Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-03
Our New York Correspondence.

The Weather-Reggata of tie ". Y. Yacht
Club around Long Istand-Amusements
in the. Cay-7He Opera-7He French
Charlotte Cushmam-UoestickS
Aidrick's nem Poem-Gossip dc.
New YORK, June 26, 1853.
Gotham is in a blaze! Thermometer 95
in the shade. Whew,
"'Tis dreadful, dreadful hot exclaims each
one,
Unto his sweating, sweltering, roasting
neighbor,
Then mops his brows, and signs as he had
done,
A quite herculean labor"
And friends who pass each ether in the
town,
Say not good morrows," when they come
together,
But only mutter with a dismal frown,
What horrid, horrid, weather."
Notwithstanding the heat,t there was quite
a fair breeze on Thursday morning, and the
yachts Of the N. Y. Yacht Club, entered for
the race around Long Island made a very
fair start. The fleet consisted Of four sloops
and three schooners; the sloops led of
down the bay and into the ocean,, and on
passing Fire Island,the Una sloop, formerly
owned by l.. NJ. Rutherford, was reported
four miles ahead of the fleet and going at a
2:4O pace.
They rounded Montauk Point at half past
twelve Thursday night, beat up the sound
and passed New Haven (hugging the Long
Island shore) at l p. NJ. yesterday, in the
following order:
Rebecca sloop,owned by J. G. Bennett OF
the Herald, Una, Madgie, Haze, dc.
At II o'clock and 40 minutes, the Rebec.
ca reached the stake boat, off Phroggs Neck,
and the Minnie and Una soon after. The
Rebecca loses the prize however, having
violated one of the sailing regulatiuns.-
Either the Minnie or the Una will probably
be declared the winner.
The race on the whole, was q very inter.
esting affair and terminated to the satisfac-
ton of all parties concerned, in fact it is
the greatest feat ever attempted by yacht
men in any part OF the world.
The warm weather has somewhat thinned
out our places of amusement, and most Of
the Theaters have closed for the season.
The Opera closes next week. We have lis
tened to some fine music from old M~etropol.
itan favorites, Gazzaniga, Miss Phillips, Brig.
noli, Amodio and Gassia. The next Operat.
ic season will probably be opened by Mr..
Lumley, with Picomilini and the whole
troupe of artists from Her Majesty's Theatre,
London,
We have a French company now perfor
ming here at Wallack's Theater. There
are several really good artists in the CON-
pany, and the plays given are generally
light Vandevilles, similar to those produced
at the Paris Variete. They have been very
successful thus far.
Charlotte Cushman is playing her fare
we'll engagement to crowded houses at Nib.
los Theater. On Wednesday night she
played Lady Macbeth to an immense house.
and could the immortal bard Of Avon have
seen her superb acting and have listened to
her deep, rich contralto voice, Is she articu-
lated the familiar though thrilling words Of
the text, he would not have wished for .
better interpreter. Among the audience in
the parquette l noticed the veritable q. Z.
Philandsr Dosstisks. 7. B.. and his better
half They appeared to enjoy the psrfOr-
nance exceedingly.
Rudd 3 Carlton have Just brought o. b
nett little poem. BY p. B. Aldfish, II ths
1mw JssvIah inteudsd y nlas>sats thas