New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
y1CHTSMEN SAILING RACES.
THE. CORINTHIANS ANNUAL REGATTA.

v,,,p, DEFEATS THE ALERT AFTER CONTEXT
IN VARIABLE WINDS
r,,. r,,,, recatu OF the Cornthinn Yacht Ciuo was
lii, ros,ordav end although there were not h',',
entr,e, ,hc race was a good one as all resa''a7
r,d.r Tho auspices OF this club are Inc p'i'''p
interest centred in the race between tne ,"o os
ing schooners YaTnpa and Alert >ei''e' VI -
.chooncrs was built for racing In ahy'i''s 49, =.
ocean race The frivolous winds aud err'''ic oo''."
OF the lower Bay not for them. l".! "le Dv'
boots 10 stay out all night ms the yacn'sn'h 's
a ,,os,o, n WAS particularly fitting that the hsl
o.. IN which the Yampa ever entered shouid DC Sa'u
ot tho annual regatta OF the club which, aoo'o an
Others has been advocate OF boats cap'oi' vi
10 sea and staying there il necessary ana nus 'o'
face against the fallaces Of the luxurious sco" an"
rocing machine. The Yampa has cTmseu 'io""u ''I
world and has made the trip from TINS port " fas"'
In eight days the fastest time on record iio ar
no. ina, returucd from trip to the West indies ana
both yachts sailed In cruising tim. Ihe ialhPa 10
owned by Chester Chaplin and her name Is ihaah iof
hear OF which animal her owner Il mighty NUM-,
She was dcegned by A. Carey Smith, Inc ,.'U %
owned by John y. Lurng, Of san FRANCISCO anu ""o
designed by DR.. Bryant, OF Boston, and MS p'o'A,i
two yachtsmen whose names are Kho"h w"''''S'
ensign with the white anchor HES
Tho other entries In the race were NJ. hooSc'c"
schuyIts cutter Delvyn and G. W. Halls keeEsioop
Irtrcl and the catboats Dawn. Nadine, superior anu
Doctor. The Doctor Is an open cat, ana saiicu IA :"
class by herself She sailed like witch In the hsh'
Mrs which blew over the lower Bay anu each Vi ''o
six younc men on board Of her got prizes pewter
nue. with n gold shield on 1t Inscribed WIN reoo'"
Of the performance The prizes 10 this one boat alone
cos, the club 800 In all 81 900 offered in prizes
for the regnta The c0llrse for the two sch0onelo
was from a stake boat of Black Buoy No ii, JUST
below the Narrows. around the Southwest spit ana
out around the sandy Hook Lightship. The Other
Yachts after rounding the Southwest spit buoy, went
TO tho westward around the buoy off Point Comfort
and back to tho starting point At the start the vino
blew lightly from the South and the tide was running
strong cbb. The preparatory signal was given at
II 55 and the starting signal for the schooncrs at
Io Oo The other yachts were Started at IL lo IL
WINS "One-enn' start, that Is the time OF the yacS
was taken at the time the starting signal was gwen
They crossed in the following order: Alert, iampa,
SUPERIOR Dawn Nadine, Doctor, Delvyn and fetFel'
Tho Alert made n good start and got over the line
minute and 40 seconds after the signal to cross was
given Tie Tampa made bad start and hung loggy
above the line until she had lost minutes and ~
seconds OF her time The yachts crossed ON the port
tack, bnt soon came about and stood over towaiu
Coney Island Point where there was an appearance oil
more wind. The Yampa made long reach down INC
west bank before she came about, and when she dd
she farther to the eastward than any other
boat She Seemed overreach all day. and the grass
on her bottom showed when she hcelcd over rs II the
application OF awn-mowcr would improve her speed
The after leach of her mansail was Tapping like a
mn, and there was not enough wind for her. Down
to the Southwest spit the Alert beat her horribly.
Before the Southwest Spit was reached the wind had
Utmost entirely died ont. Then 1t sprung up in a mild
way from the eastward. that when the Dclvyn and
Pctrcl rounded they set their spnnakers The time
at the southwest spit was as follows: