New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-04

TIE classes, as may be seen above, were allowed
TINE for sslr as follows: The first class, ore second
per square foot the second class and ore quarter
seconds per square foot; the third class and
half seconds per square foot. This allowance WAS
based upon the mainsal and jib of Shops, and the
mainsail foresai and jb Of schooners and upon any
other duly measured sails actually set at any time
durnghe race As between sloops and schooners this
allowance Yves based upon nine tenths Of the Of
the schooner sails.
Tho courses marked ont for the sailing were a, fol.
lows: A boat was moored bow and stern abre asst
of tire Club.House at Hobokeu, on the east side of
which the yachts were anchored head to wind, in the
following order OF poition commencing from the stake
boa. with the yachts Of the least areas OF sails: The
third class abreast of the stskebost 80 yards apart,
on line due east the second cla's 90 yards apart on
lire parallel with the same 900 ards to the north
and the fret class 100 yards apart, on similar Line,
30 yards to the north Of the latter They were al
lowed TO have their meinsa,, or fcresaiS aud MAN.
sails, according to their rig, hssted, and gan op'alls
set.
Tie sailing course marked out was as follows: The
yachts were 10 pass to the north and west Of h:g'
boa. stationed off Staten Isaod, below the Quarantine
Ground thence easterly 10 a fsg.boat stationed on
Long Island, above Fort Hamilton, passing 1t to the
north and east the,ce round the buoy OF the South
west SPIT passing it from the north and cas-. he
tuning they were to first pass TIE fagboas anchored
off the Long Island shore passing it to the south and
east therce to the flag boa. of the Ststen Island
81 ore pass il TO the south and west thence to the
sg-boat abreast Of tie Club House, Hoboken, psss-
ing to the westward In going and returning al the
buoys on the west bark viz: Nos H. - ana 10, were
10 be passed to the eastward.
TIE yachts were ell arcuored, according to regua-
ton, uDder the green shadows Of Hoboken HIsoIsi
b., the weather was most upprop,ious. AT III CLOCK
tie esnbost phce chartered for the use oil Tue
members fsmes, LEFT TIE foct of L'roy street. hsr
decks were crowded with The beauty and ii'n'on VI
the city, ard resoundDg with sweet melodies nom
DodwoIths Iausicars. At lci O'Clock the sa'e.e'
also chartered by the Club, left the same pl'ce WIKI
lsrge parry OF bossj AID took up apos'oa IL 'N'
vicinity Of tie qusdron. In short time tne nu1So"
alive with steam ard sailing craft OF a.
tiors-'teir decks blackered With multuces u 'Pe'
idtors.
Aerg the Bhalyes Of New-YoIk, and the nisnls SUI
shoIe or the Jersey side, thousands Of P-oP'
gathered TO see the sight. Eleven O'clock cam 0-
treysohts did net start. There they IAN azIy SWING
ing al 4 cir snchcrs, with Nbs down, mNnssus
20 tie mssts, and hardly s-gn oil rfe OF ouu
the;r decks. Not breath Of wind stirred Tue P'-rN
minor Of the Hudson The weather ws' lh'oie'Ho!
hot, and there was net the slightest pfo'pse' u
chsrse Almost everybody, therefore began u ''A'
that there would b. no race.
After wsitirg AID whiftirg in vain ne1y n1A a.
hour, the ensign On The josephine WAS lowered -
O'clock, ard TIE ysctts Of the third GUS no',.us
srchoIs and msinssls drifed of. FIVE minutes i.'e'
tie second class started 10 the same luooefy
and after another inery a. the great yachts Of me hi''
class spread their wings to the sun and SCI n0 %"
toward the ses. 1t was a NOS. dlpuitins Hpe".c.e'
The feet fluent hulls, and tall sapeTins epN' OF 'ne
coursers Of the deep svAiled nothing The iAste''
them crifted hither and ththsr csP'iconsy' WIN nS
uoss grace cor di.sctrsss than riss!aole %Hasc9"