The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-28
ITS ANNUAL REGATTA.
The Eastern Yacht Club Races Of
Marbiehead, Mass.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, June n. = The
annual regatta of the Eastern yacht club
was started this afternoon OF Half Way
Rock. The day opened obviously for the
race with dark sky, east wind and heavy
mist, but before 10 o'clock the fog cleared,
the wind veered to southeast and the
water was smooth.
In the harbor mainsails had been
noisted early with racing numbers dis
played. Tho Marguerite and Merlin frst
showed their wings and the sloop Thetis
was getting ready. The Wasp's crew was
storing extra stuff In the berths, and
stripping for the fight. The 30 footers
the Herreshon boat, Handsel, was under
way with number one on her sail, indi-
eating the position she was aiming for
py half past ten the racers began to
sartins point 'nf The shrss
Marguerite, Merlin and Mayfiower, stood
| out In stately style, with sheets fiat aft,
| and carrying big club top-sails set over
working top-sails. The Thetis and Barb
ara were away in good time, and the two
Burgess 30 footers, Hawk and Fancy, beat
out to find the Handsel.
The judges steamer did not round the
| point till 1850. Then she steamed away
for the Rock, with the course hags "W"
and "F" flying.
Tho Courses Sailed.
This gave the schooners and larger
sloops course "W" and the 30 footers
course az" Course "w" IL from start
ing line with Halfway Rock on port ,leav-
ing outer breaker buoy (off Pig rocks) on
starboard, to and around the Nahant
| II L. "A
Graves, Martins Ledge and Boston Ledge
buoys on arboard, to and around Stake
boat OF MinoJs leaving it on starboard.
thence return by the same course, leaving
each mark on the opposite hand to the
finish line, allowance for IS miles.
Course IF" from starting line leaving
outer breaker buoy (off Pig rocks on
starboard), to and around the Nahant
mark, leaving IL on port; thence leaving
Graves buoy on starboard, to and around
three and a half fathoms ledge buoy,
leaving it on starboard; thence return by
| the same course, leaving each mark on
the opposite hand to the finish line al
lowance for rs miles.
The start 10 Made.
BY II o'clock the judges steamer had
taken her station to the north of Half
Way Rock, and the schooners of the first
class were standing back and forth out
side OF the Rock on the northeast Their
| first run would be a reach for the Nahant
| mark and on the Marguerite the fore top
sail was lposed, ready for sheeting home.
| AS the time for the whistle drew near
| the Merlin, we'll up to windward, headed
| for the line and broke out big jib top
| sail. She crossed at about 11.16. The
Mayhower came up from her leeward
| position with a big ballooner, drawing
full and crossed the line about two min
M his hind
The Marguerite was last, starting Just
inside the Ave minute limit, within
which the actual starting time would be
taken. With topsails, balloon, stay-sails
and big head-sails on, the three white
schooners ran of together.
with the Other Glasses.
In the meanwhile the doth class sloops,
Thetis and Wayward, were getting ready
to GO. At :25 their whistle sounded,
and both boats were going for the line.
A big balloon jib was broken out on the
Thetis, while the Wayward started with
jib topsail. The Thetis at once ran
away from the cruising 60-footers and
was after the schooners.
The 46-footers were OF next at lao,
the Wasp being first across the line, with
the Barbara only about 30 seconds be-
hind her. Both were carrying big lib
topsails and In less than ten minutes
they had run up on the Wayward and
shot past her as though she was an
chored. Then the Wayward set q bal
looner.
At 11.3S the 90 footers were sent away.
The Hawk was first up to windward on
the line, the Handsel with as big a lib as
she could get on crawled out from under
the Fancy and started away second. The
Fancy in the last place had cracked on O
ballooner, but the Hawk thought . big
jib topsail good enough.
On Tho Roach to Nahant
the schooncrs ran pretty evenly at first,
but gradually the Mayfower, with her
big balloon drew up on the Merlin, and
not daring to try luffing match with her,
slipped into a place to leeward. The
Thedis was reaching along in good styleall
by herself, and the two AZ footers, slowly
getting separated, were next in the pro-
cession. The Wasp from the start had set
too fast pace for the Barbara, and when
of Tinker's Island, was 1 min., 20 sec.,
ahead, of the Foster boat, having run
only five miles. The 30 footers with top
masts had dropped the Handsel on the run
of course, and were having nip and tuck
race by themselves.
1The Fancy's ballooner was doing good
work and she drew ahead OF the centera
board Hawk, and led in her class. The
Judges steamer, the club steamer, Gov.
Andrews, the press tugs and a number of
steam yachts were following the racers
up the shore.
On the Beat To Minors.
BY IL O'Clock the schooners were well
up toward Nahant. A thick haze OBJ
scured tho bay beyond, and there seemed
to be but little chance of watching the
racers far on the beat to Minot's Ledge. 1t
was 10000 when the first schooner luffed
around the Nahant mark, and though the
Mayfiower had been doing pretty work
running, she could not get ahead of the
big Merlin. The MayfoweR turned Just
on mark behind her and the Marguerite
was only 20 seconds later. Balloon sails
were ALI taken ON. aheeta wore fatfaned.