The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-04

The following were the rules OF the ra,e which {. VIII
be seen gave the advantage of twenty seconds tins
per too, for tonnage, TO the smaller yachts -
There viii be two prizes given BY the citizens of Glen
Cove, Ill
vesssl win BE- mocrsd abreast Of ths wharf at Glen
Cove, on the west side OF which ths yachts viii anchor
hoad TO wind, a. intervals OF loo yards commsn.ng
with the yachts Of least tonnage nearest TO the stake
boat
Yachts may have Hseir mpir.au- or fore and main.
esus (accordipg to thar rg hoisted and gan topsas
SET The COMMITTEES 1esNving the power, however OF
ordering ali sails to be Lowered before stlrng, Of
adopting aEy mode OF starting that they may pro.
per- should circumstances render change nscsrary
Tho courses Of tho race will be around stake boat
Ihrogg's Neck Light, passing it to the northwArd;
thence around = stake boat on Mstnnicock Point, pa~
pg TO The sortaward; thence back to the poiu. OF
starting, ps ssfDa TO the east OF tho stake boat.
10 goio9 and returning the course IL TO be OUTSIDE OF
tbs stepping stoDea -
The msssuremsnt OF tonnage 70 be given In BY the
OF the respective yachts intending to compete
for these prizes to the Committee OF Arracgscat
Glen Cove On or before Thursday evening tho ,oud
p,oxino, IT nine O'Clock, after witch alteration OF
nby affecting the displacement Of tho vessels
Tfsrs arc 10 be no restrictions on salts that may be
carried by the yachts cons4ndisg for these prizes
The yachts VIII be allowed to carry msn for tonnage
BY Custsm House mcasuremsnt
Ths distance marked out by thu given Is about
20 nies and yachts will be allowed % seconds time Pee
The prizes VII be awarded to ths two yachts m.ing
III. sLor ups and the time in which the must
ts accomplished liked At nine hours from the time Of
starting.
The standing regulations Of the club to govern in
all cssss
The signals for starting will be two discharges OF
gun from the committees sesraboat-the frat r. pro-
paatory, discharge being about Ave minutes bebfe hs
second, or starting, discharge.
any error should occur IA tho tins Of discharges Of
ths gun, third discharge occurring within I've min
utss after tho last viii ps signal Of recall The yachts
then will start from line 10 the west OF tho commit
tees steamboat, about halt mile further out OF the
b.y, and their time Of passing this line will bs noted By
tie committee.
VIM T. BURTON,
CHAa ii. HAswmI,
All being In readiness, the sigma gun was fired, (his
was at 11l5 A. and.up went msinsaii and topsai
b and gan and of dashed the little flee, unser the i'm
puke given by Hne six knot treeze which bio wing
up ths bay. The start pronounced the nnest
Witnessed In waters evenly did tbs vessels glide
from their anchorage the only accident that hsppens
was the SprA, ioosening tsp-ah, which checked nor
course for . time.
At this time The scene from tho a,sAmboa. which led
ths most anma,ing. The weather all that
could Be desired The green shore either side Ge.kcd
with white sand and brown bluff forming the cove, up
which from sixty TO seventy BEAUTIFULLY modelled
sels with white sails se. and gay pennons streaming
were cuvstsing and prancIns and fsAmins Ike spirited
horfes un5lr the rein Of stiifL rider AZ frat
the Ray and Alpha took the lead, followed close
~ tie Bsze and Una, while far down the cove
we're stretched the other vessels A. intervals Be-
fore arriving at Ssnds Point Light HOUSE, the
Ndxeon, board OF which was Commodore fdgar
hgsn 20 pull up, and kept passing vessel after vsss.
until she nesrcd the Una and hay, which then
ahesd 1he Julia alfo which had Jagged behind from
the start toomed out and shore and her
black Prov white With foam. But the feet passed
the point the breeze 10 die away, ard fears
expressed that q dead calm would The smaller
se wlleh far in the rear, began pull up,
and the Bt,s sport and others lightly forward bat
The wisaeop By this time hal parsed the Ray and the
Haze and was several lengths ahead Of the Ina In
this way the continued with varying fortuae
tile w!jgton be osevsr. gvnsrsly leading untl the
sells Hhyed a. tbs nrst stake boat on Throygs Ne tx
light fiouse-
As the eountryrnen had tAAsn great interest In this
sTsr the Found fairly svarn,ed ~ith boats led with
,kock headed bDg Isaudtrs, and bouncing rosy
ehsesed country girls all Of whom manifestsd taer
ceisht ty shoutpg until they houss and bsne.
volenty gtttrx n the way Of the yachts With ths beet
inieri'Cn. douts, but with mot unhappy results
And npguar crafts scms o. them wsTe-msny OF them
uocslle1 after sbs mot antique and Iah,ard of
yatsIEs and contracted oediy with the scgan, and
sbovy !schts that we're sporting aFound them
Thfoggs P0sn. was throngea With Ailes and genssen
70 witness The yachts swing around tie drt sass boz
The brttze at this TINE wns quite light sui II "a
rot vpyofed thatary c,pcrt ftesrng could ~ 6ipsy
&c wfie Aweep,ny srourd the boat but there On
The Niopfon, fol oltae BY thu Kstyli phsn
the ftna, ybith cioNs behind, BY
n near The toat aHd rouu6ed toe yolgt hrst amid
loud hu1tss The following 10 the ae Tie ssyerAi
ysctS tassec the stake. The reader viii boar mind
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