The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
EMERALD BEATS COLONIA.
n11WEIL,S SCHOONER ATENGEs
ONE OF HER PAST DEFEATS.

Tho yost-northwest that blew the wAvecrests on
Tho lower bay to leeward in showers Of spoon
drift and buried the lee rails OF the competing
Yachts, the stately schooner Emerald. owned by
]. Rogers Maxwell. crossed tho finish line yes
terday In a perfect smother Of foam. Her star
hoard rail was awash and the great mountains
Of canvas were pulling for all they were worth.
uhilo tho surging seas sang . song Of victory
that must have sounded sweet TO the ears Of
owner ard designer, both Of whom weroo on board.
The special race Of tho Atlantic Yacht Gu
furnished Maxwell with an opportunity TO meet
his old rival, Colonla, and his yachts victory
was as marked as any that Commodore Postley's
noted schooner ever gained over the Emerald
last year. Nor was the victory entirely due to
the yacht, for she was superbly handled by
Maxwell. and when her admirers thought che
was surely beaten. his knowledge and long eK-
~perience helped him to q victory over Charlie"
Barr. whose reputation as an astute racing cap
tain has stood second to mono for some years.
1t was between the point Of Sandy Hook and
the old red llRhtship that tho lne work of the
Emorald's skipper told. As the yachts passed
the low, sandy peninsula Colonia had . COM
handing load, but Maxwell had his mainsan
trimmed almost fiat, tho wind at tho time hold
Ing a couple Of points abaft the beam. and no
placed his trust in the work Of his light sails to
pull her through the water.
On Colonia 1t was different Capt. Barr do
pended to a great extent on the mainsail to drive
his boat. The result was that Emerald drew up
with wonderful speed, and. passing Colonia to
windward. took tho lead. eventually winning
with the greatest case.
At the finish line there was o suppressed
cheer that was almost drowned by the hoarse
whistle Of tho Regatta Committee's steamer az
the big yacht swept across the mark. with her
crew perched up under her port rail. and with
her decks wet to the mast step. Colonia
wa then nearly . mile away, tear
Ing along at n great pace, her shark
like bow cutting the water like o knife, while q
broad band Of seething foam was carried along
her rail and under her long. graceful counter.
She made n 4 marine picture worth remembering
a. she slipped over the limo, beaten. but sim .
craft such as would win the admiration Of every
yachting enthusiast on salt water.
Another feature OF tho days racing was the
superb manner in which the Bloop Wasp was
sailed By Vaughn Clark. formerly owner Of the
noted forty.footer Gossoon. For . considerable
time the fast sloop went at q pace that brought
her in the van Of tho entire feet and abe gybed
around Sandy Hook light vessel q length ahead
Of Emerald. and WAS far on the homeward jour
noy when Colonia rounded the outer mark.
There were two accidents. Amorita, sailed by
Capt. Jack Watson. and having on board Lou.
tenantCommander Kelley, who surveyed the
waters around Sandy Hook, went aground on
the point Of tho " false hook - and after raising
s sst f isto deep Ta nan asSia. to 81 sSSS 1 SIsf sad i sIias
the contest, and taking In her cloud OF balloon
'A rs. started y, Ste up the bay hks . NSunSed gull
Eidolon were making for the home marx. These
boats started almost together,, and notwith.
rvsl in the earlier part of the race, with the In
Greastng wind the white sloop came up hand
, x. and they raced neck and neck toward
Norota was to leeward and Fred .Hoyt, who
was at the stick. made frequent use Of the " nsh;
end Of The line Eidoion's skipper o6 e%H this
s sm.n the BLACK 'loop te ssward Of she
line; Ei SS, cut it too fine however. and
tvinkling the mark boat was lifted almost COM
pissely out OF tho water and carried entirely
SsS sSs SstSss 1h sh s 6 y q all eSs t hSyir SOs ss's 70
drift apart. NorotA. which was about q length
sst.rn. lutred sharply. and almost before the
sloop passed over the line about six feet TO wind
ward Of the half-snbmerRed boat Eidolon was.
As the regatta committee's steamer, In charge
hlnssAt 10 o'clock in tho morning the wind was
never q cloud gave but little promise Of q breeze
Oh sa'' n sGsld tF ..t Gas sny q Isos he To- n'1 4. bo s.
or in the distance the trio Of Big scSooners H Wors
line, from which point Of vantage they could
easily drift up the bay with the strong flood tide.
Up s SsS ePsRRS Sn Sms sn th' w ISGicRHipi st SSlo apps s :
tender In even the light airs.
After some delay in getting the stAkeboats in
R Hi:o59So t and pf sss whistle 'i 4oa The sI start TsE uf ts e.
1chooners followed i've minutes later. The
soq 1.Ss Ts: 70 s sG ,Ss ASss! s SSs1 ti sSanss Z t s.SS2
leaving the spit on the starbOard hand In 70
coIonia was tho FIRST to slip across the mark,
s sTsssk sIoss out so Sf,rS , tbtso to- q abe Tsnt oysr:
Amorita. Which held tie weather berth. The
Amorita also broke out her baby jib, which was
on the stay in stops. Emerald was TO windward
SIC went about Just on the marx ia and SIs started
% 5R.2sS S'' tack 4 c Stss E EspSis4 AZ he srG aissos Ga sh 3, 't &.
leg on he stiaFboard tack down t. tho Spit buoy.
tart and made . hitch in toward swinburne
Pa, on board Of which was Capt Rhodes OF the
owner. held on until II o: when she clewed
Up her ioretopsail and stood in toward Princes
the thirties had been sounded from tic Rsgattn
Committees steamer.
In the mean time the sloops had been started
Mil:lo;OO. and Hera had slipped over tho limo
Mlth the sign,l, close up to tho starboard end Of
ne marx. She was followed by Akista, Syce,
wasp, Norota, Eidolon. and AcushlA. Syce
neid the weather position. while the Lippitt
siooP was lar over TO the port end OF the imagin-
ny iihe; Syce and Wasp were the only boats in
the Meet that carried clubtopsails, and It was
soon recognized that the race for the Gould
sioop cup lay between them. All set baby lib.
sGpsaiIs and carried them handily in the light
tsbm III wasp, however, was easily outfootinR
ne 4 new boat and opening up the great gap that
shat was never afte=ward lessened by tho
slGops. and which brought her nearer every
minute to the big schooners. ~
me start Tor the thirties was made at II III 100,
VAC they crossed In the following order: Musme,
ns2u' 70 and Wa-Wa- They did not, however,
MAKE the pretty start that yachtsmen have
grown accustomed to in this class, as they were
y spart' and there was little man1vering,
wMn,le, a. soon as they passed over the mark,
sney spit tacks and were never close together
asain until the finish Of the race.
dtht.le:2o Emerald passed astorn of Colonia
IN NY seconds later went under the stern of
SI,cD Iokaw schooner. and after some short
.oheS they reached out toward can buoy No.
az which point Colonia appeared fully three.
quarters OF a mile ahead Of Emerald, with
NNmorits about midway between them and
Eospl eating, out to windward OF the new
tuSS III naVlng broken out her baby jib topsail.