The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-18
NO WIND FOR THE N Y. Y. C.
THE FIFTY-sEooND ANNUAL RE-
GlTTA SAILED IN A CALM.

viEiiant n1akes Up Moro than Her Allowance
70 the nedouin before Reaching the sandy
Hook Observation-Disclosures" Only. Timed
Yachts Drift nomownrd Through Darkness.
A day Of provoking Gains, occasionally varied
with q few catspaws OF summer breezes that
came from every point In the compass through
out the day, was vouchsafed for the Hfty-second
annual cruise OF tho New York Yacht Club,
which was started at about IL o'clock yester-
day. With the exception Of tho thirty.footers.
the classes were not finished, at least not all Of
them, tho Same day. The Colonia, Vigilant, and
Wasp were timed from the homo stakeboat-
Tho race between the big sloops promised
to be ono Of unusual interest. for the reason that
the noted cup defender vigilant, acknowledged
to DO tho fastest single sticker In this coun.
try with tho exception OF the peerless De-
fender, was to sail against the grand old Be-
douin, one Of the best examples of the "plank.on-
edge" type Of craft. OF course the Vigilant al.
lowed 80 minutes and 80 seconds to her older
contestants but she demonstrated her ability
to give that allowance and considerably
moro to John Murray Mitchell's big cutter
in tho light airs that prevailed. The
Vlgilant sailed in her cruising rig. Her boom
has been shortened twelve feet and nine feet
have been taken of her gan. Instead of the
racing crew that has curlod up under tho wealth
or rail in all Of her former races. she sailed over
the course with q crew Of twelve mon. Taking
into consideration her greatly reduced call plan.
the performance Of the magnificent boat showed
the great strides that have boon mnde In yacht
designing during the past twonty years.
The Colonia and Emerald had another wind.
tanning match. but this timo, even with q
broad margin Of luck In her favor, the Emerald
could not catch Clarence Postlsy's fast drifter.
Tho Syce also proved, 40 was predicted In HI
sun, that sho was no match for the Wasp In o
drifting match, and before fog and darkness hid
tho drifting yachts from tho Regatta Com
mitteo's steamer tho Wasp was far In tho lead.
t no time during the raoo did tho boats have
q breeze that could show their good points to
any advantage, and as . whole the day was
most unsatisfactory from the point Of view Of =
yachtsman- The boats drifted about tho lower
bay shut out by darkness and fog until J. Rogers
Maxwell hailed q tug from tho Emerald and
passed over tho line In tow. on tho West Bank
the Regatta Committee hailed the Wasp, Wig
liant and Colonia drifting up on tho flood tide,
while the remainder Of tho yachts were some
where in tho hlackness between the Horseshoe
and Swinburne Island. The only ones to finish
wero the irrepressible " thirties."
At IL o'clock the iron m Cepheus ar
rived at tho starting line, her decks we'll filed
with the guests Of the club. She stopped near
the port quarter Of Commodore Morgan's flag
ship, while the strains Of Hail to the Chief"
noated across the waters, that had taken on
quito . holiday appearance. Among tho yachts
that drtfted about to the Westward and south
ward Of the starting line were:
Trophy. Angus. Belmont, cutter Mineoia, ). Bal:
lantinos JuAnita, Charles Fleischmann's Hiaw athA.
sui.a NJ I !. T. roI.sds sm Diy sas sSsasi A. NJ IG FiasI I; 1. Alicia.
Miss L. l. Breeses Elsa A van santvoord's Claimant,
net, Lloyd Phonix's Intrepid. Henry walters's Ma
Jash; Jefferson % W RSE1n,s ca E,is Il A; cd na'; aailn2s.,.
hF; y,ps eid asnr J. 2 2. S S...s,: s eISS1lS; Jane! j II AI kSnsaa!.a':
sappho. and Walter Luckenoach's Now Then.
Tho wind was very light from west-southwest
while, the land to the westward was only half
f F.ss1ss taroaEs the ss,d T ns ibs s, s9s9s ass,i II Tx !hs
SsiS and G partly e because sSRs mo John Il 0i Murray N0S Mits cBRsinps
tho starting line. There were a few cstspaws
that rutled the surface Of the bay at the prepara-
having missed Are, while at the Same instant tho
blue peter nuttered aloft from tho triatio stay OF
After An interval of ten minutes the whistle
again sounded, and q red ball was run up as the
starting signal for sloops and cutters. At IL
whistle amounted the starting time for scSoon'
ers, while. after another interval Of five minutes,
staten Island hills. The yae6ts drifted over the
line and were timed as follows:
csScssw. Id;Ss;a9; %sssp. Il:ss;te' ESI,pss
Norota. i2!os:I5.
All drifted across the imaginary line with
booms to starboard and carried seaward more
Of Eolus, that tickle god having evidently gone
m naaaI,n q pr le = sS% light Sth as 81. iSsI swept t ~ tho SSssi eom'
mittee boat in the wake OF the Choctaw and heel.
ifok Ssndsiy s aaaSy a % by tss EP RsiI; She hs w1:
tho line and close to tho committee
Capt; PeroiVal At tho Wheel, With murray
Mitchell standing alongside bis skipper; The
over on tho starboard tack tho moment she
passed between the boats. Charley Barr luffed
tss e1i f 2 f 'sss tn, Sed les, t af thu sef ies snd ks ]s9G .dns
hanging lI.tlessiy, passed over tho line 5 min.
utes and is seconds after tho handicap signal.
Five minutes after the fleet of larger boats
were sent away, the contestants In the special
whistle, and after another interval Of hvo min
Ttes q blast from The whistle sent them away
They They, T ;ms thst th oGis GsIR o at l2 &ds CO., TIN nn
o~facially as follows:
Hera. %la:l6:o3; vaquero. 12:l5;lo; Wa Wa
l~2:1o:9o; Musme. 12:le:30.
The Here was close up to tho weather end o.
the line. with Vaquero directly In her wake and
Wa Wa to Toward. but travelling at a good
tho two leaders. Their course was around q
Orchard shoal light, thence to Southwest Spit
a. iSbuAh ~ sHS tAb A"op Loi -
on the port hand.
In the larger classes the Bedouin at once be
gan to drift to Toward like q crab. and at Swim
burne Island was far to tho westward Of Percy
Chubb's big single sticker, which was working
out to windward OF tho entire fleet. The Be
douin went about at l2;24:0O. 80 close to the
Emerald that tho schooner was forced over IL
starboard 2 minute later. At the bell buoy OF
but the .Vigilant had the weather berth
followed by the Colonia, Syce. Choctaw. anc
Emerald In tho order named. The EN-
erald came about on the port tack q!
topsail in stops on the stay and a medium-si2eC
maintopmast %stayseil. breaking the latter sail a
12:32:51. In this short space OF time she haC
weathered tho Bedouin, while tho yigllant wal
having a nip;and.tuck race with the Wasp FOL
tho lead. Tho Vigilant passed the Wasp t
windward at l2:45 100. Just as they drifted pas,
channel buoy No. z at tho head of swasi
Channel.
At I:IS:oo the wind came out from tho west
southwest and tho black cloud that hung low
over the western horizon sent tho fleet Of fisher
men in the Horseshoe in the direction OF Princess
Bay. IL struck the Yigilant's sails ut l:26 :05
while the Wasp keeled oyer under Its force
almost the Same moment. The Vigilant wen