New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-05
THEY RAN INTO A CALM.
WIND FAILS THE NETWORK YACHT RACING
ASSOCIATION.
TEnIors DELAYS MARKED YESTERDAYS RE
GATTA-soME CLASSES DID Nor fiNi'h
AND MEN IN THE srAKEBoT SET

c.rrA.soME CLASSES DID NOT FINISH
AND MEN IN THE srAKEBoAT SET
tiled DOWN FOR \ Long WAIT.
The fifth annual regatta Of the New-forK hac"'
Racing Association started yesterday with every
nro.nect NJ as good race as has been seen In the
bsrhor for many a day. but the wind died out ana
loft a large part OF the feet to languish III u.
doldr,,ms Out OF nearly eighty yachts VIM
started in the race, only thrty-three BOATS n"'9N
and as the tide had turned and was r""i'"e
strong ebb there was every prospect that many "
tho boats would stay out the greater Pai' VI
night When the newspaper men ieIt inc '
linz the Regatta Committee. consisting OF ueoie'
T. Garland William Caeger ana Ponce 49,
Charles r. Simms. jr. had settled uo"" -.
stakeboat for a good long wait. ii JuuBe ,i',
&c unusually severe when he dons the Juuio"'
ermne this morning. dreary aii-neh' "''' r,
small boat in the middle of the bay Will "''
for II. 49,, ,ortb.
There was a fine breeze blowing from NV ,or
west in the morning. and had inc RAJ ,,s,ar
started earlier the result would nave oee" ~ ,h
ont As IL was the wind blew itself out anu W.
result was a drifting match for most oi NV nas
rha Yachts were divided into eighteen el"S
The first six classes were sent aroui'u u" 10y,
west Spjt buoy, classes g. H. j. = y
around the swash Channel buoy CiasseS I o.
and around Buoy No. g. OFT Swl"ou." '.oas, 90
and Glass 10 around Buoy No H. sou'he.'' 20
L., w.d.vorth The start was off Buoy W TO-
in the inner Bay Buoy No. IL Is ." 80!
Island below Bellows Island All ''e
round about was filled with the shI'"'s -,
the yachts lay off and on waiting LOT t.S hie
and the steamboat Cygnus was there WIZ" wiz, ,.o,r
marty of members of the ASSOCIATION anu ~
,ri.rds aboard Al II 10 the preparatory sis""i
was given and at no the signal Tor Oi"9''S ~,
H. c. d. f. r. G and II TO start ie" Wv,
later Glasses l. 2. 3, 4 and were S'ai'ou' w
after another interval Of ten minutes
Z s. 9 and 10 were started. Inc !ac"'' 49, ,..,a
line in the following order: Bessie Soutter 'oi'l'e'
7 o,t,n Fatrwind Loyal. Helen. Florida heni!
word Camille Vixen, Lurline, Mary b. feer'eSS'
Reliance Dolphin. Boss. Spy, Bel AMI Col"o''.'
wanderer Mary A.. jeanne. Mile star Chai,"
FRANKIE A.. John A. Cameron. James l. Corie'''
M, or Miss Cvgnet. Lizzie L., Maud NJ A'ori'
white X. Lima Surprise, Mary. Almira' Henry
cray Teaser Clara S. Elvira. Norman Lizzie r"
II H. Adams Water Lily. Arrow Edna hureN"
Lizzie b. Juanita. Dora e., Gertrude, meas
sappho. Anglesey. Pauline b" Crest, Eduie D
Doctor, Chip. H. {. Miner, Little Dean i'''''e
Gala Water, Tough. Torment FRANK r"ui ~
Stella and Thorn. =.
lust before the start the open sloop Agnes NJ
owned by Henry Kennel. was capsized. Her crew
was rescued by a passing tug. The yachts reacneu
down through the Narrows with all the wiho 'he!
wanted but soon after the leading boats reached
the Lower Raw the breeze began to fail. The small
boats which did not have long course 10 mar
We're able TO get home before it died out entirely,
bnt the others were caught in the calm. AS night
closed down the LOYAL had finished in the schooner
class but her antagonist, the Florida, was iar be
low the finish line with no mmeala'e in Gass i
did not start At late hour there were no nnisnes
in Glasses c. p, E. F, II. and !. In class VI lou
Three boats finished in Class and the Maud VI
was the winner In class two boats had nSng
had a walkover in Glass g. and finished before me
calm fell only boat finished IN Class s mS
the winner In Class the Arrow vas on,s %ldne m
Class Q and the Gertrude A. was the winner. In
Class 10 the Chip was the winner and six boats
finished.