOUS coNTEsTs-FEsTIvI-
TIES AFTER THE RAcEs-soME OF THE
GUESTS AND OWNERS
Regattas and opening sails Of various yacht clubs
fairly began the season of yachting in the waters
around New York yesterday The feet of the Atanuc
Yacht Club assembled of the clubhouse at Bay Ridge
at 10 O'Clock. and formed line, with the wafer
Witch, vice-Commodore Banks, on the right. Amiu
the sloops few the flag Of the clubs COMMODORE new
berry d. Lawton. the fast and beautiui "hi'c
sloop Chispa. At 80 the club flag was ho's'oa
10 the top Of the flagstaff in front OF the clubhouse
and was salued by the feet. 1t was a hazy morning
and the wind blew lightly from the southeast. out
beyond the green hills which guard the Narrows the
stranIng sails OF incoming vessels showed that beer
wind was blowing outside.
II was nearly 10 AS when the signal gun from 'io
clubhouse was fired by the veteran Captain Bown as
a signal for the yachts to start And so they poured
out misty feet Of phantom yachus'
through the gateway of the Narrows' Inc
yachts which started and their owners were
the schooners Cavalier Jefferson Hogan; Gevalla' now
ard W. Coates; Columbia, J. D. Perkins; water wiVch'
David Banks sloops-Rosemarie, J. H. work. Chispa'
Commodore Lawton; Polly, T. l.. Arnold; Arab, I'd
mund Fish; Anaconda, J. D. Prague; Madcap' W. d.
pickle: Hildegard J. A. Bergen; Shamrock, J. Roger
Maxwell: Regina Steven Lones Kangaroo, Franklin
peams. catboats-Iris, Commodore Elbr1dge L. Ierr9
Biiou, p. H. Jeannot and Marguerite T. f. simmons
Commodore Gerry's flagship Electra ana the sVeah
YACHT Stranger accompanied the yachts over the
a Tba Commodore of the New-York Yacht Club
had come ont TO see his purchase the catboat lr
sa and he was rewarded Tor she sailed we'll with Maze
Fish Of the Electra at her tiller. she peat all u'o
other cats" the course The frst schooner oVo
The conrse was the Water Witch. The shamrock "dS
6rst in her class and the Chispa in hers Though tne
- "a ha Goa wore not calculated to test fairly the
Qualities Of a boat vet the Iris showed speed whicn
onrht TO make Commodore Gerry order another one OF
those celebrated westphala hams to celebrate Inc
occasion. -. s..r
The American Yacht Club took a new start yeS'er.
day when the season opened under inc auspices "a
Commodore Archibald Watt The flagship Golden kou
steamed ND 10 Milton Point, and then, Win te hoe'
around IT, salued the club flag as IL was run up
There were music and festvity on the Sach's anu ~
the clubhouse on shore. Among the guests on l. ~
Wattss steam yacht Ladoga were u v rcI00, "
J. O. harrington, DR.. A. NJ. Brockway anu q. o, S .
On hoayd the Golden Rod were George W. Hall, Barrett
Adams Miss Adams, c. J. Mclaughlin, MISS Doiie
penson Dr. and 1rs Abbott. II. Z. Brown, MISS -
BROWN Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Post, Mr.. ana MIS- o. '"
Swan Miss Ely, St. Clair Smith, MISS OPP NJ -, "
u.u Or F. L. MacGuiness and William Nephe"
King, jr .,,. 49,, o.,or.
The steam yachts Viola Chyra and Mystic and others
were also at anchor of the point, with guests on ooaru
IN the evening there were dancing ana ure"orAS VI
.hore and an illumination of the feet Altogether 'o
.eason opened most favOably for summer OF roses
nd riD
Club -.
There were seventy yachts which started in the
or.nine regatta of the Harlem Yacht Club In the East
River yesterday. They were most OF them snlah
Yachts but they did some remarkably goou saiihs
The winners were Coquette, Peerless, Maud NJ ona
NEPTUNE Orole Florence Jessie, SOPHIE Meteor anu
Violet
classes Law at anchor in Gravesend Bay with main
sails hoisted when the cannon on board the "h'e
sloop Null, the flagship OF the Brooklyn facht oiuo
souadron gave the starting signal Tor the opening
regatta Before the reveIberations had rolled shore
ward ibis and ensigns up. anchors were weighed
and one of the finest fleets ever mustered oy Ihc
club started on thrash to windward soops schooners
and catboas bowled along side by side. bright not
only with bunting but also with the gay yachtng
costumes worn by the hosts Of sisters cousins ana
annts who honored the sailors by being present In
larger numbers than ever before
Shortly after starting, the haze which had moden
the sea drfted off, the wind piped strong and free ana
Buoy was soon reached Here yacht after yacht came
about and passed TO windward Of the flagship. NO
time was taken either at start or hnish Among tne
many yachts which passed in review were the yawl
Seneca, the BeSs; Decoy. Irene, lroquois, Mamie
GLADYS Missile, Seminole White Wings, Carrie, Ger
trude. Grace Grimakin, Homny, Panchito, Siren
Luna Josephine Alga, Roma, Busto and many others
not TO omit the houseboat Studio, which stood up to
the wind like a church and looks like French hat
with her Jolly captain and owner NJ F. Tobln, VINO
has to stand the cabin to steer her On board the
flagship Null were the owner, Benjamin r. SUTTON
commodore of the feet and Mrs. sutton. who had sue
cessfuy consplrcd TO give the best kind OF good time
10 their numerous guests among them being the Misses
Turner Miss Bloomfield Miss Lulu Franklin, Mrs.
Valentine, Mrs. Lyons, Fleet Captain Edward salt
j. McAuley, F. Lent, Charles Fuller and j. c. O'Neli
After rounding the buoy the feet sailed up the
Bay for short distance returning to the club anchor
clrl, -bouea
by big party, to whom the sea air had given the
usual appetite After dinner the afternoon was taken
mn by an entertainment, managed by Captain f. c. NJ
Fitzgerald which was followed by concert and long
after the sun had sunk the dark waters still reflected
the lights from the club house, where the merry merry
maiden and the tar danced away the hours.
Among others present were Captain Ogden, in whose
launch Wave Crest the Commodore reviewed the
feet before sailing c. f. Simmons, vce-commodore,
George Lyons, rear-commodoTe and the follow1ne
captains who sail their own boats: II. s. Wood, A NJ
Lockhead E. II. Chandler. W. T. Murphy, Mr. Cagger,
A. wheelwrght. II. Place J. Prentiss, James Brown,
J. B. Tribken, c. Oliver, g. Behnard, E. F. Drayton,
George Foote F. W. Whitehouse, Henry Clark, o. E.
Iredwell, and many others.
The Staten Island Yacht Club, Of stapleton, which
was organized about two months and has eighteen
boats on its ROLL took its first sail yesterday,
Itarting from Sapleton at AZ a. m, racing to Sea-
warren n. j., distance of sixteen and half miles
and returning at pleasure in the afternoon. John
A. Duff member of the club. offered silver pitcher
as prize in the run to Seawaren. 1t was won, on
time allowance, by William H. Ludlums yacht Amy.
The other boats Henrietta, Hector, Sterling and
Iris
The Kill Kull Yacht Club held successful open
regatta yesterday afternoon of their club house, Port
Richmond staten Island. There were twenty four
entries of open jiband- mainsa and cat boats.
Yachts started from an imaginary line drawn from
stake-boa of the club house 70 the shore, ran TO
second stakeboat OIL shooters Island, thence around
n bov off the drawbrldge OF the New-Jersey Central
Raroad and back on the course TO the finish line.
The boats in Class passed twice over the course, and
fboSa of ALI other classes three times.
The winners were as follows In class s G. Viola B.
phlips Class F. CeyA. F. Fisher Glass f, Bessie D.,
L. III Dele Class II, Joker, II. Jones Class J. Hope,
n smith