The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
7 \TRINAWINS0 OCEAN RACE.
.,,r,JS St,'IEN. RAMONA AND COMO
,, ~ EVCIITNG CONTEST.
.. schooucr' of tho Atlantic Club Sail
,as Miles and Finish Five Minutes Apart
N,, wins the Sloop Cup from Daphne
.,urul Yacht Sailing by Amateurs.

tg#N 4T J..
,s,,. r,,c Il tho Atlantic Yacht Club and
"" ,,I ,l. ,r,phy offered by Commodore
vva,,,rrE r Mans. The flagship Sachem
l...,.,.l. aud Won the prize offered by Gen.
w. mas +. Watson. and the Ramona, owned
tnvn,.C,mmolore b. NJ. Whitlock. was third.
VA ,su,ypd tho prize given by Barlow s.
~. 4, 'hr race for sloors the Ava. owned
y, Tr.,l, J. Arnold. won. Her only COM
.I,.r was the Daphne. owned by George
r,,r,rI N, distance the yachts sailed was
,ss miles. sad the four schooners finished
H. Punch. there being only minutes and
q ,a,.e.!, between the first and the last boat as
.h,y crosse tho line.
rho Katrina and Sachem sailed an unusual
,.,c They crossed the lins almost together at
IN, start. sailed different courses and the
Es,,,n.wa, .u-t one second in the lead at the
enIsh OCEAN races have been sailed before
and the have invariably been very interest
,rg IN, tho. ntrSt Of the Atlantic Yacht Club
ia the u.,.t remarkable OF them all. There
,,or. f.e 'u,r, or drifts or Gains. The yachts
wore s....uE frr more than twenty six hours.
nt.p.- 'hn wind was quite strong. and of
Nau,atA ..ut there was n Jump on tho sea.
some o. the yachts held Off shore until they
were Mlt} .Gvo miles out. and they all came
toge,hcr II sandy Hook and made grand
,aroup the haybor to the finishing line. which
wa. y M" clubhouse.
Thpao.' at shelter Island got under way
,ary.. NDaday morning and worked their
way nu' - the limo from which the start was to
be- made The committee boat with Col. David
+ Austen on board. anchored to the eastward
@, the channel buoy Off Rams Head and
PROMPTLY atloIn gave the preparatory signal.
The wind was then moderate from the north
west and the tide was beginning TO ebb. The
yachts were to cross tho line from north to
spu'h aui AZ once began to manGuvre for po-
81. %. tn" Shops were started first at 1910
Q n'."a. l. was a onc-gun start for all. They
cane down 'n The lino on the starboard tack.
taI CONS under tn" stern OF tho committee
bat. pybel over and broke out balloon lib top
ta..- The Ava crossed about half way up and
gytcd. Tho Daphne bore away. gybed. and
came up on tho Awas weather quarter. so that
Just as she passed she had the better position.
AMI then broke out her balloon jib topsail
I. l.. Arnold was al the wheel on the Ava and
George COPELAND sailed the Daphne.
The schooners were away to the west OF the
line when they received the signal for their
the Snch"m. the first boat. crossed near the
buoy She had gybed and was coming close to
the stern Of tho committee boat. carrying her
balloon libtopsail and maintopmast staysal.
The Katrina was close astern OF the Sachem.
AMI then came the Ramona and Coronet, both
badly Handicapped. AS they passed the COM
mIttee boat times were taken unoflcally.
which give an idea of the relative positions OF
the yachts. These times were Sachem.
l2.20:UO; Katrina. l2:25:3O: Ramona.
L. 1928. and Coronet. 1888 :55. The Kat
rna ufed Up sharply after passing the COM
Mlttee boa, and soon drew on even terms with
the Sa"hem, but that yacht was eased off, and
then, footing fast, took the lead again.
II was pretty straight course to Gardeners
Island buoy. and soon after the start spin
makers were carried to port. This buoy was
left on the starboard hand. and when it was
reached spInnakers Were taken in and hooms
gybed over to port. The Sachem gybed at
- 90 and the Katrina a half minute later.
The Shops were seven or eight minutes ahead
anil h' also gybcl. They were very close to-
g"'hrr and were having quite a pretty luiIiug
match in toward GARDENERS Island shore The
LamDra gyb'l at 30 o'clock and the Corouet
a, 1870. II Ia / been nip and tuck between
tao Sarhem and Katrina SO far. Tho latter
was the smallest boat in the fleet and her time
allowance from tho Coronet was | hour 81
minutes ami 90 seconds. The Sachcm was to
rrr"Iyr JS minutes and the Ramona ~ min
ut"' anil !" seconds The Katrina tried hard
I" .uI under the Sachem's stern and take the
weather position. but those on board The flag
On we're not e be caught nappins. and the
Two boats got well under the shore before they
crew On their course again.
All me yachts carried balloon jibtopsails.
no, as The wind had freshenod considerably
water. Tho Ramona and Coronct. not going
g. lhr 10 wlniHard AS the other two. gained
Mou,aJn. A. 10 1'cioek the Sachsm ' passed
VIC 7.2"i ahI led the fleet. The SlOops weTo
I,u'e NY" IN shore. very close together. with
W.hd hauled west southwest. and after passing
Ia tbastrEA ram i9tqt thr two leading sch9oncrs.
Maa4. o aa Nr boy s snG s f%Ty or the
ward set their spinnakers to starboard. Com
!MR Gown on the buoy. the wind freshened.
r"aGhrd, and IN the nice uuurtcring breeze the
sach"m gained a big lead. The times taken
sol ri; Katrina. 3Vi:20: ' Ra mona 3:O S
99ot9ns,' ].4b:lU; Ava. 3:lJ:O7; Daphne.
The Sachem went down the beach with every
rfniug pu Ing well. The katrina's ballOo was
natter natter than that OF the flagship and was not
M ,m,hHE SO well; amt the Katrina, held further
white lighthouse on Montauk Point was then
h"ar NJ hand; and beyond was tho open At
II am! making the yachts dance somewhat on
N" water At about 20 o'clock the schooners
{g"k n their balloons, and. trimming in sheets.
haulei on the wind and began The long beat
nome. The wind was going more to the south.
he1hg Just south by west, and was much fresher
WAN II hhd been at any time during the race
A''rr RAISING the bell buoy the sloops held
gown the bench. Light sails were taken in.
4 ia Iaihu" had trouble in getting her balloon
GpWn. Gnt the Ava was able to draw away
Wh'h they hauled on the wind the Ava was
a"rra, quarter Of m lie in the lead.
Ih' s"hn0Ns made q long tack to star
rhuI ,N""rrg well or shore. The Katrina
70 L'"i J. Eh"r than the SaChem. but did not
,.n, So last tn" former held this on shore
tnN iPh. . > O'Clock, and then going about
-NI,H n Nh" had kept out 10 sea for about
iN".f-uy" macs. The Sarhem had tackled a
NV minutes ear Ter and tack ed out TO sea again
80, as NE Katrina came in shore. Tho ka-
Hm'n 'ln-N"! n" Sarhem and was then the
,r""'H- |pat ~ the fleet Tho OF shore tack
- 'i'N, h"'' rs the SarhCm for fifteen min
10 'l',' 30" '9N. stood in and was about one
~. "'I a '1' H~trrl ~ the Katrina. The Cor
bb,,I az" ramona ot.l. kept of. and as the sun
II. ~ lhey ""rc soon lost in the darkness,
.7 ",f.ha aua 81 hem and the sloops Rugged
trr 49,, mn! ABOUT {! o'clock. when the Ka-
"'|n ven out t. sea again.
4'' .'S"l was glorious one. Not a cloud
a. d ga! Ii 'ur heavens. The thin crescent Ot
d.. 49," lu'o,i Vas visible for u time and then
fr,N '"a.rl '".uw the HORIZON, The wind blew
1870 ana N" long. oven roll Of the Atlantic
"'a "' Sa'htamen soOthngly on their veS-
+ IA" 'N!nltteo boat led the fleet. Tho
~ "a anu ia" turuuet stood of shore UNTIL
81 Wrlp iortv-hye miles out to sea. The
"''" "hl ht'rlia were about half that dis
~" . IL. We, III under the land were the