New-York tribune., 1896-07-02

the port hand; thence northwest by north TO and
around the black buoy of the northern end OF
Hen and Caickens Reef quarter OF a mile leaving
II Oh tie port hand: thence west-southwest 70 and
around the east mark of Premium Point one and
three-quarter miles. leaving It on the port hand;
thence the course in reverse order, leav-
ing all MARKS the starboard hand.
The thirty -footers sailed Course a, as II is known
IN the club series: from the starting line 10 and
around black buoy of Matinicock Point, leaving 1t
on the s;arboard hand; thence to and around Gang
way buoy leaving II on the sarboard hand. and 30
to the start, making a sailing distance Of seventeen
Yacht Racing Union, and there were first and
second prizes for both classes Those for the half
tronies W"r iyen bv |5nmodore charles Pryer
These also Of the loving cup design, ap-
Won bv the Psnrika- owned bv G S Hoyt and by
trophies were carried OF by the Asahi and The
Esperanza. The REGATTA Committee, comprising
Dr. W ". HollingsHOrth chairman: r. Floyd
Clark. " r. Corw.ne and E T. Birdsal, had per
fecte1 their arrangements with exceeding care and
they had thus fathered WAS as merry
one as the season has taus far known
The preparatory, gun was nred at l2:io from ne
thirty-footers was hye minutes later The boats
their usual exciting fights. The Naquero Ill. was
the first across followed BY the ltera. Asani' the
the ltsperanza to the windward OF her competitors
Mr Seeley. who sailed the Departure. evidently
made a miscaculaton in the time, and was some
distance away from The line and ieeward when
the gun was fired However. the boats all went
over the mark within ten seconds OF the time ot
spray. headed Tor the black buoy off Matinicock
ne hafraters crossed the mark at , i255 in the
Question, the PapriAa, the SSaghoya. the Willada
OF the liac The Kitte V. at once opened gap
but could not point as high as either the Wiliada
close reacn on the starboard tack TO the westerly
buoy on Execution Rect. Before sailing half a
broke the Jaw Of her gaT and although her crew
used every endeavor TO repair The damage she
The between the thirty-icoters was by far
closest and best that this interesting class mas
sailed this season. The contest between the Es-
perarza and the Asahi particularly close, and
Point. the latter mad the better OF It
AT the mark of the point the Hera was Ear astern
short bitches in toward the Long Island shore while
his four rivals went bout with Dooms to starboard
and h, AIDED for the middle Of the Sound The wis
dom Of this OF Captain Bird was made evident
as The boats passed Prospect Point, and Captain
Watson. who sailed the Asahi. was the first 70 notice
sound having split tacks with the Esperanza. He
came about, and. sailing hi, craft Ike an e1perr
as be IS and judicousy employing the fisher
mans lun. he succeeded. with another short hitch
20 port. IN uiing around Jangway Buoy ~ sf7'1hos
onds in advanee Of the EsPer@nza Win & tne a Ira
apprcc able. Under the influence OF the rapidly
fre.hening breeze. which threw showers OF shimme,
sails with boofns broad or 20 starboard. sp4lnakef~
I'D
were worth the superb quintet drew with retoubed
speed toward the finish line which they crossed IN
he following order. The Asah the Esperanza, the
Ue-a the Vaquero III and the Departure. oh!y
% seconds separating the winner from her nearest
In the half-rvter class the Paprika, the saghoya
ana the Eittie y rounded the wrong buoy, put al
cnye-ng their mistake followed the Others around
,be str'Ded buoy of the eastern end Cf Execution
t5na. fbe leader g,bing around he mark a. foli
Tnr Wlada 1:lsSo. the Microbe ls'' ,nC ana us se
c,,estion ll9.20 tho Hope not timed Ihey SCI
spnnakers to port and ufred around nc 5lacK R spf 81
,,', N The eastern end OF Hen-and- Chckens ~ el
,o ,hc .oiiowtng order The Wiada IA, = le
Wcrobe i47I7 the Question. a ;Sp me r. ' "a a.
;i-o.q,1 Inc Kittie V. 1920. the saghoyTi -,
and m. HOPE 80 After ufiing around me & spar
I.,,v and carving spinnakers as baIGoh J."1,
pp.ioS "a 1 .r rhe can buoy OF the northern end oi
he reef The Wada led the feet ct ths POM, WI. M
r. Nicrohe and the Question together. FROM "a "a
bIock can buoy 10 The hone marx Was a y, - :. ~
me Wllada led The meet Do ,he Wcrobe the
Kittle Y and the Saghoyh -. .orre course in
r,he liilinrtian feet sailed the Sam couI -
n,se order leaving the marks on the slaI uo.i. = =
hand and finished with lee rails r5 n'lr The sum
,bair cr,-us perched high 10 wlnnwAru Inc pun
maries were as follows