New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-05
REGATTA OF THE NJ Y YACHT CLUB.
The annual contest between the yachts OF this Club
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The annual contest between the yachts OF this Cluo
took place yesterday. After the heavy showers OF
The previous night the day opened COOL pleasant an'
breezy ard there just enough Of nor -westef 70
give all Of the yachts far chance to show Their aoil-
ties; in fact il seemed as if the yacht had got the
day lnsde TO order
As hi. Regatta was Looked forward TO with unusual
interest it attracted very large number of spectators
The steamboat Erie chartered for the exclusive %
the members ard their families, crowded, and the
feet little steamer John Styles provided by the Com
niiiee for the press and few Of their Own friends
bore also goodly company. But the number upon
these two boats was trfe compared to the thousands
of spectators which swarned over the Thomas X.
Hunt the Edwin, and other excursion steamers.
Every avail able place upon them from the main aud
Luricsue decks to the top of the pilot ard wheel
houses, was covered with densely-packed masses Of
pleasure seekers, bent on having genuine holiday.
AT 10 O'Clock the steamboats, left the foot Of Spring
street and padded up the anchorage ground of the
Club House at Hoboken. Here the aquatic
were anchored in line with loosened sails ready at the
signal to up and away.
TWAS a splendid scene. On shore there were the
verdurs-covered hights Of Ho5oken in the back
ground their base lined with thousands Of spectators
on the river were the trim and stately yachts chatting
at their moorings, a. though eager for the coming
contest the thronged steamers moving about, gsyly
decked with flags and streamers and melodious with
instrumental music and the many -oned hum Of pets-
urable excitement; behind all the great citv It's
noisy traffic roaring in the deep bass of the harmony
But for all that you could the city, with It's cares,
was left behind and business for forget their
utere; in cent per cent and seemed to unbend the
full endowment OF the natural senses. But to tho
Regatta:
The time Of starting was to have been IL O'Clock;
bu; some slight deviation was made from the pro-
| gramme The Regatta was under the management of
| Nessrs. Charles II. Haswell j. III. Wainwright and
Robert O. Cot, who issued the following sailing orders
fss boat will be mooTed bow and sierra abreast OF he
Club Honsr Hoboken the east side of which the yachts
anchor bead wind in the following order Of position
arsa, Of .ss third class sbrras of said stake boat 50
yard suar on line due cu; the second class yards apart
parallel with the same go yards TO the noh and the
hr' class 100 Yards .Part on similar ne % yaIds 20 ts
and uanss according TO their rK noisted and san op'A'
set The Committee reseryug the discretionary power nov"
adopting any other preparation for starting they NAV deem
proper should the weather or circumstances render schAnse
The Yacht, will pas. north and west Of hssbO,t
TONED of Island below the Ouarautine ground thence
a.try TO q rx boat stationed OFF Long Island above Fort
Hamilton passing the north and east thence around the
buoy OF the Spit passing from the north and east
Rtuune they will pass the Gas boat anchored of the
10 the south and east thence 4
the Hse Island hors passing TO the south
and west; thence the flag boat abreast Of the Club House
| Hoboken passing il 10 the westward.
and returning all the buoys on the west bank are to
| be passed to the eastward
| The rule Of masuring vessels by the area of then
sails instead of by their huls, which adopted last
year. was adhered to this season. it being obvious
| that the best model is that which sails the fastest
| under the smallest sails Classes were allowed time
for sails a. follows: The first class second per
square foot; the second class one aud One-quarter
seconds per square foot the third class one and one
| half seconds per square foot. This allowance was
based upon the mainsai aud jib of sloOps, and the
marsail ioreso and b of schooners, as well a. upon
al, other duly measured sails actually set at any time
durir the race. a. between sloOps and schooners,
this allowance was based upon ninetenths of the area
| of the schConers sails.
| LIST OF ENTRIES.
We append lit Of the vessels entered with their
tuunage rig owners, Of sails and the difference
Of time allow ed to each at starting This difference
a. tie start was simultaneous, had to be educted at
| the end of the
| THIRD
Contning Yachts carrying ess than 1880 square feet
AnoNsuce Of time seconds per square loot
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