Year: 1879

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nine hours The sloop Active led the fleet. followed
by the schooner Tidal Wave half an hour ahead OF
the other schooners. There was a pleasant breeze
throughout the afternoon. although during the
morning the air was light. At an early hour the
word passed around that the yachts were to
start nine O'Clock instead of ten and at
half past eight the Commodore hoisted signals to
that effect There was only faint air
from the nor-nor'west The same anxiety
to obtain early start, was made apparent on
leaving New London was also visible this morning.
and will probably call forth remarks from the
Commodore. it is perfectly useless firing start
ing gun if the yacht captains undertake to get up
anchor when they please. This morning number
of yachts had their jbs up and anchors lifted be-
fore the starting gun fired. and thus obtained
an unfair advantage those that displayed cour-
tesy enough to wait for the Commodore's orders.
The Estelle was lying outside the fleet and got
away irst followed by the Clio, that got under
way at New London some few minutes before the
starting gun. The Dauntless got we'll of COM
pany with the Phantom and Intrepid. The Nettie
and Tidal Wave made short stretch on the star
board tack before laying out of the harbor.
sible maneuvre the tide swept the Magic. Made
leine and Phantom close in under the shore. The
Active led the sloops out of the harbor followed by
the Vixen and the Regina was left some distance be-
hind, as the tide swept her in Shore The Mantle,
Vision. Psyche. Rambler and Clyte were in the
last division leaving the haroor. Outside OF Hay
Beach Point the Clio led the way into calm streak
and the fleet up all in heap. The Tidal Wave,
we'll to windward Of the feet. slowly passed the
Dauntless. Estelle and Vixen. and ut the lighthouse
on Long Beach Point came up to windwgrd of the
Nettie Dreadnought and Intrepid. The Clio in
the lead of the fleet. followed by the Active Then
came the Tidal Wave. Dreadnaught Netrie Intrepid.
Eselle Phantom. Dauntless. Rambler. Clytie Magic.
Madeleine and Fleetwing. OF the Ash factory
the Active let her jibs down with
run, and the first impression that she
had touched was speedily dispeiled balloon jib
was quickly up to the masthead. The Vixen
was close up behind the Active with the Regina In
Christine Annie and Kate accompanied the fleet
out Of the harbor. The Tidal Wave was do
ing remarkably. and under cloud of Light can
vas gradually crawled up the Clio. which
then the leading schooner. The Regina luffed
and went windward OF the Vixen. and the Intrepid
came up to wndward OF the Nettie and Dreadnaught.
with tho Estele closing up on her weather quarter.
The Cytie. keeping close In Shore came up to wind
ward of the Phantom. and. holding better breeze.
came up on the Estele and Intrepid. which fol-
lowing in the wake of the Tidal Wave.


THE ACTIVE LEADING.


The Active hanging up close to Plumb Island. car
red nice little breeze of wind and took the lead Of
the feet. The Clio bore away on her course winged
out. with the Tidal Wave off her port quar-
tersss2sa Vixen act. spinnaker and shot by
we'll up after tho Active. The Clytie followed the
Regina and slowly passed the Tidal Wave. The Clio
finally swung her tore boom tack to starboard, and
set her staysail, luf1ing up after the Active. The
breeze little fresher behind and brought up the
Nettie and Phantom in a line with the Tidal Wave
The Phantom and Nettie had spinnakers set that
doing good service. AT eleven O'Clock there
was quite pleasant breeze from the north-north-
west and the leading schooners skipped along past
Plumb Island ut about hve-mile gait. The
S1s elosey sunssd Sy sss n Tidal %sve Nssss
and Phantom. The Estelle away down to
the southwark and the Intrepid followed after the
Tidal Wave. AS the breeze freshened the Tidal
Wave began to move and running away rapidly from
the Nettie came up to windward Of the Ciytie
and started after the Clio The Active was still in
the lead of the fleet followed by the Regina and the
Clio. The Ciytie mado an effort to pass the Tidal
Wave luihng up under stern. but the latter had
the most foot and kept her lead, finally shoot
ing past the Regina & and Go and he leading
breeze began to tighten up and the Tidal
Wave taking in her staysal jibed over her foreboom
going wing and wing. In the meantime the Active
was Skipping ahead followed by the Regina and Cio
with the Tidal Wave close up. steadily gaining on
to the west and looked If it might round to the
southward. The fleet was now scattered all over the
bay there being at least five miles between the first
and last Of the yachts. The breeze finally settled
abou and the yachts set every thing draw
ing ON the starboard tack. The Active was leading
the II .et, followed by the Regina and Clio. The
Tidal Wave keeping to leeward of the Clio, gradually
forged ahead and finally worked through her lee
and took the lead of the schooners with the soops
Active and Regina still in the van OF the fleet. The
sloop Vixen away off to the southwark about .
mile ahead OF the soops Vision and Mantle, i'll lead
Madeleine, Rambler aud Magic. Mr.. Hermann oel-
richs keeping up the reputation of the Active
and retaining the lead of the fleet in handsome style


WATCH HILL


At two O'Clock the breeze was about west, and the
schooners were running wing and wing past Watch
HILL about FIVE miles OF shore. The Tidal Wave now
began to show what she could wing and wng she
had lett the Clyte over mile astern and was gain
ing on the Clio very fast The breeze kept pretty
steady from the westward and the fleet rottcd along
about a fve-milo gait their course to Point
Judith. There was no important change in the po-
sitions of the leading yachts. the Active was still
ahead. with the Regina second. the Tidal wavc
third and the Vixen away to the southward. about
q line with the Clio which followed in the wake OF
the Tidal Wave. Following behind the Clio came
the Nettic and the Phantom. and away to the south
west came Vision and Mantle leading the Of
the heet. all apparently pretty close together 1t
atmosphere that gave the spectators on the
yachts good view OF Block Island as
resort and tho main land. At twenty minutes to i've
o'clock the brcozo hauled more to the southwark.
aud the Tidal Wave shifted her foreboom and
got everything drawing on the port tack. in
creasing her speed about two knots an hour making
her run away from the clio very fast. The schooner
Wanderor and the cutter Muriel of the star
board bow of the Tidal wave having come out from
Newport to meet tho fleet. The Active rounded
Point Judith at 4:4l Y. NJ, followed by the
Regina Mt sos. There was now quito a fresh
breeze. and the Tidal Wave, with the wind
abcain and everything drawing was boiling along
about a ten-mile gait and the sloop off her star
board beam held her position handsomely. The
Clio about mile astern of the Tidal Wave. fol-
lowed by the Clyte. Phantom and Ncttic strung out
somo distance astern. The main division of the
fleet. led by the Vision aud Niantc, about four
miles astern. aud, judging from the frequent ufng
matches. apparently having q pretty good
time all to themselves. The schooner yacht Frolic
met the fleet of Point Judith and accom-
panied them into Newport The Tidal Wave
rounded Point Judith at haf-past fve p. NJ. and
then jbed the mainsail. running down wing aud
wing for Brentons Reef Lightship. The sloop
Vixen round at Oh. 35m.. followed by the
schooner Clio at oh. 43m. The schooner Ciytic was
the next, about mile ahead of the Estelle and
Phantom. Tho sloops appeared to be next on the
list followed by the Vision. Madeline and intrepid.
Then came the Mantle Rambler. Magic and Fleet
wing. The yachts all jibed their booms to star.
board and came in wing and wing.


REGINA IN HARD LUCK.


The breeze kept fresh aud they were not long pass
ing Brentons Rect Lghtship. Coming in toward
hc al Eppiua rlel her to N