New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUBS LADIES DAY.
A CONTEST FOR TWO CUPS PRESENTED BY VICE
COMMODORE ADAMS

Ono of the most successful Of tho Atlantic Yacht
Clubs ladies' days was held yesterday under the
provisions made by the club for extended enter
tanment The plan adopted by the organization
was 10 allow each Of the competing boats to carry
as many as six women. and to give the women OF
every winning boat n separate prize
Yesterdays were FOR two cups. given by
Vice-Commodore Adams for soops and yaw's.
and another FOR catboats. \ steady southeast
wind blew all day. freshening to a velocity "a'ch
taxed some OF the boats 70 their utmost capacity
when under full sail and without reefs Tho pre-
paratory gun for the start OF the sIoops was hrel
a, II a m The start FOR the soops was at 100
The preparatory gun FOR the catboats ana the
handicap gun for the sloops was Mt ll.l0 me cat
hoa, classes we're started ll,5 and the handicap
gun FOR cats fired az ll2o
The Herreshor thirty-footer Wawa. owned BY
lanes stlllman. had quite the best OF the start
She wen, over about fifteen seconds after 'he gun
and about an nth OF a mile ahead o. the "no'e
noef She held her lead all the way round. The
w., a. ono ~ tho elevcn thirty WOO. built by
Uer-eshoT for various owners VINO wish TO have a
fee; Of boats built exactly alike. She vas beaten
ut Indian IIarhor last week nv tho fera' the BOAT
that won the race az the Knlrkerbocker Yacht 'lub
races yesterday. The test yesterday, made IN THIS
class IN tv-, oraes has served 70 Increase tho IN
,orost I'm the phenomenal cinss Of boats
Af,er the Wawa the rest Il the feet all came
together pretty well punched. and there Was not
much difference 20 be observed as the racers pro
cceled the finishes being remarkably close. The
course FOR sloops lay from the clubhouse 70 bell
buoy OF Bay Ridge. Owls Head. and thence 20
A hell buoy of Robins Rect, and returning 20 the
clubhouse around red buoy SO i The distance
round THIS WAS four miles and q hall making thir-
,ccn and ono-har miles for three times round.
The course for cats cut or the Robins Reef bell
buoy and lay from thu Bay Ridge buoy 20 Buoy
80 "A and return making ten and half miles
0.sti. Of ia IKE
mont that the larger boats went round tho
long course In tho samc t.fno that the smaller
boats took % GO around the short course and this
brought both fleets Ia 'front.' Of the clubhouse at
about tho Same ,ime at me end Of each round
for -loops on board o. her were Mrs Frederick
! J Adams. wlfA ~ tho Nce-commOiote, the donor
! OF the cups and Miss Livingston The Step Lively
Won tho Adams cup .or cath1ats. This boat also
carried TWO women. VINO AZ" 10" ,tltti 20 4
special prize Nearly "v1ry boat carried at least
Two or ihree women. 50 that !, YIN be seen that
Tho summary shows mo clos"ne.. ~ the races
r. class TWO. FOR cttb0ats. the hrst boat Streak,
",n 2s"r ne 'oa r oyn b D' Sr hoa
Presto. hy only sixteen seconds The hunging in
POI Tho .,srt to sSo "R "r@ rsn across the curse
y ne boat. as ne gun VS. hrei ana n c2nse ms,
/ The Penguin partly spli' her mainsail but she
%.ii pa, 1.r ,,e" a',@" ~ y"y ron sy i've
seconds corrected time The only accident ot the
day happen'i 20 me Lynx on no nr-i round she
g. the clubhouse under reduced canvas. but az the
nno of Tho accident sho was already beaten by
.Amoas 'ho,~ at ,hc. clubhouse "ere Mr. ani Mrs
5er 5Hnnoiorc and NJ, Foot MAJOR and Mrs
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