The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-10

Comanche. Shamrock. and Peerless were all
down foF The ne SSs very little WING
and strong ebb tide. 1t became az.
next 70 the 9srguerite suddenly .eommenssd
stkipper sheered of a little to AVOID . collision.
,e crew hauling n the main sheet Tor all they
the Marguerite down on the Electra unless the he
schooner's helmsman altered his course. He
was forced to haul UP on tho wind or get
He was not clear OF the Comanche. which was
Just ahead Of him. but he had TO take biz
way on her. stuck her sharp nose through the
leech OF the Comunche's mainsail and ripped
hole os in on her Ts 81 the @
to sisar, The wreck and. get TIE vessels
ssuccessful. and the yachts started Off after the
SSnam'Toek snd Peerless which: through good
The shamrock was sailed in mastery style by
her owner. J. Rogers Maxwell. HE knows how
to handle yacht as well as = railroad deal.
and sailed Sy her s e%nsr irsh!Sad Rosefs
her with Vice. Comin9.Saore Morsap's unvan-
ed Scweye as she f had were nsotS%s
syS cutter ia st in GsS AK but
beam. formerly the Restless, The Wasp walked
right, away from these old-timers. and beat
in her class. 10y oyer, an hour and. thrty:nine
minutes elapsed time. Good Judges did not
seem to think that she was . as fast as the Go.
about the matter until the Newport races. She
certainly seems far moro tender than last
The Alcaea. new Gardiner schooner which
was entered. was not on hand. and thus the
But the race between the shamrock aud Mr..
worth GGnE miles to see TIT led
Just before reaching there the Marguerite;
being the more powerful boat. passed her and
not win however. as she has to allow the
Shamrock about seven minutes. She may
haze esPsS ssF ssns sven
and the yachts crossed the line on the port
tesk il the iSSWns oSe5 SSn%aHsss
1927 62: sunbeam. II :27:ls; viator, i2:55 50:
Pee1sss l22sl1 Fleq5 DE- tys l3nla
i3;ss :56: Clara. 12:i2:Sl-the two last named
being handicapped.
ae tnop n The
topsail: rs did one or two OF the other cautious
ones The Electra had to make good timeto
racers. by this time the Shamrock, had
taken first place. she was followSi closely
the s,ake5ost anchored on thS SPIT in the fol-
nanehe: I:2s:31:- Alert. i:3S35; fesrless
$50 Fleur o de Lyf :29;5o: Clara, ;;,i;22
run TO the Sandy Hook Lghtship. which was
made interesting by heavy rain squnll
1S sS M s yt yqsh sS the
port: which was rreccied by vivid flash Of
light There was nm impression TINT one Of
turned out to be a thunderbolt. A number of
persons on the deck Of the Electra felt the
had hold Of a wire rope. received q severe
shock.
the Marguerite was slowly. but surely. gaining
around the lichtship she assed the Bay Ridge
few moments later The Wasp rounded. The
other yachts We're headed of by the wind. and
had to make an extra tack or two before they
gained a little more on the Shamrock. hut not
Shamrock. and Wasp passed the Southwest
Spit on the way back, tho wind .shifted, again.
hich had set their spnnakers TO port
isr til D t taksas them m AGAIN as w 81 n
finished close hauled. 1t waa hard work for
the crews of the Yachts as the rain came down
theway out. and did not let up until long after
the last loaf had finished The only uoats
Wnlcn ulu not go over lne course were tn6
sunbeam and the Dauntless. The latter was
towed in.
Among the prominent people on the Electra
We're Philip Schuyler DR. Morris J. Asche W. |
J. Quinlan. William Iummis. f T. Parker.
Commissioners Porter Oscar i. Straus. Dr. A. |
+ Mcdonald Franklin Ii l. Edison; the Hon. Seth
Nlbeard. Capt. Bxpy. U; ), A: :the Rev. Edward
Yacht Club. Philadelphia: Rastus $. Rnwson. |
Rowland Iell. Gen. Raw stone. d. Is. Fearing. |
the Kew. W. H. benjamin.. stephen Peabody. |
Charles =. McClelland. +. NJ. Cronis. and W. Z.
1sen.
The winners In the various classes. rs near
as could he figured out without measuring. |
are ms follows: Alert. Comanche by 80 min
utes 80 seconds. Shamrock by about 3 min
utes. Eator by SO minutes j. seconds. Wasp |
by l hour 80 minutes 43 seconds. A sum-
mary follows:
KEEL scHooNEns, CRUISING TRIM.
ps"asessiii IS 6 T. Solt, I; 4 % IT, aa
THIRp-cLAss scHooNERs. CRUISING TRIM.
...... Bishop GFowler.Io &c I3 4 81 20
Fleur de Lys George Trotter. L. ~ IA 8 u -
ForRTH-cLAss scHooSERs. RACING TRIM.
shainroek' ,. j. r. M% " Il, i! y 81 oS S 81
F1FTH-cLAss scHooSENs. CRUISING TRIM.
vi.to or .'.. @ - 70 Broksw l. = - ss5s
FIFTH CLASS sLooPs AND CUTTERS.
Clara ...... rs IL Roht 4. Osborn IL 81 co 8 ~ ID
Sunbeam. 49,. p'glt Eo.mRn j. - Is 49,.
" asp Archid Rogers !: 81 ~ I OF 20
A STAGE-SIRCCK MAIDEN.