The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-30
IN soar NEED or 4 BREEzE.

IN SORE NEED or 4 BREEZE.
The New York Yacht Club-waiting for the
Wind-To sail This NIorning-About
Fifty Yachts Assembled-May Reach
Morris Cove Early This Evening and New
London Tonight.
Glen Cove, L, l., July 29,-Nothing
could have been more exasperating to
yachtsmen than the conditions which
greeted them when they assembled here
this morning for the fifty-flrst annual
cruise of the New York Yacht club,
With a most interesting race in which
both the Defender and Vigilant were
to participate, arranged for l o'clock
this afternoon, there We're this morning
no Indications that the race could take
place. The fine breeze which prevailed
yesterday morning, kicking up white
caps all over the sound, had completely
died away, and In its place had come a
dead calm.
The surface of the water had become
as smooth as glass. From horizon to
zenith there was not a cloud in evidence
and a breeze was despaired Of.
On the other hand, the yachtsmen
We're not altogether discouraged,
The barnacles who hang about the
shores here predicted that such morn
ings as this had frequently been sue
ceeded by winds favorable to sailing
and they looked for a southwesterlS
breeze this afternoon. If it springs III
by O'Clock the race can be held.
The harbor mis- morning presented q
picturesque appearance. From Its
mouth we'll UP into the Cove 1t was dot
ted with boats of every description
sloops, schooners, catboats and steam
yachts.
Fully fifty were present, and all OF
them having been just prepared for the
cruise, they looked their prettiest. The
majority came in last night.
The rest arrived during the early
Sylvia, Commodore Browns steam
yacht, lay In the center of the throng
While surrounding her were the schoon
ers Elsemarie, Emerald, Lusca, Amori
ia, Palmer and Constellation, the sloops
Regina, Wasp, Hildegarde Gloriana
Jessica, Bedonia and Katrina, and thu
steam yachts Satanella and Conqueror
AT about 8 O'clock the tall spar of the
vigilant was made out coming up thu
sound from New York. She had he
mainsail and club topsail set, and wa'
in tow of the tug Aeronaut.
A few moments later the Defends
could be seen hosting her mainsail ovel
at New Rochelle, and at o'clock sh
started across for Glen Cove.
Toward 10:30 o'clock there was Sigh
breeze and the sloops which had lail
over night on the other side Of the sount
began to set sail and start across,
Later in the morning the catspaw'
showed the presence Of a little breeze
(which, though light, blew quite steadily
from the west-southwest. The loca
weather sharps saw signs of a gooC
wind later on in the day and the yachts
men began at last to take hope. By
1870 o'clock the breeze had become suf
ficiently strong to enable the sloops ant
schooners which had stood out from
Larchmont and New Rochelle to maxi
the close hauled reach across the sound
so that by noon the fleet at anchor II
the Cove had been nearly doubled.
Among the yachts which came in lat,
| in the morning were William X. Van
derbilt's steam yacht valiant the Queer
Nab, the Victor, the Cleaner. the Ilder
i'm, the Iroquois, the Mineola and TIN
Oracle.
Every incoming yacht was saluted b,
the flagship Each salute was return
ed, with the result that the reports c
booming cannom were necessarily hearC
rolling over the waters Of the harbor
while at not infrequent intervals, wher
the salutes were in very quick success
sion, the flagship was almost obscuret
| in the clouds of smoke which rolled III
from her sides.
A meeting Of captains was held Of
board the Sylvia at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing 1t was decided If any breeze wa
| in evidence to fire the preparatory gul
at 1890 o'clock, the course to be decided
upon at the last moment, and to end q
| Huntington, L. I.
1 1t was also decided that on the cruis
the davits might be carried or not, jus
as the owner Of the yacht saw fit, un
less they were a part Of the regula
| rigging of the craft. In that case tn
boats must carry them.
The start from Huntington to-morroy
morning was set for $50 O'clock. TIL
yachts will try to make New Londo
lby tomorrow night. The Defende
| reached here at 11.45 o'clock, havin
come over under her own sail from Nel
| Rochelle.
| Rup into RicycIe Rider.