New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-18
YACHTS DRIFT LAZILY IN.
THE NETWORK CLUBS REGATTA FIN
IsHES IN DARKNESS.
SHIFTING WINDS AND DEAD GAINS PREVENT
GOOD RACING-THE COLONIA LIKELY TO
TAKE THE SCHOONER PRIZE. AND THE
WASP THAT FOR sLooPs-THE

TAKE THE SCHOONER PRIZE. AND THE
WASP THAT FOR sLOOPs-THE
vIGrr.ANr OUT AGAIN.
The fleets Of the New-York Yacht Club gathered
in the Lower Bay yesterday to witness the an
nual regatta of Americas largest yachting insti-
tuition The Iron steamer Cepheus carried a large
number OF club members and guests, with good
md that helped the gayety. Pierpont Morgans Dig
steam yacht Corsair had party on board and so
had the Scythian, belonging to Miss Susan DE For
est Day. The big auxiliary Intrepid, Lloyd Phoenix.
with the Marcia, Clermont. Hildegarde ana
couple Of dozen others under steam and sail mace
part of the picture While the Regatta Commit
tee waited for the Bedouln and Eclipse TO SAIL 70
the start 1t was all quiet. With the vagrant SOUTH
east airs came the music from the Cepheus' ana
the racers slowly circling to leeward were gently
curtseying on the incoming swell and bowling 10
each other as they moved 10 the stately measuie'
II was an aquatic minuet.
Three minutes before gunfre the celebrated Wig
liant broke out her Jibtopsail and stood for the
line She and the other single-masted vessels got
the signal to start at Has a. m. The Chocta"
crossed first at II: 1888. followed by the wasp at
11:5s;4s. the Eclipse at II 59I7 and the Vigant at
1889 The Syce. the Bedoun and the Norota
lost position by not starting within the allowed
five minutes
At y o'clock the schooners were sent on MI
Maxwelps Emerald was partly over the line wheh
the whistle was blown. the brass cannon refusing
to go off, Her time taken at l20o:l0 The
Colonia rounded close to the committee steamer
and headed up to windward OF the Emerald, soon
passing her. The course for the schooners was
first to the Southwest Spit and then out 10 the
Sandy Hook Lightship and back the same way.
The two-stickers the Amorita and the lroquo!s'
did not come to the line. although duly entered.
The light southerly wind gave the yachts a peat
to the Spit and after the four thrty-footers were
disnatched at l2I5 the Race Committee steamer
Luckenbach followed them for while Inc Hera'
sailed by its owner. Ralph n. Ellis, mace Wen
timed rush at the one-gun start Naquero III
Herman b. Duryea. being close second. with the
Wawa, sailed by Mr.. stillman, third ana the
Musme. sailed by Mr.. Macdonough's crew. fourth.
These thirty-footers were sent on special course
round Old Orchard Light, and then 70 the spit anu
back distance Of sixteen miles.
When the Luckcnbach approached the yachts
arst sent off, Of the sloops was just FORCING the
Emerald round into the starboard tack ana there
was go little wind that the schooner hung IN irons
for n while and lost considerably. The wasp was
then out TO windward and ahead. with the old cup
defender Vgant In her cruising rig close arter her
The Co,onia ranked third, with the Syce 10 eewaro
OF her and the Choctaw close by. linen, some as
lance back, came the Emerald, and the Norota'
which lost three minutes on the s'aF'' aio '"o
Eclipse and the Bedouin
At l:2s the Vlgilant, which had now passed the
Wasp. first received the benefit Of shift Of wind
that came from the west-southwest. This en-
abled all the seagoing fleet to make the spit Buoy
The leading boats got the wind slightly before the
others In the rear and the Spit was rounded as
follows: The Vigilant 1875; the Wasp after
short tack, 1885, the Colonia. 1850; the syce.
l:42:65; the Emerald, 1906; the Bedouin l;So:2S:
the Choctaw, 1:52OO: the Norota. 154:OO
On the way seward, round the Hook bell buoy,
all the racers Of both schooner and sloop classes
set spinnakers The Coonia here caught up
good deal on the Vglant owing to the latters long
delay In showing her big wing. The Luckenpach
now went northwest to the Old Orchard Light,
where the first OF the thrty-footers turned the
mark at 1890 This the Hera, which seemed
TO have had great luck In first catching the new
breeze because the others were now practically
ont OF the race They rounded In this order. as
well as could be seen In the distance: Wawa,
2Os:So Musme. 2O95S: Vaquero, 2IO:l.
Among the sloops tho sail out to the Scotland
T,ohtshp which was the ocean turning mark OF
their class was uneventful. The Wasp rounded
at about 2:27, and the Syce at about 23oi5. Their
return toward the Hook was exceedingly slow. the
ebb tide having them In It's grasp. When the
Luckenbach returned from the Sandy Heck Light
ship these two were IN the same places as they
were an hour before.
Among the schooners It was simply drift out
20 the Sandy Hook Lightship. All were carrying
1Ss sns sbeS her boom to
243 Three minutes later the Colonia did the same
ha lowered
boom and had the big wing set on the port side
IN four minutes and half. The Emerald did the
The SANDY Hook Lightshp was rounded as fol-
lows. The Viglant. 1891 30. the Colonia, 3:39:l5;
the Emerald. 3:5l:50; the Bedouin. 10000. On the
way back the Coonia soon passed the Vigilant.
The bpeeze became slightly more perceptible. at
about northwest by north. the boats being just
able TO lie their west-by north course for the Spit
inside the Hook they met the Wasp and the Syce
again both classes returning from their respective
ii9htships At this point the Colonia was about a
mile ahead OF the Emerald. and perhaps half a
mile ahead OF the Niglant. AS the Luckenbach
stea med TO the finishing line the Colona was timed
a, the Shit at 5:i6:l5. the Wasp at 54ia0 and the
Vigilant M 5:53oO. The Emerald lowed home.
The thirtv-foo finished as follows: The Hera,
the Wawa nearly two hours later. at 1850.
Tho Musme 7:AN The Naquero did not finish.
There being time limit In these races. and
there being nothing but dead calm In prospect.
Tho committee steamed back 10 near the Southwest
Ami, where the racers were found at O'clock.
Hare the Colonia was found TO be ahead. drifting
sicwlv homeward. The Wasp was spoken IN the
Sarkness also the Vgilant and others The skip
ners were told that the men on the stakeboat at
he finishing line would take their times they
M ssed Buoy l3 The races were therefore finished
some time last night. but at the hour OF going to
nrass some OF the yachts had not yet completed
their course The Colona Will take the first prize
Tor schooners and also the prize for making the
hest time over the course among the schooners.
a. the Syce apparently gave W. the Wasp will
take the sioop Arst prize and most likely the prize
Tor the best corrected time over the course among