The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-17

Gimcrack, Stevens, owner, "a tons, schooner.
Cygnet, Edgars rs
S sR.sy' wilss., As
Dream, Schuyler I" % J"
La Coquille, Jay, 10 /"
Petrol, Rollins " sloop.
In addition to these there have been here at different
times the Belle schooner 70 TONS formerly pilot boat
Of Boston, chartered by Mr. Forbes Of Boston, with
pss Of lbs ne Light cS Mp
also, two sloops, used ireighting vessels on the
North River. and vicinity Of New York, one Of
It had been announced in the newspapers that Regatta,
for all Yachts was to come off at Newport, given
fact it experimental trial Of the qualities Of the
various boats Of the New York Squadron most of which
were on their first cruise Various trials Of speed had
taken place. between the vessels Of the squadron their
cruise from New York. and with them and the Belle, be.
fore arrival at this the reports Of their
the Newport papers for the accounts Of the The
Yachts from New York fine looking beatsand their
side of Cape Cod. Some of them have centre boardsa
machine which, in my Judgment entirely alters the CHAR
acer of the vessel and which should not be tolerated in
any boat that preends to sail in blue water The boat Of
the Commodore the Gimcrack, is well entitled to her
name It would be idle for me- in the limits Of single
letter to describe her pecuarties and contrvances to
enable her to 60 ahead-and inasmuch ii is probable
that her highly scientific and liberal will abandon
these notions and build for himself vessel according
legitimate rules adapted to the high position to which he
las been unanimously chosen pass al her oddities by
The handsomes boat in the squadron to the sailors eye
that Of our Boston boats but her model entirely differ.
ent In interior arrangements, the New York boats
carry so many-but the passengers they do take
have the comforts Of shore life, with the excite.
q s Of
As have before mentioned the boats had various trials
of speed before the arrival of the Northern Light This
splendid yacht 80 well known to all the amateurs Of your
city arrived at Newport Thursday night after pas
sage Of fifty three fourteen Of which ere passed
at anchor between Sandy Point and Nantucket Light in
q
winds and tides On Friday morning the wind blew from
South and Col n Sn
the speed Of his yacht with thai Of any vessel Of squad
ron, or the sloop, which mentioned before. The wind
however was too much in the estimation OF the gentle
for any Of them to venture outaud the Light there
FORE stood out alone He put her three sas passed
Beaver Tail Light close hauled stood some eight or nine
miles to windward and returned sailed twice across
Newport harbor and came to anchor On Saturday the
athe invitation Of the owners OF the Cygne the Light
and Cygnet stood out in order to try their powers
was by the respective owners OF boats that the
trial should commence at Beaver Tail Light thence dead
to wndward The Cygnet stood out twenty minutes
ahead, under her b and mainsal the Light following
Two miles to the leeward Of Beaver Tail Light the North
Light set her foresail and stood for the Cygnet.
which boat had come to undei her three sails The
Northern Light passed nder the stern Of the Cygnc and
to- taking eeward position directly abreast Of the
Cygnet and about twenty-five yards dstant-time
o'clock 80 minutes. The Cygnet filled away Immediately.
both boats stood with the larboard tacks aboard The
wind moderate, with some sea- After standing on this
the Cyguet to eeward, and astern some distance Ats
minutes past three, the Northern Light hauled her b
sheet to wndward at which time the Cygnet was to lee
ward and asern At % minutes past the Cygnct was
abreast OF the Northern Light will be therefore,
that in race Of 4s minutes, while both boats stood on
ten minutes The time allowed In the English yacht
races, by the largest the smallest boat 10 minute
ton, in a Of fifty miles. 1t will be that the Light
beat the Cygnet than the difference to be al
lowed for her tonnage. That the Northern Light
would beat the Gysnst was expected oy those W VINO
the difference in their performances should be so
great was unexpected BY ALI especially BY the gen
their contest with the Belle fair to believe them
selves equal at least TO that boat which said to be
however, which is somewhat doubtful as the Belle and
the Northern Light have never had trial OF speed with
each other The zeal and interest manifested by the
members of the New York squadron, give great hopes
that their Club will increase in numbers and be worthy
Of the great commercial city to which belongs think
from what observed that the members Of the squadron
will not however be satisfied with the present size Of
their boatsand that another year will show Boston
amateurs craft Of tonnsge that may fairly expect to try
10 Boston, Aug IL.
CALENDAR or WRITs OF ERRoR-August. -James
M. French, VS. Friend Laurence, Mckoun and Van
Buren Cagger and Stevens attorneys Samuel A. VII
loughby Eleutheros Comstock President Of the Mer
chants Banking Association +. Anthem II, l.. Mount
attorneys. Edwin Smith, The Bank Of Orleans: Gag
and Sacia. attorneys Richard Ruckman, VS. Andrew J.
Birdsa: f. seeley P. s. Crooke, attorneys The Board
of Supervisors Of Niagara County The People ex rel
VIM. c. McMasten II. Gardner f. J. Chase, attorneys.
Henry Alexander, Henry Green and al: d. Burwel
Brown ex'r Of Mary Dunlap deceased: VIM. Dodge; q.
Bowman, attorneys. William 8 socum. VS. Monmouth
B. Hart, sheriff &c E. Lppt @. G. Hart, attorneys.
The Albany Exchange Bank, John Boardman Cagger
and Stevens Wheaton, Hammond and Doolttle attorneys
Joshua.Bloore and al Andrew Bartholomew, Cogger
and Stevens Harry G. Wheaton, attorneys. Isaac New
ton and al vs. The Mayor Aldermen and commonaty Of
the City Of Albany-Cagger and stephens Harris and
Il q ho enc an
Shepard attorneys Amos Lawrence and 81 W the May
or, Aldermen and commonalty Of the city Of New York
and al David IL Gale: II r. Seldom + Delano, attys
David Leav. President Of the American Exchange Bank
VS. George w. Stanton President of the Albany Tx.
change Bank: IT, f. Davies cagger and stevens, aitor.
neys Stephen Potter and al, The President Directors
and Company Of the Bank Of Ithaca = r. Tillou shsr.
The same: The same; The same, Attorneys. John
De Groot iand others, Benjamin Hutchinson: p.
Supervisors Of Onondaga County Jerome J.
Briggs Nexon, Leavenworth and Comstock; I. II.
dermen and Commonalty Of the city OF New York y.
j. Dillon; ID. Graham jr, attorneys Ferdinand Suydam
and al vs. Albert westfall; D; Greg, Wilson, attor-
Greg; Martin and Strong, attorneys Lucus A. Pratt
Va Ferdinand suydam and al; w. q. Green; D. Greg,
Attorneys John +. Delaplsine and al vs. Michael 4.
Bergen-J. Delaplaine, II. s Dodge, Attorneys The
same vs. The same-J: Delaplsine; II. .. Dodge, Al.
torneys. The same vs. The Same Delaplsinej H. s.
Noxon J. A. Collier, Attorneys. Henry Pope VS. Mar
tin Duf-C. Nasle Cromwell & Morton, Attorneys
The People Baszalj q. p. Barker, Attorney Gene
raj D. Graham it,, attorneys The same vs. r.. II. Nor
rs; O. r. Barker Attorney General; d. Graham jr, At
torneyr Valentine Everit and al VS. Daniel b. strong
tornoys Pascal B. Smith Henry A. White and ais J.
NJ. Smith; fr. Dudley, attorneys Joseph Young Va
Jacob Rummell; Eli Cook; 7 J. Dudley, attorneys.
| SALE or INDIAN LANps.-The sale of lands, COM
prsing portion OF the Buffalo Creek Reservation,
acquired by the Ogden Land Company, commenced this
the city bounds, ranging from $40 TO Si0o per acre.
number OF Chiefs and head Of the scnccn nation were
present at the SALE who, by their COUNSEL essrs Gin
ton and Cook protested against II, svowing their deter
mination neverto renquish their premises until stern
| necessity compelled them.-BuGalo vqdp. sasg. H.