The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-06
RACING SAILS ALOFT.
Over a Hundred Yachts started In tn
Big Regatta.

Over a Hundred Yachts started in the
Big Regatta.
The New York Yacht Racing Asso-
CATIONS regatta yesterday was the great
est yachting event on record. 1t was an
ideal day aud 101 boats participated. Two
years ago the Association broke the
record when eighty-two boats competed,
and i5 was predicted that it would BIT
many years before this record was equal
ed. 1t was fairly distance1 yesterday. II
was q beautiful sight TO see the big fleet
with It's vast spread OF canvas ploughing
through the waters of the lower Bay.
They were apparently so crowded That
the Inexperienced imagined that col
lisions could not possibly be avoided.
Skilfui tars were at the helm, and as they
had a splendid breeze, they kept clear
even in their clever movements TO shut
off the wind from their adversaries' sails.
A few fouls were claimed.
The Association is composed of twenty
two yacht clubs, has n fleet of 800 yachts
and a membership of 5000. The jersey
City. Pavonia, New Jersey and Newark
Bay Yacht Club of this county are men,
bers of the association.
There was a fine breeze blowing all day
from the southeast, and the yachts had
tina benefit of an ebb tide goiug down and
caught the first of the flood coming back,
so fast time was made. AT times the lit.
tile fellows had more than they could
stagger under, and more than one top
mast came to grief before the day was
over. The start was from off Liberty
Island, The course for Glasses A, b, G,
D, E and F. was to and around the Red
Nun buoy off Sandy Hook and return, q
distance Of twenty-seven statute miles.
For Glasses G, III, l, 2, 4, 6 and z, to aud
around the Swash Channel bell buoy aud
return, a distance of twenty-one miles.
For Glasses 3, 5, 8 aud 8, to and around
the Black buoy off Swinuurne Island aud
return. a distance of fifteen miles. For
Class 10, to and around Black buoy off
Fort Tompkins and return, a distance of
twelve miles. The local yacht clubs won
their share of the hoaors. The smart
Avalon and the Christine were deprived
of d chance by accidents. Each lost the
topmast.
The winners were:-Class A, Commo-
dore A. J. Primes Florida, of the
Yonkers Corinthian Yacht CLUB; class q.
walkovsr for Commodore Henry T. Aliens
Dolphin. OF the Hudson River Yacht Club;
class d, Everett 81. Converse's Ileika.
of the BrooKlyn Yacht Club; class E,
John Fl. Thorn's Carrie Van Voorhis of
the Yonkers Corinthian Yacht Club;
class T, Walton P. Willis's Seabolt of the
Newark Yacht Club; class G. Frank A.
UduuCud OL bu0 bToOklYu
Yacht Club; class h, Garrett Van
Horns Bessie of the Jersey City Yacht
Club: class 1, Ketchum aud Campbell's
Charm of the New Jersey Yacht Club;
class 2. Conrad Rathmal's ]. I. Corbett
of the Hudson River Yacht Club; class 8.
J.Clifford's l q Thought So of the Williams.
burgh Yacht Club; class 4, NJ. r. Plants
Nellie of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club!
class 5. L. NJ. Raadell's Water Witch of
the Pavonia Yacht Club: class 6, George
L. Robinson's Dolphin 9 of the brooklyn
Yacht Club; class Z, N. B. DURYEA'S
Twilight of the Newark Bay Yacht
Club; class s, Bormay and Lober's Def
ance of the Pavonia Yacht: Club; class 9.
Joseph Ellsworth's GEES So Of the Jersey
City Yacht Club; class 10, w. E. Ellis
Climb