The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-09
REGATTA OF THB NEW YORK YACHT c.. '1H

/ WJnd aud Weather Fav0rabls-Eour~e~a
Bosts Entered for the Prixes- chc Jsi,a,
Alpha and stay Declared the Winners
Origin and Progress OF Yaehsing in America.
Tbs annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club ok
place yesterday 1t had been postponed the day before
In consequence of the unavorsble Of the weather
bat thing seemed to conspe in its favor ycsser-
day. and all who participated in 1t appeared 20 en-
joy themselves to the Every one appeared to
be pleased with himself and the of ma akini snd the
wind, which generally blows the wrong way on such
occasions scenes to have made up ts mind to be agree
asis for 1t blew what believe is known among
nautical men as 90 spanking bresze,n and ~ may be
supposed made short work Of the regatta The air vas
cool and invgorang the water and the bay and its
surrounding scenery giowed IN all the radiance
OF their summer beauty. The Hudson surpassed
itself, the Highlands looked, II possible, more
picturesque the Eysan Fields moro elysian, and
over all the sun poured down food OF golden
light 1t was ono Of those days on which We feel
II luxury to live, and which naturs puts on
most pleasing aspect to compensate for what she
times inicts upon in the shape Of unpleasant
ther Two three hours before the ine for
the starting Of the yachts, number OF them were
gagged in making trial of their sailing qualities before the
hnal test but 1. was Impossible to form correct OPT
non Of the relative merits Of each. The critics. howe
yer, Of whom there usual large lumber present.
and passed Judgment each they swept psst them
With Ling sails. Each particular boat had its adm
rers, and . considerable amount Of money changed
hands in the form of bets The Julia which was built
by George Steers, and which Is owned by j. N. Water
bury seemed be the favorts aud justified the
expectations that had been formed Of her sailing quail
ties, by distancing all competitors, although tho re-
turn her topmast was carried away.
The members Of the Club, according to their usual
custom, chartered steamboat for the of those who
engaged in ths race, and their friends of whom
the ladies appeared to be in the majority They had
also engaged the vices Of a band, and altogether
seemed to enjoy themselves immehssly Messrs. Spot
ford TestoB, with berality and courtesy to which
the Yacht Club appear to be great strangers placed
their powerful steamer Leyiathan, which has the
Of being the fastest running upon waters, at the
disposal of their friends and extended particular In
vation to the members of the PRESS We take this op
portunity Of returning them thanks for courtesy
which Ia more hshly appreciated it from pri
vate gentlemen and standing, as it does in marked
trast with the uniform excusveness and churlish cha
rscter by which the Yacht Club have rendered them.
selves notorious.
The yachts which entered for the prize were divided
tons the second those of fifty UNDER but over
twenty ve and the third twenty five tons and under
The prizes were three silver cups each worth $l25 The
following the directions which drawn up by the
Club for the regatta
The yachts will pass the westward Of fag boat sta
toned of Staten leland, below the Quarantine ground;
thence eastery to flag boat stationed of Long Island,
above Fort Hamilton passing to the north and cast
thence around the buoy Of the Southwest Spit rounding
from the north and east.
Returning they will first pass the flag boat sn,hOred of
thence TO the boat of the Staten Island shore passing
II the south and thenoe to tho boat OF
the Club House. Hoboken, passing it to the westward.
In going and returning the buoy the bank be
passed to the eastward.
A violation Of this order by any Of the winning
boats would have nvadated its claims to the prize
The Southwest Spit is about twenty miles from the flag
boat opposite the Eysan Fields by the prescribed
in the rules making the whole about forty miles,
which was accomplished in little moro than four hours
The boats started in the following order