New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
THE ANNUAL CRUISE BEGUN.
xrVYORK YACHrSMtN TAKE POSSESSION
OF HE SOUND
THE WASP LEADS ALL THE sLoops AND
sCHOoNERS IN BEAT TO wlNDwARD
ORDERS FOR THE CRUISE.


,sY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
N.v.Uaven. August "A fresh breeze from
,h. east blew away the cloud of smoke that
,sno from seventy cannon as the Electra
..omed into the harbor OF Glen Cove yesterday
.rnine and all the assembled yachts saluted the
sr of the commodore IL was the rendezvous
:, rho feet of the New-York Yacht Club, pre-
.a,atory to the first of the annual cruise, and
,he yachts, hemmed in by the high green hills
hat surround the sheltered harbor lay beautiful
.,5 serene but with swiftness indicated in every
,;ne Of hull, and a yearnng 10 spring eastward
rb;ch made them try at their anchor chains like
. mack Of splendid hounds awaiting the slipping
A. the leash Tonight, four miles below this
;,r in the calm waters of Morris Cove, the fleet
.;d.s at anchor, while the dash over the
h,ealywater and the wind whistles from the east
.h,ourh the darkness and the rain
Among the yachts which started on the cruise
...,.rday were the following Steam-yachts-
c,I,sna. Sapphire, Jean, Radha, Emu, Magnolia,
y.ara. Ituria Electra. Clermont Videtta, Fcda-
yna Conoueror, Vivienne, Oneida, Avend, Allegro,
vraia and Vamoose Schooners-Agnes COronet,
shamrock, MontaulS, Lanca, Marguerite, Alert,
cevaia Pocahontas, Dauntless. Victor, lroquois.
Magic Phantom, Lasca. Miranda, Alcaea. Mer-
lin Atlantic, Constellation, Azaea, Quckstep and
Fortuna Soops-Wasp, Glorana, Dcsiere, Athon,
Katrina. Clara, Sayoria Concord, Nirvana, Elnor,
T;tans. Fanny, Lois, Wizard, Whitby. Nentlna.
Sastta, Evelyn Peeri. Nymph and Oracle.
II has been hard days run, all wLdward
work, under cloudy skies and with tho wlnd
freshenng all the time. 1t was O'CLOCK pelofc
the first of the sailing yachts got in, and up 10
midnight the straggleIs kept arriving. No time
WAS taken at the start finish, As the run was
NOT intended TO be a race. There was great In
,erest in the run, however, the sloops Gloriana
and Wasp. and the schooners Alcaea and lAsca
were brought together for the first time The
result was something of surprise as regards the
Glonana and Wasp The Wasp never dld -
we'll She sailed like the wind, and 1t was a. IL
in her exhibitions in New-}ork Bay she mad not
been half trying When, at l o'clock, the start
ing signal was given, the Gloriana was one OF the
first boats 10 get under way Inc
Wasp came up from the westward just
A. the Gorana emerged from the mass
Of towering sails which was pouring ont OF ire
harbor She made at once for the white sloop'
but the Gloriana refused battle She to"cd
small boat astern, and it was apparently not hcr
FACING day. She kept away from the Wasp as
much AZ possible, and there was nothing in her
sailing 70 recall the wonderful feetness with which
she last year astonishcd the world and made
revolution in naval architecture. The Wasp on
the contrary, went thrashing ahead, AMI took the
lead of tire feet She took good lead, too, ana
held il 70 the finish.
The fight of the day was between the cary
Smith schooner Lasca and the Gardner schooner
Alcaea These two boats kept close TO each other
all the way to Morris Cove The Lssca went to
windward much better than her rival. III"
Aloaea seemed able 20 outfoot the Lasca bat her
advantage in this respect was more than counter
balanced by her inability to work 10 windward
OF Oyster Bay the Alcaea ran through the lee Of
the Lasca and drew ahead at a rapid pace hut
she 50 fell of 10 lccvar1 that on the icNt tac
she Iasca had a good lead. The schooner Mcr-
lin, of the same class as the two new Schoon-
ers surprised everybody by leading both
the IAsca and the Alcaea. The Con
steilation led all the schooncrs, and sailed
finely in the freshening wind. She kept we'll
over toward the Long Island shOre, and only
, rhe Wasp was ahead of her On the run The
neet was spread out over the entire bread'h oil
the Sound, some of the beats keeping over toward
the Long Island shore, some toward the Connecti-
cut shore. and Others steadily beating down III
The centre Of the broad pathway OF gray water
fecked with foam. The steam yachts hoNcr"d
sbout running here and there wherever they
saw lively brush between any % the racers ana
finally as night came on. running IN long pro-
e,ssion in behind the brcakwater at the entrance
Of New-Haven Harbor.
AZ sunset approached the weather became
more and more threatening: the wind came in
fresber and fresher from the ocean, and every
now and then there was d sIuall of rain. There
WAS no licb. in the western sky where the sun
was setting, hut low along the eastern horizon
between the dark rim OF the sea and the hcaVy
clouds of bluish-gray, long red streak gio"eu
like the fire in the heart OF an opal. Inc Ia7'
feen Of the yachts they were making Tor the
harbor the Wasp leading, the Cons'eIa-
ton was second the Merlin third, the lasca
fourth and the Alcaea fifth. The only accident
of the run was the lose Of the schooner Fleewing
fore-topmast. She carried it away on Eaton
Neck, but kept ON in the run COMMODORE
Gerry held a meeting Of feet captains on BOAR"
the Electra as soon as he arrived at Glen Cove
this morning The lturia, on which steam yach'
the regatta committee are cruising this year.
attracted much attention. Though an English
Yacht. she flies the American flag she looks
small but is said 10 have lots OF room ABOARD VI
her As soon as the commodore came 10 dnI.Vt
iass nigb, he issued the following order which
will govern the squadron's runs from port 10
port ,, having t,cu dedded
u, ss m eus ,a rGn opens therein WIN be n BY
SoT M S.% cS. e Of r sGa S be
flagship he Ita The e cSss Ss msS q '' hsd on
application The eOmls Who s,, win TIC sc su me 81 fdS Ss
orders Of The day rom the flagship. . ,.,oo,, %
The feet will get under way at elock "'
morrow morning for the run 10 New-London \
large number OF yachts are waiting 10 JOIN the
feet there The North Atlantic Squadron is also
there, and what with yachts and warshipe, inc
mouth of the Thames will bc place worth rerlng
for those who have a love fer the ocean IN dnen
hearts, and like to look at the examples OF meet
pess and prowess which man hsn bulit 10 sdl
upon the waters The revenue cutter Orant VIC
ct the rendezvous at Glen Cove this morning WIN
United States Commissioner OF Navigation " 'rieh
On board. The commissioner, accompanied ~
Ilnpto If ha
the Electra and paid his respects to Commodore
Gerry.