New-York tribune., 1895-06-14

The colonia being under charter as a practice
boa, for the u the Defender could not COM
pete for a club prize although she sailed over the
course and her time taken by the Regatta
Committee. 4 sharp contest between the Elsemarie
and the shamrock. In which the latter had a time
allowance OF l:lo ended IN favor OF the E.semarie
The courses were laid ont as follows:
Course No. start acros, an imaginary l'ne Drawn
from Buoy No. Il to the judges boat, ANCHORED
near Southwest Spit Ted nun. with perch and
halD. passing 10 the south and west OF Il: thence
south - Buoy No 10 tred nun) and north OF bell
buoy off the point OF SANDY Hook 70 sandy Hook
Lightshlp turning from the north and east and re-
Turning over the same course.
Course No The same as Course No |. substi
tuiing Scotland iighiship for Sandy Hook Light
ship
All yachts must pass TO the eastward OF West
Bank Buoys Nos and II both going ana returning
Close after the preliminary manoenvring and sa-
lues came the serious work OF the day The white,
winged 'hoon.rs ana Ds M M,rh & mau
like nock OF seaculls. As near as could he esti-
the first gun vas fired. at II :25 the famous single
steker Colonia came kitins along like a seabrd
with her whlte-atilred crew. who are practising TO
Nalkyrie Ill She had only working sails set, but
sped along like racehorse and stood up like a
I'vira then along In quick succession At this
time fog and rain set In. and In a few minutes the
yachts mentioned were lost TO view. 4 little later
the sun for li,tle while partly dispersed the clouds
G%a the a vH0n shSi %S tack oward the ns Island
shore and long leg OFF which enabled her to round
vented the accurate placing OF the different yachts
but when In an hour two. II lifted. they
seen some on the port and others on the starboard
tack in substantially the same order In which they
crossed the line . .
The unofficial time OF rou'u's the Sou'hwest Spit
SoIan,n iessco: Wasp, l242:5c Emerald l2:432O:
shamrock i2:Tl:i0: Elsemarie. l2A61; Uvira,
I2.Joi0 Loyal l2.5l 30: Minerva, l2:I:3S Neaera.
l2:54I5 Ramona. 10l 80. Clyue. 40; Queen Nab.
i-oS 90: iildegard i:23lS The iIldegard and Queen
Nab which were badly handicapped at the start.
went over the shorter course. .
The Yachts which were unoifcially timed. round
ed the light shiu as follows Colonia. l:50O0. Emer-
aid 2;lC,5O. Shamrock. e:232l; Elsemare. 2:2t0+;
Queen Nab. 252:i3: Loyal 9:35O. Ramona ?a23l:
IlildeEard. 2i5:H . o,,. - - ..u
colona dong coursc). 3i290: tvra. 3:51l5, Emer
Md 10000, Neacra, i:l5:2D Elsemaric. f:2l 3f.
An was snarp wlndward work TIL the home
stretch when n slight change or the wind enabled
thr Yachts to set spinnakcrs to starboard and
I'm ''kitIng" the unofficial time being as follows:
course) 3i2 OO Uvira 3:5,iJ: Emerald 4O6:0o Else
marie 42i: "A: Shamrock. +:25 32; Minerva, i:2l3t:
Queen Nab 42s .06, Ramona. 455f5. Loyal. 4:i2l5;
Clyte. not timed.
K curious coincidence OF the day that. in
Guiding the Colonial thirteen yachts started In the
regatta from buoy No. IL. June H. and
overhauled and passed BY the tug T.. NJ Coffin.
of the course by the steam yachts Claremont,
Reyerie, Ava. Stella and others
THE OFFICIAL TIME.
The official time Is as follows:
Distance course l. thlrty-one miles: II. twenty
SCHOONERS.