Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-04

THE REGATTA YESTERDAY. The dullness OF
the times was very pleasantly relieved yesterday
by the excitement incident to the regatta OF the
Forest City Yacht Club as previously announced
In the morning the shone out bright and clear,
and promised but little breeze, but at the hour set
for starting, o'clock, the sky partially over
cast with clouds which gave signs Of shower
before night. At one o'clock the tug Maria Martin
left the docks to locate the three stake boats she
had in tow. 1t would have facilitated business if
this could have been done in the morning, that the
boats might start punctualy at the appointed time
A small boat with the national colors was anchored
abreast of the pier about mile out. The tug then
steamed away with the other boats TO a point n
mile from shore, aud three miles from the piers
The other stake boat was set three miles up the
lake towards Rocky River. On the return fom
posting the first stake boat, the signal was given
for the boats to start
| THE RACE.
| The following boats were entered for the race
Unknown, by Woodward and Logan.
J. II, Wade. by Wade, slosson and Spear.
Verney, by Blake and Douglass.
Ruby, by Howe aud Willard.
Grape Shot, by Alfred Chidgey.
The following is the size of the boats
Name, Tonnage, Longth Name Tonnage Length,
Unknown, 67-95 2lit 81 Ruby, 87-g5 26n Gin
JH. Wade 85-95 23ft Gin. Grape Shot 69-95 2On Din
| Nemey, 4-9j 26ft DIN |
The Unknown was sailed by - Wright tue
Wade by Reuben Turner, the Veiney by -
Douglass, the Ruby by Sam Furnel aud the Grape
Shot by Alfred Chidgey.
The officers Of the race were Comodore, r. l..
WILLARD Vice Comodore, B. A. WOODWARD.
Messrs. Thomas j. Clark, Captain Burlington and
Henry Lockwood composed the committee.
Tho prizes consisted of two silver cups valued
at $40 and SIS.
The position Of the different boats was determin,
ed by lot. The Unknown drew first and took the
windward point. Next to her was the Nerney.
then the Grape Shot, then the Wade, and next
the pier, the Ruby.
The breeze was blowing almost directly up the
lake, 50 that it was necessary to tack in making
the lower stake boat. The route was FIRST TO the
lower or eastern stake boat, three miles thence
up to the western boat, six miles, back to the frs
beat, and thence round the boat abreast the pier
the whole being a circuit of about eighteen miles
At the start, the Unknown, being the iartheres
TO wndward, led of handsomely on the slarboarC
tack, followed by the Verney and Grape Shot, th'
Wade aud Ruby being obliged TO take the larboar'
tack 10 give them room and 10 catch the breeze
In the course of half an hour the Wade rapidly
drew upon the Unknown's wake, showing he
stern to the Yerney and Grape Shot, while th,
a Ruby was far astern. The course of the boats wa
watched ith great deal OF interest by thespecta
o tors who crowded the piers, The contest wa
I soon shown to be between the luknown and Wade
the latter breastiug the waves most handsomely a
.tal raH hs
place al the head the list.
. 70 one on board the tug, which followed th
course Of the boats, the scene was interesting an
exciting The constant discussion As to the merit
OF this or that boat, the eager interest with whic
every moyemeat Of any Of the white-winged sal
. craft was watched, the speculation Us to the ulu
mate result, the threatening clouds, the DARK
flashing waves, the cool breeze, the beautiful ap
N pearauce Of the city with its prominent building
and spires, the smaller dwellings being enlirel
hidden by the tTees,-these combined TO rende
the sail a delightful one
The Unknown rounded the first stake boat d
good style, twenty minutes ahead Of the othe
boats, but soon after, the storm which had bee
C. gathering burst upon the boats aud compelled th
A. abandonment Of the race for the day The Un
~ ! huohu luiltu utl aals anu ulnpPSN eHNN''t W
y other four boats being towed into port by the tul
cd The wind blew a perfect hurricane for ie
minutes aud the rain fell in torrents The Unknow
afterward kept on her course to the upper stal
boat and then came into port.
The above report was mostly written and set u
before the unfortunate termination OF the promi
ing race. Doubtless regatta will be had al son
early day.