New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
SAILING IN THE LOWER BAY.
sPARs CARRIED AWAY AT THE REGATTA OF TIL

sp.ps CARRIED AWAY AT THE REGATTA OF THE
NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.
The eighth annual regatta OF the New-forK yacht
Racing Association sailed in the Lower Bay
Yesterday afternoon The start and finish was on the
ni.r ., Timer Park where the clubhouse OF the
Gravesend Bay Yacht Club Is located. ana which
the members generously placed al the disposal OF the
association There accidents to two OF the COM
pe,ing yachts The first happened 10 the yacht
Minnie on the first leg OF the second round While
on the port tack and heading toward the stakeboat
anchored of Hoffman Island. her mast was carried
away about six inches above the deck and she was
Unanimously towed back to port the second mis-
hap occurred the big cabin cat. the Louise On the
last leg OF the third round the Jaws OF her gan were
carried away and she was witndrawn' Al 'he time
the acciden; she had the race in her class IN her
possession
In addition m these there were two incidents. The
Mercedes protested the Mile and the Baby protested
the Minnie both for fouling at the puoys. Inc pro-
tests were taken under consideration by the He-
satta Committee, and the prizes were withheiu Inc
WIND At the start was light from the northwest ana
she preparatory gun fired at 1920 O'CLOCK Inc
'Art Tor cabin sloops over twenty-seven Feet ana
open )b and malnsail boats over twenty-three feet
was given ten minutes later. Then all the cabin
oatooats and open cAtboats over twenty-three feet
we're sent away and 1850 o'clock the open catooats
onoer twenty-three feet crossed the line
Inc boats crossed on the port tack lufing close
ehoer the stern Of the committee boat IN the FOL
rowing order The Minta. the f. j. b., the Zetcs'
'he Gael the Zulu the POGO. the Cleon. the Kat
Ilne the Iroquos. the Henry Dauer. the Orestes.
NE Kelpie the w II. Gill Forsythe H.. the Ella s,
me Viola. Al the second gun the Edna the Elk.
sne Hester. the Mole Bawn. the Lester. the Lizzie
v. the Acorn. Mary H., the Minnie and the Louise
passed over and the smaller craft crossed as fol-
lows: The Baby, the Minnie A.. the Mollie. the
mary Isabel. the Martha NJ, the Cinch. the Colleen.
me Mercedes. the Clip, the Tempest the Chic. the
Adele Rae the Maggie r. The large boats hauled
,ner wind or the starboard tack. making short
Mitch of shore and beating down Grayesend Bay
uey held well out Of the current OF the ebb tide.
AFTER about mile against the head wind they
trimmed booms to port and headed for Craven
shoal buoy. east-northeast OF Hoffman Island. The
cabin catboats followed the sloops well down
5ravesend Bay and then stood over for Black Can
nnoy. No 49, south by east from Fort Tompkins.
About this time the preparatory signal for the
small boats given. but the northwest wind had
died out at the starting line and then came out
suddenly again from the southeast. end within five
minutes there good whole breeze from
that direction. The small boats waited until the
last moment before approaching the line and as
result several Of them were handicapped. They
made a pretty picture as they dashed across
on the starboard tack and gibed over to port TO-
Eether laying their courses for the stake boat on
oio Fort lafayette.
At the same time the big boats. although holding
course In the same general direction. were still
having d thrash to windward. The second leg or
the beat 10 windward Tor all the
boats. but the tickle wind egan shifted for the big
Goops and cabin catboats just before they reached