New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-06
CROWDS At THE BATTERY.
CAPTAINS AND FASstNVEho
VEXED BY DELAYS.

The scene Of last Tuesday was repeated yesterday
morning at the Battery and It's neighborhood.
There were good sized crowds on the piers. COM
paratively few OF whom took passage on the ex-
clrslon boats. however and the rivers and Upper
Bay were crowded with steamers yachts and otheF
craft before o'clock The enthusiasm over the
race had not abatcd: on the contrary. as the day
wore on n seemed TO have increased but folks were
contented 10 remain ashore and wait for returns
The New-York Yacht Cluh fleet and a host Of
other yachts swept past the Battery in hand-
some procession for fully an hour and half Not
q few of them found when they got into the Bay
that the tide was stronger than the wind. as far as
they were concerned. and were obliged 10 get the
assistance OF tugs to take them through the Mar
rows.
The Volunteer SIR Thomas Lpton's chartered tug.
left the Barge Office at 40 o'clock with over $50
guests who were transferred TO tho steam yacht
Erin. which took them to the scene Of the race.
Among the guests were Prince Leopold de Croy'
Prince Reginald de Croy. Sir Horace Tozol 1ord
Charles Beresford Lady Beresford. Butler Elphin-
stone. Frank Tnford Thomas Wanamaker. the Rev
Or storrs Arnold Morley. Rear Admiral Philip
Mr. and Mrs Potter Palmer Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dewey. W H. Kendall Barclay Warburton and
Lord Mimic
The Corsair the Niagara, the Vamoose the
Aphrodie the Ruccaneer. the Kanawha and scores
OF other yachts rounded thesBattery in quick sue
cesson. and It was noticed that many in the
crowds on the piers could call them by name.
"HOGGING" THE LANDING PLACES
While the majority Of the excursion boats which
LETT or passed the Battery id not nearly have their
full complement Of passengers, the decks Of the
larger boats were crowded.
Gathered about the Battery pier for at least two
hours. and until they could wait no longer without
missing the race were smaller excursion vessels by
the half dozen at time and each stayed at the
pier as long as It could in the hope Of picking up
a crowd This gave rise 10 loud ana ioTcetul pro
landing and their denunciations of the boats hold
ing the pier We're sweIed by those OF IN" ptSs,I-
gers who had boarded The boats further uptown
This entertained the people on shore. who ola some
shouting themselveS put anoVc an ne uP.oaII , rOsg
superior merits OF their respective boats
Soon after IL o'clock the last excursion boat had
left the Battery. the ticket sellers became quiet
and a good part of the crowd adjourned 10 ada
and kept noisy all day with their arguments and
discussions Of yacht racing in general and the Cup
race in particular
GREETINGS FOR THE RETURNING FLEET
BY and by. when II announced that the first
OF the fleet returning from the race was entering
the Narrows the piers and Battery wall again be-
came thronged, and remained so until after dark.
the crowds occasionally cheering when some IA
vorlte yacht was recognized or trying TO exchange
greetings with the passengers on the passing ex-
cursion boats. They were a good humored lot of
folks that landed from the boats at the various
piers last night though there was much disal-
pontment expressed at the failure OF the race and
the wind.
The general characterization Of the race was:
1t hzzle."
i was asleep han the time" said n man on the
ST. Johns.
1T VAS simply a monotonous drift remarked
another
There was considerable delay IN landing pas
scngers. for the reason that too many boats had
made certain piers the point Of their arrival.
and a consequence they were jostlins one
another and racing for piers long after dark.
their passengers meanwhile struggling hard 70
maintain the good temper with which they had
met the disappointment OF the day.