The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
YACHTING.
Eidoion and Dorothy OutsaiI Their Rivals In .
Race ON Hay Ridge.

AhhCo ou bhiuBe.
The cups presented by vice.Commodore Fred
erick L. Adams of the Atlantic Yacht Club were
tho magnets that attracted six of the best
known racing craft In tho feet TO the Bay Ridge
clubhouse of that organization yesterday after
noon. James Weir's flyer, Eidolon, captured O
log for the sloop cup from George Hills Akista
by the narrow margin of twenty-five seconds.
while G. Z. Larzelere's Dorothy won the trophy
for cats with ease, defeating George Freeth'o
Out Vive and J. s. Negus's Uncas. George K
Brightson's Penguin, the yacht that captured
the trophy last year after q long controversy, in
which the Supreme Court figured, was also a
contestant, but, after finishing second, was de-
feated by Akista on time allowance.
The race. which was originally scheduled for
June 5, and postponed from that date after the
competing craft had drifted about the bay for
nearly six hours, was sailed in a fine breeze from
the south, and was altogether the most salts
factory contest held under the auspices of the
Atlantic Club this season. Shortly after 3
o'clock former Commodore Newbury d. Lawton
and Col. David L. Austen began preparations to
send the yachts away, and the preparatory gun
was fired from the club pier at $40. Eidolon
had the pick Of the talent on board. Eddie Fish
being at the wheel. while Fleet Captain Thomas
l. Watson was carried as a ascot. mThe starts
were lone gun" The course for sloops was from
between an anchored stakcboat and the Flagstaff
at the clubhouse to bell buoy No. IL of Staten
Island, thence to the Robbins Reef bell buoy.
thence to can buoy No. Ii, and return to the
starting line, to be sailed three times over. The
cats went over ths same course, with the excep-
tion that they did not go around the Robbins
Reef buoy. All marks were left on the starboard
hand, and under the influence of the southerly
wind it was a close reach on the port tack. a run
with booIns TO starbcari. a broad reach with
booms to port, and q thresh to windward to the
home mark, the course TO be sailed over three
The tide was making ebb. when the sloops
rushed across tho line with their decks awash.
Shd h' held f ths Weather ieaS bert Sns and Eidolen Close;
up, directly, in the wake OF the Leading boat.
Ak; Ahis = : made tae o con- dGIf,SGy s more d iseway f fhan
Penguin, which Rugged the Bay Ridge shore
until opposite the steamboat wharf,
The cats crossed the line practically together.
Uncas holding a slight advantage, with Dorothy
less than a length astern, and Qui Wives sharp
quarter Of Larzelere,s boat:
At the first turn Penguin was IS seconds i9
advance OF Eidolon. while Akista had footed
fast enough TO ease sheets 81 seconds estern OF
Eidolon. Eidoloni, however passed Penguin
and was never afterwsrd headed.
The yachts were timed at the end OF the hrso
round as follows:
Eidolon, +:07: 5O; Penguin, 4:0e:o5; Akista, 4:10:45i
Dorothy. 4:11:3o; oui vive, 4:ls:l5; Uncas. 4:24:oa.
Positions were not altered in the second round
e SFosPT b tafs f pG1lGtlh Gs; b 5es cS ernek;h,3asa and Of e1 tes
forged ahead of George Hills tn-keclcr. They
were timed at the end of the second round an
follows:
Eidolon. 4:54:45: Penguin. 4:56:34; Dorothy,
4:6s:2O; Akista, 4:o9:33; Out Vivc, 5:o9:25; Uncas.
b:l7:5S.
From this point to the finish the race was Q
procession. and they finished without incident,
as follows:
s:4t;os; Akista. S:is:55; eui yiSe, %o:Oi:4e; rncas.
b:l5:02.
The sloops held their lower sails throughout
the contest, and in the run from Staten Island
TO the bell buoy off Robbins Reef set reaching
jib topsails. The cats. however, sailed the entire
course under single-reefcd mainsails. The sum-
mary: