New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-15
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB RACE
A SPLENDID DAYS SPORT ENJOYED.
TIE wA.p SHOWS HER SUPERIORITY TO OLD

TIE wA:P SHOWS HER SUPERIORITY TO OLD
TYPE DoAr-EL CECO's VICTORY.
In fresh southwest wind which blew cool ana
refreshing over tumbllnS sea Geckcd with w'e CAPS
the twenty seventh annual regatta OF the N'ian'io
Yacht Clnb sailed yesterday. scvch'ec" !"'"''
started In the Among them were the ''no''''S
Marguerite and Shamrock. those two bcat' WINCH seem
to l=1vc selected each other for antagonists Tor me
season. and the two latest products OF the
genius CT IIer:eshon. the Wasp and III CHICO.
Tho Wasp showed her great superiority over
bonts Of the old style and easily led the meet
around the course. III Chico, the curious h'.eei
ccatrvancc, was also an easy winne: III her cHSs'
Boat Of FL CHICO type are an acquired 'aH'e ana u
may be that yachtsmen Will come to like them
Ia Chico certainly sails fast. She looks Ike wafer
mellon rnd I'm shape and mahogany beds'cad IN color
A long fin Of metal heavily weighted. hangs down from
her bottom and keeps her from capszlng IL Tile IN
shouI ever come oil she would never get through TURN
ing over she Is owned by II. Maitland KerSey, the
agent Of the White star Line. and he sailed hef yes
tcrday.
The Wasp carried remarkably small working top
sail and IL seemed To be all she wanted In that line
In the tumble OF a which rolled In outside OF the
Hook she showed that she lacked that phenomenal
power Of the GlOriira TO shoot over dasmhs waves
as il size were sailing over a level surface. She
undoubtedly makes fuss In getting through the
water but she gets along with speed
flat nothing except tle NloTi'ha d'V"t ''V'P' 'S"
heat The shamrock seems to improve every time
sbe sails and Yesterday did excellent work
She cot q time allowance OF minutes and seconds
from the Marguerite and beat her on corrected time
minutes and "a seconds. The Tfgress proved, II
there was any proof necessary that she WIS better
boat than the SaoNa. The Daffodil, which raced with
fho Tigress and saona Of course beaten by both
OF them.
Nh. star, was from Buoy No. IL, below Fort Wads-
u.or,h The corrse for schooners around the
couthwe,. spit to the Scotland li9ht1hip ana h.h'c
+, a sakeboat i've miles southwest Of the lishtShp,
returning the same course Inc four'h ""d h'''
class soops won't over the same course, except uH"
they went around stakeboat anchored near h'oy
no G. OIL the Point OF the Hook, instead OF around
tho Southwest spit. The sevcnth-cass slooT" wHi'
oyer the same course classes four and fve cNcePs
that they returned home when they had roonnN 9io
scotland llghtship The other classes rtturnou "heh
they rounded the staieboat of the Point Cd the HOOK
The preparatory signal was given at Il 10 O'CLOCK
The wind blew lightly from the southwest and the
SEA WAS smooth Mt the time. The lido wns just pc
Ginning 10 run elb At ~ 30 the starting signal Tor
the larger boats was given and five minutes later the
smaller ones were started. The yachts began ocaubs
down. most OF them standing well over 10 the Co'eS
Island shore where It could be seen tIat there was
more wind. The saona especially lost no ume
but started eastward for the wind as soon
M she crossed the linc. FL Chico was
not 80 sensible and lost considerable time by keeping
over toward the west bank The yachts rouhded the
stnkcloa, on the Point Of the Hook In the following
order: Wasp Tgrcss Clara. Saona Gulnare' Dah"u'I
FL Chico Acorn. Marguerite, Wilmerad Daphne
Oconee, WahEccta and frcyja.
The wind was frcshenng all the time. Whit caps
began 10 appear all the surface Of the water, ana
the sea rolling In the bar made the yachts bury
their nosepoes in the foam and sent the pray hyne
through the bright sunlight. Tho schooncrs had got
I'm n calm sr~ak ard the other yachts were dnncing
To the sea and hcchng 20 the stin breeze of the Hook
before the two ma got the wind The time OF the
larger Yachts at the lighisip wns follows