New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-09
A DRIFT TO NORRIS COVE.
YACHTS NEARLY BECALMED.
NOT ALL OF TIE NETWORK FLEET COULD
GET ACROSS THE SOUND.
\ PRETTY PICTURE As THE START WAS MADE
FROM GLEN CoyE-THE coLoNIA CATCHES
BREEZE AND PASSES on OUT OF
SIGHT TO THE EASTWARD.
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.i


Ncw-IIavcn. Aug s.-The midnight hour il
drawing on and the yachts of the New-York
iacnt Club fleet, which started this morning from
Glen Cove with every hope but little prospect Of
"A good run TO Morris Cove, have not yet all got
in by the breal<water. There il little prospect
that they will get in tonight. Tie flagship May
is lying outsd. the harbor patiently waiting to
take their time Some few of the leaders of the
racers have got in but the majority are still out.
Nevertheless there is considcrabl, fleet anchored
below the city and the house Of the Pcquot Asso-
citation is He'd with yacltsmcn, for there were
wise shippers who saw early In the morning that
tne winds would probably not blow AMI instead OF
waiting for ;hc starting signal from the flagship
they put TO sea early in tho morning. ana allied
by the cbb tide were famed along by the sout,
brcczcs TO the harbor Of Ncw-IIavcn and the
shelter of Morris Cove The Coonia started
caly and passed by this harbor. The last seen
Of her III" was still going 20 the eastward probably
bound for NcwLonion.
Ii was most unsatisfactory days run, or rather
drift. but There are hopes Of wind for tomorrow.
and good race to Ncw-LondGn is expected 80
far every one is charmed with III" ColOnia. The
Niglant cannot expect 10 see again until
Newport is reached. but hope TO meet her there
with her wounds all healed and damages
pdiitu' IH' EIoiHHH at '"'' WV, "''i' WV
feet had spent The night dawncd clear and beau
tful, but the last of yesterdays brisk north
west wind was just diving out, and there was
little to encourage an early start for Ncw-London
as had been agreed upon last evening if a fair
wind was promised. Nevertheless. calls IN"
yachts hoist"d cirly in preparation for
what migh. come. AID the early morning SEEM
as the yachts. lying closely together AZ anchor,
made ready to get away. was pleasing on"
for vacht>mcn To look upon. Bacli-hnllcd steam
vgchts Law side by side with whitc-hullcd schoon
crs. and in another place The whit" hull Of
steam yacht would seem 10 tower above the
low-yng black hull of a raliish forty or forty
Siv footcr. All over was the delicate tracery OF
spars and rigging, and the snowy white of the
unfurcd canvas huitcrng Just little in the
LIGHT air ~ if wooing a stronger brcez" that II
might swell ont before it and DO oil and away
But in spite Of preparation and wooing. In"
breeze grew lighter ard lighter and finally d'"d
ont altogether II was evident ~ o'clock that
New London could not h. made, so il was tacitly
understood that Morris Cove would be the plac"
About o'clock light breeze came in from
tho nortaword. and many Of the yachts improved
il by getting under way and working to In"
nor,hward AID westward OF Matinicoci Po.lt.
where il was known that the start world be-
The signal 10 get under way was given from
the May a, o o'clock, but hy that time only
few sailing and the steam yachts w"r" left IN
the Cove Then they, TOO, got their anchors,
and soon tie place which had been 50 lively was
~ deserted As if ben against the assembling OF
Yacht, there had been placed upon II. Pickle
ness wa a characteristic of the hr' czc. how"v"r.
ard tlou.h the REGATTA Committee on the wal
boi.t.d tho Morris Cove course after the ,tlrtin.
lire had l.-.n cstabishc,l of Matinicock. and tn"
Yachts anchor dropped. i; he-itate tn fire III"
pr.paratolv signal. The committee showed good
Judgment in waiting. for by 10 o'clock there was
hardly ripple on the water, and the yachts hun@
almost motonlc-s, with barely wind enough IN
their sails 10 rive th,m st,-.rogc way. The cup
defender Colonia, which had got under wcy quit"
early. wa. working her way slowly ca>twarl how
ever with what COOL speed. con
-dc,ing the mere breath of air. an
a little later alie caught few pun
Of wind from tie Connecticut shore and went on
her why far ahead of u f,w .chooncr- which In
followed her 1t was evident HAT she did not
intend 10 take part in the racine on hi. run ana
was lcayilq the prize for others. II was now a
drift for n couple e. hours for tn y1ch'N l"it %
hind and The only amusement was 10 watch IN"
-, am yachts a. they saiic through In" ii'"t -
an apparent attempt at encouragement fpr th'H
slo,,-movine sisters TLcn. Just b'for' noon.
there wa- a ripple on tn" water 10 ia" "a'tWa"
and rcfrching hrcczc from tnat quarter c'r'
down upon the feet ami PIT htiI' more "''
into it, Bang went one Of the MAY euh'
NJ noon and H." Yacht" made for the IN" W"h
the boet apcod thry could muster second "a"
AT IL 10 O'Clock s,nt the sloop- away and thru
-. ,o.,, o,c,ocl, started thr ,choonrrs Tn.
handicap was fixed at l?:20 o'clock, ana u"
racc 20 far rs the committee WIS concerned, wa"
under way. Rut the wind had SONG thing 10 sa'
IN the matter aud dropped in most pr'voklh@
way 50 that the yachts were very si'" IN cro's-
irp the line and most OF them w"r" ha1'ilcapp"d
Queen Nab had II good position OFT tor1ri ia"
vindwarl end of the line and was III" First b1at
to cross She was timed at l2:lG:ij anl W.
followed by the j. .>ica 1T !? :OS 30; the lb1"i'
at T. MS &c: the Gracic al l@I9:2l, ana ''
Crocodi'c. l2:2O: Tv'ra. Marquette. Ventura.
kat,i..n Wasp. lildcsar,lr Clara. Eclipse. Huron
Po.alinl and Nvmpl crossed in the order Nance
and wcr. ai hapdicappod. Some of them did
not get across un, many Of the schooncrs haI
got away All the schooncrs were handicapped.
Their or Ter Of crossia: was Dagmar, Marguerite,
IolAl. Alcaca SlIam7ocA, Niaior. Ariel, N'v"ra,
Grvalia a>ca. Mnvi.ow.r. on>trl iatipn, flc'
wing Emerald. lampa. Palmer, DluntlcsS, NJ
lar'ic. Coronct. RrunhiI IL. Fortuna AMI kanoAa
The acct Of thirty-siN boats mad" bcantlfn!
sight n they stood ont into the Sound. nut
biz Of wind would have put more Eic INTO 1t.
Al, he yachts were on Tie starh0ard tack head
ing - the northcastward. anl all carried 80 top
sails The schooncrs added siaysail', but cl"w'i
tor~as were barred. The wind continued hgh',
hut 1t hauled gradually 10 tho southwark, 50 tha'
by o'clock balloon sails Of all kini> wcr" IN or
der later th' wind came NOR to the westward
and .omc of the yachts tri"l srinna&cr- Win Ho'n
success But il very Sow sailing, ana ~
th, wind was strcaky. so1"tin,'s one boat wohiu
H. fiHord and aga.n another. I'll" Alca'a' "m''
had KEEP; out in tho middle of the sound wa
doing some good ii'ht-w"atlcr sailing. ar" ~
3 o'clock leading tir' fleet. Tho Sloop' III"
mostly held along rhc Long lslnnn shor'' ava
Lad apparently had as good a wind a. any oh'