New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-31
YACHTS SHOW THEIR SPEED.
THE OPENING DAY CT MANY CLUBS.
LIGHT BREEzEs, HAZE AND RAIN on THE GAYS
AND THE SOUND.

Yachting season Of 1892 was fallly begun. II was
not good weather for yachting. Tor what wind there
was came Z" full Of holes and Interpreted with Gains
and downpours OF rain. But the yachts were ont
again, from the stately feet OF the Atlantic Club TO
the model yachts which raced In the lake at Prospect
Park.
The feet OF the Atlantic Yacht Club was anchored
of the clubhouse ut Bay Ridge in the morning. under
command OF Commodore Banks, who on the deck OF
his beautiful white flagship, the schooner Water
Witch Stroked his beard thongtfully, as he looked
at the hay south and gently whstled for a wind.
When ut 10 :i3 O'Clock a gun fired from the
Water Witch and the big club burgee was hoisted TO
the head Of the lofty flagstaff on the breakwatef,
there scarcely enough wind 10 carry away the smoke
OF the guns Of the fleet, which all along the line o.
yachts immediately opened in salute. Two minutes
later gun from the shore gave the signal for The
fleet to get under way. Then anchors We're weighed,
jlbs run up and in the light airs the yachts famed
slowly toward the NarrOws.
Among the scloonerS which started were the Water
WITCH Commodore David Banks: Shamrock. J. Rogers
Maxwell; Comet, ". c. Langley; Tempest, owen a.
Campbell; Tampa. Chester ". Chaplin and Gevala,
Howard W. Coates. Among the s'oops were the
Athon. V. C. IIavens: Tiercss. Edmund Fish; Espiro,
F. c. Adams; Aglaa, +. J. Bergen: smuggier Charies
". Morgan Moncrtc, +. II. smith, Arva. F. d. Cam
eron: Anaconda John g. Prague; Nlmpoy. IL. IL.
Salmon. jr.: Gunare, j. f. Dwight Nautilus W. ID.
Dickcy, and Rover. J. ;. Manning. Besides these
there fleet Of catb0ats
The wind freshcned little, AMI when the Narrows
reached the yachts able to lay a course Tor
Southwest spit and the Swash Channel bell buoy. max
ing long reach down. the wind was southeast by
east outside. The larger yachts went down around
the big black buoy that mods to the swclls As
they roll In the southwest spit. and the smaller
ones went around the bell buoy, which tolls d0iefniy
TO the currents Of the Swash Channel
There was. Of course great curiosity TO see what
the shamrock would do. as this her first public
appearance since being altered into schooner
she has made her reputation sloOp, and although
Yesterday not day to 1ve her fair test, it
Is probable that she Will not Increase ii a. II
schooner. She did WELL however, until she stood
over close TO the West Bank, and got into n calm
streak. This put her so far behind that no opinion
could De formed OF what she could do. The Comet
showed the effect Of her recent alterations and dt
we'll throughout the She Is an old boat, but
from what she did yesterday it looked as II her
speed had been greatly increased
Tn Nautilus rounded the southwest spit buoy first.
The Anaconda second the Athon third and the
shamrock fourth. The TsreSs rounded the bell
buoy at the swash Channel first Of the smaller boats.
As she coming up from the buoy she met the
sauna coming down. Colonel Ketcmm thought he
wonld have brush with Mr. Fish. lie
turned about and lively race began be-
tween the two boats. The >aoha was no
match for the TrrcSs. however, and the
latter boat drew away rapidly. The wind freShened
considerably on the run home. and the yachts came
back to the club anchorage bowling along with their
big jibt1p~allS set. The clubhouse and TIE starting
Of the yachts IN charge Of John Lord. who per
formed hi, duties well. In the afternoon Commodore
Footc of the Newark Yacht club, came over 10 the
clubhouse In his steam yacht Mike, flying tho
Atlantic signal lie gave luncheon In the clubhouse
his guests. The sloop yacht Gulnae carried away
her topmast she coming up the Bay.
The American Yacht club, house. at Milton Point.
was formally opened Yesterday. the club burgee being
hol,tcd and saluted in due and ancient FORM
number Of steam and sailing yachts were anchored on
the clubhouse and there godfellowshp ana oihy
Oil the water and on the shore.
The spring regatta Of the Corlnthan Mosquito Fleet
took place yesterday of larchinont on the SOUND
There were three classes OF boats. The first class,
made up OF sloops not over - feet I'm length In
cuded the PIXIE OSwnld ssnderson. owner; III Chico
H. VI. Krrsey; Toboggan, George Work; buster, Ed
ward Cable, and Chippewa. Thomas Chaplain. The
second class included the Brenda +. NJ scott and the
Nora G.. VI. Baretto each boat being II feet inches
I'm length The third class consisted Of catboas, and
included the Narnock +. c. lawton; >pendriit h. t.
Lockctt. and Caprice. Mr. White. The interest III
the race centred the three different styles Of boats
the Gardner the Ilerreshor and the Chaplain. The
rvXIc FL Chico and TobOggan were the best
representatives respectively Of these three designers
The start was made nj IL IL 40. The course for
the first class extended 10 and around spar bnoy AT
the western end ~ Execution Reef thence TO Mattini
cock buoy leaving the buoy the port hand and thence
To the starting point. a distance of fourteen miles.
The course for the other two classes extended TO ana
around a spar buoy at the western end Of Execution
Reef thence 10 and around a black spar on tonNta-
bc', Point leaving this the port hand. and thence
10 .h starting p int. a distance Of seven miles. The
Judges wcr, Thornton NJ smith and Frank VI. Scott
The wind the start favorable. Out II soon dleu
away and for the greater part u the race there was
hardly "A brcath OF air The RyXic led from the
start, and easily outSailed a the other boats. Her
time was 10 The Dusicr came In second her
time being :oi 30. The TobogGn and Chippewa did
not finish The Nora won the race In the second
class I'm 3 30 81. The Brenda finished one minute
and one second later The Caprice won the race OF
the ca,boats In 1896 40. The following prizes We're
awarded: Pyxir. silver champagne cooler Buster,
silver ale mug; Nora, silver pitcher Caprice silver
ale mug.
Down in Gnvcsend Bay where the honsc Of the
BroolIlyn Yacht club Is hidden away sails and flags
were flung the breeze II was the opening ddy
- that club also and Commodore sutton reviewed his
fleet First. Of course. the fleet Saiuted the club
bursel. Then the yachts sailed In review before tile
flagship Null and went for short sail down the bav
When the fleet returned luncheon was served In the
clubhouse and there were music and dancing The
yachts which took part in the review and tie sail
wer, as follows: schooner sunshine. Captain Mex
ander McCrea: sloopS-Faustina, eXConlmodorc Hop
kins: Water Lily. Captain Anderson; Marquita. Cap
tain Elendorf Luna. Captain Clark, Alice. Captain
Collier; Iroquos Captain Chandler Mary A.. CAPTAIN
Cooke: Irene, Caplnn Lochcad: kestr"l. Captain
Miller Cricket, Captain Graves. Mary Captain Tracy,
and Ida captain Franz Mccarthy; catboats-saP
pho Captain George j. Lyons; Carrie, Captain
oliver; Eddie. Captain Fitzgerald: Irinni, captain
Townsend Panchita, Captain Fooe. and Josephine
me Knckerbocker Yacht club held an opening
regatta In which large flee" started The cour." was
a Triangular one beginning oil the clubhouse at College
y, int aud running from there 10 the red buoy on
Rlker's Island thence to stake boat OIL tlassons
Point and then home. II WAS Intended To sail the |
conr.e twice over. but the wind was so light that
IN, Yachts went the course only once. The |
winning yachts were the Nahn, leche, Edna ana |
Carita. go ,, ,.,. ,,, .
vocts started There large number OF peopl, |
M The clubhouse College Point, 100 being enter
tanned there In the Of the day. The regatta
WAS sailed the club courses In the Sound. The
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