New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
sYCE WINS IN TICKLE WIND.
BUT SHE BEATS THE coLoNIA ONLY ON
TIME ALLOWANCE.
sx,1ry,1. HANDLING HAS GREAT DEAL to ~
v,r,, r,,r VICTORIES IN MOST OF THE
CLASSES AT THE ATLANTIC YACHT
CLUES REGATTA.

CLUBS REGATTA
The annual regatta OF the Atianuc iaos 80,
was sailed Yesterday in winds or al Kilds an" -
every point OF the compass. from inc 'a'ii' ~ps
which is almost dead CAM 10 " o,.s,orn,
Ahou, the only weather lacking was a shows'o''
No.ur,uv these changes gave good deal OF oppoi-
.,,,, Gov sunerlor craftsmanship 10 come 10 inc
'front.' and In some cases when neeo no' " -,
stoned in greater detail the handling had soou
deal to 90 with the winning. ..or tho
7, Vas n dav that gave the new ol-Ioo'ei "N
svce better chance TO show what sne eou'u w.
"a ,ho,gh the true results at the finish may nave
re-, slightly affected by the Wasps untor'una's
starr, II was seen that +. NJ HoEts nv"
will always force the Wasp 10 her pes'
s,ve the time allowance. That the schooi''' -,
aA was able again to beat the Coio''i' -
sneaklng solely OF this contest to be iarseN " au
.,o, .. good handling though II must also pe s"''
tina. her success this year shows wha' "i'e' ,
NJ an Old and beaten boat can accomplish "''' w
rehabilitation is in the proper hands LaS' yea, :"
pogors Maxwell tired Of frui'lessy CHASING t.'e
e r ,to ,iroo allowance and the changes ne
has made in his Emerald nave no" P
a practically new racer. , ,,,,
There was a large number OF guests az ~. 49,.
house and nonnv of them sailed OUT on !ao''s ~
were not racing. Vce-Commodore Au''i's i."u
rar,v ONT on his big schooner Sachem' AMONG
80 ro.orr,zed on deck were Mrs. Adams. MIS-
rubersbee Miss Withersbee. Fleet captain
Thomas /. Watson. Fleet Surgeon W. N. wv
send and Mr. and Miss Wilson Inc hes"''"
Committee consisting Of New5ury D. ha"'on'
Colonel u f. austen and George W. McNu'N' az
lowed just time enough 10 reach the s'dr'.hs P0
IN tho steamer Edward Luckcnbach, ard on the
WAY down through the Narrows the committee
steamer lowed the thirty-footers the Ach"Si'"' ''
svce and n lot OF catboats. the wind oe'he 'ei!
light At IL o'clock sharp the preparatory sigma
given, ana I'VE minutes i''' WV
got the word 10 50.
a, this time the tide was strong eoD anu '''e
southerly wind was light that some OF ,he poa'S
had difficulty in keeping on the rish' sue u ','0
crossing line. When the schoonerS came " U'
line the Emerald was nearest the buoy wheh 'ne
Colonia without apparently giving herseH rooIi -
swing closed in on Mr.. Maxwel"s boat IN oroer
to avoid d collision the Emerald people TOOK hoiu
of the Coonia's horn and showed the DIG poat Oh
This was possible. because the yachts had h''i'
way on in the calm. Nevertheless protest mas
been duly fled with the Regatta Committee on the
mart OF the Colonia which, IN effect. attacks the
victory Of the Emerald.
After tho two schoO1erS became separa'eu 'Hs!
went OF on their course which lay AROUND inc
Southwest Spit, out past Sandy Hook foiht' 10 'le
Scotland Iightship. and from there TO the Sanu!
Hook Iightship. the return being round lie 0ou'I'
west spi. 10 the starting line. off buoy NO IT, In
The arst part of their lacking out 10 the spit me
Emerald seemed to do the best work in the hsht
wind and 1t thought On the LucRehoach ''a'
she was some distance ahead
Al the same time tnlt lHe SCHOoAti9 WV 800
oAf tho sloops the Wasp and the Syce, were also
started Unhappy for the Wasp the strong eoo
tide carried her TO the wrong side OF the CROSSING
line before the signal was given and II cost hei
total loss Of nine minutes to sail back ana across
properly OF course however. in such an extremely
light wind, the nine minutes sailing did not put
the Syce far ahead Mr.. Hoyt thought II was per-
haps. about a quarter OF a mile
Aferward in the lacking on the light SOUTH
eastcrly air. these two went along at ABOUT 'le sam
distance apart; but when buoy NO was feaci.Su
the wind was working slowly around more westerly
and the Wasp got the first benefit OF the shifting
a,rs enabling her 70 slide up 10 within two nun
d,ed wards of the Syce After little saiihg there
lore the Wasp's loss of nine minutes meant nothing
more than two hundred yards TO leeward OF the
Syce. Both boats could now make t"e4' GUILTY ~
the Southwest Spit.
Al 1I.o the I, Class Of sloops the Norota and the
EGolon. were started on their course of iwenty-one
and a half miles. to buoy No. g. at Sandy HOOK ana
then TO the Scotland Lghtship and back AT the
same time the sloops of the NJ Class. the Dehance'
re Aujsta and the Acushla were started. In the l.
Glass the Eidolon did not finish. that the Norota
had 10 come In alone.
The catboats in Glass were started al lllo, When
the Dorothy. the Volsing and the Squaw crossed
with the Qu Vive. the Uncas and the Ethel the
representatives Of the CatbOat Glass I. which were
dispatched az the time. In the one-rater class,
the only competitors were Z. T. Dodges the Ashore
and the Shark owned by Commodore Henry &
&. -.
Class of the special thirty Hooters were sent off
at ll2o, when Naquero Ill Herman b. Duryea; the
and Md~ The M1sme' j. MacDonough. crossed together
as usual. They remained in bunch throughout
One of the reporters of an evening paper who who
ATTEMPTED TO leave the steamer when she
going fast He was standing in the bow or me
20 the painter. The tiny craft was Immediately
sucked in under the counter Of the LuckenDach
and disappeared. bow downward. For moment
nothing could be but the stern of the row
boat sticking up in the air. The reporter and the
est 10 the accident consider it almost a miracle
that the revolving propeller OF me steiner Gid ,b o
and they subsequently restored TO their boat
up TO the fleets which had been dispat It was
seen thai the Coonia was now in the lead before
that enabled her 10 round the buoy about th lf1
after that the ulg leader ran into calm streak so
that the Emerald was able TO come to about even
From From there they were on me port tack to ne
Scotland Ightship the vino being i aG9ui south,
TOUR and i've minutes ahead: 49,. Good. ,,oo,.
Lightship. the boats were on the wind. but not
close damned. large jbtopsails being carried The
then the rivals turned back toward Sandy Hook
and the Southwest Spit. When near the Spit both
lufed right up and took in maint0pmast staysail,
toretoPsaii and balloon jibtopsail The Emerald did
through ii. thus gaining something She lowered
b STSsa Was e also oWercd about
two-thrds of the way. on all the boats there was
ever. for the sqTaIi did not last more than five
minutes The Emerald got the heaviest part Of
II. and her jb split 10 ribbons. hut she set a
small jhtopsail in its place and won the race just
the
After the Colonia rounded the Spit the wind was
variable. after the northeast squall and after the
heavy rain cleared away. She nde short hitch
TO the eastward for four minutes then to the west
ward for FIVE minutes and then Two more tacks
without gaining; while the Emerald, the Syce and
the Wasp sailed this water on straight course.
The consequence was that the Emerald regained
her lost ground. and subsequently, managed TO
crown herself with "A we-won victory.
The Wasp did rot repeat tho phenomenal sailing
Of last Saturday. The Syce gave her all she
wanted In the squall the Syce doused her balloon
fcresai but he'd TO her topsail Irving Zerega was
wet 10 the neck. letting sheets TO leeward. The
last leg home marked by more shifting winds
the boats first beating and afterward carrying
spnnakers Although the Wasp finished ahead. tho
Qrcn fakes the nriZe. with large quantity OF time