, 1866-12-15
THE OCEAN. YACHT RACE.

TucHAs @. TrnaKE, Rhoda IslAcd-
: THE OCEAN YACHT RACE.
u Description Of the Vessels.
: The DepaEtaze-An Exciting Scene.
From tho New FORK Tribune, December 1s.1
Yesterday the great ocean yacht race, 30
: long talked of, so long theorlzed on, SO long
Vesta and Feetwing,. Of the New York
: facht Squadron, started On voyage across
the great Atlantic. The following l. des-
cription ofthe sonteattng vessels:
i The vesta is owned ey Hr. Pierre Lonil-
| lard. She is of !a01 tuns burden. She has q
; length Of keel Of ninety eight feet, aud Of
deck los feet. She is centre board boat,
hackmatack and locust. On account Of the
ocean race she has undergone the following
, changes: She has had new bowsprit Atted
10 her, which Is carefully bolted through
out; her boom has been shortened six feet !;
her main and foremsst have also been short
.ened six feet, and she has had twelve feet
taken of her main boom. She has taken on
board an entire new set Of calls, as also an
entire new spare set, in addition to heavy
throughout, the whole being made Of the
best Italian hemp. She will carry new
lfe-boat, and several spare spars viii be Sc
cured on deck By ring bolts. She will be
sieered oy patent Wheel apparatus,
be fitted 10 the rudder head. She ha. al % q
patent water anchor, which, when thrown
,n10 t ~ ne 9, watet. Eater. opens as an umbrella, and
der fo1ecast'e accommodation has been i'm
proved 50 as to he comfor. able for the whole
OF her crew Of seameu. The Vesta was
launched only about enmonths ago, yet
capacity es racer, having won two ocean
matches. Her tirst race was with the Wtd-
geon IN september LAST, from Fort Adams to
Block Island. In th!a race, q distance Of
allow her opponent seventeen minutes AID
dre seconds, and being ahead OF her sixteen
minutes, she thus lost the race by one MIN
ute and i've seconds. Her next triumph was
over me well known Henrietta in q face to
Cape May and back. Her race with the
Halcyon. 10 October sd, was one that Great
ed no small amount Of interest in Yachting
circles. It was to New London and back |
nom SANDS font. In this Eace she was Ike
| utes. N%'D
THE HENRIETTA.
lhls yacht Il the property of Mr.. James I
I"sdGa sh gs Bennett aaa yE: It win be remembered
sounds on the Florida coast. She Is a keel
boat, aud is Of beautiful model. sbe "a 81
~ tons burden. She has been most care.
1hnny prepared for the present race. Her
6owsprit has been shortened is inches. her
lower mast feet, and her main beam s feel.
She has been furnished with an entire new
Earg Of rigging OF Ita1fnu hemp, ard also
HrN, Ml.a new iorc and aft stays and ribstays Of
wb;ebq bqua,'y ah hes Charcoal wire independent
I9leslay. Which comes into the night heads.
hcr 1ibsfays are double and Of 3t<-Tuch wire:
sp1ins nsz eoes.s{ as 3n1s + of 4lnsh xs. her main
ioIe and main booms. fore and min caft
}1bnoou., topmast, and also two spare spars,
cue WILL carry extra sails, with
stsy ssi1s siH IL hysals h.tcsns Ind se'n o
a1s tangtd that In five minutes they eau be thor
oughly caulked and wooded She has aiso
e1t!a deck Lights fore and at, so that The
CABINS CABIN viii be always lighted, The sky-lixhts
sleetlng aIraneements have been attended to
VIII particular care; she has new rudder
and is to be steered BY a patent screw and
wheel. In case Of any accident, however
1ng ,.a :ara1es "a spare tilezs, which can be ship.
ped in few minutes without boring th1ourh
ne rudder bead; and she has also, Ia case ar
tne rudder head beeou ing twisted. some
s11onE ropes, to which tackles can be HIed.
cue cue VII take two patent liquid compasaes.
and also two storm compaases, to whfch IN
case the binnacle should be carried o1,r
Iiehts aIe attached. Her boats aud s..Srs {
spafa ~nl be secured by rie. bolts na4sinr
~ hGu epaa tas "a desk ana c!nchcd- H:r decE
extra = sieepers, which are atanchio1cd uadcr
'he deck In deep sockets. ''''|e1
The FLEETWIyd,
~ a4c ~. rlsetWing Is very handsome yacht.
y, me vas built In the fall of 1865. by tosenh u
an Ocmen. the builder Of the Alafm. Gin. Ii
eS. and others. She Is the properly ar Wr II
: ,..s',e vseooq3 son.ln.iaw Of Commodore Van Il
nd IL ae1 length On deck Is one hundred
epth Of bold nearly ten feet: tonnaTr tvo n
lan1fed and twelve. She has been ref,tte5 IL
ps tae ocean race Her main boom his heen r
e1tis shlona let and been furnished With
~ s, sails, and becL supplied with new ~,n@ n.
: f'sEinE. ehc Will be, ns the otncrs .tstS saaS =
!, "a patent Wheel whose place can h. snn ~ ~
oats end an s1 est-a IN -; ease Of accident Two pa
case Of emergency. Her on,u III @ DC used %
sen the one with the Henrletta Theo1ns 11ee hns e
nv ~ Is Captain Brown. WSo "a
: Captain TSn1naa Tsn tae yacht, Is substituted Ia
ARTICLES or AGREEMENT. Pc
,rrrmnnt p.a' features of tho articles of na
,ev remsnt ~aa "e have already given. Br.nx p ppe
: sod a. het Pierre Losrillard, Jr. and n,h - e.
vO that the Fleclwinc can beas the Ws.. N N
chts .ae Hseales on the coast Of England. The h; h;G
ID Tnesday il % 6ecemSsyfA ea1sy AoGk .oa On ths ha
ralng n to The rules Of tie New Fork Y.cS, &C. loS
10. WaiStnE the allowance Of tfme ~ W.
y en6 T. Hen1ietta enters the race Nv n<.;n ne Me
n.y. ~ . sansenption z BY members Of tbe Ses af' '
'na concern pilots, the sails 10 Be Rnaa e.Rai Pa
A. ,fa.. tfnkrAh4Tross FoR THE START, ~
s.s,r a. ABDUL Twelve O'clock the kceled pro. n1o
aelo4 passed from before Staniefnn ~" Eu
William Fletcher towing the rsnhe she Uni
a se1R Rtng, the 2. G. Schultz toginr ths
| nnet n, q, and the c. Chamberlain toeius
cbts - A. vas busy scene on board the .
IN man w!s wssgs 81 down the lower bay. nIsi ns;
'fk. They were an fmnTorsr.ant u taiu at This
We under the orders Of nv Lori ya,.a "a eae and
e.Sty man did hts duty ia such WaF a., pnb
card .+at;rs +ato;neeesaIT tT ths running up Of q o5
III Yacht Squadron, or anv " o,,s 'ae ~. NeT the
;ted sueh duty to be peTfoimcd. % 49,. to
.. dld big duty, and ropes, and sails , .ny joye
e 1hIg gsse ready answer 10 the magic toncb sple.
Lhose who had individually ras,I-su man
! s sfeas stake. By the time tie vscbto Eol,
rsE aTF,s,d ~ opposite Sandy Hook, esch had histe
~ al LIZ ~ eanras spread. At One oc,oaf have
Upi,sd st,,n. rom na~. the Whistle Of PP1ast Pha
ooald OF Ehich Vas Captain F;ne' Feau;ns' 18th
mad been appofnted ~ Amer
&c, gave signal to the Sachts to nre,a aes annu
sesI1' at - Eve1 man stood to liz past Leac7
Aan Hud rope went to Tia nto at tht
cola weather there, but man sho,-tts ~ cent
Of heat or cold, aud croxaea 41hhoueat and e
's OF the accompanying Teszei. ope9 durin
= earnestly At the shre- film Tschts and nd 1s0
e1peetant men who trod their 1e.hs @ Au9 to $35
Fa11eo lor tne signal Tor dcpartnre concll
THE RACE ofthe
aGs dS mlnu.ea past, and then came +ha at pre-
aIsNn out "go!' Of the steam.Thts!tine G tne
3Acot swung round At the csn .n.;
ing up = 5ib swiftly glided f1or,n ano q. WI
~ .. ne n!na "a. Fest,south west. whien
d of handsonIe1r fhe -. E1cn vessel betwe
wskh The Henrietta under he T. n5 HSiSa. SiS.
:. As thtv sta,tr1 ssnh 9 me north Southt
TIaaaeai II .nain.gaf topsail and threc rTnnnt
1hiIa.eiy h.nisa S amer WesHnE, the Fleet same
resaIf, The nthe-. Iea Ios and set her polite
etaih but kept mn their iihx. Tha NJ -
~! Eng soon af&er set her fofe-ton1sJi dc1n -
xas now A h~,n41e,, etepin.
ca spread far ofTinta u eIEHtng scene ney to
pp with a fror 1St ~ naAneas OF the | hghin,
ofeak the even line to the southE,n1 ier,,aa ~
and steamers. .-..r1 ~ tne beautiful ranged
y on the land. Between these VA the y,
Y, Jaents; Spreading their broad a,5is thin~
y, the suu thrnr.;n~ mile II fs sta
nd spar into bold RELIEF aesinst the 1ieT 1ipeTTtoE}
Z ly-Nghted sky Behind were The ta;Is IL 1rsae p
.e1.men with small arm ? hanna-aa ! aus
:. Ee nan;dterch1efs, which wafis5 Hashist
M hHte*en sH 10 the departing craft. Tr5un3
Ind .ef fhe ,ias 1s,e the 59chss kept on their
,. u, tety fopgh, and the spanking breSze An H.
,e ,s,fs ssee5s @ through the waters yesilT
8 O'Clock they maintained tn. saa lind =,
rinht - ioat L, the Henrietta | Gorernu
Ing on the left-with ~. I.I I .r.s,t1 -. = :