Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-14

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Ipeople, on and off shore. The prizes were con
tested for by three classes of yachts. The frs
class numbered 4, from Sc to 30 tons burden
second class, 5, from 80 to AS; third class, S
from l6 to 20. The owners Of the yachts were
First class, E. I'll Johnson, l.. nj. Rutherford. J.
M. Waterbury, and M II. Grinnell; second class
+. M. Ray, III. C, Babcock, j. ID. Johnson, J.
E. Devein, and 7. B. Hawkins; third class, r
7 Ives, ID. M. Edgar, A. c. Kingsland, ID. c.
Kingsland, and w. A. Stebbins. The prizes
were Of equal value--Sl25 each. The rules OF
the club excluded all but members from their
yachts and steamboats,; but party Of some 300
were treated by Messrs. Spofford & Tileston to
an excursion on board the steamer Leyiathan.
Among the guests on board were the representa-
tves Of the public press, the British consul, the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Henry Grinnell,
Mr.. Charles A. Stetson, MIR. John ID. Jones, Mr..
George Curtis, and other prominent persons Of
every profession.
the Elysian Fields, Hoboken. The course of
sailing was down the bay, westward of flag
boat stationed off Staten Island, below the Quar-
| antine Ground; thence easterly to Hag-boat
stationed off Long Island, above Fort Hamilton,
passing TO north and east; thence around the
buoy of the Southwest Spit, rounding it from the
north and east Returning, to first pass the flag
boat anchored off the Long Island shore, passing
it to the south and east; thence to the flag-boat
off the Staten Island shore, passing it to the
south and west thence to the hag-boat abreast
Of the Clubhouse, Hobeken, passing it on the
westward. In going and returning, the buoy on
the West Bank to be passed to the eastward.
! The committee of arrangements consisted Of
Messrs. Chas. H. Haswell, j. Winthrop Chanler,
and John E. Davidson.
The firstclass started at 10 clock 81 minutes,
M; the second-class. at ii O'Clock Is minutes;
! third-class, at IL O'Clock minutes. The yachts
| all went off in fine style, and batting some little
behaved to the admiration Of the spectator multi
| tude.
We lack space to record many noteworthy in
cidents by the way, but the following is digest
of the result of the race, allowing to each vessel
| the difference Of time as per tonnage. The win
| ming yachts were:
FIRsr-cLAss-Sloop julia won, beating the
Una, 3 m. II Sec; the Haze, 10 m. Is Sec; and
| the Twilight, 43 m. 50z sec.
| STANDARDIZATION Ray won, beating the
Undine m. Is Sec; the Starlight, IA m 90 Sec;
| and the Maystery, 90 M 3sec.
THIRp-cLAss-Sloo Alpha won beating the
| Ripple m. So sec, and the Ceres 8 m. SCI
sec.
| The Julia was built by George Steers last
summer too late for last year s regatta The Ray
is also one of Steers build She is two years old.
| Last year she won the prize in this class. The
| Alpha is three years old, and was built by Mr..
| John Let's and she has also won several prizes.
| The entire distance run was 50 miles, which
was accomplished by the running boats as follows:
| Julia, Owned by J. M Waterbury, in 3 hours,
| 10 minutes, 5ls seconds; Ray, (owned by F. M.
Ray,) hours, 43 minutes, q seconds Alpha,
Owned by ID. Nj. Edgar,) hours, 43 minutes,
| Il seconds. A collation. served to the party
on board of the Leviathian, on her return. The
Regatta is regarded as the most successful ever
had by the club. The prizes consist Of a tankard,
| today kettle, and punch-bowl. The inscription
on each is: "Regatta-New York Yacht Club,
June L. l855.-Class.-W by Yacht -"
The Regatta was over, and all parties to it
safely landed by 3p. m. more delightful day,
or better breeze, could not have been desired
N. Y. Mirror the oh.
| rs From June /, 1854, to May l, 1855, were
committed to prison in Philadelphia for adultery
ii males, 2 females; assault and battery ISL
males, 225 females; assault to murder 10 males,
| | female; assault to commit rape l2 arson l3
males, females; dsorderly 1896 males, FOG fe-
males; deserving families aud abusing wives 81;
| fornication and bastardy Sc males, ] female; in
toxication 1895 males, 243 females; murder 43
males, females stealing 824 males, 20l females;
other offences making total of 1863 males to
| 2l69 females. The .ladies" certainly appear the
best by these figures.
~ In the last number of the Medical Erani-
ner it is stated that the number of deaths in Phila
delphia during the last quarter was 2526, which
is little short Of the number for the same time
last year. OF these, 2076 deaths are ascribed to
specified diseases; of the males, the deaths show
an excess of AIS per cent; of deaths from ex-
ternal causes, there was an EXCESS of 1925 per
cent of males, and of deaths from diseases of the
nervous system the males also show an excess of
l4.2S per cent; no less than 1890 of the whole
number of deaths were of children under FIVE
years old.
rs The Duke and Duchess de Montpensier
have recently caused the old convent Of La Ra-
bida, near Cadiz, IN which Christopher Columbus
resided on his return from his first voyage, to be
repaired. On the completion of the repairs the
duke and duchess attended the celebration Of
mass in the chapel of the convent, and after
wards partook of breakfast in the cell which the
great navigator had occupied. In the cell
paintings executed by order of the duke, repre-
senting Columbus begging bread and water at
the door Of the convent for his son, giving the
monks an account Of his discoveries, the reading
of the royal decree in the church of Palos, au-
thorzing him to raise men and equip vessels for
new voyage, his taking leave Of the prior Of the
convent, and lastly full-length portrait of him.
~ An English paper furnishes the following
statistics of the amount of iron fired against Sc
bastopol by the besiegers:
"In thirteen DAYS the Allies raned on Sebasto-
pol $50, 600 balls averaging As pounds in weight,
making daily shower Of 100000 pounds of iron
or total storm Of 25 900 pounds, worth at
the rate English pig is selling at, let alone
transportation and manufacture, s3l3,360. If the
cannon balls fired from the allied lines, during
| the thirteen days, were rolled into rail bars,
weighing sixty pounds 10 the yard the bar would
| extend $50 miles.
Tow THUMB, il is said, is not married to
| Miss Vinton as has been stated. She is merely
hired 10 take charge Of him, attend TO his ward
robe, &c. Tom is now professional tour in
| the State Of New York, with Mr.. Seth Howes
menagerie and circus.
/ REWARD OFFERED.--Sprngheld June THE
| Western Railroad Company offer 81, 900 reward
for the conviction Of the parties who placed the
distractions on the track near New Worcester
on Tuesday night.
GsP The following poem by Richard Hay
wardo contains new idea-a rare thing now-a-
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