The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-15
THE AMERICAN WATERING PLACES.
BOAT RACE AT LAKE M0AEGAN,
&C., &C., 90.

Our New Bedford Correspondence.
NEW BEDFORD HARBoR, August IL, 1857.
The Reodta-The yacht F1ea-7he Run from Newport 10
Nu BEDFORD Reception Of the FLEET in the OIL CIy-Ne,u
additions TO the yacht Oiub-D Distinguished Vsiers dc.
We are safely anchored In the busy harbor of that very
business ike place, the Oil City, alias New Bedford,
where we arrived per yacht Blank In company with the
feet yesterday afternoon. But before devotng para
graph or w, good city Of New Bedford let begin
log fairly the point where We left you In our Last
letter, st Newport.
MloA NJ on Wednesday morning, after divers guns
from the Commodore the yacht heet numbering some Is
SAIL swept out o. ewpor hArbor passing the Dunn pings
with fair and bracirg breeze, and like sea birds tax
ing wing went CHANGING by the fort rocks, where = nu
throng Of gentlemen and lsdles iair hAd gath
cred 70 witness their exit and watch the pleasure craft
until the white sails bowed 70 the gale waving their silent
farewel they rode like ducks the long surgny
swellI Of the broad Atlantic. We would that we had
space 10 paint the II deserves-o give you men
al daguereotype were Of the long line Of oontendlng
vessels Bat like the parson who could not bring thun-
der shower into his pointed sermon, We cannot give you
the loom Of the breskerthe fresh glorious breeze Of
the seattle ioed champagne and lunch 1t IL, With
the appetite Of yachter-there hangs the descriphon-t
has already into eating and drinking Suffice II then 10
ray that nj p N. reached New Bedford Dumphngs,
hove with the commodore and leading cra to give
the little fellows chance close up then pushed In for
ton in some instances the muddy track the dragging
centre boards and "touch and go proved Bat spare
you the banging of guns, the lighthouse deOked with
display Of a, eworks, with It's 10 us) somewhat exciting
accompaniment Of an erra,o Roman candle ball. which
unoferdipg nose Yes We viii refrsin, and bring you
down without further preface 70 the day.
To day commences a the log says, with oil sorts Of d.
Dad haxvtI m hNnt
hAbor v Alive with boats the chances and possibilities Of
TO discussed all sides; the Tom Smith Ii
tom AS for The Clerk Of the weather, he may listen If he
will to oil sorts Of petitions for all Sorts Of weather. for
one wants gale and another calm, the size OF his crat
regulating the owners views Of what the almanac should
Then, by wsv OF amusement, We have had "break-
fAs al Mr. Grnpels to the Yacht Club, who held meet
ing, by the way. this morning, and among other gentle
men some twenty In all, elected unanimously Mr. James
Gordon Bennett, Jr, Of the yacht Rebeccs member Of
the club -Four yachts have aso been added TO the
squadron Then. for visters from the shore, the fine
schooner yacht wanierer claims some two hundred lady
vse from the shore, including Ass Elose Bridges the
dramatic reader The Wsnderer, by the way, Ia float
Ing palace OF yacht being exqustely finished within
and liz feet long on deck, with accommodation for
eighteen persons She II intended for seagoing GRAFT
We understand that her owner Mr. Johnson Intends 70
take his family In her 70 the Mediterranean this winier
TIE Rebecca anchored near here, is too well known
fine vessel 10 demand extended description. The Rest
less schooner yacht just of the stocks, promises to
do we to She has all the new improvements,
By George thatcher E.q who dsseivsdiy proud Of
her. But We have no space for more extended notice
Among the notorie,ies present We may mention John
Grinnell, Gov. Gardner and staff, and others
Ills 10 be regretted that the little Edgar was len 81 New
port =, s n IN s
In which she would doubtless have been prominent
competitor for the third class prize.
Newport, which strikW you n glance; there Ia some
ssn Of NE here and commerce. Il u common saying
In ss yacht feet an s yO, o U1
there but here they say every thing cheaper" 80 much
for trading in place which has something stable 70
depend upon than three months OF summer visiters.
The United States have recently purchased sixty
Of land from Mr. Rowland upon CArkes Poat, near this
place e., the cso Of erecting The
United States corps Of Engineers, examined and approved
they s.y thai don't do for young man in these parts
TO ASK New Bedford girl TO have bin, unless he has
struck whale or been round Cape Horn. The place 10
"ils" ail over, and = literally death on whales
The Rebeoca has been entered for the race and will
doubtless give good account Of herself 70 morrow
Our Sands Point Correspondence.
NosrRASp Houu, SANDS POINT, August Is, 1857
A Fec Words for Sands Point-A -FssAirO,
Cunning and YacAsn9-OSr Hops, dc.
Amongst the numerous letters from watering places
which daily appear In Jour columns have yet seen no
thing from this place. where your paper sought for with
20 much anxiety.
We hear from Long Branch, from Navesink, from New
port and the sprnssthose deserted places Of fashion aud
foy-bui nothing from this point-one Of the sweetest
quietest, coolest places this continent. It Ia NOT
prsing thai the aspiring places Ike SarAogs, sha
rom Newport and the Ike partially deserted when
have places 70 US, ten times more inviting than
those ramed TO which tired and heated citizens
bic, and yc, be within an hour or ,woa travel Of their
homes II IL singular fact thai while those O. fashiona
fYaf haAn hA xnrtw al
those 20 the city have generally besnfu This
In . new place, or rather the hotel Ia new one,
mi up the Sound or cou pie Of hours sail In the steamer
Croton from PEEK slip The house 10 neatly furnished,
eleany ard comfortable and the COMPANY is ~ good .,
ysu will nnd at any VI those places No starched "sves"
OF either sex fornd here, and IL In surprising hos
comfortably We get on Without thom.
da,ey about the house, Win plenty Of good CUNNING for
those who obd Of that SPORT and the bed Of fishing
directly in front Of the hotel
bop and should ike 10 SEQ the hops where people amuse
themselves better
and supper 10 wind up with. The music from New
York was excellent, aEd the ladies both from the town
and country were al hat could be desired BY the most
fOiidious-
n you are fond Of yachting We give you that for
We have here the syf cst little cra cut say this With
out meaning any offence 70 the Rebecca or any Of the
feet
Our Lake 1ohsgan Correspondence.
LAKE hoHpAS HorxI, August III, 1851.
Boat Race Lake Mohepos-Rrrtemer ancn,s ne Tin
ter,-ParticuIsrs Of the RACE, dc, DC
On Tuesday morning on this lively and romantic lake,
came of q sailing match between the msinss boat Ole
Field owned BY Mr.. Louis D. Homergue, and Me 10 and
msinsail boat Fanny, owned by Mr. walter Jones. The
boats were sailed by their respective owners with one
assistant each. The judges Mr. Geo K Cooke, Mr.,
Thomas Leonard and j. ID. Bomergue, The elder, ell OF
New York The bosis 10 round two stake boats the
distance being three miles Weather lovely, with
lively breeze. Along the shore where the deep foliage
permitted, stool groups OF boardery The lake was be
rprinkled with small boats, one OF the mos conspicuous
being the Oswsld, owned BY s. D. Kingsland, ESQ, with
her gay naes and charming freight
The closely contested throughout, being
by the Ole Field In twenty. Eve minutes-ihe Fanny's
time being 2ek minutes The created great excite
ment between The rival boarding houses, the ladies'
crng warmly Into the contest The vicors we're residents
Of Lake hohegan.
Our Lebanon Springs Correspondence.
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