New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-14
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1859.
for beat dead to windxard. aud fair run with

for beat dead to windxard, and a fair run with
squared sheets.
The yachts which entered were the Gsnecock
Wandern, Clayton and Van Brunt, al strangers, and
the Niagara, Dreadoaugbt, Partridge, Atlanta Nancy
and Will o. the Wisp, all of Brooklyn. They were
all tim, aunty craft varying in length from twenty
four TO thirty feet, and all one-saled not daring TO
venture jib and mansail while 90 much wind was
blowing.
The race begun at twenty minutes past two. In
about reequsrteIs Of an hour all we're round The
buoy in safety. At the fret return the feet were
forced to b in rounding the flag staff, which a. the
wind at that moment had incre ased nearly TO gale
was attended with a succession of accidents that
promised to disable nearly all the yachts. The
Gameccck unfortunately tapped her sail against the
mat, the gaf going to one hide and knocking down
the flag staff and the boom to the other breaking in
the middle. She was Immediately withdrawn, too
much injured 10 be restored 10 time. The Clayton in
jbbing, tore out her gaffacng, but quickly relsced
the sail and went again. The Van Brunt parted
her peak bslyards but hasty knot was tied and only
two minutes were lost AT the second turning the
Partridge which was the first boat around, un.hipped
her gaf, and, being unable to readjust it, was com
PEELED to sail the rect Of the way at this
Her chance Of winning, until crippled by this acct
dent, was thought to be best The Atlanta, before
turning, split her mast which in momentary dan
ger Of swapping of, yet fortunately lasted during the
rest Of the race, ard brought her in as third boat
saving 10 her owner his entrance fee. Another yacht
broke her rudderhesd in turning the buoy and after
limping home across the bay was hauled off. The
trial 10 the third round lay mainly with the Dread
naught, Niagara, Atlanta and Partridge, which, at
few minutes before 6, handsomely rounded.to in the
order Of their rames, leading the remainder Of the
feet by very few minutes. Indeed, 80 cose was the
sailing that within two hundred yards of the Judges
seat, the Dreadnaught and Niagara got foul, and
it was for some minutes impossible to tell which
would the advantage after being cleared. The
result was that the Dfesdnaught came first, while
the Niagara behind only four seconds or lees than
one.third Of her length The Atlanta followed, be.
ing only one minute in the rear, the Partridge
coming but five seconds after. The entire distance
was twcuty miles, and the time three hours and
half while the total difference Of time, in tie arrival
Of the first four boats was but sirty.fre seconds-a
result which we believe to be almost unparalleled.
RACE TO CONE OFF.
champion scuiDg race liz to come of in New.York
waters early in October, for which Tiffany g. Co. are
getting up champion belt Of oid silver, which, with
500 in money, will be the prize of the winner Of the
race On the belt boats in regatta, sea scene,
and the American coat Of arms, and thirteen stars.
Tie en- Tance for the race will be 500
PASSENGER SHIPS DUE AT THIS PORT.
The following vessels believed to have passengers
on board are now due at this port, all but having
h, en- M sea more than 80 days: