New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11
roLLOWING THE RACERS.
AZ IMPOSING EXCURSION FLEET.

~v-rHE PATROL DIVISION UNABLE TO
rprvEvr SOME cRowDING OF THE
RACING sIooPs. But NO SERIOUS
TROUBLE WAS CAUSED.
,.,,,s tabled city OF the sea. emerged again
,.,say from the hazy regions OF legend and took
-. IN wood and iron. in smokestacks and deck
..ss down about Sandy Hook LIghtship For
- hours 4; drifted and fro upon the troubled
80. OF the ocean amid Colonel Warnings widely
s.,-,hu,ed garbage and then, the power that drew
!. sor,h having spent itself. the floating fabric of
80, .nlsndid vision was dissipated and disappeared.
~,~n the sun began 10 decline the dismembered
,,snts OF this expansive dim OF the waters
.~led obeGently back into the contracted channel
:, ,ss Narrows just the spirit that the Arabian
.ssrman liberated crowded itself back into its just
r,..ted chamber. and the pageant OF the second
sy Of the international yacht races faded from the
.c.ns OF the contest. leaving not wrack behind.
TIE COURSE KEPT FAIRLY CLEAR.
~. vessels Of high and low degree which traied
.,o,r u the track OF the big sloops on their
.,od behavior yesterday. All the big excursion
n.,s that were noticed Saturday were out again,
,,, the majority Of them kept at respectful dis
,,nre rom the contestng Scoops The steam yacht
hsale had its ranks full but the tugs were not so
, rous as they were last week The big boats
AVE been chartered by various organizations or
REGULATORS for at least three races. The majority
., the tugs chartered for one day and. OF
course, that day was the one on ~hicn the hrst Oh
the series sailed.
The excursion boats all had fairly large loads OF
enthusiastic yachtsmen but the overlooking crowds
Of seasck andsmen who gave Saturday its char
ac;.risic feature missing. though not missed.
Yesterday The New-Haven flyer. the Richard
Peck pulled on; OF her Sip at Pier % East River,
A. go a m and pointed her down stream.
Rffo1 ,-;th
tor OF yachting ''sharps." among whom the mascu-
line element largely predominated. As the Peck
swung into the stream the weather vanes on Fulton
Market pointed due south but the breeze was not
strong enough TO shake up the heavy mist that
limited the seaward prospect at old Castle Will
Jams II barely stirred the flags The steamer 1die-
wk touched at neighboring pier and a strong
lunsed barker" with his hands full of tickets and
sreenbacks tried divert the crowd to the smaller
steamer. with promises OF more room and less
money TO pay. with little effect.
The Shelter Island boat Nontauk padded by with
comfortable deckload Of passengers. while the
Peek was casting OF. The Al Foster, lone fisher
man Of the banks sailed down the river with
ecodiy company. The General Slocum had her
many-storied decks crowded with a-doar-a-head
sghiseers. as she edged over TO her Brooklyn land
ng for more. The iron steamboat Cygnus and
others of that feet each we'll loaded.
fringe Of humanity decorated the Brooklyn Bridge
padded away TO the centre Of interest down to
the Hook The regmental band the roof OF
the Richard Peck. the youthful voyasers ex
pressed IT, played joyousy and persistently. for
gs,.ulness of its Saturday seasickness.
PASSING THE PROCESSION.
As the big Sound steamer slipped down by the
Battery. her ''ha,ed rival" the City OF Lowell hove
in sight The Peck's passengers began 70 get
tip,oe and on chairs in anticipation OF But
the slow-going Norwich craft had sporting
blood" or no speed, for she dropped behind with
out effort. The little propeller. Aurora
Joined the procession al the Battery, and the Myn-
dert starin came also. The sidewheeler City OF
Lawrence OF the Norwich Line. was Overhauled off
Bay Ridge The Fall River boat Mount Hope and
the starin flagship. William c. Edgerton. each with
its usual crush Of spectators, were passed in the
NarroHs The big. full-rigged, 800 ton English
yacht. the Vaihaa. lay off Stapleon. but her party
had evidently chosen other means Of seeing the
race. for her anchor allowed to rest undlsturbed
& the Staten Island mud.
OF swinburne and Hoffman's islands the steamer
began 70 overhaul the yachts The white Dungeness.
which has the honor Of being owned by Mrs Emily
Carnegie the only feminine member Of the New
York Yacht Club. gliding down toward the
lghuhp. The new Navy Yard tug Nina astern
Of her. The stately NourmahaL of the Aston navy;
the numbering old lighthouse tender Armenia and
Joseph Sickney's trim black clipper Susquehanna
we're journeying along together The Nourmaha
had coat OF yellow paint on her smokestack.
having burned the old into a condition OF Bills
tered unsightliness last Saturday The Susque-
hanna, which nearly gave Captain Hardy. of the
Richard Peck. heart disease Saturday by com
hg TO full stop right under HIS bow and thereby
compelling the Peck 10 sheer off 10 avoid collision
Kept a. respectful distance from the big steamer
yesterday.
The swash Channel bell buoy tolling dolefully
Of - On hair
way out the bar Sandy Hook half hidden
u the haze and the lazy breezes were just ripping
OF either hand behind. before
The stretches like floor.
Crowned by a golden dome Of mist.
A patrol division first 10 pass out. First came
Hanna's En6la. John Nicholas Browns Baimens
s N9hn NJ Halls unquowa; Harrison y. Moores
Lsdew'ss ore gas''' 6. Hsutevles cara F. Il
Dunean's washita, f. IL HarTimans SpindTifi ana
4 Noyess Katrina. All carried square blue
neg astein. bearing the word Patrol in bold white
o., by the numbering old ghtship Were massed the
huns @ among me c;uYandote and
The white upper works Of the ST Johns CLEANED out
Rsr j. pTsH s steam yaSdn athne ihe
Sheetoah the Jean. the Sapphira and scores OF DIN
Down by the Jersey shore feet OF graceful
schooner yachts were working out under fun sail
enc Jus, the racing sloops circled about the Aght
talp, preparing for the start. a me- large "hlte
schooner yacht with every kite set allow and alof.
malestically gided by them into ne very centre
ot vision Of the whole straining multitude salnng
protest against the present concentration or pubnc
attention on the "sngle-stcker," 70 the exclusion
" the schooner. which type the glory anu history
o. American yachting Is based. ~.
The fast steamer Monmouth OF the s3hdy hooh
HE came creeping out through the snip channel
over where the Hook stretches us shrunk arm out
mo the and me relentless beating OF me "ihts.
nag Of the city. represented the power Oh tne iu
lify rf1o 1trfu
General Megs and a slow going revenue cutter, up
1eh The dignity OF the National 'ioyerninehL r., -.
benedicts white steam yacht. the Oneida was gen,
orally greeted as the white House tender, anu
many good naturec but somewhat disrespeS.iu M
Qliries 10 the health OF "Oid grover No.
shouted across the water 10 the select parry gain
cred under her awnings.
THE DISASTROUS START.
When the distant crowds on the scattered steam
en saw their beloved Defender stagger ana IAN OF
nom the vino she approached the Inc there