New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-18
RACING IN A FIERCE SQUALL
THE CLARA FEARS NO WINDS NOR WAVES.
SHE Is A FINE STORM YAcHT-REsULT OF THE

but decided not to start special message had peeh
sent to the Goriana the night before, asking her W
start but Mr.. Morgans crew were pretty well Hiea
out By the race o. the previous day, and ne "ah'eo
them and the good condition for the Newt Urn
Yacht Clubs regatta to-day. SO the yschhhg Pop'o
who went down the lay yesterday to "nhees '"S
regatta did not have II chance TO see aho'her GA
hbitlon OF the wonderful white boats powers Ne'o,
theless il was o good race and fierce squau "iio"
swept down over the Bay when the yachts were hoie
ward bound cnlvened the regatta. the cara never
showed TO better advantage than she uiu "hen VIZ
squal struck her. While other boats ci'her snorenou
sail 10 mainsails and forcsals or pooK Oh es.iy
stitch Of canvas, the gallant cara went Do""''ne
forward through the driving rain and flying spray like
a frightened steed and gained while the squa lasted
what she had lost ~ her competitor inc Aii"'o''
while the winds light ADD the seas smoo'h' Inc
Jesslca was pitted against the Madcap most uhequ
match. from which the Madcap "l'"uio" 0A''' WV
course was half sailed.
The Tigres did good work In her class, and came out
winner bentng the saona. Sasqua, Polly, kstnieeh'
Aglaia and Eurybia. The Gardner twenty -hVe.ioo''i
smugeler beat the souter Johnnie ana forsym an"
sailed well. There seventeen yachts ehtereu III
the race The course the larger boats was from the
,atins noInt off the clubhouse at Bath Beach, down
armnd Buoy No IA on the southeast spit ana thence
around the Scotland Lghtshp returning over the sac
course. o.,n.
The little fellows in classes and only went arouhu
Rnoy No IA and back. The wind was olowihs d
.S a6 fairly lively breeze from the south when the
gpu on IN. green bluff In front of the reeshaded ciuo
house gave the preparatory signal Tor the raoerS az
IL :52 O'Clock. 80
Tbe iron steamboat Cepheus, crowded with people
who had come out TO thc,race was hoVerhe "oou'
with flags and pcnnants streaming ana bano plaSlns
r,,or ont in Grayesend Bay was Francis Pares Os-
ns auxiliary steam yacht Golden Fleece, flying inc
hlue ensign of the Royal Naval Reserve. Az L. "
O'Clock gun from the judges boat gave inc 'r''lS
signal The yachts crossed the line Iro" Vhe vs.
cfo
clubhouse They crossed on the starboaiu 'ach' anu
,hon almost Immediately came about on the port 'acN
na stood ont BY the low, sandy reaches OF norton
Point making for where, far away uhoer eie Ha .
shores 10 the southwark the red buoy houoeu " v
.yes nm tho Southwest spit. The yachts ciossed to
line in the following order: Jesslca' fors! IN e
n,,.an Iat.hri TYarcss souter Johnnie Eurybia'
Polly Clara, Anaconda, Kathleen. Falcon Leader
smuggler Saona and Sasqua The sasqua was s'n.ep
over when the handicap gun was lred' Inc Oio''
and Anaconda crossed close together.
A pryan Alley sailed the Clara, and by sklIlui ND"
noenvtinc he got the Clara over first, anc stret'ho
owav for Nortons Point But the Anaconoas gre".
,rood NJ canvas soon told and away she "ei',
4,ronph the fleet and soon leading IT, wei ane''
The Clara stuck TO her as best she couiu anu So'
windward position, but could not oVertake ner'
otout half woy down the bay the Anaconda was eaa-
ING with the Clara we'll to windwaru' Du. oois 80,
astern Then there was long Strc'ch VI s'"..'s
rot, unbroken save by the sails of laziiy MOVING
fishermen or merchant craft. The next yacht was .0
Polly and away to wndward Of her, coming up r'p''
was the Jessica Then came the Ilgress' n"
and Eprvbia the other yachts following beiore t'o
turning buoy was reached the yachts had 10 MAKE
D,o NJ tochs In order to FETCH The Anaconu"
lacked first and the Clara almost Immediately alVer
ward They were followed by the rest oi ,no "e0,
with bte exception of the Jessica, VINO heiu ner iu
for some time after every other yacht ma come VI
.ho star,,oard tack Finally she. too, came ABOUT.
After making short leg, the yachts stood o '0 pun
tack again and weathered buoy NO. IA -.
The Yachts whose times were taken al the oou'I"o'
spit rounded In the following ORDER Hnaconua' oa
Jessca Tigress and Kathleen From inc start " .,e
Southwest spit the Anaconda gained minute %
ocopds on the Clara and the Je'sica gained minutes
20 oords IN the same boat The leading yachts, inc
Anaconda Clara and Jessica, now drew away iron
the Others and with balloon )ib topsais sTV' n,"''
yapdly out by the point of the HOOK, Oouhu lor 'oo
VA I,gbtshp The wind little to the east OF
,aa onts,da The Jessica and Anaconda both did
oxcccnt work on the way out ana the Clara was Only
some seconds behind tie big cutter al the ume A'
,aI,c yachts tackled around the lghtShip as fohows
.a Clara and tessca The Anaconda was
I,r,os ~ seconds ahend OF the Clara at the ghshp
,,,,o Gained . minutes seconds on her on the wa!
-, from pnov No. IA The Clara was only 20 second
ahead Of the Jessca, the latter boat having nnu'
r seconds on her from Buoy No IA Inc Maucap wa
ong ago out Of the race, and as the yac'i's cnc III
,ho uoox she WAS seen going home. Commodor
le.
"a s,Ie her for pure Of the sport no matter VIVA
the odds are against him. .
As the Yachts IN toward the Point OF the HOO
Tho Jessca passed through the lee OF the Clara ana
eov seemed for awhile if the little cutter was &c
ing to beat the big But now came the eN'l'i"
ar. y, tho day To the north and northeast erea
masses of black Clouds streaked Win mrlu nsh' a"
.rlnrcd with pillows OF white vapor were rapidly roin
an and covering the sky. squall was coming an
oa,,ne onidly The land vas shut out of view an
fbposf
80 reach down 10 the black water tn
smaller yachts in sight took In all tier cSh>"
and awaited the blow Of the tempest uhoer oar
poles Tho Anaconda clewed up her gah-topsui al
took IN her jlb-topsall and iib The Jessica TOOK
everything except her foresa and lowered her main
sail for reefng but the Oara chung to her lio an
took In only her gaf-topsail and lb-topsal' oil
seemed to welcome the coming storm, ana the VIII
coming freshly out Of the northeast she sprang ava
from the Jesslca in feet pursuit of the Anaconda
Tho squat held of for awhile. however. ana III
Jessica, deciding not to reef, holsteo her h'"hs"
again and started after the Cara
when Buoy NO IA reached the feet OF III
changing storm could be seen beating upon the Sc
as it swept down upon the yachts From there u
IN Norton,s Point Il wet decks plungng throug
seas frosty with white foam, and drive OF phnoih
rain At Buoy No. II the Anaconda was minute
r. seconds ahead of the Clara, gain of 5 minute
10 seconds for the Anaconda since rounding the Ign
ship The Clara was minutes 10 seconds ahe'd
the Jessica gan OF 2 minutes 20 seconds from Il
light which the Clara had mace III her Na
Of the yesslca When the squa broke over u
racbts the Clara laid over to her work and fair
aey through the water. 1t too much wind for u
Jessca Who though only under ioresall ana malhstI
Scemed 10 hurry herself and make little headway. IL
ANACONDA stood up stitiy, but could not make spec
compared with the Clara. storm seemed 10 De Iu
tHe cutters weather, and she new through II WI
her saiis as stf boards and her straight bows Gu
INC fhe water like knife. AS the yachis got well
the lower ban the squat began TO tighten and gra
ually as the wind dropped hey set the,r g its sal
sgaIn Al the finish the Anaconda was : minutes
seconds ahead of the Clara. the cutter having game
on tho reach up from Buoy No Ia, minutes sec9LM
on the Anaconda. she lnaoe hearIS al ."o gam W."
the saual lasted -, -. l., T., .ho ,ouou,,
order, Smuggler, FORSYTH, Anaconua' Iidrd' 'eSsi0
Tigress, Eurybia and Polly. - ., A., n 49,,
The Anaconda beats tie Clara on actual time z mi
mics 20 seconds on corrected time the cara bea