New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
THE ECLIPSE IN AHEAD.
RESULTS OF THE ATLANTIC YACHT
CLUB RACES.

OTHER CLASSES
Atmo.phericny. the ofFcial opening OF the Allan
tic Yacht Club was wrapped In gloom. In spirit IL
was bright enough. The diapason gun OF the nag
ship sacliem sounded the overture about lo:5o ana
when the club burgee was placed at the masthead
It received its honors with limp and listless indif
ference Ten minutes aftcrward the Gun TOOK peep
down at the impatient racers.
There was a grand feet anchored on the cluo
Among them were noted the Clermont, the SIDE
wheel steam yacht owned W A. Van SantVooTo' 'he
auxiliary. Hildegarde, Benjamin NJ Whifiock. the
Sultnrs John r. Drexel the schooner SacneH'
Vico-Commodore Frederick T. Adams the schoone'
Emerald j. Rogers Maxwell; the sloop Echp'e' -
J. Callannn the sloop lola, coon"i - r. hu',.'
the Penguin George f. Brghtson: the Hyo''a"
George r. Brown tho Eidoicn danes w.
the VaIa LLOYD j. Smith; the Fidelio, ROBERT r.
Tod. tbe now Akista George Hill; the Canopus
Horny uow,ll: the Musme. J. MacDonough' 'ne
tIera Ralph N Ellis the Wawa. James otiHman
the Feydeh. T. D. Cowman: the Sayonara' rranN -
Swan. the Kobald. Lawrence Duhham' t'e D
thy, George Hill; the Squaw Herbert 49,"
the Tncas J. 8 Negus; the Ethel, EDWARD D. DIT
oar. the Adeline Franklin +. Jacobs. and many
others. ,.o,
The bad weather of the early morning preVe"'''
\ large number OF women from attending 'he op'"-
Ing ceremonies. Among the guests anu o'"''
,ho clubhouse were seen George +. Baker, presl-
don't of the First National Bank; Henry Is. HOW'LL
one Of the trustees or the Hu''H''r -
polnh \ Ellie. Woodbury. Kane. Edmund flsh. IN
horoe Of the r-idolor: Mr. Gascogne. OF the I'm
oro,b.s noainsheet crew. Lawrence Durham, W. H.
peare: Vice Commodore Adams, OF the A''an,'o
Yacht club; Captain l.. J. Callahan, owner Vi '''
Eclipse; Elect Captain Thomas l.. watson ueorhe
n church. treasurer Atlantic Yacht Clup ana anna
teur skipper Of the Ioa' - -,
Having got rid OF the rain. the next diibcuity he
ooh,s h.d was want Of wind. For several hours
there seemed TO be little chance or regatta d.
though there was sometimes heht ar mems
As TO starting the races. ex-CoHlmouore -,'
n I,wton and hia two colleagues OF the hes"t'"
Committee Colonel David y. Austen and Geors'
" NcNulty were long In douOi tnat my
niaved truups for preparation In signalling JUST
before the wind was sighted on the water 10 'h'
southwark AS It proved. this order was Ufhe"
passirg we'll and II went far to prove 'he HeS.-
committees powe- for prophecy. twenty n''""'e
of,e,ward the whole fleet was working out OH d
, s,u,her,v breaze toward the bell buoy CIR
Do. pidyn where the preliminary signal was given
at 2:l5 y. III. 49, 49,,
Soon the biz schooner saohem VICE. oh''houoie
Frederick r. Adams. came booming alohs UNIV
f,ll lower canvas and working gar-topsahs anu
hob,pd her came the Emerald in her improVeh
condition with four feet more draught 10 her hee'
and new suit OF canvas Her main DOOM l.
n.rkablv longer than last year. and there IS every
prop,s, that she will do much better WIFI '"'
Coonia , ,h,oh
Just before the start coi'isioh oc'"i''
v, one interesting boat outside OF the coinpa'
r.. H. sauod nv Ralph ~ Ellis and Woodbury.
t,ano had as was said, the wind on the port peahl
rbe s,oop Feydeh was close hauled, with the WIN"
on rhe same side. From the committee steam
edward Luckenbach 1t seemed tina the i'e.a peVp.
d,d nor see the Feydeh, their mainsal hiuihs "'''
and that the Feydeh chung TO her right Oh way
nu, the only point that can be stated WIN Ger
taintv is that the Feydeh received no hVi'a''on -
coma on hoard the Hera In fact the Heras crew
,r,cd TO shove ner off. But the Feyden ndp yen
feet OF her boom through the other han tbr and
Visited round like wrestlers, the malnsai, II, oi
both boats trying TIER oes 70 ~ ret clear and for
or F,na" SHAPED p her Course for the Atlantic Club
under hcadSai! only. . otv.r 70 classes ]
X L. and the Lass ass OF 6 sPsc was ' from
he starting line to and around the southwest sp.
buoy No e. leaving ne same on tnt mp pV esstWar
~ huoy No 3 on the west bank. both cong am. anu
returning Diss4 ns bnse classes crossed the
INK line In this order; EclpSe,i Wnma' q M Fev
Akista Campus. lola Eidoion' hyuria' All"
After lapse Of five minutes Glasses s a nrsr % The
sniaW the Dorothy, the Qn Vye inc Ethci anu
the Iicas The course followed 3y sne,e rnsns
wa Gm hra ne aavne il on the port hand and back
md.tance fourteen and a half miles >...u,.,.. -,
sb me head Do wind with the ebb tide helping them
Emerald acs seen sS SGma a n Sa' cross a. the
ssrtlnsne though his boat was duly enieed The
Go cont to os;wegH w sae nip and tuck all he
the southwest spit. and every one regretted ln'
Aks;a which has leg o mutton mainsa,ial VIII
soops headsal. showed that she haI a 1r
speed and an undeveloped power IN reserve io'
The beat out was uneventfu and the sp! buoy
M Mas ur" iasoo The Aksii 4i59O the ECLIPSE
ii %:o the Edoon. i4sOo; the lola 'S';'' the
csn0 ihl- time the wind rashened rapidly and finally
hoe f, great style The Eclipse attempted to set
her spinnaker Alter rounding put lmm.dately LOOK
FIR I'M s set balloon ibopsais This sail ala help
the Eclipse much for In Two minute: attSc she sent
Of this. the Edoon did pass her and soon found
that she also had no use for her big headsaii. and
The out aga aga bs the I boats TOmned
back 70 the the sarhem M anu Adams Schooner was
c caP both onsoils h9weyer, and NJ Maxwsls
boat under sa The d ba not Of 9al the a
but little was seen OF these when the committee
T" three Of he classes only boa; entered
each so that no prize was given IN these. But five
he Eo2n taxes one W Il Cas wins L. hS akSn me
prize Of csi n s With !" h seS ns IN
takes tho honors In Glass T.
The following table shows the results:
srOoPs-cLAss J.--ies MILES.
Elapsed Corrected
r.,;o,. ........ e Fi7 ss s. .'His time
CLASS r.
lola commandments IOO 3:46:OO -
CLASS l..
H Hgs5%d NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :oa is' '' s.soas
CLASS "
t 4ss s e:sS s s.5S s s:I 20
CLASS SvsrEcIAL THIRTY FooTERs
yrsme .................. G:05:l0 3l0I0 3..0lO
rYawa ....................6 :O0:IS 33S:t5 1886 40
iIc-a .......,..... Disabled before start.
CLASS Y
Feydeh Observation-Disclosures. 90 360O 3:l0OO
CLASS Substance i4ts MILES
Dorothy ....................D Did not finish
.o.Z5oo 2:oS:OO
CLASS r.
out we .6:2a:iO 2j9l0 2:Jo:lo
t'ncas Observation-Disclosures Did not finish
Ethel -h'"i;l@ 3,6;l2 25S3f