The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1871, Page 5

THE GREAT REGATTA, The Ocean Derby of the New York Yacht Club. A Splendid Day and a Bril- liant Race. Holiday Thousands on tiie Water. Scenes and Incidents on the Bay. The Races for the Commodore's Cups, the Club Priges, Challenge aud Subscription Cups. A Serious Sailing Mistake by the Tidal Wave and Columbia. The Sloop Coming Wias the Subscription Cup—ihe Winners of the Other Races Not Finally Determined. A fretful, cloud-filled morning was the first omen Of yesterday's aquatic pleasures. The fact that the regatta of the famous New York Yacht Ciub was @bout to transpire filled the breasts of thousands With enthusiasm who, under other less exciting cir- cumstances, would have taken their way to the Msual avocations of their ives. Bat this day had been ardently looked forward to as the great out- - oor excursion of New York. It was, In fact, THE OCEAN DERBY DAY OF GOTHAM. * Tast year, it will be remembered, an Fugltsh yaciit, the Camorit, frest trom a close victory in an | sOCean rece, Was pitied against our yachting squad- ron for the prize of the Queen's Cap, won from the English yachting feet by the veteran yacht America Ww i851. The interest Attuching to that competition Wiil long ve recailed ‘by those who were fortunate enough to witness it, A new eld was opened to American ebuliition of fecling, and accordingly it Dubbvled forin. Valuable prizes were to be competed for by the best and largest yachts afloat belonging Yo this Contigent. ‘Tiere 1s no doubt that the sue- ‘ees of the Magic last year reitected on this yea Bp cut it was only CONFIRMING THE NATIONAL TASTE, ince this year nothing mternational was at stake. A inagnificeat popular atvendance was the tribute to the national amusement, From the varied nature of Bhe conveyances to the sccue of the struggle it will ‘be seen that whe feehug of interest pervaded all lasses, from the stately yachts of other squadrons Dearing the American amateur sailors—perhaps the Most severe crijics of the race—down to the veriest ‘tubs, which took out all who wished A DAY'S AMUSEMENT AT FIVTY CENTS A HEAD, j Shortly after dawa haa furied the black banner oi the ulzght and hung cut Its own bright pennant to the world, the North and East rivers became allve wich crait of ali kinds. The white painted steamers that gitde up and down the rivers and the bay had een chartered for the regatta and nung out the’ wayest Lunung discoverable between decks. Seated on an arachair at Whitchall a HERALD reporter watched the goiden sun rise into the gray heavens nd become lost in a Wilderness of cloud. Presently Quys, erstwhile bent upon the task of convoying tn- ‘cominz merchantmen, were seen PUFFING, WHISTLING AND FLAUNTING their odd, gay flags in the morning breeze. Then the large Staten Island ferrybouts Josepume and Mid- gievown steamed awhile into the dock near the ferry. After some necessary delay they Bouih Bteamed off again—the urst to take on a pleasare ipariy of mtsceilaneous composition, the second to embark the members of the cub and thelr friends pie fovi of Desbrosses street. Numerous small loops of the pleasuy King Kind were secn geting their white sails and. running down wwiih the breeze to the Natrows. There the Whole interest of the morning centred, The dra ing vessels openea out their dingy Bheets to the wind, seemed to have caught the inspi- Fauion of the hour, and loosed beautiful in their Pispiay of squaresal or fore and aft sheets, At nine O'clock the excursion vessels began running down the inner bay, with bands of music of oddly dutter- peut abitities, PIPING AND TOO?LE-TOOING ‘to their usmost. Every minute seemed to add to Bheir number, and toward eleven o'clock was pre- Bented such a sight as ts rarely scen on any water in ‘the world, There seemed no limit tothe bearing @apacity of une vessels, which followed tne rule ‘Adopted by the car conductors of the city in being mever full, Without any regard to the laws of equlil- rium they mounted in thick swarms to the high- est points on the boats, and it appeared a mercy Fron the Almtghty that the excessive carecning Caused thereby DID NOT RESULT IN AN UPSET, attended with a serious loss of life. On the anchor- ‘aye ground, or what may Le termed tl® arena, the iecene was equally euliveniug. A perfect forest of pair masts rose from the trim-bullt bulls of the quacdvou, The anchors were down tn the cases of Mhose about to engage In the contest, but matnsails, foresnils and gaff? topsails were set, ready for the nal gun. The multiform craft of all kinds en- \gayed in following the race hovered around their favorites, or steered or sailed down the line of ftately creatures that seemed almost to live in their Pertection of BEAUTY AND WHITE-WINGED GRACR. + Among these iuquiring craft were the ferryboat Winona, loaded to her smokestacks with humanity. The steamboats Americus, Picasant Valley, Board- men, Magenta, Noveity, Eliza Hancox, New Cham- pion, Sicepy Hollow, Kip Van Winkie, D, R. Martla, Seawanhaka, Eastern Queen, Stamford and Port Royal were also similarly crammed. Tue Health ‘Onicer's boat, Andrew Fletcher, fying the flag “of he Americus Club, with a pleasant party and a bana ‘on board, ran down the line cheering all, The Seth w, reserved for the regatta committee and press embers, fitted about to points oi interest, Beside these were lite tugs innumerable that ran im and put with the , PROVOKING AUDACITY OF SEYB TPRRIPRS, Parking out their loudest whistle on the slightest provocation and making a great fuss generally. Of his Class, at a hasty enumeration, were the Chief, uses Taylor, R. 8. Conover, Jasmine, W. F. Cheny, Raith Gamecock, U. 8 Grant, Thomas Keliy, Gladiator, Edgar paxter, J. 8, Marshall, Join Ful- jer, Kate, J. Birkbeck, R. ©. Sintth, B. B. Saunders, ‘The shipprog in the bay was decorated, the new and splendid four-masted steamer Atlantic, of the White Star line, having four streams of gayly tinted bunt- 4ng floating from her mastheads, and fring salutes goulinually. The shores ou each side of the bay were thronged with spectators, who, by the aid of a frieni's fleld giasg, informed themselves of what was (vanspiring. ‘he morning had not brightened much, and ladles looked uncomfortably to thelr UMmery habiliments, Many curtous rigs were Wisibic on the yachts and other cratt, aud there Were observable, Just as CURIOUS SHIPFINDINGS ON THE HUMAN ATPENDANTS ‘pn the day's sport. A landsman’s idea of @ satior’s trim ts very varied, and, conseqaentiy, an endeavor to Dlend it with the possibilities of a walking suit resuited th some of the oddest gets-up imaginabie, One young gentleman was see on the patdiebox of a steamer haying @ second hand mid- shipman's cap on his head. This was for the nant of fete this blo. 7 youth ait. ‘tne number of ladies on the various bts aud the BRIGHT, AIRY COLOR.* OF THEIR GARMESTS added to the inspiriting n“ture of the scene. At halt-past eleven o'clock the si,t24l gun was flred to make ready, and such a scene of Well organized bus- tle as followed beggars description. All the escorting craft cleared out of the way, while auchors were hoisted, tackling made taut, and on each yacht a string of men vatted with bent bodies for she signal torun up their jtb3 and away. It seemed @ long time coming to those on the other boats, but to those in the race every secon’ was of first-rate im- portance. At length, at fifty-one minntes past eleven, the gun from the Seth Low boomed again, and THE YACHTS, MKB ALBATROSSES, spread thelr white, far-reaching wings to tas wind, and started on thelr way. At this instant the scene ‘was positively grand—tho dark, wooded heights on either side, the backgrouad of gray-looking Gotham and the snowy canyas, aimost leaping over the silver-fonmed, rippling waters, made up a wonder. fal picture, On they came, with the rush and gur- le Of the waters irom their prows, out through the Narrows, with cannon-browed Fort Tompkins fringed to the sky with on-iookers and Fort Hamil- ton with tts throng of sight-seers also. So far asa light southeasteriy breeze, a splendid squadron and & brillant audience could make a yachting success, all the elements were there. At the Sourhwest Spit buoy, No. 1), where the first mistake of the race occurred, all the MIXUM-GATIERUM OF PLOATING TIMBER collected and hooted, applauded aud shonted through their brazen-throated whistles till they were hoarse. The sky how became fairly bright, and, altuongh the wind dil not told, but veered ronnd to the south and fell almost to a calm, the scene increa-ed in Joveiiness at every step. On rounding the ligntship, which was particularly no- ticeavie, with every inch of canvas which tt Wa3 pose sible to crowd on, the yachts ca uc on with & most voluptuons swelling in their satis. They naturally in the long honistreteh lost this grouping; bat when the first home—the Tdal Wave, closely lollowed by the Colunbia—passed through the Narrows it 1s im- possible to fancy A MOKE DELIGHTFUL FAIRY PICTURE in its wealth of beauteous form, gliding grace and gorgeous ciinson and gold sunset that burned ‘Across the waters of the bay and lit un the spires of distant Gotham like palaces of peart in a fable of the Orient, But the SUNSET GLORY SOON FADED, and by the time the last yacht had come in, the motley crowds had deparced with the san, and the rustle and flaps of the satls over the-moontit waters were the only sounds that fell upon the ear. THE RACE, THE SAILING REGULATIONS. Astakeboat was anchored abreast of the lower Janding, known «8 Vandorbilt's, Staten Island, about 250 yards from the shore, and avother in an easterly line, about three-quarters of a mile from the shore, Between these staxeboats the schooners anchored in line, about fitty yards apart. The first class sioops anchored in the same manner, fifty yards apart, avout 150 yards south of the schsoncrs, In taking position each yacht selected its own, in the order of its arrival atthe anchorage, The committee boat did not undertake to tow yachts into position. Mainsatis, foresails and ‘opsails were set before starting. The signal for preparing to start was one gun from the committee steamer, and after a brief interval the signal for starting was a second gun from the same steamer, THE COURSE WAS from the anchorage to the buoy on the Southwest Spit, passing It to the west and south, thence to the Lightship, rounding it to the norihward and east. ward, returning over the same course, passing to | the east, going and returning, of all the puoys on the West Bank—viz., No. 13, No. 11 and No, §—and to the westward of the the inner Magboat off Vander- bilt's landing. THE PRIZES. The programme embraced seven magnificent prizes, two of them being open to all American yachts for competition, under certain rogulacious. First on the list were the ciub prizes, being as fol- lows:— One for schooner’ -Of the value of $250 One for first cls .Of the value of 150 One for second class sloops....Of the value of 100 Next were the Challenge cups, tne gift of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., Commodore of the Clab; one for schooners and one for sioops, these being sailed for according to the rules of the club, with allowance of time. Stipu- lated in the deeds of gift of the prizes was that the winners were to hold the cnps for a term of thirty days without Ilability to challenge, but alter that date lo hold the same subject to and in stricr accordance with these and other provisions of the deed. Following the above were twd Subscription cups, contripured by the members, These wer For schooners, ong prize of the value of, For sioops, one prize of the value ol.... ae and tuciuded In the Invitation ail American yachts belonging to regularly organized clubs, of not less than fifteen tons measurement, to be salied for according to ihe new rules of ihe clab, but without allowance of time. THE ENTRIES. BCUOON ERE. Lengthon Divplice Busts Fler Lines ment in, Vache. 0 ‘Tidal Wave. Wm, Vooi E J. Macy 8. Homans. J, 8. H. Homens, Jr. E. Burd Grab sJames it, Smith 448 / C, Kingstan 796 . Johnson im. Kreba 1188 ‘Theo. A. Strange, 558 a Wm, fi. Langley. ca i Ludiow Livingston... 44 801 These were entered for Regatta, Chalienge and Snbseription Cups, while the subjoined froza sister clubs were also entered for the sloop Subscripion Cu Chub Prom. Virehte, Weiner rs Kaiser Wilhelm I...G°o: A. Reling.... Bayonne Yacht Club, Peerles JR. Maxweil.. antle Yackt Chub. Comming: . D. Tacker. Eastern Yacht Club. READY FOR THR START. The line was prettily formed, the bows of the Yachts head to wind. They had taken thelr posi- tions In the order of arrival, As they lay stretched from shore to shore of Staten and Long Islands the sight very effective, The weather was pleas- ani, although the sky was overcast, and now and then heavy masses of vapor hung over the hills. A fale bre set in from the southeast and bade fair before the start to increase, although unfortunately this was not the case, “AS the yachts’ were ranged at anchor according to the committee's direction, the Kleet- wing, of the schooners, bad the weather gauge of all the others and was half a mile or more nearer the Long Isiand shore than the Rambler. So shore their positions were as follows: ‘tidal Wave, Eva, Idler, Foan, Magic, Taro- Tinta, Columbia, Alice, Halcyou, Sappho, Sunshine, Palmer, Wanderer, Alerm, Dauntless, Madeletne, Rainbler, The ae were one hundred and fifty | yards south of the schooners, and thelr posi- tions from the windward —were:—Kalser Wil- heim _1, Coming, Ariadne, Addis, Vixen, Peerless and Gracie. All the veasels that entered, with the excepuon of the Breeze, were on whe starting ground, The absence of this yacht confined the race of sloops to first class only. So nere they lay, © caim, pretty, effective picture, with the framework of all sorts of immense steamboats, ferry boats, sat! ing craft black with peoplo and the shores in every place of view aud vantage crowded with a mighty multitude, The first gun was fired at hall-past eleven 0" and tt was a signal to bo in readi- ness. Matnsails, foresails and gatttopsails were set, and Lo other sail was allowed to be made until the starting gun was fired, which was twenty-one min- utes after, or nine minutes to twelve o'ciock. So between these gacs here they were like gray- hounds in the slips and race horses in the score, With the crews ready to rail up sails at the report of the cannon. It came, and with the burst of ronsing cheers, music from the rippling waters and the shrill chorus of a hundred sore-throated whistics the white canvas futtered in the wind as the heaus of the jibs ran up the stays, On board the Peericss, of the sloops, and the Sappho, of the schouners, afl worked with @ will, and they stretcned away fast on the port tack, eating into the wind, and the latter merrily rousing the water from her | sharp bows, Wile the dainty’ Magic and eclossial Dauntless, Columbia, Wanderer and Palmer followed closely. They had ot got very far before the old yachtymen and sallors pointed with pride to tae work of the Magic and Tidal Wave, per- colving that—under change of ownersnip of the fore mer and change in hull o weatherly qualities ail there, tions of great advantage. acts, the latter—they were ia They obtained posi- It was not expected that the Janne such as the aunt lesa, Sappho, Columbia, would get strongway as soon as the smaller ones in that breeze, but others might have done so and they did not, The sloops, with the much abused Peerless, stood away in the lead of atl the contesting boats, probable t buttonhole hang @ Diack stovepipe and astraw hat--the former to be usod oa land aud the latter im case the weather at sea looked fine. He had an opera giass, a green punshado, a large umbrella, a walking stick, ® whis- key ask, tnree cheap novels and a lunchbox full of corned Leet sandwiches, If gyer man looked de the Addie second, and then the Coming, Gracto and Vixen, bow aud bow, presenting & beautiful appear auce, The Tarolinta waa the first to tack to the star. board, standing in toward Fort Haimilton, which Was foilowed by the majority of the fect; but this ‘Was a short board, When they went about aud stood bide THROUGH THE NARROWS. Ty was beating work gow, Aud under Fort Rich ~~ en? of the Sicoa 340.50 Con: tend azainst, Pirst eve tip ~Aucy Kaiser Wilhelm, then the Addie, Vixen, Comik ara! or ee schoon- ers the Tidal Wave domg splendidly pi ler masnsall, foresall, jib, fying jup and fore and mow Sato sails, Next was tne Palmer, struggling wil tue Fleetwimg. and although to the leeward of the latter, yet haying & slight advantage. Tae spectacle wis beautiful, aad the crafts, with an ag gregate of tens of thousands Spectators enjoying the sigitt, doited the bay on every baud. All tis time mond tnore was yet fy | the Magte was doing exvetlently, and just outside the Narrows there was a, little sharp work between her and the Tidal Wave, which were closely towether. ‘The Magie ome down on the bow of tue “Pdal Wave with ft Intoution of crossing it, bat failed, yet contived Wall the Tidal Wave was compelled to come up if the wind to ayord a collision. The Magle went aban 2nd the Wave lost nearly all her he idway, and wae Ct olf to leeward. Sngoting out from the Narrows ia 4 line astern of the Magic was the Tidal Wave, suom \°COY~ covering her lost ground by the forum Mancweuyre; then the Patmer, that wag ta ° overhauing them, and sailing 80 woul that many were surprised. Next the Wanderer also done ade mirably, and Halcyon, with the Columbia and Dauntless, that had held thotr own, Off the West Bank Hospital the Kaiser Wilhelm, of the sloop: was falling well and in advance of all Ul others, but the Peerless, to we windward of her, was forging headway second. In the early part of the race the latter made ®& long board on the starboard tak towards Long Istand, and mauy thougat it an error of judgment; but it proved the reverse, as upon her last tack she was doing so well that many looke 1 upon her as the winner of that ciass for the Sub- scripuon Cup. Thea came the Avidie, Gracie and Coming. When they went about, and the feet, close hauled, laid their course TO THY SOUTMWEST SPIT, what wore the probabilities! ‘The Magle held to the windward, ond struggling for the Weather position was the Tidal Wave, but the for- Mer f-undit of no use, aid it seemed as if the dainty boat would renew her victories of last year, The Wanderer meantine dolag well in this wind, had eaten her way out of the laggards, an ib seemod as if she would assume a command. ing postition, It must be borne in mind that she was under Staten Island at the start apd to the lee. ward. ‘Tie wind now hauled io f e southward, and 1 seemed for a moment to freshen, but the hopes were Vain of getting a fresher breeze, Tho excitement {a the bay was now Intenso, and the fleot-of gayly decoraicd sicamboats steamed vigorously to obtd od positions at the Spl, The Regatta Committee's boat—tne Seth Low—had mean. while specded to the buoy No. 10, on the Southwest Spit, and, taking a favorable place to note the time, awaitel the racers. Judge of thelr ‘utter dismay and annoyance, when up to this time everything had gone along swim. ingly and to the satisfaction and joy of all, to note the excursionists with the club steamboat, the MId- dictown, clustering around a smalt stakeboat near bouy No. 844, an eighth ol a mue distant. ‘This was soon explained, bat the sequel was disastrous and ended to a degreo the grand charm of the wnole con- test. The Regatta Committee had sent a smail boat to this point to take the time of anv yacht rounding tie buoy tuat they wera nnavie to. and through the unntterable stupidity ef those tn charge a while Hag was raised to her masthead and she was aachored in the wrong place, near buoy No, 8!. This, with the other circumsiauces, misled the sailing masters of the yachis bowling down upon them and resulted i» shutting out from the race tie weatherly boas, and those that looke’ some of the probable winners, The Magic, Tidal Wave, Madeleine, A 4 Sunshine, Palmer, and all the sloops but one—the Adie, Gracie, Ariadne, Vixen, Kaiser Wilhetn T, anil Peerless, On they came, these boats, and they al rounded the litle hoat which it were better named the false stakoboat, ond the Regatta Com- mitiee did not gtve them any attention m tne boats to leeward, and undar, periaps, the more ex- perleneed masters, obeying the saliing regulations, passed tue Spit buoy No. 10 as tollows:— tors here, because of the grievous eri became vasily excited, and they vented their tee lags in cheers ol praise for everyi body. The dainty Magic Mataiained ner lead, but not being ip the race more attention was piven Lo tie Wanderer and the others Uiat complied with the sailivg reguiauons. ‘The Altce, in nearing the Spit, carried away four feet’ of her foregat, and Mr. Kidd gave up the race tor at least hall an hour; but dam.iges were repaired and he continned, losiug fifteen minutes or more. It ts weil to state here that the Wanderer, 1n addition to rounding the Tight buoy, also rounded the *falso stakeboat,” as did one or two others, losing much headway thereby, 4J¢ was evident their sailing masters were In a quan- dary and meunt to be on the safe side. It was now a dead beat to windward for tho yachts, and notwithstanding the errors made just before the tens of thousurds of people on tie cule lectcd steamers set up a great shout, and grizzled old tars exciaimed, looking after the Magic:—"My eves and lnnbs, J: Ltold you sol? And with the huge whistling and screeching from treir brazca ttroats as all the yachts stood away FOR THE LIGHTSHIP, The steamers followed to be ready there to take the time as they drew near the floating beacon av Now the yachts wanted to end of the course, lay down to their work, but the Wind was getting lighter, and their eyes were not giaddened by the sight of their lee gunwaics im the swell of the water. Inthe midst of the whistling, screaming and ringing cheers which saluted her tho pi Commie: Was the first to go around and b > away from tiome. The order of time at tie lightshtp waa &s follows:— A Coming o 8 Gracie. 3 Ad tie, 8 Vixen, 8 ‘Tidat 8 M 3 8 vot tak'n ‘Not tak'o Wi Kaiser Wilheim 1. Columbia, Idler... Adding to the excitement at this important point a man Was knocked overboard, and atterward picked up, and the Pauatiess mn rounding fouled the Macteteine, the fying Jibboom of the former carrying away apart of the jatter’s foretopmast and star- board shrouds, sending Gown by the run at the same time the Madeleme’s ji» topsarl, fying jib, fore gathopsail and-splitting her foresatl, cisabilng her completely. THE HOMESTRETCH. It was now a@ free wind io the point of Sandy Tlook, and balloon jids were sct. Passing that the Vidat Wave still showed ber sailing qualtties aud Ariadue: 3 3B headel the feet; then the Palmer, Columbia, Magic, Wanderer, Idicr, the two latter strug- giing for the leating position, They ap- peared splendidly, with a cloud of canvas and topsails. towering aloft. The Idler and Wan- dever, following the Peerless of the schooner class, seemed like the chasing of a saucy privateer by crack frigates. One almost expecied the flash, the put of white smoke aud the report of a rife gun trom the chaser’s bow, to be followed by the luting up of the chase aud the roar of her “long Tom’? at the chaser's foremast. Approaching the Southwest Spit buoy, it was feared that the mistake in running down might be repeated hy some of the yachts, and it wa the Tidal Wave, Paimer, Columbia and Magic, no the leading boats, rounding 15 as before, the Colum- bia throwing away her chance of victory by the error, as she rounded the Spit buoy correctly in walling down. Thejtime of those taken that turned itis ag follows:— The race now clearly kay between the Idier and the Wanslerer, considering the others not adhering to tie sailing regulations forfcitin, Ting accilent, with the time allowance, it Would seem that the former must win. In due time ine myriad of tugs, steamboats and sailing vessels Clustered avound the stakebont, and as tho leading yacht hove in sight the excitement noted at the lightship was tenfold Increased, It was running ebb tide atthe stakeboat, and as the con- tending vessels came in sight, wing aud wing, with all avila eet, the scene was of tie fest descripHon, Under the circumstances the stow of the Jeading yachts in the light wind is not had. ‘There was not suflicrent breeze for the larger vessels, Tie time of arriving at the HOME STAREBOAT 13 a8 follows:— HM. 8, (Passe? west * Jor stake bt. BBs, . 7 47 Not tuken, see Not taken, Not taken. Gra Cowing Ariadne, m8 . Under the cirenmstances of the mistakes made during the race, the Regatta Committee will not de- cide the winning yachts until after three o'clock this afternoon. Stould buoy No, 10 be considered the right one to tura on Southwest Spit, the Jdier wil win the three 3 for schooucrs, viz.:—Club prize, Chalicnge Cup and Subscription Cup, and the sloop Coming the Subscription Pri f her class. ‘The club prizes for sloops will then be retained. But should tt be decided that buoy No. 8s was the right turning point the Tidal Wave wul De the victor of the three prizes for schooners and the club prize for sloops lie between the Addie aud Vixen, REGATTA WITH A NAUTICAL «6 BORE." DOING THE What strange people an observer meets at a yaokt Tace or regatta! I took passage ou the good steamer Americus, Al, copper fastened and clipper built, from pler No. 4, yestefday morning, at ten o'clock, The pier was crowded with laborers and draymen, loading and unloading cargoes on the different vessels that line this, one of the bastest wharves in Now York city, as I strolled down the half rotten timbers at a little before tep o'clock of the morming, and, by the Way, thei right, and, | NEW York ,"KALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1871.—W there was 2 Veht haze in the alr, which made ante cipated pieasure un etl. A crowd of people were pous 2 Of some steamer from some environ of the- metropolis Not named in my remembrance, and another stream 1et theid on their way to fizd conveyance to the regatta, Tho people who were coming Into the city all looked downcast at the thought of another day’s work and thinking; the people who were going to the regatta looked joyous and free. There were three large steamers jammed together lying at the end of the dock, and to gel to the Americus, the farthest one, I found ft necessary to climb across the two intervening ones. The first man I met at tne gang = plank—who was marshalling the expectant excursionists—was a fellow with a red face and a strawberry mark on his nose, which Ihave no doubt has served through life as a mark fl al | Ra 3 03 Dauntless, 63 1 | Fleetwing, 8 39 | of identity, Between the first two fingers of his Fight Nand he held a score of dark blue uckets, and be ‘tween the first two flogers of his loft hand a bun, dle of banknotes and stamps reposed. He .Was touring for the opposition boat and en- deayor® to get customers, He said to me, as I approach. ™! tntdly, “Don't gt on that ere boat—the Amoricus—her boilers are t.i0 and rusty, and they'll bust afore you como home’ Come aboard of the Duffer. She's tho finest boat in’ the harbor, and ve got a heil of a band.” T declined frmty, but respectfully, to go on board of the Dufer, notwitimtandlng the attendance of its band, and made my way to the Americus with speed and decent deportment, All ronnd there was an infernal din and clash of brasa instruments, suf ficlently formidable to deafen a timid person Hke myself, ‘The upper decks were crammed with ladies and & few children, and many exctied men who were troubled with regatta on the brain, The bar on board of the Amerteus was, even at this early hour, doing a good and lucrative business. The rush was s0 great to imbibe that the gentle- manly barkesper, when called upon for a mixed drink, contented himself with replying briefy ana to the point, “Nixy; John, we don't make mixed drinks to-day.” The time having cone for us to move from tho dock the hawser was it of and the gang plank was keelhanied, I use thts last nautical expression because I heard nothing but nautical expressions during the six mortal hours in which I followed the regatta. As we sfeamed out from the crowded shipping the black-looking steamer Seth Low, with the Re- gatta Committee and reporters on board, all cov- ered with tags, swept by, and our band struck up that particularly enlivening” and cheerful air, “Driven from Home." A gentleman in snuit-cofored trousers and having Asandbag In his hat for ventilation folded his arms around auother gentieman with @ linen duster. They began to waltz after the manner of the nuwer- ous Germans at the wood of Jones. dhe moining had been a little threatening as w left the city behind, pat on passiug Governor's IMand, with Buttermilk Channel on our lett, the hagy curtain rose aud (ie fall geory of New York's Peerless bay fell lke a glamour over our eves and made those who were noisy 1rOm potations or the nignt previous silent. Below aul tothe right of us were the wooded heights of siaten Isiand and to our left the Bay ridge, With its creen joliage, and atthe apex of the lower bay the forts of Hamilton, Lafayette avd Kichmond lay sleeping under whe morning sun. Like @ chun of white pigeons on the wing the yavats, in all the rich ature of snowy canvas, lay across the bay, covering the throat of the Narrows. When we arrived in the arri¢rve van of the large Mect Of stcamers following the yachts and crowded with erry regatta-seers we were necessitated to Wait uotil the signal gun for starting. During this Wait the bands played all kinds of heathenish and Chrisitan airs. On board of the Americus, on which 1 had the good fortune to be a passenger, there was located lorward @ German brass band, which had for its leader & Worthy Teuton of the genuine God-fearing and landue type. He weighed—this estimable and fat bandmaster—about iiree hundred and eighty-five pounds, and when he blew into the cavity Of lis bassoon lus face puffed ont and became fear- fully purple with his exertions. No collar that [ ever saw in a furnisuing store could encircle that ‘olesque neck, which was red aa a lobster and quite domestic in {ls rear view. He was of a playral, childish nature, too, this bandsi' rd TOOK Ns lager with great regularity and stri of observance, Several irreverent young geutiemen who wero in his immediate vicinity encouraged his efforts o¢- casionally by blowing with opea mouths into the top ol nis instrament, which hung over his shoulders during his eadeavor to flood the bay with melody, Another person whom he, L have no doubt, in the Inward recesses of his heart, cursed as an “irish Noater,” called upon our fat friend for a “speech” as he Was struggiing through agonies of “Was ist Das Deutschen Vaterland?? ‘The gun for the start was fired and in & momeat the jib sails of sloops and schooners hurg loose and the boats yawed heavily and pluaged about tor an wstant, ‘and then each boat's sails filled and they all swwod away manfully for the struygie, away went two score of steamers with ten thou cheering men and nandkerechiel-waving women, the steamers crowding In advance and to the rear, in front and ftauk of the yachts, through the depths of bine water, the glaring sunshine piercing through the clouds. Along Une sky, in wavy lines, buttaltons of clond faded and dispersed in niinute fragments, andthe day’s blinding heat came down upon all those who Were dashing through the bay, where the water with shore and wood were blended, ‘The scene was a beautilul one, and demanded silent contemplation to get at ils splendor. But stent contemplation is not to be procured for mioney at a regatta, Lhad noticed as we were going through the neck of the Narrows an Offensive looking fellow in a theatrical pea jacket and mock sailor's necktie and mock sattor’s hat, with 2 loug blue streamer, over Whose shoulder huvg a field glass, With watch ho ever and anon scanued carth, sky, Water and the fleet of yachts. This man seemed to be edging toward me, or tack- ‘ng, to use a more acceptubie ylirase. He wanted to open a conycrsation, | knew, from his expression of feature and eye, but I litte Knew what or who he was, He finally gave me his card, on which it was stated that he haa bientificd hs th and mauhood with the manly art of haberdashery, Thad not held converse with Uns man two minutes until I Knew that he belonged to a Class oF bores, and of that class he came under the head of the worstof all known bores. In tine, he was a naull- cal bore. He pene upon me, as Artemnus \ard would say, “unusly??:— “Yachting is a fine sport, sir?” Ladnptted the fact quictly, He ade, “It's so healthy. It braces the mind, By the way, su, talking of bracing the mind Phos meio mind of a very dimeult operation on oard ship. I refer, sir, to the leading of the maim Iv is very simple when you have learned it You lead the maintopsail brace through the block at the miszzen stay collar or to a blo strapped to a bolt hooped round the mizzenmast head, then you put tt through the block in the strap and then you hitch the end to the stay collar, Bat very often the brace blocks at the mizzenniust can be spliced in each end of the pendant when it lies with its bight abaft the mizzen- mast, and then you seize it to the mizzen stay col- ha ‘nis was ail Greek to me, but still I had to take It jo or jump overboard and walk ashore, for the nautical bore would not go away, nor would he tet up onthe unfortunaie stay collar of the muzzen- mast. He weat on again quite cheerfully: When you have led the maintopsail braces to tho mizzeumast head, that of course cants the yard when sun at the inast head, particularly i the main tack be not on board, Which of course prevents the sai} ftom standing well, You snow that, do you net, sirf’ he asked, 7 told him thet “i knew nothing about it, and that 1 didn’t care if thewnizzen stay collar block was hitched to the biggest engine on the Pacific Railroad and tanncned ito tue deepest place m the Atiantic Oceans This did notin the slightest way intimidate the haberdasher with jis nautical slang. “On, Well, Lsec, sir,” be continued, “that you are as yet alitde fresh in the noble art of navigation, Sir, Without tt the world could not go round; bust- nese and commerce would stop—yes, #17, they would come to a deat standstul And jet me teit you, sir, nat one of the most heautiiul operations mi naviga- tion 18 made when the Mying nb martingale guy is led througi thimble mi the strap on tie bow. sprit and through tne lower sheavehoie, reeved through a block at the end of the fying jib hoom; then you cust a double wail knot on the end. You Lave to do the same thing in the other jeg or the dolphiu strikers. Now that's perfectiy cleay, 1s it not ;’’ inquired our nautical bore, ln an casy, olf hand way. dhe Dutch band began to play “A Life on the Ocean Wave” just Uieu, and as that was somethin; fn the way of my nautical friend he lett me, and was relieved froin bis persistent attacks, Coming through the Narrows on our way to the home stak- bout I was rejoiced to see that the Maine haber. dashor bad become very sea sick, and was in the act of casting up his accounts over the steamer’s side just at the moment that the Paimer schooner began to fall off to let the Tidal Wave go past her with a will, Iwas not tronbied with lus advice after that any more, ant on ail future regattas J intend to give, to use his own term, enty of sea roum;” for pik all bores I hate the nautieal bore worse than all others. The Presivent Witnesses the Yacht Race. President Grant and wife arrived from Eilzabeth by the steamer Jesse Hoyt, While they were coming down the bay the yachts were making their home tack, and President Grant and wife accepted an Vilation to Witness the yachts from the Pilot jonse. Arriving at the Branch, the President imme- diately proceeded to his cottage. Frederick and Jesse Grant, and a large number of Fred's friends, cadets at West Point, went out in vherevenue cutter Northerner to witness the yaott brace. and know how, ITH SUPPLEMENT, a = | TB BOSTON REUETP A GALA DAY IN BOSTON HARBOR. Boston and Bunker Hill Squadrons in Friendly Contest. Twenty-two Entries of Keel and Centre-Board Boats. SPLENDID RACE OF SEVEN MILES, The Volante the Winner in One Hour and Nine Minutes. Boston, June 22, 1871. The fourth annual review and regatta of the Sout® Boston Yacht Club took place this afternoon in the waters of Dorehoster Bay. and the occasion proved to all who participated in it to be one of the most Pleasurable ever experienced, It was not quite one o'clock when a goodly number of ladies and = pentiemen were to be seen already at the club house, and soon thereafter the little stone wharf was alive with yachters, who put off istenders for theit respective crafts, somo dozen of which were idly tugging at their cables In the oMng, and prepared for the ap- Proaching contest, Snowy mainsalls roseas: if by magic, and jibs and foretopsails and gaff topsatls shook themselves out to tlre breeze in the trimmest possible manner, and telegraphed the intelll- @enee to the spectators on shore that everybody meant to carry off the honors ifhe could. Halt-past one o’clock, or later, the new (Manion4 anchor pen- nants of the club were floating from innuferavie mastheads, The yachts were cntug the cables end bloughing about the bay, and @ long line of the Bunker Hill squadron was .rounding the point to take part in the affair as invited guests. THE PRIZES consisted of two handsome flags and two sets of oars, one of each to be awarded for first and second best keel yachts, and the other one of each for frat and second best centreboard yacbis, he course marked out was from tne Commodore’s yacht of K street up Dorchester bay, leaving Cow Pasture buoy on the port, thence to Black buoy No. 7, of Fort in- dependence, leaving that also on the port, and thence to the Commodore’s yacht again, end passing it to windward, the whole being a distance oi seven mniics, and the difference in the allowance of time to be thirty seconds to the foot. ‘The Starlight, the Commodore's schooner, rode the sea about five hundred feet off shore, and Commodore Wright kept her busy for half an hour. gomg and returning, and cartying officers = and others to aud fro. Every arrangement was satisfactory; the entries had all been made, and the hoor for proceeding to business rapidly approached, Scarcely « boat's length from the Starlight the Lit- tle schooner Ella, Vice Commodore W. A. Wood, and by her side the sloop Volante, Captain of the Fieet H. W. Hawes, were vigorously chopping tne Waves and chaiing, apparently, to escape, whie to ward of them were anchored the schooners Dawn, Commodore Dp. Kk. becktord, and Uiwla, Vice Com. moore G, B. Edmands, of the Bunker Hill Yacnt Squadron, the rematider ef the two fleets sklin- Malng about here and thee, WAITING FOR THF SIGNAL, At two o'clock the baud invade its appearance at the club house, and a moment aiterwards tne air was lively with strains of music, which came float- ing over the water to those on voard and served to augment the crowd asnore, A cheer announced that the Commodore had left, finally, for the Star- Mgnt The littie tender was closely watched by @ thousand eyes until it nally ran alongside the Starlight, aud the Comincdore had stepped on board, when the litile brass cannon astern thundered the siguai for yachis to come into line, “Whew! that’s a spanking breeze,” remarked one of the yachtsmon as the wind freshened. “My word for it, We couldn't have a more favorabie day, ‘They'll be down and back belore we know it'—a rather hazurdous assertion; but of course the Yaohtsman spoke comparatively, here previous Tegattas in his mind's ey he feet was a litle slow tn getting into line, how- over, owing to the fact tliat many of me yachts had beaten some distance seaward, and to the additional tact that no one was in a hurry, and it was nearly tnree o'clock instead of half-past two betore the sccona gun was i red, as a signal to get umler way. ‘Ine Judges—Commoxiore beckiord, of the Bunker Hilt squadron, and fl. Choate and P, McVonald, ot the South Boston Club—were of course on the Starlight with Commodore Wright, the start- ing poimt, where they could have tne best Opportunity Lor observing the moveinents of the various yachts, and the sloop Volante, Captain of Pieet H.W. Hawes, rounded the Starlight. In the review they aid not negiect to saiuce her by a double gun, LIST OF CONTESTANTS, Withont entering into a detailed description of the review [ will pee the following list of yachts that took part In 1t:— Bt Volante, sloop, Captain of Feet, L Rung ptain 'T. Re Annie, P. McKenna, Carrier Dove, schi ‘Captain P.T, Barker, Kittie, schooner, in ard, Clitheroe, sloop, Captain B.D Naiaa Queen, sloup, Captain W, Kilner, ¢ Christtan. eptain T. ain E, D. Kobingon, sloop, Capt Petrol, sloop, Captain W. F. Halsall. Daisy, sloop, Captain C. D, Macomber, Water Lily, sloop, Captain P. Co Janet, sloop, Captain T. Come, sloop, Captain A. ‘Toruada, sloop, Captam I, BUNKER HILL SQUADRON. Plight, schooner, Captain of Fleet E. Faruiloe, 4, @. Adaman, schooner, Captain ©, Hoi Niystes op, Captaln W, F, Bieym. Fitetwiig, sloop, Capiain dS, 1. Adiiagt lia, schooner, Captain A. J. Savage. uM Tun May, sloop, Captain P. Henehy. Builbow, schooner, Captala J. 8. 0. Weaton. ‘Tasso, sloop, Captain George Abbott, ‘The fleet sailed about a mile toward Cowpasture buoy, each yacht in turn saluting as they passed the Starlight ,and each in return dipping their colors thrice, THE REGATTA, At half-past three o’c.ock the majority of the feet were back to the starting point, includiag all who were to contend in the regatta and the Jachts of the Bunker Hill squadron. Tie names of the con- testants and their measurement were a3 [vilows: Feet. Orwner. Vice Commodore W. A. Wood. » Captain of Fleet L. A. Huwes, : Captain T. BR. Mitier, Nome i Ranger Carrier Dov yne. 3B sees ‘Holbroox. THE START, “Stand to your guns,” commatuded the Commo- dore at_ twenty-five minutes ¢ "clock, wien everything Was in readiness. ‘ie A_simuita- neous report from the cannon on the Starlight and that on the Dawn burst on the air The wind seemed to freshen a jittie more; the satls of the various yachts swelled inthe breeze, and with @ graceful sweeping curve they nearly in & bunch rounded the Starlightgand were soon chopping the water beneath their course down the vay. ‘The Volante, Fairy, Corne and Daisy showed the clearest pairs of heels of the ficet, and moany experienced eyes were bent upon tiem as the destined winners of the race. “Go in and win, Mac |? shouted a friend, ¢ “DN bet my pile on the Daisy; she's the best sailer we have here to-day,’ remarked another, and so It seemed. The little craft cut through the water wiih something approaching the speed of a race horse, knockin) caps of foam here ana there and ashing the spray high up above and around her, oftentimes careening so much that her wainsails would apparently — kiss the waves. The Volante and the Corne and the Fairy stood hard vy her, the firat two a iittie in ad- vance, having started so, and the Fairy about every, All eyes were bent on the red flag with a white ball, which designated Cow Pasture buoy, & mile or thereabouts distant. At ni minutes of four o'clock the result was called--Volante first round, Ella and Carrier Dove last anc dropping behind TO FORT INDEPENDENCE. The course of the feet to Fort Independence gave the spectators a better opportunity fo watch their progress, since they ran across intead of belore the Vision, und the interest yisibly increased, The contest Was then between the Volante and the Fatry, keel boats, and the Corne and Daisy, centreboards, and although the prospects wero that a victory by any yacht would be won by a close shave the friends of the respective crait were not at all batkward in expressing themselves satisiied asto which would be the fortunate ones, The Dlock bwoy No. 7 was rounded by the Volante in handsome s’ yie at precise. ly eleven minutes past four o'clock, Yue Palsy second wnd the Corne, Fairy, Water Lily arid Elsie close at thei heels, the remainder of the feot straggling along a3 best it might, The Volaute, Daisy, Corne «Fairy then stood back to the Commodore's yacht, The distance from the flvst to the second buoy is about two mites and a hai, thenee lo the Star light three miles ond a half, THB LAS TALE. ‘The leading yacht’s were watched with increased eagerness as ‘hey ‘ploughed homeward, the Voiante, ‘and Dalsy ‘maintaming theit positivas but the Hung Off just a little to by uy The postion, ye ocgupled at the stark. Speculauoy heat a ‘tothe result, The Cominodore was libord! a telescope, and the rain or iS was constantly to it» minute, and hopes went up reportea minute by © lndicauions of the agquaue or down according ttm. “ante was about a hum- barometer, At length ti y “down in splendid oS 7 distant, and Pg Ny os *, With Come almost Ha.» gouty live her asfree sheet,” shouted » oatennes 60 Captain Holbrook, on tne Corn, " i y, now, and you'll drop her 4 axseried a friend; “the Volaniote ing her own,” The Volante was now onliged to tack to the righé of the Commodore's yacht, and for # momen if Seemed as thougn sie would come in seeond, whew sie reco herself, dushed head again and. rounded ti Arlight ot precisely sixteen minutes” Kk, Muging as she did so the spray over Which crashed ont the saiate and the judges and others, who eleer her. The €x- clement Was someting intense, The vessels came in in the foilowlag order: — h mM, Hw. G 4°44 Potret Ca 4 ft buss. 4 58, a er @ 486 Bln td 4 My, Carrier Baie A Oe Each yacht, as it rounded the Starlight, met with a reception of cheers amd the louder salute of the cannon, Al! that remained was t> decide the regatta, which tho {pues found no difieuity i doioy, and whe resnited in their awarding to the Volante a tag and to the Fairy ® pair of oars (keels), and to the Come ® fag, aod to the Datsy @ par of oars (conere- boards). ‘The time of the winning yachts for the Whole distance of seven mites was as {follows:— Volante, 1:09; Corne, 11 Daisy, 1 Fairy, 1:14 The regatta at anend, ancnora#were dropped, white sails were lowered, and the whole party, numbering over a hundred, were rowed tothe shore tn their ainall boats, and shortly alter five o'clock sat down to a dinner in tho’ clip house, to*which they were receded by the bahd. This and ® few congratula- ‘ory speeches conclude! the festivittes of the day, m which ail were glad that they had participated. The’ means Hil squadron returned to their moorings aR dus BXPLOSION INV TE PACIFIC, Herald Special Report from’ Honolulu. Fearful Accident to One of Webb’s Austratian Steamships. The Moses Taylor Bursts a Boitér= Six Men Killed. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK: HERALD. Honourny, Sandwich Isiands, June 9, Via San F CO, June 22, 1871. The first explosion om any of the steamships * touching at this port occurred on the Moses Taylor, one of Webb's Australian lime, an account of which E transmit. tothe New York HEraLp:— ‘Tue steamer Moses Taylor, of Webb’s Australian line; burst her boller when four hours out of Sam Francisco, on the 24th of May, and killed six men— Thomas Harrison, first assistant engineer, of New York; Nicholas Pendergast, fireman, a native of Ireland; Hugh Mooney, fireman, Leeiand; Pawk Nichoison; coal passer, Ireland; William Young, coal passer, New York; Oliver Hayes, water tender, New York. A survey was held, when it was decided te Keep the vessel on hercourse, and she made the re matnder of the trip, using only one boiler. The dead were buried at sea. This unfortunate accident will. somewhat injure the prospects of the Webb line, ‘The Nevada had a fine run to Auckland and bac® to this port, and was weil received by the colonists, She brought up one hundred passeagers, who g@ forward by the Moses Taylov to, day. MRS, VALLANDIGHAM. Her Condition Much Worse Yesterday—se- rious Consequences Feared, Proposed Monument to Her Dee ceased Husband. Dayton, Ohio, June 23, 1871, Mrs. Vallandigham ts considered much worse tae ay. A SAD CONDITION, Tt has been deemed necessary to summon ad@- ditional medical aid. She has repeated spasme and her mind wanders to such an extent that her {nends are apprehensive of tho most serious consequences, To-day sho nas been constantly calling for “Cle ment,” asking friends by her bedside, “Why don’t Clement come home? He has been gone so long.” PROPOSED MONUMENT, A movement ts on foot, which is generally em couraged by our citizens, to erect a mounment im the City Park to the memory of Mr. Vallan- digham. It ts also designed to crect a statue of bimself on nia grave. WEATHER REPORY. War DerantMesr, OPFICE OF THE Coke SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, June 23—1 A. M. Synopsts for the Past Treenty-four Hours, ‘The weather remains without material change om the Pacific coast. ‘The barometer has fullen in the Northwest and Mississippl valiey, and has risen bus again fallen in the Middle and Eastern States. 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