Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-07-08
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

NEW foRR, July !, looO'
The great Ocean Yatch race around Long Isl
and, a distance of from two hundred and fifty tc
three hundred miles, probably the longest yatch
race on record, is over and the prizes awarded
Great interest was taken in the race by the citi'
Gems generally. as was manifested by the position
of the vessels being telegraphed at oil available
points. The race began 10: 20 o'clock, on Thurs
day morning, and after varied success to all par
ties contending, ended on Saturday morning, at
from 70: 90 to O.: 20 o'clock. The "Rebecca,'
owned BY JAMES GORDON BENNETT. Jr. was the
first to reach the goal, but the minnie" carried
off the prize for sloops, $500; because it was
shown under protest, that the "Rehecca," probab
ly from imhibing some of the sharp practice of the
elder BENNETT, had taken n s'short cut" thus sa'
wing about six miles distance. The first, howev-
er. was four hours ahead of the second and II
has been said that some Of this time is due to the
use of sweeps BY the :'swift heelcd Skinner of
the Sea-" all of which is most Indignantly denied,
and the race challenged to be run agin in roof Of
the truth thereof. The Schooners were o~utsailed
by the sloops by q considerable distance; the
..Silvie' won the prize, $500, of the latter class
with ease.
The last vessel from England brought over a
CONSIGNMENT of three English Lords and one Hon
orable, all alive md in good merchantahle condi'
ton. Their pedigrees have been written and
their moneys calculated for this horizon. allowan
ces being made for the imperfections of our in
trument for taking attitudes. They are said to
be very wealthy and therefore handsometo a fault
The sMcFLIMsEYs," especially "Miss Flora,
think Lord GnosETENDER, worth O million a
minute y is ..Oh so divine" Snootown, Fifth
Avenue, will not recover its composure until mid
winter.
The Merchants Prayer Meeting, which has
been SEEMING for sinners since the hrsto OF last April
finally adjourned a few days ago in order to enjoy
the hot weather in q less irksome way. The lead
ing clergymen gave them some good advice before
the farewell, telling them to be good boys while
obobbing round' the watering places, and urging
them rather to visit retired places in the country
as being less liable to the visitations OF the Prince
of the Netherlands.
The Church property Of this city has become
enormous. In the course of events, when the
church grows bigotted and more i"tolerant' what
on immense power it will be able to WELD! The
hi: tory of events in Mexico may yet be the IN
dex to tho book of politico-religious government
in this country. There are two hundred and fifty
two churches in this city, owning over twelve
millions of dollars in property, each one aVera'
cling about forty eight thousand dollars. In
Brooklyn, the so-called "City of Churches" there
are one hundred and fifty churches, each avera'
ging about twenty thousand dollars. There ore
churches, held by few individuals, worth as much
as a hundred thousand dollars; these are Otter
held as stock on speculation, rising and faliine
with the popularity of the ministers and the con
course of fashion.
The Dutch are almost the only people that en-
joy themselves. This they do on q large SCALE II
! grand picnic concerts, which they seem to attsne