New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-09-26
Neh Otlears 4ailp Crssfsnt.
POINT 9 CLEAR ' q. REGATTA.
POIsT CLEAp Sar,t % 1o-s

folsr .ls CLEAR, Sept. %, 1855.
4aess1s ha.tors. The race to-day was 9 one n
EN-" The wind was blowing yonna hprr;c 9 Il.
from the northward-a real, honest nortbernot :
day at all admired by fresh water sailors.
The stake boats were placed out two and half oiIaa
apart the yachts Of the first and second classes d u
twice round, and those of the third and fourth classs,
to go once round. 4
Inc Edith for whose safety considerable anxiety
had been manifested, arrived last night.
Inc entries having been opened, tile positions were
ofaWh ior which resulted in each class as follows
sneosp os o1ss t;ss- hesz es. e,s4 Rapid R caqaea
Fnnn FnInp GLassl 4. .s.; ;1fs5esa sr1a; Brd Py
el,assi fsorS; Faoeore fsorract LataaHaa.
Inc number Of those starting in the third and
ioart Glasses were no doubt much smaller than thew
would have been had we had more favorable weather
for such light craft y
Ashl1yone minutes past 10 o'clock the last gun was
hred when they commenced their work il, scene II
c1hslaefabie confusion From the position the Rip
PIE la'a IN at the time of firing of the signal gun,
ior geuhg under way. she was compelled to fll away
'owa,d Inc shore, directly opposite the point for
h'ch siie was bound Just as she started her, boom
caught IN .he mainsail of the Coquette and tore
rent N the after lcech after getting
clear OF which she again fastened on to the b stav
=, schooner anchored Off for the boats to round
one lowed the schooner some distance before getting
cieaf q her, and having finally swung clear she was
eopeled 70 keep on her course Tin shole} some dis.
lance 70 set mead way, or to go about During this
'ilhe everything in the race had got under way and
iiaue considerable progress. She was perhaps three
minutes behind at the start.
= proper % state that the first stakes boat was
s''ioneu 70 the sonthWard and westward, and conse
quenfiy they met with free sheets.
Inc Edith got fine start, but before proceeding a
4uarter OF mile snapped her boom off and was
oohpeiiea 10 return, leaving the Vesper in undis-
puteo OF the field for the second class Purse
No#, before gong further, let me say something
VI TIE hS !, OF the boats. The Coquette, Rapid,
hpple and iesper We're all under double reefs the
Two Est having struck their topmast before starting
LUG Iotn sGrted under three reefs. The Mary
hee started with sail and kept it through the race
Ihe stake boat was passed first by the Rapid, fol-
lo"ed oy the Coquette in l5 Sec, the Mary Helen in
m ~ sec.' the Fesper in m. 80 sec, and the Rip
pie IN NJ 70 Sec After jibbiug they still had start
seet ior the second stake before reaching which the
hippe oVerhauled and passed, first the Vesper aud
then the Mary Helen. They rounded the second
STAKE IN the following ORDER Rapid Coquette / M
after her. Ripple IN. 40 Sec; Mary Helen NJ IS sec
and lesper IN. lsec. The Ripple had very hand
somey at this point made up for her mstaps at the
start. They now had dead beat home, closer in
shore, in something like bay where the water-wbat
there was OF Twas much smoother than in the ear.
ller part Of the race. Permit me to state, by way
OF parenthess, that, in my opinion, over the usual
conrse run at Pass Christian there is better water
Than over the course run here to-day.l
Wei, latter time,' they reached the home stake
and passed in the following order: First the Co
quette q m. 80 sec afterward the Rapid, which
came in and gave up the race; next the Mary Helen
Fesperand Ripple the latter coming in and giving
up the race. -
Ihe ripple had hard time of it, having deepened
the water by dragging this bottom from the second
stake boat up to the outcome. Capt. Geo Blakesly,
who was in command contemplates applying to the
next Congress for an appropriation in recognition Of
his services in clearing out the channels hereabouts
All this time the third and fourth class boats were
bobbng around,H generally; but the attention of
the spectators was principally occupied with the
larger game The classes named will get their posi-
tons in the summary so it is not necessary further
referto them.
The second ronnd was completed and ended by tile
yachts arriving in the order and time stated in the
summary following:
SUMMARIES. e.
P0IEr CLEAR REGATTA Tuesday Sent 1884, Evraf fo.
FOR Purse of 2oonistance Miles Triangular
IN 3air Mary Helen, Nh 0nl. 3s. Rapid came 1 first
round Ripfle came in first round. - ~ - ~
seSoad q GIf-F9r Purse Of distance above
starting. '' W ~ !''t et1ef
Third CaSsFor Purse of sl0o--Distance IL Mies-5o5
ay, Ill. I'm loS Charn III. 2lm 10. Briit ILL., 2am ass
1tTesd, timed. - -'. -o''
Fourth CMssIFor Purse of S50-Ditnnce same as above
Bnchdnan n lam 25s Fiora timed. Fillmore not timed
Florence, not timed. : ' ~ '
Plenty Of wind is very desirable at regatta, but
to-day was one of the few that have witnessed
where then was rather too much of good thing.
Yet the time has been when it would have much
delghted me to take part in day like this. It is
passing strange how men outgroW the cherished
deilghts Oh tmea past THE Ex-YACHTMAN.
have just learned that match has been made
between the Fesper and Edith for $500 side. to be
run tomorrow, provided the Edith can procure new
boom; if not, as soon thereafter as the want can be
supplied.