THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
May Light-ship and return. I may mention
that the only entries for this prize were the
schooners Idler, owned by Mr. Samuel J.
Colgate, and the Atalanta, owned by Mr.
William Astor. The start was made October 12, and the Atalanta won, beating the
determined mainly by chance, that they
have proven so distasteful to yacht
owners.
This race concluded the racing of this remarkably active yachting year, but previous
to this, on September 16, the Seawanhaka
club had a fine fall regatta at
Oyster Bay, and also a fall event
over the regular club course on
September 19. The entries to
the latter event, however, were
few, only two schooners in each
of the two schooner classes, and
a single sloop in each of the
two classes of that rig, showing
that owners had become tired of
racing. The Seawanhaka club
finally wound up its season by a
Corinthian race for all second-
class schooners over its New
York course, and the
Brooklyn club had also
a concluding race over
its regular course. The
Atlantic club also had
a pennant regatta on
September 23. Beside
these, there were fall
events in all the minor
clubs in this neighborhood, showing that the
impetus given to the
sport by the challenge
for the America's Cup
was felt to the end of
the season.
Early in the year
1877, what may be
riecCS.Cos^
" GITANA." '
Idler 3I1. 10m. 3s. It was a fluky race, called the second "cutter" ever built in
and the result did not correctly show the this country, was begun by Mr. John
relative merits of the two yachts. It is Mumm, at the foot of Court street, Brook-
because these long races have always been lyn, from a design by Mr. Robert Center.
1 Schooner Gitana, owned by Wm. F. Weld, Jr., Philadelphia.
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
May Light-ship and return. I may mention
that the only entries for this prize were the
schooners Idler, owned by Mr. Samuel J.
Colgate, and the Atalanta, owned by Mr.
William Astor. The start was made October 12, and the Atalanta won, beating the
determined mainly by chance, that they
have proven so distasteful to yacht
owners.
This race concluded the racing of this remarkably active yachting year, but previous
to this, on September 16, the Seawanhaka
club had a fine fall regatta at
Oyster Bay, and also a fall event
over the regular club course on
September 19. The entries to
the latter event, however, were
few, only two schooners in each
of the two schooner classes, and
a single sloop in each of the
two classes of that rig, showing
that owners had become tired of
racing. The Seawanhaka club
finally wound up its season by a
Corinthian race for all second-
class schooners over its New
York course, and the
Brooklyn club had also
a concluding race over
its regular course. The
Atlantic club also had
a pennant regatta on
September 23. Beside
these, there were fall
events in all the minor
clubs in this neighborhood, showing that the
impetus given to the
sport by the challenge
for the America's Cup
was felt to the end of
the season.
Early in the year
1877, what may be
riecCS.Cos^
" GITANA." '
Idler 3I1. 10m. 3s. It was a fluky race, called the second "cutter" ever built in
and the result did not correctly show the this country, was begun by Mr. John
relative merits of the two yachts. It is Mumm, at the foot of Court street, Brook-
because these long races have always been lyn, from a design by Mr. Robert Center.
1 Schooner Gitana, owned by Wm. F. Weld, Jr., Philadelphia.
