The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13

TIKI RACE.
Tho course assigned for the yachts from the stake
boat the club house. " aud around stake beat At
tho southwest spit turning tho from, tho eastward
and back 70 she home stake boat passing 70 the east
ward OF eli tho bnoys along tho west bank distance,
thirty miles IL ed thai all tho Soats should
be II their anchorage ground 1t eleven O'Clock, with
bs down and everything in readiness to atari. As usual
such occasions however,, thore delay
that Il before they fully prepared
fred fof the departure OF the -otoonora IN about
minnie afterwards the first class soop@ rccoived
their signal aud minute lAor the second class slooIs
under way
The wind wat trorc WA Of r. wss blowing from tho
southwest. For the cr.t tor minutes very little
breeze sprsng up and by tho time the nes reached Bay
Ridge there quito n respectable Wind Tho jennie
Cae the St soops took the lead from the start,
showing clean pair OF heels and passing Fort Hamilton
fully three quarters Of milo in advance Of all her
pe.itors She wns followed by tho Martha Of tho
ond class sloops aud tho Nautilus psyche Of the
first Glass sloops Then the sohoouer Mystic, sail
Ing nearly twice fast perhaps shs did In
any .no ,o'nsr ,rsaa .narsoy ssn IN, mr.
WA dead beat" and the way some OF
tho yachts especially tho Jeane Cable. worked
70 windvard, was sight worth behoding. The
little Martha, TOO following about half milo
astorn. manUuvered handsomely. and ted the yachts
con new Island pSn. .%s s.ss. ssI.nea e aud
then became apparoA, that ths Psyche crnw well
70 vndwad, and would provo an ugly customer Tor the
Jennie Cable which was sull tho leading boat. The
struggle between those two yachts wa tho chief feature
Of the days sport. and considerable money changed
DanUs on Sne oCCaSOn INC Fs(CAe, Niu0et IN
the the day before, known to be .
very fas, boat before the wind and her friends
quite ssngune Of bsr ovorhauling tho Jenne Cable
The homsstrotch though she should b. como dis.
tance behind al the lover stake boat Tho Jcnne Cable
tho FIRST 70 arrive at the "Spn, turning tho stake
boat al twenty ak minutes past t~o O'Clock Tho
Psyche followed In fainntes afterwards, aud
the Martha In one minute af,er her. Five minutes
later the Mystic along, rounding the buoy
splendid style. Tho Nautilus and Carleton ~ere
cioas behind. followed BY the Apollo, thu Amaiia.
and tho Hornet Tho remainder o. the fsst woro
distance behind and q bod no chance ahate,er u win
ming prize The contest between the jennie Cable
and the Psychic tho homssrctch ons Of che
anest witnessed. Tho Jennie Cable had the
start Of her antagonist At leAst mile and half and
wont bowling before the wind in splendid s.ye but
gradually tho Psyehs commenced 70 gain upon her. and
BY the iims tina; Owls Head vas reached both
boats were side by SIDE Now came tho run. II
easy matter 10 thai ue rsyohe
woald srtvs ct the home stake bcsi nrsl
but would arrive there enough ahead u make no
for the allowance in the difference OF cAnvas No;
vas nOt possible 20 accomplish tho fest They hsA only
mes TO sail. and tho Psyche hsd 70 best her nyS
twenty minutes Ia order goa the prize No eaors
sfssd BY the capitals Of tbs Jsnpse Csbs 70 make
The best time possible, aud ~ was ne was only two
minus behind tho Psyche when they rounded tbs homo
stake boat