The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-11
Big YACHTS AGAIN BAPPLED.
At THE STARTING LINE, BUT THE
WIND DIES OUT.
Fog Rells In. Rain Falls. Thunder Rumbles
and the Ninety.Footers Return to Their
Mosrings without Having Raoe-1he
Constitution Meets With . Mishap.

The Atlantic Yacht Club does not seem
able TO furnish good yachting weather any
better than the New York Yacht Club. The
eo-footers Reliance. Constitution and CO.
lumbia, were to have raced yesterday on
Sandy Hook for a prize offered by the At
lantio club, and the enthusiasts who have
been out each day this week on the excursion
ste Gamers st. John and j. 8. Warden started
from the city early In the morning, and there
was tho usual procession Of steam yachts
and tugs out TO the lightship. The weather
was not any more promising than 1t was on
Monday and Tuesday. but the faithful were
on hand TO witness the race should the
weather change The wind was light from
the east. fog banks hung over the harbor
and there were indications that rain would
fall before the day ended,
The Regatta Committee of the Atlantic
club, Henry j. Gielow and Charles f. Schuy-
Ter. were on board the tug Matthews, and
among the club members on board were
Commodore J. NJ. Foote. A W. Booth. s. f.
Vernon. George W. McNulty. Thomas b.
Graham. George W. Rowan. william Lotti-
mer. Henry Mestre. Thomas Hines. Harold
Trevor and Messrs. Norton. Leonard, Van
Ripper. Bluedell and Chamberlain.
The tug Unique wa to lay the marks. and
on this boat were Capts Neils Olsen and
Wright OF the New York Yacht Club. That
club had lent the Atlantic club the turning
marks and signals for the race. The Mat
thevs and the Unique tent out to the Sandy
Hook lightship and were on hand to start
the race on schedule time had the yachts
been there. but on the way down the bay
they had to navigate through thick bahk
OF fog, and the 8o-footers. OF course could
not go out in such weather.
When outside the fog cleared away so that
the scotland ght.hip %h mic, .bi !, four "n 4 ss
seen distinctly, and the Regatta Committee
sent the Unique into the Horseshoe to notify
the yachtsmen that II was an clear oM.S'I h..
their tugs, were seen coming out. and 'heE
we're accompanied by the steam yachts and
excursion steamers ,., b. ,,o,, ,h.
starting tu Zine line. she dropped her towline at
ia .I &c, o clock and sailed toward The con-
utes later and the Constitution littl" n.tHrh
OF the Columbia The yachts carried inter
mediate club topsals set over I ioSer r,lia.
There was at that time very hRht OrepS"
from the east by south, and the committee
lost no time in signalling the course. which
was to be fifteen miles t." wnawa no H Yachs
waived si and that the irst signal made would
bs the tEs va"h: ToSd ns "
asked il there was time limit and was tod
tn the race would be called of at 20 o'clock
The preparatory signal vas made NJ l;lS,
ton Tie wind had died out, 50 TIM, they
could hardly stem INC tlue. WUl'h "HS 'liii,thS
food, and all three kept rs close to tho lin"
ma possihe When ten mi nu'es OF the TIM"
had gone men were sent aioft on the e., ,nnsa,-
tuition, and tho Scout went over to tln c3n, or,
mittee boat 70 notify tho committee for MI;
Belmont that the Constitution had carried
away the scotohmam on her club 'ops,il and
asked for delay, This was Crnnted at once.
and the other yachts were notified that NV
Pre- preparatory signal would be madr Ihr
scotrhman il piece OF metal on the yard to
which tho block !. Fastened n The club top.
the trouble had been r"medied was hoSt'd
q gain Ry that time tn" wind had S"n" alto.
grther and thunder vas rumhiinc in IN"
distance. -,,. r.
.urh conditions and there was long. tedious
wait Then the fog began 10 ron in again;
.nh NJ ~; rain fell The Reliance signalled
for her and her sails Mere pnIrSlyd '9 'Tc
.ignol race t,ost nored mud another failure
vas on record The sails On he racing Yachts
back 10 their moorinR. in the Horseshoe.
The excursion stea mer;. tugs ana steam
Another a,tempt viii be made !" %. sai AZ race rae,
York Yacht Club.