New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04
Sands. w. n Cowles and Frank L. Perry OF
Chicago.
RECEIVING THE MESSAGES.
THE YACHT RACE AS VIEWED 81 lhO9h O'N
BOARD THE CABLE STEAMER

et least he was a sailor man many years ago snort
" after the sun had climbed over brooklyn heiehIs
Yesterday morning end while 1t was trying 10
temper raw. northwest wind sweeping down the
1.ost River he stood on Pier No. waiting for
tender 70 go TO the Mackay Bennett the caole re-
pair ship Of the Commercial Gable Company "hlcn
was hanging on to the end OF short cable near the
Sandy Hook Lightship
MIR Low gave a weatherwise look at the SKY anu
wanted to bet that there would be no race. ne
found no takers but after the tender had stl''u
snd the northeast wind had increased 50 thal 81
kicked I'D whitecaps I'm the Bay and sent shiN''
down the backs OF every landubber on ooa'u '''
tug the Congressman hedged ..,..,
81 see a few 'scuds' up there" he said ""Nl"s
his hand toward the heavens, land shou'"" VIZ
der If we did have breeze"
Mr. Low thereby lost his reputation as "e"'.,'
nrophet and the opportunity OF making p'o"'""''
bet tho
The Mackay- Bennett had laid cable from ,'e
shore al the Highlands Of the NaVeslnK 10 " pm
near the Sandy Hook Lightship. and yesterday
took "a corps Of telegraph operators ana huii,o''
Of newspaper men down TO see the races
cable boat was anchored the day before. ana yes
tor5av morning the tug James s r. Sranah"h
WAS scheduled 10 start ar o'clock 10 take Tue wy
orators and reporters down the Bay Iha' i''',''
"A $50 a m. breakfast to most q those WIZ "
tended going and to those who turned Owe" J" ~"
after the alarm clock went of it meant no "i''A-
fast. .,oo,
Those who appeared on the pier before O'CLOCK
and got the fun effects Of the biting northeast WIN"
were not I'm particularly good humor 'ue',i
when they had to wait until nearly O'CLOCK DC
fore tho tug appeared. and many were '"e
FOR a hot breakfast lcft behind
When the boat got away. however, not co"D'
was served on board and this with The clear an
quickly drove away all thought of the former as
comfort At that early hour the harhor WAS a7'''
and there was evidence everywhere tha' SOM
thing unusual was going on down the Bay ".
Stranahan steamed past numerous sma.I '''''''-
craft headed for the NarTows beioIe !, rom
Norton's Point. and il headed a processi'" H''"
there 20 the Mackay-Bennett ,c..a, tto,l,
Inst after the tug passed the end ~ > iiHN 100"
the Shamrock. I'm tow Of her tender ana WIn'". All
sail SET discovered over near 5"e S , avn
the glasses on the boat were turned IN llt 'l'' 3d.,
u'nb y 'haS vs. turned up into the wind. and
The mainsai began slowly 10 creep up l4e - er,
II anur,red TO be about Twenty-Five minutes from
The time the work of raising The san was "'7''
UNI Ip the T msn TIM ne columbia was sighted fur
Their north coming down rapidly under "e' owl"
The Defender was earlier than either OF Mn, the
new yachts. and arrived at the hghtshp niue
ofter IN c'clork fully twenty minutes ahead OF
the other boats The old racer passed clos 10 1
Mackay Bennett. and those ON poard, 81
gated 10 the background I'm this contest A. ~
the Columbia arrived at the hghtsnp, a be hot6
boats being under their own san ms 9i'4i ~ IN
hung about the hshtship. while the Oo'u"''' ''0N
d spin off to the eastward .. ~.s. of
IN ths waFe 0a '"y rbere we're catboats naphtha
all xmas anu s%eS' VA SIX esucv looking
aanCh[s, i%te' rr barbor and sound steamboat
steam AdCIlS' iN q, no. cutters and tor
ana big ocean ~ ,,,on scores Of putting,
pedo boats WIN SCOTS ui1' ,,i,- Zoo numerous
wheeling tugs ana other cia4'' 'i"'' '0
to mention. , .,. .r,,.6 ~ vessels
The Erin passed through 'lc 80, 49, No. from
and received many noaIse au ii,''7 ro ed and
the big ana niue uodl9 w.. -. .,.,eil,l about
pitched in the ocean Swell p', IN ,,,, 49, fb4 "a DE-
hither and tmther snIleki.I W a. tl no ,,achts
tains who showed an men ~ 80, red r., he
at the starting marx a "aIim NM, IN Jrsv in
enough 10 make the one fui0 ne ,'s,. Ia We
every case, however. ne IaNe " ti' cart
been tame yesterday, Dut .fnT 49, aa, Vim the
ing point on such peau'lu. 0r rtb CONE "a long
water sparkling IN the SUM- ""9 WI B." SO'''7 " 7
distance TO see. a. TO- ,,o,, r.fore Tho
The manpuvres OF the Two Iace,S v-pao tno
start were watched WIN lntelesI ., @iu ,,.r-
two boats got away ana we eN1 Mimi. on the
started afte: mem. ne ,II..5 ~ oh a GOOD view
Mackay- Benn Jet 7, ~ We the e race
As the boats went away pSlI 1r, gen maj
first half of the race IL V"Itu w 80 norm 10 The
the pleasure Crail Were ~ ~ ,,. rcrrc-
racers David Barre, SlI lHoildS l-'it"' t,i.,.
sentative In America VINO VIZ "lSU III i,ed III
Bennett most of the day was 80 wen i'as'T WIZ
the action Of the excursion boats lHtt IT, L@ t
! England the fact mat tntIe WIS ilV H''''--''"N