The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-01
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUBS OPENING.
The Thirty-Hooter Mera Disabled NJ . Collision
with the Feydeh.

with the Feydeh.
The ceremonies attendant upon the going into
commission Of the Atlantic Yacht Club and the
, SUBSEQUENT race for all classes over the clubs
triangular courses in the lower bay attracted q
goodly number Of yachtsmcn and their friends
to Bay Ridge yesterday afternoon.
Among the yachting enthusiasts who partici-
pated in tho function of masthoading the club
burgee we're n goodly number Of handsomely
eowncd ladies who braved tho threatening ele-
ments and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
The flag was broken out at 1890 o'clock In the
morning upon a signal from vice-Commodore
Adams's Sachem, and the nag was saluted by
answering guns from the yachts at anchor. each
| craft firing n single gun in quick succession.
Among the yachts thattugged nj their moorings
were:
schooners-Sachsm Vice Commodore y. T. Adams;
Hlldegardo. Rear Commodore b. N; whittocki s,enm.
Viking u; A; hu' ching, w sch0 Hner,eLs s,aSp. J.
James stillmani Hera: Ralph n; Ellis, Akista, 9; Hi;
i fsHf Ensn SSC ;! n. T M spf,saasSah' k vSiasia. john! john kiisn;;
Bonita, ]. q. Wilson; feydsh. Z; D. oowman; Kobold,
! !: : Dn Hsfse,n.s e'f TssS!nE, il. i i. y a1 sSst! asd5 4:
cas-. j.. s. Bergen; squaw' ii. S. Jewell; Dorothy.
George Hill; ~sayonara, +. C. Swan.
Upon a signal from the sachsm the feet got
Shortly after the preliminary gun was fred the
Feydeh poked her Soysprit through 99ush the %bI main main
Hera was going free and could have easily kept
| out Of the way OF Foydeh had Ralph Ellis seen
that a collision was Imminent.
1t took considerable time 70 separate the two,
the committee boat. All sails were lowered and
then Hera was pushed away from the other
Vice-Commodore Adams, with a party of
ladies on board the Sachem, sailed in consort
with the fleet over the entire course. The
1 -. .r-A~N lNtNN IA m At fha afnrk md
then returned.
Later in the day, when the breeze had fresh
inr racers. Sachem was then sailing very fast,
Emerald came around the stern of the hagship
and chased her back to the club anchorage of
The wind was south by east At the start, and
sent away in three divisions to a one-gun start,
and crossed the line in the following order:
Eclipse, Wa Wa, Musme. Akista. Campus. Hydriad.
Feydeh. and Uncas.
1t was a beat for all hands to the outer marks
and, under the conditions, the larger boats were
spit and return, while the smaller craft went to
Swash channel buoy and back. a distance Of 14ia
miles.
Island shore until they passed the Narrows. to
get the benefit Of the last Of the tide, but about
$3.50 O'Clock. just after the fleet had passed tho
hospital islands. the wind died out.
The new Akista, with her eg.of.mutton sail.
the windward work and led the Eidoion quite a
distance. After about an hours calm. during
which time the yachts drifted aimlessly about,
the tide shifted, and 1t appeared as though the
graceful craft would never get around the outer
marks.
Tho Wa Wa, however. finally managed to
round the Southwest Spit at 4:3s:40. The
Musme, which was scarcely fifty feet astern.
did not get around until over four minutes later.
Then a nice sailing breeze came in from the
northwest. and at 1850 the Eclipse carried away
her topmast in a particularly vicious puff.
The other yachts rounded the outer mark and
were timed in the following order:
Akista, +:+4:so; Eclipse, 4:40:45; Eidolon. 4:&7:5o;
lola, I:5S:00.
The race was finished without further mishap
and the yachts were timed at the home mark as
follows:j
Feydeh. b:4l:00; wawa, 6:00:45; Eclipse. 6:0l :S6
Musme. 6:05:10; Eidolon. 8:O5:12; Akista, 6:06:55;
lola, 6:l1:0o Campus. B:21: so.