The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-04
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Brilliant AppeaSapce OF she IIerbor-A Fass
Day, hat Lissls Wind Ortfsasw Usw" tho
Bsy-The Breeze Frsshens slaxht'y-O'ds
az Passing the Staten leland stake ,~s snd
southwest spas-Tho Rsluro H"nss c.sp
Race Erdsd ia D~rnness-- rhs JsAAsa, Ha.-
well, Edgar and Hazs tho Svs.asrs, 80 ,sSs.
The appearance Of bay yesterday conSAstsd
strangely with that Of but few years sin % on the occs
zion Of the annual regatta Of the New YORK yacht Cas.
Formerly before the press had made much o. feature
Of the OCCASION the day passed hardly noced s1ceps
by the parties Immediately iotero-tso Dat ysster
day the barber swsrnei with vessss OF all rioons,
from smallest boats the river and steam
ers, loaded with spectators; while the shores alt ai'as
the course were literally lined. rns Yscht Cloo had
chartered the Josephine for the o. phers
and their families, and tho Satellite for hs outsiders
and members Of the press ana just pfevious To the
hour Of starting the rasng Of srisocratc carriages
startled the rather pobsn locality Of the foot Of Leroy
street The Josephine was crowded With merry party
Of ladies and gentlemen, while the Satellite moDopo
lized mainly by the sags," ana left their respect
wharvts precisely Of their predetet mir cd hours Of eo
and half past ten, and made for starting ground l
the Ely san Fields Here most magnificent s,sot was
presented. The day clear aud beautiful a. the
most asidous could DESIRE 30 far - appearances " the
eye we're concerned. All the yachts entered we're At
their places the third class abreast Of tho stake boats
eighty yards apart the second class two hul dred yards
to the NORTH the first class still t~o hundred yards
beyond parallel 70 the third kost q them had all sail
except their bs together presenting - they did
in coup d'ai view OF probab the drest models 10
the world, the sight which citizen OF the United
States could view without satisfaction and admir- Alton
rhep away the could reach the bay vas oosed
with rails OF every sze and the excursion bosts col
leced, comprising the Thomas Hunt Aurora W. G. Put
nsm, F1oFA Edwin, Keyport, 8 Stevens, Dee, r L.
Naybey Magnolia, o. N. Petit, Rather and others, Gil
loaded almost 10 the waters edge, seemed a. all New
York had turned out for general holiday and mad invited
the rest Of the United States 70 participate Yet besides
these The revenue cutter Harriet Lane crowded,
were also the w. B. Webb and the barge Irene while the
shores Of New York and Hoboken black with people
unfortunately there must most always be but
there was scarcely peroepbe breeze indeed not enough
10 noat the ensigns sum ieDtly 70 distinguish them rss
seemed particularly hard the prees have made Jealous
efforts 10 have all tho competing yachts carry dis.
trsuAhng eusigns, and this VA the hrst year
that that desirable object had been accomplished
But (Anosher butt the istes would have Il, and In
spite Of the omnipstsnt Yacht Ciuo the breeze
would not blow. In vain di old yachtmen let slip smoth
cred ex.crstions and yacht builders look dsconsolae,
and betters and sport lovers duoomnued, for In
spite Of all, the wind would not blow, and he YES
sells lay ~ calm emo quiet n Yankee ffeynuo9 Vesso
submitting 70 British outrage The men on the yachts
lourged about the decks looked up NJ The Tapping sails,
and watched the smoke from their sesas circlios lAuy
away undnurbed by the slightest ripple OF tho stmos
phere, and looked the very picture Of despair Tho
steamboats,, noated with the ebb tide, backed scd
veered 10 keep clear Of one another and get good
positions 10 see the start, and hesr tho music the
Josephine but the hour Of starting passed by, aud
there wss not breeze enough 70 blow away . modern
faAh6n able ladys bonnet Eleven click i've tan ar
twenty twenty i've minutes pAssed-And there
we're signs Of movement OF the yschts, and II ~as
neral supposed that the rsce woao have 70 De
abandoned Tor The day.
THE START
But fanother but ut last the ensgn d the h,g boat
dipped sod 81 the Rnsl, before one could hardly no
aware IT, the Of the tnsvd class veered round
with their hosted Jbs, and szjy nosea Gown the river.
Just half hour ater the time for starting Tho ooS
ing the yachts entered the bird class, all Of
which sailed:-
uAss-oosrAIsrr0 YACHTS CARRYING tnS THAN 300
SQUARE
Allowance Of 7e- One and AaV seood per square fso<