The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-10
THE CROUD on The CYGyUs.
Merry and Enthusiastic, with Snndwiche,
and Hard Eggs at n Premium.

| and Hard Eggs n Premium
The entrance to the Iron Stea boat Com
pany's pier on North River presented an mil
mated appearance yesterday between and
$3.50 o'clock. MS the crowds OF merry h earted
men andwomen. who were oil for the day to wit
ness the second trial IA ce between the America
Cup defenders. came down to embark on ono
Of the two boats which were to accompany the
yachts. 1t was the beginning Of what prom
ised to be perfect day. The yachtsmen and
| yachting cranks were on hand in large num-
bers. and the air was filled with technical
phrases that were both interesting and mystl-
| flying to the uninitiatcd. The companys doors
and ticket Offices OF the pier were opened
| long before the expected rush began. and as
| fast as they came were allowed on the steamer
marked difference in the general style and
appearance OF those who intended to view tn o
race was quito noticeable. There were tire 0
distinct classes. The first was the regulation
yachting set who, as friends and invited
guests Of the New York Y..C. went aboard the
| Taurus at once. Then Of course there were the
| yachting people from this and other cities who
| were not on the invitation lists Of the club and
| they made up the majority OF those aboard tn
| CyEnuH. The second class was made up Of
| people from the rural districts. who. having
| heard Of the coming International yacht race
and being ardent patriots. were determined to
witness ths struggle to choose a boat to meet
the Valkyrie.
Although the price for the trip to view the
| races was 81. many persons who did not look
as II they could afford to pay that amo mt went
along. One man. who ha wife and three
children with him. said at the ticket office:
Give me five tickets for this here race.
three half fares and two full fares"
We have no half fares" said the man In the
ticket Office
well. I'll take the four full fares" replied
the excursionist. and he laid 50 down in front
OF the ticket seller. Il suppose they cost IS
or forty cents apiece" he continued. but
can stand it to see a good race
The fare Is ST." answered the ticket seller.
What 81! Why. can go down to Coney
Island and back for half OF that"
he got no chance to argue further as the
he took his money back and with his family
went sadly away. There were many m ore such
pleasure seek ers only regretted that they did
Seller S1 e tod tfs pfe go Mhed the ticket
quarters would not do they Invariably referred
BY S;a9 O'clock. the -FOUR Of starting. the
kept coming SO fast that it was deem ed advis-
able to wait few minutes longer, for tho
not SO pnrticu! ar about getting away. for at
exactly a:;s2 o'clock bevy Of thirty or forty
costumes came, running down the pier. fol-
lowed ~ kindly looking, old lady. who sank
into chair thoroughly exhausted upon reach
ing the cabin OF the steamer.
havs run almost all the way from the
Af WIZ lever this d sSsh
thing again for yacht race. or any other kind
About fifteen minutes before the Cygnus left
the pier the new Cunarder Lucania steamed
Up the North River. She ran quite near the
to look at the handsome ocean greyhound. |
When the Cygnus finally steamed out into the |
come down from Twenty second street with a |
great crowd on board, was waiting to keep the |
Ridge the two Boats were re ioned by the Gen
lists bt and the, Al Foster; which was filled with
Bayonne yachtsmen and their friends.
When the Cygnus was we'll started on her
U way toward the racing grounds some wise
thought it would be well to inquire what
aarrranEements had been made for feeding the
deck there was a, crowd six or seven deep
AROUND the so-called lunch counter.
as men were almost frantic IN their nei 'es.
dsayors to secure a sandwich and hard boil
EFF All tRt was in dsgh An old
for twenty lminuIess and proudly held .aloft
dried up sandwich. He had wife. TIVE danGh:
70 get s9mo lunch for the family As he held
the 81 sandwich up he said:
once at sea. A sailor cook was hunting for
g chickens on his shin. alter, the, chickens had
must have chicken soup. SO he made the soup
out OF his recollection Of what was In the
recollection. as it is old; Why when went
ana ns bhnd
even Stp 4 the lunch did run ont.
, The big excursion boats were accompanied
could be fell on board of the tygnus. And as
Of seasickness was apparent. When waiting
near a. the line for the PREPARATORY and the start
q the yachts for position.
When the ViEiant and Colonia came down
'eet apart. the passengers gave them a n rous.
nG cheer. which was ans wered by the crews
81 3otn YACHT The latter then turned and
repeated there. and everybody was happy. As
ne, ne dCoi9nia came back man on the Cygnus
say, Half. do him aGaia. Once more for
The Captain OF the Coona was steering at
ne time. but his eyes were east aoft every
eW seconds to see how his canvas was set
llm he quickly gave tho wheel TO a sailor. and.
soing to the side Of his boat, took of his hat
va bowed low. This action provoked u storm
d additional cheers from the passengers on ,
both the Cygnus and the Cepheus.
nde n. ,h nern ON Of "pSGs ask P3Sssd close
'acht Valiant, Int no cheers were heard there.
ediately after the yachts started those
~ ~ the Gysnus were treated 70, sight hardly
'lnaiied by the passengers on the other excur.
lion bouts. The Captain. by a clever bit OF
handling. brought the tygnus up TO windward
I the line and near the stakeboat. and when I
ne Yachts crossed all on boart had a chance
Q see every man at his work. When the rarera
tier ma king their short leg got start ed on their
ong tack to the first buoy. the scene from tho
pIer deck OF the Cygnus was magnificent.
lnctly was a parade Of water craft. ranging
SIZE and appearance from the dgnined- 9
,oking valiant. which is almost AN ocean s
ner to tho thrty-:oot sloop-riGged center I
When the first st,ka was ,aa,baJ n ,y,a ! :
lought by every one that the Jubilee would .
ound first. and although almost all were
J sympathy with the Nigilant yet the Jubilee
az many admirers. and when she failed to !
iake the buoy and had TO lu1 to give the
Irrow We're heard. u
When the racers were nearing tho second II
axe. WIN the Nigllant in the lead. party Of
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