The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-16
EMERALD AND SYCE WIN.
OoLoNIA,s OWNER FILES PROTEST,
but 1T Is O ALLOWED.

sunshine and rain. calm and sQuall, skies from
the bluest to the blacklist, the Atlantic Yacht
Clubs annual regatta was sailed over the club
courses yesterday. with about an even break
on luck tho Colonia was again defeated by J.
Rogers Maxwells rejuvenated flyer Emerald,
while the new cutter Syco, sailed to perfection
by Fred NJ. Hoyt, won from II. +. Lippitt's
Wasp by 3 minutes and % seconds corrected
time.
The finishes in the principal classes were
probably tho closest that will be seen this
year, the schooners and sloops Wasp and Syce
coming up to the limo under the fast failing
breeze, with oil their kites set and looking like
. quartet Of enormous butterflies on the oily
surface Of tho water. The breeze died out COM
plctely n moment after the Syce drifted over tho
mark, and che was carried stem FIRST back be-
tween tho mark boats, while tho Acushla,
Musme. Vaquero ILL.,. Hera. Akista, Defiance,
and Wa-Wa, close together, the leader not moro
than twenty feet TO tho southwark OF the goal,
drifted back with the ebb tide.
For a time 1t looked from the committee boat
as II the yachts would be unable to finish, and
the Acushla already had an anchor over tho
ptarboard bow when she felt a gentle pun from
the north and managed to crawl slowly to the
line. The others also got the puff about tho
came time, and the wa-Wa, more by good luck
than any ability Of her skipper, slipped over the
mark a winner by about six inches from II. Il.
fNS e's e"sN" NNeNs Wv
than fifty feet astern Of the leaders, was nearly
two minutes later In drifting across.
A black squall with a deluge OF rain was one
Of the features OF the afternoon. It caught all
four Of the principal racers between the bell
buoy of the point Of Sandy Hook and the South
west Spit. 1t carried away the sheet Of tho
Colonia's big racing jb topsail, leaving the sail
~slapping about 10 leeward with the noise Of n
cannon shot. Before the sail could be sent down
ON deck and smothered 1t became foul Of the
port spreader, and tore the canvas almost the
entire length Of the sail.
The Emerald also had some trouble, and one
OF her jibs was carried completely out Of the
bolt ropes. All the yachts were laying their
decks under, and the syoe let go her topsail hal
lizards and lufed up, the slender topmast buck.
ling like a reed. The Wasp, however, was not
let out Of the blow ut all, and held her course.
The preparatory signal was sounded promptly
at IL O'Clock. The steamer Gen. Slocum, loaded
to the guards with handsomely gowned women
and well-groomed men, had arrived at the line.
The wind was very light from the south-south.
west. The courses were the same as in satur-
larger sloops, which went, around Scotland
iI!:o5 o'oiock the whistle for the sehooners was
blown, and the wind, which was softening every
Tfhae FIN Yachts EsS Gould Itt hsrd %gFs stem sna The st eSS siSe T shst
swept seward like u mill race, although they
had maintopmast ~staysails and baby jibtopsails
Just before the starting signal the Emerald
and II Colo CoI9n ka, were ;r close so together . near the ~ vest e.
:nSS s;a% f. ssf b., sHs q the ssS way; drif! TS.5 dS s;a On q
touch. for the reason that the crew on the En-.
sra.a a. ' lSs sbs s1e a, G tSs IPns s swr Bos GsPt wa Ba OFT
led the fleet over one minute after the starting
signal. All classes were sent away with one
gun starts. and they crossed as follows:
Emerald, ll:oG:oo;, colonia, %ll:oe:55; syce.
h nance, Ii:l SGsS;f E. htiii il:l5: aS''i parot hl:i %liiH1. ST.
i inSS'Ss, h ]al;is:so i, .a as5s; Vase I..soi 2 20 sou, ".
Ia, l~I:sl;0S; Akista- ]Ii;si;2o; Ashore, -ii:2s:si:
squaw. il:23:o0; shark. ll:23:lo.
tack, the Emerald setting a spittre Taintop-
mast slaysai! a momen1 before she passed be.
the mark she flew a red protest flag from her
port main shrouds. but was sigpalled by the Re
protest. which was against the Emerald for
fouling, was subsequently disal!owed, the com.
foul and that the Emerald, when she drifted
down on the Co!onia. did not have steerage way
I The s" eoar seS was @Hpt a is%sn to sso %Hi west Spit. and
before the Wasp could get over the line her rival
held her advantage ali day until the last leg.
when the HerEeshoff sloop managed to get past
short leg in toward Norton's Point the Emerald
which held a position about 200, yards to lee.
ward. These positions they held, while the
i lows! f sloops. T II 1000: seG' cats sGsY Ii p%!p5: 90; special as aGti
thirty footers and one-raters, IL 5000.
AT ll:5o:00 the Emerald went about on tho
port tack and tried to cross the bows OF Postley's
schooner, Two minutes later she was forced to
she was blangeted for a few minutes. All the
way down to the Spit the Colonia pointed higher
snaRh hS sh fiF frs. Sa@ i%9t Sraes ssa at l&:i q e.. and i ios
the nrst time II white streak OF foam appeared
At the time. Tho leaders We're timed ct South.
west Spit as follows:
coonla. l2 :s2 80; Emerald, ! 9 :26;a5; syce. l2:s5;on;
Naquero. 10000; Hera, l2:53:55; Squaw. l:Ol:l5.
The others eased sheets in the following order:
il was i2:is: when the CoIonia doused her jib
topsail and sent a "ballooner" up on the stay in
weep. and SHf b se%sS o atH Ser ps sHs SR'! il 81 3 %ill'i the
moment sheets were eased away. Less than o
to stsr6oaFd on the np"inmas tan and T ssyeS weil
forward. The wind had dropped 70 the smallest
sse etI Ssog on e the G po,n, o Th tSe H iss started for tho
The syce came down TO the Spit with a grace
broke % out her !" spl R%% tert and n%e'p Sall eeT 1 5%iStGp sad
smartly as sho eased sheets. The Wasp had
fse old i sdaas Up t ster ne chase ser !. S y iGgs slowly ONLY sns
again shown TO be true. At the belt buoy they
were timed as fOllowB:
Colonia, I24g:2O; Emerald, I2:5O:35; Syce,
1;O4iOOi WASP. i3Os:6O. ~
Il was a broad reach to Scotland llghtship. at
which point the following times were taken:
Colonls. lils:5Oi Emerald, 1880; syce, $4,000;
Wasp. I:I2:lO.
At 1856 the wind had hauled to the south
southeast and again headed off the schooners.
Light sails were dOused, and they hauled close
on the starboard tack for the outer mark. With
out incident the schooners arrived at the Sandy
Hook lightshlp, and they gybed around It as fol-
lows: Colonia $4,000 and Emerald l:43:2O,
showing a small gain for the Emerald from the
point OF the Hook.
The tickle wind ngnin played pranks on tho
run in from the ~lightsh'p. and before the boats
had covered half the distance the course became
a dead beat TO windward to the point OF the
long, low, sandy peninsula. The Syce set n bal
loon Aiayaul hafDrn FeurHinU thn Emit hut hn.
skipper was glad TO smother 1t when the squall
struck the yacht. After passing the Spit the
wind came out from the northwest and mod
Grated considerably, and the Emerald managed
TO pass the Colonia. The latter appeared to
have some trouble and drifted about for some
time near the last turn. This was followed by a
calm. Then a light breeze, scarcely enough 10
allow the boats to stem the tide, brought the
leaders TO the home mark. The summaries:
sCHooSERs-95-Foor CLAss.