New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-11
THIS GREAT OCEAN YACHT RACE.
TRIAL OF SAILING QUALITIES IN ROUGH WEATHER
BETWEEN THR vRsTA AND HENRIETTA FOB 81, 00e
THE vRsrA THE vICToR.


THE vEsTA THE vICTOR.
To the majority of landsmen full-rigged yacht is
very pretty sight when lying dock with pennsnt flying
and by the rude experience of long
stormy weather altogether different matter however,
when yacht enters heavy with the wind blowing
perfect hurricane such cosng have experienced
for the last ten days along seaboard.
Our marine reporter having been Informed that race va
about to take place Gordon Benefits yacht
the Henrietta azd Mr. Pierre Losris yacht the yesta from
Sandy Hook Light Cape May Light and back ia distance Of
200 miles, accordingly reported board Of the steam tug
Charles Chamberlain foot Of Deys Of o'clock Tuesday
morning transported the yacht yesta at Sandy
Hook information having been received that the two yachs
were rendezvous inside the Horse Shoe narrow inlet south
OF the Hook
The voyage down tho bay on raw misty morning with
out incident and landed at the dock at sandy HOOK
at a O'Clock in the morning with considerable mgng az to
what our next should be- Not soul was stirring
on the Hook might just well have slipped ashore o"
Hatteras Tybee the evidences Of civilization were
visible The thing the programme was to discover tho
yachts, and this was a matter Oh cohSdefao"
difficulty, but after scrntnizing the blank er'
psnse Of waters in the direction of the jersey
shore we discovered two moving lighters which SUPPOSE
ton merely taken be the Henrietta and the Fes<
The next thing discover mode of conveyance to tho
yachts and long stand heavy yaw which, rom Its
cumbousnes and model might have served tender to the
Honme Scraps Macedonian was secured Il was fnr
nshed with long sculs and BY the aid OF the vast
army boys who had stolen their passage down 70 SANDY
HOOK our, We managed t 70 ss On SSs,S ps
the letter credentials made welcome BY Mr. ori
lord the of the Vesta who furnished Ink IRpy o
ropesn steamer Having taken sleep to prepare o Ihe
had Just alongside 70 make preparations Tor me race Win
Mr. Bennett board The steam tug Schultz nae ssrsed
lance of miles bat owing the rough prevailing at
the time the people in charge Of the tug failed IN the
Of l' the HOOK The race was for 5000 but the money
U Sss Of each 70 yacht that sum to equip lis boat for the
The Henrietta one OF the fastest shd saneaes,
several races others against the Palmer and the Rest
less She built in 1861 and since test period has ea as
mage and she draws II feet of water The 'esta
entirely having been taken of the stocks IN June Of TINS
aOl 100 feet inches water line 20 feet keel and p
beam only differing few inches IN measurement iron
in the sound May bets had been made IN both yachts
to the result Of the race and i Is probable tns no
in Yachting circles Both vessels fully prepared for tho
race the Henrietta having compliment OF "a men under tia
charge OF Capt Dayton her sailing master apd the este
havisg ctsw Of Il men, in command OF Capt Geors.
Dayton the salins master Of the yeS's The owner.
vessels during the Accompanying Mr. Bennett o. board
the Har were M s ssSs snDo5ed S the oW
yesta On board the yesa were Mr. Pierre LorhaF
Col Stewart Taylor and MI. Charles NJ Connolly Mr. Ben
nett Judge FOR the Henrietta. ... .rr rrtEra
THE RACE. rt.....rr- --..
Atl22J Tuesday both boats east loose from
the tug amid the congratulations OF their friends on the tug
vesa standing of southwark under double eesst main
S Tery fresh and hcaTy Scsdy sea met the two yachts as they
stripped for the race The tug however carrird away
ss, ~sss her iss Ao 4 s 'ff
O cut which Es' , FSSs her asnS
SDeeF a Sss fST ' the @ The
single mainsa m ioresa and b Until nearly dark the
and both yachts OoRed along most
taking iso the rOughncs Of the which hnded
made for the night by dividing watches by Capt dayton
At s. o'clock Absccom Light and the Henrietta was
S about 60 Ps ms ahead Of tie Vs At SO O'clock
vesta took the bonnet out OF her jib The 81, sss
sight Of as darkness had descended and lights put
in the fore rigging OF the Vesta The silence Of the night was
undsurbed BY the hssiug sound of the angry waters
against sides OF the Yea Ike the OF hundred crcu-
lar the senorous breathing Of old Father Nepans
himself The ocean as far the eye could reach was Gov
cred with phosphorescen CLEANS of Light making very
brilliant Spectacle AZ minutes pas. oe9eS we saw ,p .s
nal she rounding the Cape May Lightshp 1914 miles
from ge.s s1e eashe as Ss Cape Nay and @
inmation that she was rounding the same point passed. ~
explode board OF the yesier got fo she was
rounding the light IN perfect gaze o. %inS s VIZ ists
shook bennett Of b and compelled proceed the re-
mander OF the voyage without Kept oeaung Southwark Oh
when We frst caught sight again Of The Henrietta
about miles south Of Barnegat, beating vel in
ashore nnaly run nut O saw tno ScoinV.
Merceta bound In and spoke her she had full sail and
steam on the yesa passed her with ease and as we passed
by heard her whistle salute 20 u.s. Lett the henrietta De-
hind hull down and lost sight OF her until We carried
away head OF foresail which caused GS to sacken
our pace when she sight and made her out head
ing 20 windward. After set our fore-sal We
ran out OF her sight her stem being sank out OF
view Al o'clock Wednesday afternoon parted
leader rope of foe.sai and while pulling in doubereef
The Henrietta came sight six miles north OF Banega Light
t We gradually dropped her CUT Of sight The strands OF hs
b were stained and At 62s o'clock "Wednesday Afternoon
We sooke sandy Hook Light six miles IRON sandy
Uool beach The watch board the Light IN answer
10 our question that the Henrietta bad passed. the light and
we could ust sail supposed 10 be the Henrietta ab
Ave miles sstern crowdiDg sail in fun chase The OF me
Vesta took on their hats and cheered loudly fos
their vessel from the Sandy Hook Signal Ship
for Mr. Lorand Capt, Day and for every body In gen
and thus ended the greatest yacht race ever won V
IN yacht since the Maria took the OF Cose
throughout OF the toughest possmco
imagine and the bosterous and heavy that al n
bound out had to put back inside OF the hooa o
safe