New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
OVER DANCING WAVES.
SUCCESSFUL REGATTA OF THE NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB.
4 LARGE FLEET OF PLEASURE CRAFT FOLLOW
THE RACING BOATS OVER THE COURSES
MANY PEOPLE DOWN THE BAY.

THE RACING BOATS OVER THE COURSES
MANY PEOPLE DOWN THE BAY
Over beautiful sunllt sea the yachts OF the New
York Yacht Club sailed their forty-nlnth annual
regatta yesterday Not all the yachts Of the cuo
feet were there II they had been the Lower BAY
would hardly have held them, and they would nave
made n large showing that part or the North
Atlantic off Sandy Hook But the fleet that did sail
was one OF speed and 4uty and over the sparkling
waters which were oxen into little waves whicn
danced in the sunlight. the creations OF the oest
genius Of yacht designers swept to victory ana 10
defeat The wind blew strong from the southwest
at the start, falling Il little toward the end OF the
race The Iron steamboat Taurus took out the CLUB
guests to the race. and the CygnuS TOOK OUT
many others who wished to see the race
The Regatta Committees. Nicholson Kane Chess
ter Grlswold and Irving Grinnell-were on board
Vce-C Commodore Browns steam yacht Snearwater'
Among the fleet OF steam yachts which followed the
racing boats over the course were John H. Hanan
Embla, Lloyd Phoenlxs Intrepid, w. H. Starbuck
Title the Rev. John A. Asplnwalrs Thyra- Horace
A. Hutchnss viking, Alfred Van Santvoord
Clermont and Frederick G. Bourne's Revere All
of these yachts and many others both Of steam ana
sail. which lowering about the racers had
parties OF guests on board
Rear-Admlral Gherardl went down to see the re-
gatta the Navy Yard tug Narkeeta. which new
his blue flag with two white stars
No more beautiful day for yachting could De
imagined and seldom has a more beautiful marine
spectaclc been presented than when the fieet went
out beyond the low-lylng shore of Sandy HOOK ana
the towering green crest OF the Highlands the
wind-blown towers Of sunlit canvas over the
shapey hulls Of the racing boats flew with all Oh
poetry and swftness out 20 sea
Clorlana was there-that wonderful boat TO
which the Yachting world owes so much, ana whose
era making Importance in naval architecture Is
scarcely yet recognzed-and the wasp was 'htI ne
Ar,el the sachem creation OF the great Burgess;
the Emerald the best schooner that a non pro
Victories on the other side were almost eq9aI 10
the number OF her starts and other Doa's Vi MS"
Something seemed TO be the matter win o. t s1'
Goriana and though her younger Se vas no 40,
parent reason for the tremendous beating she stSe
he Gloriana When the Gloriana got up by me me
Uosnitai Islands on the return she seemed 70 pc
absolutely standing stil. so slugslsh1S Htu .t'S
move through the water. and away up aoGsT Inc
%arrows the sails OF the Wasp were siaH'ihe
streak OF white against the SKY. .,,t1 heau
The schooner Emerald sailed ana Vas Ma xv,sil
,ifuiiy Her owner and designer J. rogers Hla. h
vas her directing genius when ao1oul iV s 10 AZ
is certainly much faster boat man ,bo Snchen,
veor The Queen NAB did wonders ana the o"SmeI,,
show Ell that speed was stu In every me anu
timber The Gloriana ana the ATlei l,nls.svt ,
Size by side and made a pretty ana eNc"'"s P''
The Yachts which started In the race were me
sohooncrs Emerald. Ariel Elsemarie. Loyal Asn ,s
Nlntor Neacra. aid Sachem' ths s'ooPS ~ r.
ergli and Ariel called In one class and the Else
marie Loyal and Agnes IN another The latV OK
and %cacrc sailed In class by themselves IN
cruising trim The Wasp and Gloriana sahed TO-
gether In the sloop class. and then theT. was
e,ss for mixed rigs In cruising trim. IN which the
sloops queen Nab ana Eclipse and the schoohers
Sachem sailed a.. -. ., hto,,
The start and finish were OF Buoy No H. below
the Narrows All the yachts excepting the " asp
and Gloriana were sent down the Main snip man
mel and out around the red hull OF the sandy HOOK
IAshishp. The Wasp and Gloriana went around
the Scotland ightship. 49,
The preparatory signal was given By a gun from
the shearwaier az n o'clock At II 10 the schooners
were started and AZ II Is the single suckers were
,.ut AWAY The wind blew fcshly from the north
vest ana with a quarterng breeze the yachts. near
/ is all with c.ubtopsalls SET went swiftly down the
hay They crossed the line IN the following Order.
F.lipse Sachcm. Glor.ana. Wasp. Queen Nab. En-
crald ARIEL Loyal Elscmare. Agnes Neaerd anu
Vlaior. The Wasp and the G.oriana were close To-
gefhsr our - the point 81 the Hook. win me queen
Nab ami the Arc. near hy. The Queen NAB became
tangled up Rith the other thrc" and stood or 70
the nnrfhwnri. The yachts ret their sp4nnakers
Rhen they reached the open sea ana made tor the
nghishlp The Wasp began 10 gain on the Gloriana
and then % have her at once In coming back the
l,oafs which went around the Sandy Hook Lghtshp.
made a i0ng lex IN toward the Jersey shore and
then stood Tor the Hook. The Sachem stood far
over toward the Long Island shore before coming
IN fDr the southwest spit The winners were Ariel.
Elscmarle Nlator. Wasp and Queen Nab. The time
u ih. race Was a. follows