The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-07

RACING SAILS ALOF7.
Aida Won the Second Of
the Series for the Green
vile Y. C. Cup.
CLOSSEY'S LIGHT FEET.
Moved Too Fast for Walsh-Cricket.
Athletic, Football and Wheel
Notes.
0SSEY'S LIGHT FEET.

The second race of the Gfeenvi1is
Yacht Clubs championship series was
sailed Saturday afternoon on New York
Bay.
The warm morning and the pleasant
breeze on the bay in the afternoon drew
out q large crowd OF people. aud they
were taken out TO watch tue race in Cap
tain Pepniston's Phoenix. Commodore
Morton's Lottie NJ and Captain Hollis
ter's Oa,ka. Among those who went put
were Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Armstrong,
Mrs. w. +. Vreeland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hume, Hiss Hume. Mrs. Morton, Mrs.
Gothwaite. Miss Williams. Miss Kate
Vrecland. Mrs. Simmons. Mr.. aud Mrs.
MIizsnius. Mrs. Heptuer, DR.. Edward
Vreeland. Mr.. Mitchell, MIR. Say bold,
Mrs. Permission, Mr.. and Mrs. Lightb ody.
MIR. and Mrs. Hicks, who Went out in
their cutter tYirt. CaJsaia Bruistea Mr..
Teal, MIR. George Vreeland. Mr.. REILLY
aud lMr. and Mrs. G. p. Vrselan Il Il
wife.
leu boats entered, but only four sailed.
The Aiida, Captain Peun Fsesiant,
G~rsenvIlle Yacht Club; Torment, Cap
tain H~uugnwuut, Kin Won kull Yacht
Clnh: eureka, Capiaip RelYea, Jersey
City Yacht Club, aud L zzle b, Captain
Bouker. Greenvllle Iacut Club. Ine
Yansee Boy was stuck In the Kills with
Il fio9u tide and no wind aud coullu'G get
down IN time. aud tue Arrow Auu Mag
gle z. were rot heard from.
The race WAS set Tor che o'clock, bat
the hoats did not start until tnfee owing
TO the late ARRIVAL OF the Torment. The
course WAS about fifteen mile, and WAS
from the stakeboaI off the club float To
aud around The bill buoy near LIE light
hous { on Robbins Reef. three times oyer
the course.
The Torment got Of. first, closely fol-
lowed in order 10y tiis l. Zzie b., Eureka
and Aida. The Torment soon relln-
pushed TIE lead. The Aida galued three
minutes OH the nrst iuru auu led ut the
stakeooat by In. 20,. me LIZZIE B.
WIS a close thlra. Tue Eureka dropped
oui ufler The first turn.
On The second tuin the boats were In
tbs saIa.e order. the Aida bling ah.a.l OF
the Torment 4 m. 50 see. with lhe Lizzie
X. falling OF steadily. On lhiid turn at
The bell BUOY the LIZZIE b. was rapidIy
ovsrhauling the Torment. fus latter
made a Very poor tack aud was SO far
behind tue Aida that she retired and
sailed for home on the ALL Won Kali.
The Aida won by 20 mluutes aud 81 sec
onds actual time aud IL n,inutes currect-
Ell time. The sunltnary:-
Elapsed Corr'ct'd
START. tJDtsn. lime. Time.
Aida. =. 3 o. 80 IS 10 3 % 80 ) % 80
Lizzie B.. 8 o5 40 8 IS 47 $40 - 80
The Torment was the winner of the
frstgacs. Wbicn mak a third one nee
e-sary ia order to decide the ownsrship
OF the cup emblemstia of the chAtnpion-
siiip, as the conditions say that 1t must
b. won twice before becoming personal
property.
Inc judges gwsrs i. McCobray, A.
Lighpodg and Joseph Reilly.
Beside the Greenvills Yacht CLUB
boats tnat went up with parties to see
the race were the Forsyths, Captain Ajax
Roe, Jersey City Yatht Club, and the
Knight Tenn piar, Captain Robert
Donshea. same club. Wen out with a
number of Jersey Guy .eople.
Vics Com mol ore Randall Of the Pa
vouia Yacat CLUB Was also Watching
with q large party tn ais nsw HerreshoT
cabin cal. The only ilttis Accideat That
happened. was tie tearing of the
Eureka's sail By the Phoenix in laudipg.
The Phoenix M ed her jtb boon right
into The SAIL. splitting it ~ tile middle.
The next race of the serlss will be
sailed Saturday, August 10. aud il u
third boat wins Ln1s, u deciding race be
tween the lnree winners nll havs TO be
sailed, oGnerwiss il will be the last Of the
series.