New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-20

The REGATTA. --Y esterday quite large party
assembled at the Lake end of the New Shell Road to wit
ness regatta sailing match between four small craft
for a brace of prizes.
The public notice given Of the affair announced that
three prizes would DO for to wit rst class prise
silver speakng-tr second class prize silver
pitcher; third class prize, silver goblet
1t necessary that two boats should bs entered
each class in order to make 1t so happeued tina
there but four boats there and conseq uenty only
of the prizes could be for The Eagle was enter.
tor the first class and also the Stngatc although the lat
ter a second class boat.
For the second prize second class the .1ge,e was en-
tered and for the class very dminuve craft (o
class called by the Laodicia by others the iot
Caiy and letered on the stern post the Alanderihe
The day was particularly hot and sutry-t being hgi
at the start without the ghost of q breeze to ripple
the leadke surface of the lake
For some reason unknown except to the initiated thu
boats did not get off till fifteen minutes past twelve p,
that time slight wind sprung up and then it
szy and dull and heavy and hot like the Tapping Of de.
mon wing over the Gulf of Tartarus.
The boats moved OF slowly, all well togelher--th
Eagle showing her heesand all crept along at
good steady sanctided gate until they got we'll
the Lake when the breese increased little and the sail
Of the craft tapped little less lesurey.
We omitted to mention that the a trauguls,
of fifteen miles and twice around triangle Of sever
and half miles Three stake boats placed to marx
the distances equi-distant from each other two and
half miles
The EagL rounded the stake beats first and all saw
to the home stake through the first round ii
the following order and at the hours annexed
lst--Easie .......s. ......,...-.,.........2 y
2d-.ftgtriit -...t .,..,........s.......2 II
ii-Stsngdfes- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL 81
The other craft-the TaoIcia aiia the Louis Cady aha
the Mdndcrilie didn't at all hut yIved about il
the wind and seemed hunting for the the canal
When last she seemed squarng away for the oppo-
site side of the Lake.
by the time the first round made the wind fresh
eued up little and some Of the creduous
to believe it u good sailing brGese'
The Eagle went away in good style, and the .ls.
ne by eating int the wind managed get further
advantage of the StgHee though this had nothing to
DO with the winning Of the prize the not running in
the class
with but little change in their respective positions
except that the Singayse gained the .Igeu In tn,
run home) they all came through to the home stek,
placed as before aud at the hour annexed thus
Iiogr'. Mo. Sc,
-d-.Hgllis' ',,.'.-.. .,,,...,...,.... J 30
cd HIngdTtt ..'..-.... 81 3.
The beats having started 10 minutes past u O'Clock
and having arrived above it followes that the time
made by them respectively is follows
First Glass-Fegls, Observation-Disclosures > Il
S,lHsnec -.......,... ...-..j lG ).
Seed Class-.fg rae ........,.,.....3 -
Thu first prize awarded to the Eas., and the So
cond to the .4ise,ns aud without waiting to them
delivered and hear she speeches and other conse
qusnees, we left.