New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
RACE FOR THE GOULD CUPS
THE ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE ALLAN
TIC YACHT CLUB.
EXCITING CONTEST BETWEEN THE BIG scHooN-
Frs IN A STIFF BREEzE-REsuLTs IN
THE DIFFERENT CLASSES.

Frs IN STIFF BREEZE-REsULTs IN
THE DIFFERENT CLASSES.
T, n breeze that caused questioning even In the
minds of expert shippers when beyond the sneter'hs
edvn NJ Sandy Hook and caused lee rails TO run
,,,n foam as the boats lay down 10 their work. the
tbirtv-nrst annual regatta Of the Atlantic Yacht
cub was sailed yesterday The morning In the city
broke dull and gray with fog and there seemed
marc than a promise OF rain. with disheartening
accompaniment OF light and battling wind by me
time the race was sgnalled to start. however. the
sun was shining brightly and whoe-sai oreezc
was making music In the shrouds and Kicking up
v-hIte cans I'm the Lower Bay. The arrangements
made by the various committees were OF that per-
feet character for which the club mas become
famous Members and guests had nj their coh-
,pand tho iron steamboat General Socum. while the
Regatta Committee. comprising John L. Bliss CHAIR
man; Henry J. Gicow. David Z. Austen George W.
McNulty and W l.. Gerrsh. had the tug T. C. Ray
mond Commodore George Could was on board the
flagship ATLANTA with a party OF friends. among
whom were Fleet Captain Thomas l.. Watson Eject
Surgeon DR. W. r. Townsend. George II. Taylor, c.
II Cslcf. c. f. satterlee. n. b. Henson. Gerard and
7, T Romano. L. r. Jackson. Newbury ID. Lawton.
W. T Lawson and n. X. Boodgood
Briefly the course for schooners and sloops was be-
tween the stakcboats anchored east from Craven's
shoal Buoy TO the Southwest Spit buoys. thence to
the Hook bell buoy leaving 1t on the s'srboard
hand thence 10 Scotland Lightshp. leaving that on
the port hand. 20 and around Sandy Hook lAghishp.
leaving that also the port hand. then 10 the
southwes, Spit buoys Nos 10 and Y. leaving both
on the starboard hand. and home. The course For
soops for the second Could Cup let out the Sandy
Hook Idshtship The long course th'r'y-threc
miles the second twenty-five and one-hak miles. It
was about these two that the principal In,cres,
centred.
II was II 20 o'cocs. just one hour after the an
nouncei hour. when the preparatory whistle sounded
from the Raymond At that time the entire fleet o;
boats were skirnishng about in a lively way. The
Colon.a the first 10 cross the Inc. right under
the stern OF the committee boat, with every sheet
drawing as taut az bowstring and clos"-han!ed on
tho por, tack. The Emerald followed a !itue later.
and no sooner had she crossed than j. Rogers Max
well who at the tiler hauled Ter hard up for the
advantage 81 the wnlwari berth. II Is fair 10 say
a; this point perhaps that the Co.ona uncertain
rs 20 tho action 81 her centreboart. az least such
was tho report that reached the committee boat
The E!seinare was the third over. followed by the
Amorita. The veteran skipper Hank Han was on
board. and the result was closely WATCHED "a she
hal an allowance over the Emerald OF twelve min
utes AMI forty-nine seconds. The Emerald won by
only one minute ana nine seconds. Such were the
figures Of the committee. based upon the smilles;
pos slble estimate OF the Amorias measured length
ami the largest measured ength admissible for the
Emcrld While the statement not decslvely
made YET ! may he SET down that the Emerald won
the Gould Cup
The schoonsrs bore away for the Southwest Spit
b1oy and after turning u stood for the point OF the
Hook There the Colonla stood well out toward the
Long Island lino 80 long In faci that the Others
made three informed Hate tacks before she came
about. When she ii got down II wls discovered
that. usual. Mr.. Maxwell had toe best OF 1t by
good odds and he never lost the lead he had gained
In the class for the GOuI cup FOR sloops the Hera
went the line In the lead. followed by the
Wasp and the Acush'a. The Hera By good
mars Gin. despite the finish OF the Wasp. which came
mp the .'nc with spinnaker TO starboari. The
al th. al lie
sachem. lroquois. step Lively. Norota. streak.
Squaw. Dorothy llkato Eldolon. Eclipse. Adele
JSira. \ ii!s Grace F. ChOctaw. Pen Suin an Feyieh
The yawi sultan approached the ino. put hearing the
handicap whistle. gracefully declined. The thirty
foot-rs IN this order: Naduero III. Musme
Asahi. Wawa. Carolina and Esperanza They
iulsaed In bunch. with the exception OF the Caro-
I'M. Tho summaries.