The sun., 1893-10-06
$4,000 srEc1AToRs SEE TIE RACE
A Great Fleet nf Excursion Boats, Steam
Yachts, aud Tugs.

| A Great Fleet nf Excursion Boats, Steam
Yachts, aud Tugs.
! At a moderate estimate. $4,000 people saw
the yacht rnce yesterday from start to finish.
There were thirty eight large excursion steam
ers carrying from 800 to l 800 passengers zach
about twenty-fv private steam yachts. some OF
which, like the Valiant. White Ladye. and May.
are ocean steamers; more than seventy-llve
miscella neous steam craft carrying parties OF
from 10 to 100. and scores OF sail craft.
Almost every boat in the fleet. except the
private steam yachts. had nearly as many pas
songers as the law allows. and as the steam
craft alone numbered about $50. it will be
seen that the estimate OF tho total numb Der OF
eXcursionists is moderate when placed at
1900.
Tho excursion steamers charged from ST to
So fare, so that. aside from the expense of the
private feet. New York paid 100000 for
transportation to and from tho race.
What was paid for ham sandwiches and
beer on the cheaper excursion boats and
for champagne and terrapin on the higher
priced. would be interesting to those statisti-
cally inclined, and WAS doubtless satisfactory
to the caterers. The perfect day. perfect from
an excurslonsts view point. induced thirst
and hunger. aud no unkind seas prevailed to
counteract tho longing thus begot for food and
drink.
1t was perfect excursion day and there Is
no doubt that. being such 1t satisfied great
majority OF those who went down to tho
ocean. for that great majority was composed
OF peasure-loving New Workers. who made
the race the excuse for days outing. and
were more concerned about tho conditions OF
their own trip rather than for those which nf-
fecteh the international race.
Tho twenty nile run from the Battery to the
t..I,a
the excursion boats In the nciGhborhood OF o
o'clock. The faster boats, like the Republic.
Grand Republic. Monmouth. Columbia Peck.
and a few others that are In or near the speed
class OF those named, did not leave their berths
until about 9:30.
Sound steamers. the slower going kind were
nearly an hour eariier in getting under way.
But Mt about O'Clock the upper bay began
filing with craft. scattered In open order be-
tween the Battery and the statue. but closing
into compact form as they approached the
Narrows.
There the gay fleet. gay with people. music.
and flags. spread out again. the leaders and
right and left fanks growing dim. and finally
becoming lost in the haze which closed over
everything soon after tie forts were passed.
There wasn't amy nreez". md although that
toned hero only as the fact affected excursion
lists. Every one pretended to regret the lack
S sGnns
who occasionally wet their fingers and held
than aloft which. seems TO be the truly sea dog
Ia not Just little iii OF breeze. and. If there is.
where; that is to say. from wnat point It Is
sion, for the chap with. the highest collared
sweater and tho most battered yachting cap
bu eny 10 hays give n to @h "m ar
half day before wearing it-even
snrh chap WA, WAS SSse%r'ns ao bright eyed
tine on the wntsr not to battle against sea.
cause no chill on one side recorded breeze.
soon consented with smiles to wet their
\ oily, day for The crowd, and that that was
the principal thing niterall.
:, The hiS excursion boats hhcgan arliying off
the shtship as early as bali past 10 o'clock.
h@pny apd expeetant. Thee wns good dHal
carry out the crowds and the other
ieSiy S @ III from nSns tho h@rDoi ar sIss Soats
In IN the way Of welcome to th"se waters,
es G John on wG the AT SS " p
sids New Rochelle and Larqhmont, Yacht
aiming batteries of cameIas oil al sides. the
Eastern Yacht Club; AuGast Helmonfs TUNA,
ab ny na f66T'se 6n ., nl SSM is
larchmont Yacht Clubs coiors, We're early on
the ground, and manTuvred for favorable posi-
tions to see the start
Every excursion boat was listed we'll over.
the music was silent and tho craft Of all
Kind formed a solid. crescent shaped wall.
within the hollow Of which the two racers
cruised lazily until the starting gun sent them
slowly over the limo.
Then from out OF the cloud OF steam sent up
by the frantlcally shrieking whistles, the great
feet slowly formed itself into a "" the two
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