Year: 1872

The ResOlute parted the pennant OF her centre
board and could not start and the Alice did not yet


BEATING OUT OF THE NARRows


The start OF the first five sclOOners being Effected
and so near each other the contest for supremacy
in beating out of the narrow passage was very
pretty one. tack or two made it apparent that
she put the Tidal Wave, Eva and Foam to leeward
Of her and appeared to be crawling, up towards
by by Messrs. Poillon for Mr.. Mahon Sands, and and and
which appears to be sailing remarkably well for q
boat on her first season.. But the little Magic
would not be denied, and every time the Viking
crossed her bow 1t was at less distance than be-
fore. Ere long, however, the Madgie was observed
picking her way daintly through the 1eet until
Eva, which was sticking to the foam like q leech.


A TEST FOR THE MAGIC.


After passing Beaver Tall Lighthouse the Magic
and the Tidal Wave stood of to the eastward, while
the slOops and the other schOoners hugged the
tns making snort mort tack. @ the result Of
shore again, which she did at about one p. NJ, and
found that she could not weather the Foam at all,
ana was barely able to get by the Eva The Tidal
Wave Kept on her course to the eastward, aud
ruinous tack she made OF it, being obliged finally to
bear up and run for home without getting near the
markbOat at all.


were doing some splendid sailing about this time.
and as they made their short tacks to and from
they looked very pretty. The Vixen and Oracle
stuck close together, and were rather better as to
OF the Bayonne Club came out Of the barbor and
sailed over the course with the other sl0Ops, but
she did not appear to be doing much, and was
beaten by both the Oracle and Vixen. The
new sloop built this season at South Brook
lyn and named the Vision was doing very we'll
although not fully justfyng the expectations of her
builder, who thought before she was launched that
she would beat everything OF her class In the neet
which she certainly cannot yet do. She sailed
WELL however, and at this stage OF the race there
was really good sailing breeze and quite sufcient
to display all the good qualities OF the yachts.


SQUALLY WEATHER.


This, however, did not last long; a heavy bank OF
cloud had been gathering for some time in the
southwest, and distant mutterings Of thunder he.
tOkened a squa At about halfpast two O'clo *
p. M. the wind came out northwest and from this
time TO three O'Clock p. NJ 1t was never steady for
q moment, shifting from northwest to south south
west-tcn points In as many minutes. The
Magic was swift to take advantage Of
this changing Of the wind, and whenever
1t struck her ahead at all she was put round on
the other tack. There was a time when the Eva
caught lavOring law and ranged up past the
Foam, and appeared to be challenging the
Magic. but she could not hold her position,
and soon fell astern OF the Foam again.
Favored by great good luck the Magic and the
soop Vixen were able to fetch the markboat,
when almost Immediately after the wind died al
most away, and the strong Hood tide making TO the
eastward made 1t impossible for the other schoon-
ers to get up to the mark.


TURNING THE MARKBOAT.


The time OF turning, so for as could be taken, was