New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10
sprung her bowsprit. AS she has ddpiica,c
spars however. this will not probapy inter-
ferc with the sailing of to-morrows race.
PLEASURE ON THE WATERS.
PLENTY OF ROOM on THE BIG EXCURSION
STEAMERS.
THE FLOATING CITY CARRIED HAPPY CROWD
AND THE TRIP WAS ENJOYABLE ASipH
From INTEREST IN TIE RACE
TRIALS OF SPEED WHEN


UOMEwAID BOUND.
TIL. great nautical drama of "Who Gets the Cup
or yaIkyrie and Vigilant." is not exactly playing
q, .,nn,v benches but the attendance is undoubted-
ly falling of day by day. Some OF the enterp''shs
steamboat men who put their pig ooats III 'o,.'
mission to catch the evasive dollar OF uie sea
going spectator are beginning to Wish the bhshs"'
man would win that something else wouiu nap
pen 10 work UP business The fact Is that so many
big boats go down to this greatest OF tann
dramas with its real water and gorgeous s'as-
settings, that there are every day large humoe'
Of seats right up in the bdld-headed row 'h"t 20
begging The same great fleet Of three-deckers
went down to yesterdays race but the Attendance
of tugs and steam yachts was notceably less. ana
the big steamboats, had only a fringe OF people III
many cases SO If any one wants comiortapie
DAVIS pleasure. with bracing sea ar miles anu
miles of the most animated marine picture-worK
before his eyes and lots of deck-room on which 10
stretch his legs and arrange himself IN the most
comfortable positions. let him down TO the third
race tomorrow Some of the boats. as Tor instance
the Republic, which leaves the Stoningtoh Lime
wharf at $50 every race day. have reduced the rare
10 s.. in view of the dispirng monotony win
which the American sloop wins every contest.
JOY OF THOSE WHO LOVE STRONG BREElEs.
When the Republic pulled out of her slip yester-
day morning the surface Of the harbcr was crnkieo
by a stiff little breeze and the ancient mariners
who most do congrcgate on the hurricane uecN re-
1oiccd with exceeding grea. joy at the prospect o.
a lively race aud heavy sea OF quarantine tne
Vanderbilt yacht Valiant was seen getting under
way and a number of sailing yachts were passen
standing along under their own canvas Inc
Rusaia with her suspected cholera cases on board
was Juggling sulleny at her anchor OF Or. jenkins
citadel. Below the Narrows the little white-capped
waves began TO leap up from among their soperer
brethren Of the deepest blue. and the ancient
mariners rejoiced again. The sun shone from an
~, oky
fleet of fishing vessels massed in Sandy Hook Bay.
and tho bunting of the scores of excursion steamers
tapped and snapped viciously In the ever 1resheh-
ing breeze. A dirty-saed merchantmen under low
Of disreputab le looking tug parted the stream OF
spick and span pleasure craft that flowed by her
out over the Bar to the lightship, while feet OF
coasters standing down the Jersey coast and big
Atlantic liner creeping in under the lee OF SANDY
Hook added variety to the scene Out by the light
shin the observation feet was already consregatng'
whXe the tall club.topsails Of the racers moved
back and forth like white index fingers against the
background of the blue sky.
THE NOURMAHAL JOINS THE FLEET.
newcomer among the pleasure fleet of polished
brass and cleaning paint was the Nourmahal. nying
the Astor pennant The Nourmahal was in her day
the largest steam yacht in these waters. and yes
terday her long black hull gave the onlooker almost
IS vivid an idea Of size and power as did the high
des and heavy spars of the Valiant. the present
of the fleet. Uncle sam s new NAV! was
gain represented by the Dolphin and the iron
cruiser of the Lighthouse Board. the Armenia or
,chooners there were Mr.. Colts "old-timer the
pauntIess; the Sachem and the Alert, while numer-
bus little sloops and cutters were tempted out 10
see the start by the fine sailing breeze
STEAMBOATS, KEPT OUT OF TIE WAY.
When in obedience to the orders luttered forth
by a small alphabet of signal flags on the May, the
racers plunged over the line ose-hauled to the
southwest wind the escertng feet nearly all stood
TO the leeward of the course as not to interfere
with the race Most of the interference complained
Of in the previous days racing was the result Of
the curious pranks played by the wind In hauling
around four or five points the race was
we'll under way. When the yachts started off to
leeward the steamers had to get on either side Of