The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-24
YACHTS IN A SQUALL.
One Capsized. Another Lost
Her Mast and Only
Two Finished.
STEVENS BEATEN BY HOVEY
In the Challenge Round of the Long,
wood Tennis Tourney-En-
deaYor Clubs Big Shoot.

; The first OF q series of races for cat
boats was sailed on Saturday afternoon
Il was intensely exciting. One of the
yachts while in the lead capsized, n the
crew were in the water many minutes.
The yacht that was left in the front lost
her mast. Only two of the dozen boat
that started crossed che finish, and the
owner Of the beaten 0 flied a protest.
The races were arranged by the Green
vile Yacht Club. The course was from
IN imaginary line drawn from the club
float to a stakeboat to and around Oyster
Island buoy and return. The boats
sailed thrice over the course, a distance
of twelve miles.
The weather was almost perfect. If
u fault at all could be found. it was
That the sua was just a trife too not.
But yachtsmen consider this rather an
advantage, for they say it browns them
so that they are easily distinguished
from ''landlubbers."
LIZZIE B CAPSIZED.
A stiff breeze prevailed when the sig
nal TO start was given, a few minutes
before three o'clock. The Lizzie b was
first over the line, followed by the Aida.
The others were strung out IN a long
line. The Lizzie B Kept the lead until
about two miles off shore, when she
seemed to get a little unruIy, and sud
denly, without the slightest warning
turned rlgnt over on her beam
jump just as went over, and
they clung to the boat until another
could be sent out to them. The Eureka.
OF the Pavonia Yacht Club, which was
cruising around, rescued the crew after
two steam launches had made futile eff
(nr&c 70 dn en- Chn fhon mQn0 fast IN
the Lizzie B, and started to tow her in,
but the hawser broke. She afterwards
attempted it again, and with the help or
the owner. Captain George A. BouKer,
who had by that time come out on the
Emma K, Of the Kill Won Kulps fleet, the
LzZie 3 WAS towed to Communipaw.
The crew consisted of Alex. Roe, Cap
tain; DIR. George Mellor, D. G. Banker.
Horniug, DIR. John Herman and Charles
Weller. The only damage they received
was a drenching which they seemed to
enjoy.
la the meantime the race was being
hoIly contested.
Al the first turn the Aida was first
closely followed by the Torment. with
the Yankee Boy third and h otuers
dropped ont.
H LEADER DISABLED.
The Aida broke her mast before the
second turn, and the Torment rounded
first, with the Yankee Boy close behind.
The third lap was very hotly contested.
The YANKEE Boy came in before the Tor
nient, but lost the race on time allowance,
the Torment winning by W. minute
and eleven sc conds.
The Yankee Boy. however, claims the
race On protest on the ground that the
Torment was not entered in time. The
Torment's captain on the other hand
claims hat he sent the entry by mail at
The proper time and he will v to make
an AFFIDAVIT to that effect. This dispute
will be settled at the close of the series
by the Regatta Committee. W. P. Vree-
land, a. Pension and j. C. Simmonds.
The attendance was excellent, and
among others were noticed the noted
yachtman Captain Joe Ellsworth, cruising
on the Frank, aud the well known sail
maker John Sawyer.
The next race of this series will be
sailed on Saturday, August 5.