The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-16
The YACHT FLEET.
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THE RACE AT NEW BEDFORD.

IN RoApD YACHT BIAsx, Uspm wAY,l
NHw BnDVoRD, OurS HARBsa Aug IA, 1897. !
~ there NO better way PERHAPS If ocang regatta
of cay In the minds Of your readers tnan by success
sion Of Fen and ink sketches, wi ! begin with
GETTING UHDEs WAY ron rHs srAxrIsa POINT.
scsne Of hustle ami busy confusion, soAH o,ne AMI
80, bringing of pio. EXTRA men, 60 Tho weather ook,
d0k end threats hiDs heavy squA and the driving rain
look badly for the third yachts wooss owners look
blue the b. svens they earne.tly; buk 10,
change, The dNk CLOUDS have pAssed wa the b,eesr
eo~s steady, bat the rain sH falls anchors come 70
the boz The whito wiEgs spread breeze and
BY one the nees tske up their line Of march the
starting point whore they anchor line anoordr
70 class, preparatory 70 the nnal start 10
The meansime esoh Yacht y ~ @iuc ny
dsc ssed hdy 3 dress BY aiS com,asioas Of the
bah We faoo3 ooo VOC slightly odles,ed; another
10 deep, and % another adtsroi,ly h,ndlsd
but tho WI prove for yes Mo fortunes the Day
still Of the unknown," and Who shall proGn>atica.e,
with the AID of . spiritual communication assiss
him
We have ust ressrsed from the deck the yacbt which
We gcst In at anchor with ONE bal dozsn in stn
iIsr condition ~ others ming In Tue weather
hat seameo call "drty." large India ship within
mile Of us-the uonsoon-.s deoked flags r,m top
toe In homer Of the regatta The dag staff Ashore and To-
that matter The YER. cloees lines ooos being similarly
deco, sted.
30 much for The outside Within half dosen OF anxous
voices discussing chances, while Tho pilot drinks
"luek 10 the Blank" In slsss Of "ood ~hou.' ct my
elbow. And now We n ssy ou' pen for The incidents Of
Past Ten Oiiyock mo shore Ia lined with oar-
risses, from tho light bouse 70 tho tower Tue
steamer y coming ont; she flag boat pniDg fr
the start = hard. In the lo the WIND has ia
CREASED ,msr'y and the iios seA keeos time Is shrp
iihts" He raid the steamer was Q ming but .e mu,
confess bat we never sucn crow If people she
her wake follows little tug, o~pe the huh Of vessel,
co,'Ted b, an hipg, and crowded whn sight se'rs
Who bot Yankee w"uld h conceived The idea Of
towing schooperf hrn out N covered With cargo
as'epger,9 We have our ssirtg directions NJ
Haswe the Of the arb eloo hes just bsen
Alongside anc banded psiti-u which Inta;ns the
,sins oors, ling You start at the secone gun
wb CD viii he fred minutes AZ the Ct" Her foiIow
err 'stnx directions which. ali Fl idoo to ar, but
he Ineligible tn your psutca 10 tho he
the ~ind iDcreaH o. and reducing I
write BY reetpa our main all, which nss skes1y b On
aoEo BY several Of our oompettors The bvome.or too
The Fame and Sea Drii are afoul Of each Other me
The lockers being Island HOme and tho eshc
We a,e ssay. end have jwt followed the vssssn Id
carried overheard And nov, unoss Provtdeaoe snoud
'ord horrible acc;dspt must forbcsr further wrt
mo Una and niBaa haze jaas passed ~, going back
The, sappossd 70 have gone wrong and ruled
out 4.
r~sSsy minutes pest II Anne 70 .ssa he's jus.
rounded the hrst sake boat rhe ksgge y close af,ey
4 or, end the RooecoA will be Tho third
Bere follows necessary hlasus which must continue
for want Of descriptive space, un Il NO comete
Tuo OFFICIAL TINE TABLE.
Tho following Ii the olosl table whch has already
been tclegnpood 70 the HERALD but 70 prevent msAk
SIND duplicate here. Il may DO relied upon
correct .rAnscrpe from the on dal notes.
The third clss yachts got away shortly After IL ocor
cd In relation TO the sailing Of the aest-Ddsed ssh'
fog came a II OIL A. The order oe the third class
smaller yec 70 pes undor WY We about being given
the mmttee boayo the steamer haa nrst deo
ed 10 postpone The raOe, and hid noslaed few
the yae sndou 70 has eneo when tho fog cared
away and II sgafn determined thai regatta sbouli
Ibis scoocepeon. no HeveH cAuaed inc Rn