The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-12

activity noticeable Small boats were constantly plying
70 ana ro the principals in the exchanging vsl0
ana messing togetne the junior of one vessel cas
ing upon their rivals board other 10 as 10 the
prospects o. the weansr and all parties even the mo
as 10 the measures to be taken and ready any eer
gency ere the day fairly dawned However toward MIDI
night the shower ceased, the decks cleared and
then for few hours sound OF human voice the
silence Of nighta death like stiffness, interrupted but
by the roar Of the breakers on the distant coast
AT DAWN.
Before Ave O'Clock all were astr onthe com,
peting yachts The at work alternately hosts
strength Of every mast pulley rope The old sailing
masters paced thoughtfy backward and forward every
ascertain from which point Of the compass the wind
would blow The terrestrial guests were aroused fro
offered them, was chartably suggested preventive
against what Parsians would call e nol de sHsr Tho
wearing the coquettish blue broaacoth navy Uniform
with the inevitable telescope sung by their sde OF
The aged sea
Of the party rich in experience and corpulence were a
many oraee whence prophecies nlaSs were s.psctsd
them, and, In respectful silence hung the
words which dropped, pearllks. from their lips But
good, sr breeze, almost amounting Is gala thai the
fully tested And with the utterance Of this wsh the
Junior assembage Of mariners had 70 beecontent and
calmly await further developments.
At dawn the weather presented decidedly moro favor,
able prospect than had been given the yschmen 10 boz
what lifted, and the sandbanks Of the Hook and tho
dense foliage OF the woods Of Navesnk stood out IN fu
upon less somors a .
skies just beyond the Hook and gave promise Of orghe
day The whitencss q tho smaller vessels was dinmed
heavens the faintes breeze ppied the tranquil waters
gstening with the dazzling briancy OF the sunbeams
eagerly Though heavy clouds stnl masscd
all sides clear forenoon and good wind were prog.
fell work wah will; the anchors weighed,
the seamtug gotten in readiness hawsers cast out tho
yachts secured in the wake Of the towboat and with
cheer which spontaneously burst forth from every wit.
ness Of the scene the Feetwng and the Hennett@
bravely and silently moved onward, while the steamer
was loudly putting ahead towing them into the moro
restless waters Of Old Ocean.
OUT AT SEA.
Under certain circumstances peculiarly unpleasant for
landsmen yachting the is not the most delight
full of the many pastimes which the God Of Games has
bestowed u.s. Those gentlemen who are Injured To the
singular smoOthness OF canvass sea- such as may b0
visited at any Of our metropolitan theatres, would find
their experience to be singulary unavailable they TO
sail few miles beyond the Hook There what terrestrial
beings denomnate "a most disagreeable roll - produced
by the wind acting in connivance with the which
production has the effect Of persuasivey bringing words
Of evil to your lips and supper breakfast the
may beinto throat and TO this system Of verbal
and substantial ruminaton exception Is often seriously
taken. Thus several gentlemanly guests on board tho
tug, who had the previous evening boased Of theE
invulnerability to the attacks of seasckness, were
silenced by the assertion of the monarchs might Ono
sportsman WHO had crossed the Atlantic no less than
four times and escaped unscahed reduced TO clng
ing TO paddle box in O condition Of utter helplessness;
and two three Others whose nautical adventures ha
astonshcd the natives Of distant cimes were observed
in very suspicious attitudes Meantime spite Of ait
this the crews Of the yachts not in the lest affected by
the rolling tossing or pitching were preparing for the
manner breastng the billows and making good
headway. The orders which had been given tho
thherward the captain steered while the SELF const
tuted mariners internally prayed for speedy return 10
profted BY every minute to nhae the pure see breeze
which now blew quite strongly and gave good prQmise
Of speedy decision Of the race.
Al length the parting hour struck The Feetwing and
the Henrietta had started from the HoPeshoe .s SIX
and q sssr & % mnuss s.n % ss %, sssrsa pS
the foam flying their bows the Gags gay noets
ing in tho morning air the men quickly hoisns every
meath the load Mr. W. r. Travers, standing on board
the tug gave the signal and responsive 70 u the hawse
proudly on The as shoasS they had @ sSs
enthraed by the bonds which had united them 70
guests and ali gave vent to ns cheer a. lie two
buoyant boats few outward II matered little wheth
or "tack,n "bowsprit'' or q q mizzenmastn They
all shared the enthusiasm attendant upon the occason
and shouted their vras quite as heartily and Justify - the
heaviest better on the race Nor was there any need
Of vndcatng the glorious sport In the eyes OF those who
appreciated nautical beauties elsewhere than on canvass
How they marked the ne and rig and trim Of each
vessel and how sadly they gazed on them as they dis
appeared How anxiousy they conncd the points Of the
horizon and ascertaned the precise whereabouts OF
Eous he sent forth OF his noisy crewl Thus did
the guests look the fast fleeing yachts they rapidly
faded away the distance urged onwards by slight
breeze the southeast the Henrietta sighty ahead
the Fleetwing rather wndward and both At full
speed, growing more and more phantomke In the haze
OF the summer Forty minutes had scarce elapsed
when both OF sight and the tug put about and
the cated spectators more being waited TO-
wards Gotham and warmer cline
HoMEwARD BOUND.
Tho return homeward delightful Then and only
then-thanks 10 the clerk OF the weather-could the
delights OF a voyage be appreciated by landsmcn,
and all Animated with sudden feeling OF con-
the horizon, and brought about hasty scattering OF
the clouds. The sandbanks Of the Hook, tho blue OK
panse OF waters the dense foliage OF the trees tho High
lands, alike welcomed his rays The gentleman who
chung TO the rigging and had been atentvcy looking
appearing TO ookupon the green sea- well tho
handsome gentleman, of romantic appearance who had
suddenly forgotten something In the cabin, just as the
bows tossing about the boat In their most ap-
proved STYLE came out" again under its rcvivying in
nucncc. The very at the wheel, who bad behed
the sefsame panorama unrolled before him time and
AGAIN. actually waxed ecsatic the gifts OF nature
lavshed the shores OF Long Island And everybody
dclighed-the more So because on looking far far
away the clouds the horizon apparently lifting,
giving promise OF clear day for the yacht race. And
then the vessels having vanished in the distance, tho
tugboat conveyed back TO New York-the city Of dust
and heat-the guests Of the yachtmen all delighted
with the pleasant Incidents OF the day, and apxiousy
awaiting the Of another such glorodA
sion.
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