The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
PATCHING rnE nIauAHr uIr.
Boat Loads OF Spectators rHo.r,e with JOY n
'' the FIntsb.

PATCHING THE HIGuANT WIN.
Bort Loads OF Spectators Ho.rse with Joy NJ
the Finish.
Out upon the ocean. where the race course
lay and where the rolling water stretche ed
away, on one hand to the blue horizon and on
the other to an elongated film OF gray which
marked the Atlantic Highlands. the fleet OF
bosts that lowered around the. racing yachts
presented u pageant to. be remembered. Be-
deoked with fags and bunting Of every hue.
merry with sounds OF music and happy voices
glistening and flashing in the sunlight. this
feet reSem bled gay armada seaward bound
TO conquer fairyland.
TO count the boats. one by one. was utterly
impossible. for. like n flying flock OF birds.
they kept moving and shifting. UP and down.
ASIDE and aslant around and around. until
tho eye wearied ofthe task But fora moment.
"a, they all gathered around the stakeboat.
waiting for the Yachts to turn on tho home
ward course. the eye could count sixty almost
at q glance before 1t became confused by other
fleets which seemed to come from every direc-
ton.
Now. In various other parts OF this story the
fact will be recorded that the weather was
glorious but as none appreciated this hall SO
much, as did those people on the excursion
boats. and as those boats pronted by the
weather moro than did the racing yachts. this
fact must be recorded here again and empha-
sized.
Tho first steamer to start was the st. Johns.
and as she proceeded down the bay not an
other excursion boat was to be seen. and the
land and the water appeared SO dreary and
lifeless that all on board felt that the day was
going to he dull and uninteresting. As she
passed through the Narrows the clouds seemed
to grow whittier and lighter. and. although the
Gun was yet hidden, the air became lighter and
moro buoyant and tie spirits of all the pas
sengsrs rose to the point OF hopefulness.
The st. Johns had not proceeded u mile be-
yond the Narrows when the fleet OF excursion
boats appeared dimly astern. For a few mo-
ments they were enveloped in a haze. which
obseured their colors and their outlines. Then
n wonderful and glorious Transformation came
over the scene. The sunlight hurst through
cloud md %" -
out from the horizons vauted side
There shot golden sriendor lap =, ana no hsin,
With qu,verinR ore. oh.
Over the dancing waves this bright armada
moved triumphantly down the bay hags
a-fiyine all bedecked In holiday array. There
were Conoy Island boats and Sound steamers
and coating steamers. and private yachts
and sailLoats and steam launches and tug
boats and boats OF almost every kind that you
eyer saw In New York harbor. Their decks
were black with people. and as they rose on
the swell the sunlight was reflected from
thousands OF marine glasses, pointing in
every direction.
And tho people who were on those boats were
Tall sorts and conditions. There were some
boats which were devoted to the members OF
some yacht club. nearly all Of whom had moro
or loss knowledge about yachts. There were
the private Yachts. aboard Of which were men
and women who wore costly clothes and who
moved in the most exclusive set Of New York
society. There were tuEboats. which parties
OF well-to-do business men had hi red for the
discussed with as much interest and more
practical intelligence than the race.
Msvs S aoud to s. for the
trip as we'll as 81 or So more for luncheon on
board Then there were TIE boats.
the Grand Republic. and others, which wore
!oa,led down to the water line with clerks and
whom broushs their ianehsoa with than.
elosefo the starting point, or crowi upon the
racing, yAehts as much as thsy did on Thurs
Startling lime ccording to their speed. they ali
srrived at tho lightship at about the same
s $'sy Ct as ss
tie s5har.d q sss hsT: w s5s
not aeliRhte1with the appearance OF the two
The excursion fleet hoated about 200 yards
from the l,ghtship at the start. When the
and the two. In response to the signal gun.
crossed the line side by side the shout Of ap.
probation that went up from the thousands
and thousands Of throats must have reached
the shore. Then. with II chorus OF screeching
whistles and booming cannon. the fleet started
they kept well to one or the other side OF the
course. and. with few exceptions. the con-
est degree.
These executions refer to tugs and small
excursion boats that came out of the line
which the rest Of the fleet seemed to have
agreed upon. As soon as they were discovered
there was general footing OF whistles and
= vociferous outburst OF Indignation that
SAcedily called them back. On hoard the flag
EsfS May two men held up q big canvas sign
begging this notice.: 49,.