New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31
YACHTING.
THE REGATTA AND OPENING OF THE
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.

The 6rst large Yachting meet OF the season 'ooA
place yesterday under the auspices Oh 'ne sos
lantic Yacht Club. The clubhouse was VII
with people who had come down from 49, 80
an the steamers Defender and Fulton Markee "
see the opening OF the clubhouse ana '"e "''
yacht race TO Sandy Hook this year, ,,s
In the absence OF the flagship oao"e
.chooner Ramona owned by Vice-Com"ouO'.
ran,ar,,r WhitIock. did duty and the signai
,or .be onening OF the club was given from 'h''
v..sel az 1870 a. m Then the red ana "h.o
burree Of the club went aoft on the c'uo nassau
xh,le the American flag went halfway 10 '"o 80
arm telling that II was Memorial DaS I'M -,
with present pleasure historic reooi'e
be observed and honored - .ho
Each of the yachts in the fleet anchoreu vi W
clubhouse fire gun In salute. Inc s0e"o 80,
one TO be remembered as the white smohe ,
IN clouds over the harbor and the yachts o'esseu
sh,n with long lines OF flags extending over '"en
mastheads. -.,,,o.
Among those present at the opening ceremonies
and on the committee steamer were CommoooIe
and Mrs Frederick T. Adams. Vice-Connouore ID
N WbitIock Rear Commodore Edward Wes'o"
Colonel D. f. Austen Major J. Frederick Acker-
man Mr. and Mrs Louis T. Jackson. j. f'oe.'e
Maxwell Howard W. Coates. Deputy Cohtroher
Michael r and Mrs DAILY. Mr.. and Mrs J. ftanN
Dallon Arthur Moore. Colonel A +. het0
John l.. Bliss, Captain Thomas H. barrel, M
and Mrs T. L. Arnold. Mr.. and Mrs D. l." man,
berlaine Miss Ryder Mr.. and Mrs Cheries T.
SCHUYLER Miss Beet Mr.. and Mrs j. . Nesus
George Church John f. James. George w james
Miss Anita Cotter. Mr.. and Mrs van siype, "l'
and Mrs j. l.. Marcellus. Mr.. and MIS-. fa''"sn
Mr. and Mrs r. H. Eggleston. John e moore w
Z. Pearl. Mrs G. n. Mead W. H. Meau anu ''''
Rousseau. c,
When the Regatta Committee, consisting OF Coio
mel u f. Austen. John J.. Bliss and Louis F. JACK
SON anchored the steamer Fulton Market at 'he
starting line the club, NUMBER VI ~"
racers showed themselves for the first time the
lafnf
Hanan presented = fine appearance oelng Dig
edition Of the former S4-footcr. the Acushla l. enc
is a powerful boat. but heavily canvased ana wiz"
q rainsail that seems large enough Tor "-io0'e''
The new 3Ofoot soop Oseau, built by the
Herreshoffs for J. r. Maxwell. was perhaps the
neates, and most racerlike craft In The Meet het
canvas being simply ideal from yachtsmans
point OF view The Newas was also taxing her
first race in these waters. though oul' ids' 'e"''
and she sailed as we'll she looks the oo-loo'ei
Memory which Nat Herreshon built TOT MS own
use and was lately bough: by +. Hope Norton
from Commodore Fletcher. Of Rhode lsland' also
proved 10 be extremely fast in her hrs' race on
New-York courses.
THE COURSES.
Tn. cour.e for the schooners was from the start
1nr point at the Craven shoal buoy, out AROUND
Scotland nghtship and back The course TOT 'ne
second division J. X. l. and NJ OF sloops ana yawls,
was from the starting point TO the Swash Cha"he'
around the bell buoy off Sandy Hook and home
nineteen miles The third division went around the
swesh Channel buoy TO Orchard Shoal Light
thence 10 the Southwest Spit buoy ana home-slA-
teen and half miles. The third division was lot
small soops and mainsaii yachts
ON the signal for the schooners to start. the
Katrina came to the line with fine rush, ana
looking better In this rig than she ever did be-
fore Last wear Robert F. Tod changed her from
a 7o-foot soop 20 a yaw and last winter ne gave
her schooner rig. Her canvas showed no na"s'
and she stood up like church under both gan
topsails The wind veerng between west ana
southwest and the hrst part OF the race was
close lam for tho Swash Channel buoy
In the start Of the second division the Memory
got sway first with the Eidolon, the Chispa and
the Zenobia pretty well on top OF her The Hanan
boat was little slow getting ready, and got Off
poorly though this did her no harm, as there was
nothing but a picnic in store for her on going
down the Bay she did not point as well as some
older boats although footing faster and when seen
The oisesu OF the third division. passed tn.
taking a first place. which was never afterward
lost The Oseau sailed by son OF }. Rogers
ieS from What point she was viewed With them
the vs SGq sb ane ehom ss Eood
after she started, NJ did also the little Memory
nesa nsa Worked So S d'e out rom the feet
The Swash Channel buoy was roun me az Ine
12I5l0. Chispa l2l5:55. Eidolon. l2l1 900; Oiseau
10000; Newasi 1850 and Qui Nive. l22C:l0.
THE ACUsHLA IN A. STIFF BREEZE.
The Acusha set her gan topsaii for the first time
an some light weather which came In the beat to
the Orchard Light mark. but as soon az the breeze
freshened a little the kite disappeared. and 1t was
the general opinion that the boat cannot carry
her full canvas in anything like stf wind The
Syce. the Acushla's coming rival In the 5l-foot
class. could have carried her club gan topsaii all
day
\ Several large vessels in here to see the
Evelyn now reitted by Maor J. Frederick Acker-
man and looking cruiser like and able as ever.
steam yacht Sycamore and the smaller steamers
sERs IN, SS"4s bs and ro TSnq the Orchard
mark the wind blew Up In way to send me s 93ss
The 0iseau's class went to the southwest spit buoy
and the others went outside Sanay HOOK 70 BGG 10Y
and headed for home al a fine pace. The Acushla' $
time was taken unoficially at about III at the
minutes afterward From here the run home was
in WIND nd that rhod Dnt H. of 'hS Witch p" bo ae
in from the Scotland ishship looking sb PEREZ
he fact that there was a whole army of profess
sionsl PHILOSOPHERS on the committees seamep
skating down to the finish line where the foso T
%;sau zs TT5a 2aS T EiSooa 2S 3a
V iVs soSS, chispa. soi 81 and zeHoba SOi;40
The committee was not in possession OF any rsGinS
nSsr thn new rT,h rule so that no corrected
times could be calculated 1t Is thought th5' e n
elapsed times viii show the winners whlch az
parentlv were the Katrina Acushla ii. th'
fidoon the Memory the Oiseau ana the Qu NNe
The following table shows the results;
sO"OO ELAPSED
finste
Katrina Robert Tod .............. 2:ol;o2 S'Sl 81
stoops CLASS K 90 FEET-srART 1l:25
t t;F;s' u T Ese: a'"'' : ;s 5 S:s
G. ". Mason. 7Ol'Sl ""oo''
sLOOPS CLASS l.. a. FEfrr-sTART II %.
sIOoPs. CLASS NJ. 80 FEET-sTART 1i20.
zsnoois. J. c. Swan .......,........ S;o.;4o S;S.
Meme r. Hope Norton z,oo-f< o'<c'f
sloops CLASS ~ 30 FEET-START 1870.
Oiseau J r. Maxwell ................ 2:S54s S;o5
Newasi A VI. W. johnson. .......... 2;ol;S2 S'2o'S
MAINsAIL CABIN YACHTS START II 30
~, ~. o.o,g. Freeth ...... 3;OO:5O 3:30;5