New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

A more disguised lot of people never gath
cred together than those who paid their good money
N see sharply contested yacht race yesterday, and
then had TO content themselves with wretched
nasco-a mere exhibition run over the course Pub
rc interest In Yachting went from the bubbllng
height OF fever heat down TO absolute zero In just
five minutes these being the five minutes which
the Valkyrle occupied in cruising around the hght-
ship from the starting line 10 her tug
GETTING GOOD SEATS on THE BOATS.
In the morning the town was yachting crazy,
People got I'D at all sorts OF unearh.y hours. boted
their breakfasts and rushed or to secure their
favorite places on the Richard Peck or some other
OF the numerous fleet OF excursion boats. Having.
secured the coveted coigns of vantage they sat
patiently there during the intervening hour and a
half before the starting time OF the steamer. and
smiled ptyngly on the unfortunates VINO arrived
only an hour before the advertised departure. and.
consequently, had 10 content themselves with back
seats once established by the forward rail. or
perched upon the dizzy height Of the talest deck
house these yachting enthusiasts calmly broied
in the hot September sun until the awful convic-
ton was borne in upon them that Lord Dunraven
had thrown up the race Then they lost all interest
IN choice positions. gave up precious campstoos
that money could not have bought before, and went
below to drown their sorrow in the cup that fixes
and sometimes incbriates.
THE GATHERING AT THE START.
As the Richard Peck sped down the harbor there
ives a singing breeze from west-sou'-west that
caused her many 1ags to snap and their taut nan
iards to hum an aeolian symphony Of the sea- whose
underlying theme was the rush of fcam-washed
prows and the straining OF swollen canvas. There
was the promise Of rare sport ir IT, and the yacht
ing "sharps' were eager to see the soops wrestling
with the ever-freshenng wind
The Narrows studded with the smoke stacks
of the customary pleasure fleet journeying down to
the lightshlp as the Peck came along. All OF the
ex ,ursion boats, with which the seagoing puohc
have grown so familiar in the last six days. were
on their way with loads but little smaller than on
preyious days The Swash Channel was crowded
and over where the Noron's Point Lighthouse stuck
up out Of the sand like a rocket waiting 70 DC
fred a fleet of nght-drausht boats we're cutting OH
by heading straight TOT ths eu 81 cstch the
frst glimpse of the racers and pools were aas on
the elapsed time Of the enpeets o in the
smoklng-room When the Richard feck en,eI s
Gedneys Channel inc sranks a we're exceeding sor
rowfu In cons squence. Ana the "ns'""e ''o' "''
Captaln Hardy was determined not 70 have I ms
big Steamer Interfere with the yaents ana SSop npyl
Ms en-, sms aseurs n neet followed hi. example Few
tugs and y SSassd e up None Of
Knowing ones on the Peck could account ,oT wS.n
Dunravens delay n getting up m,s sai they We're
dumfounded.
SEEKING FOR INFORMATION
whan 4, became evident that the Engllshman had
pulled out OF the race the recNs o'oau 's.". .
fairly buzzed with excitement fart Vi "'e "ee.
nut after the Defender, but Captain haroy chased
m the Valkyre. to ind out II possloie' "na' was
~. r,,,tar The cluster OF tugs about her grad
uay separated and each one Of
hauled, questioned ~ me Inc, nnbnSv tnaw Mai
the passengers on the le0N' wv '
II was all about -, s..r,,otl,ra mr. noss,blv
.un- failure shouted a facetious man with speak
! ing trumpet from the deck OF one rug But that
Wa" Ths whole excursion fleet then steamed after the
Defender. though number OF the steam yachts
went home
CHARGE ON THE LUNCHEON TABLES.
When the American champion was overtaken the
| steamers ranged themselves TO leeward, and the
messengers descended on the luncheon tables In the
iow.r rs4ions with a rush that drove walters and
| oasn,ers TO the verge OF distraction AS the miles
| were reeed of the empty champagne bottles &C
| cumulated and discarded luncheon boxes dotted
| the sea.
| fender rounded the mark. but the SAL back was
| most t,resome There was nothing TO do but get
| sunburned. The fleet scattered widely as the De.
| again at the finish line, and gave her royal re-
| cepton by whistng and cannonadng, but there
the NO way oy home however the began get
the better OF some OF the voyagers dependency
| and there many Lively assembages between
| decks
TWO STEAMERS HAVE CONTEST
| The City OF Lowell. which had hung to the Rich
ard Peck all day. started after her as soon as the
race was over The Peck let herself out for all she
| was worth and the two rival twn-screw boats had
II out all the way home. The Lowell failed to catch
| the New Haven boat. though the latter was twice
| as heavily .oaded The vanguard OF the flee,
reached their p.ers at p ESQ os sk%rs.. .s
| that the Englishman knew he was beaten. and quit
Q! saw The as net ,Ss sad
| iish yacntsmen were more cast down by Tuesdays