The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18

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TAe Peushkeepsie Icesoae Fiees - ~
Aany-Ths Trip UP and Arrival ~ the
Capital, Sc.
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.
ALBANY, Feb. II. 1900
Iceboats are an institution This has become q
settled fact and another fact has also become settled
that Hudson takes the precedence
in tho matter of iceboats AZ that city considerable
money invested in this kind Of winter sport Alone All
winter long the owners Of the Poughkeepss boats have
watched inpatiently for clear surface Of Ice, unob
struced by snow whereon to make trip to Albany or
they termed it, ia grand expedition TO the Sturgeon
CITY," the programme including "a stop night at
Athens.n s''
The proptous day arrived on Friday last and early on
the morning Of that day the commodore Of the feet sig
nailed the vessels get under way The commanders Of
tho Minnehaha, Snow Flake and Haze responded with
aacrity.
At ten A. NJ. the Minnehaha, with all sails SET, bore
away before the wind and started northward having
invited gueests She was followed By the Snow Flake
also carrying her owner Mr. Thomas Parish and one or
two other gentlemen The third and last vessel bat by
no means the least, was the Haze, owned and sailed on
this occasion by Mr. Aaron lnnIs On the Snow Flake
was the commodore Of the neet, MI: O h Booth
ble being "to the south'rd," when, 70 increase the
speed Of the vessels it should have been Gin the beam,
reached and passed. and at bafpast ten A. the feet
abreast Of Rhincbcck, everything being In good
q ne oacemsps
among the voyagers, which excitement seemed TO be
taken up by the Inhabitants both sides OF tho river
Old men left their dwellings on either bank standing
bareheaded on the porch waving hats, coats, pocket
handkerchiefs or anything else movable and eastng
their eyes on the novel scrub race before them with an
eagerness that IL indescribabe.
At Tvch also, the enthusiasm was noticeable, the
occupants Of the swift gliding crafts exchanging merry
vessels shot swiftly by Passengers the trains going
north and south on the Hudson River Railroad raised the
windows OF the cars and swung their hats wildly at the
sight.
The ectafrived at Athens In good season. and the
men left their boats they were met by the members OF
the Athens iceboat Association, who received the ex
cursonsts in truly hospitabe After brief
consultation 1t decided not TO alter the original
gramme laid down some weeks since consequently all
proceeded to Hudson, on tho opposite side OF the river
where quarters procured for the night the vessels
In tho meantime lying on the ice with sails down, there
ANOTHER sr.nr FOR ALBANY
At nine O'Clock on Saturday morning the feet again
got under way all the vessels being headed for Albany
aud all in for scrub TO that point The wind blew
fresh and the vessels gdcd over the ice Hike lightning,
until when within eight miles south Of the capital the
Snow Flake mot with
by running the oose the fats and breaking
lance further on by arrangement Of her steering ap-
paratus.
ASSISTANCE INQUIRED
The helmsman Of the Mlnnehaha seeing the condition
Of AFFAIRS turned the prov OF his vessel about and
up alongside OF the disabled crafts giving them all
ccssary assistance after which all got under again.
reaching Albany at halfpast ten A. NJ the unnehaha
IN the advance, followed soon after BY the Haze and
Snow Flake
At Albany the number composing the expedition were
the guests OF the Beaverwyck Club and escorted by
the gentlemen Of that association to the club ut
No 40 Beaver street. where tho adventures stump
tuousy RECALLED and whore they wcro heartily welcomed
by the President and Secretary Of the Club. Alter dis
cusstng the refreshments the Poughkcepsians were
shown different points Of interest about the city their
vessels in the meantime attracting the attention Of hun
dreds Of Albanians 1t the river.
Tm RETURN.
At three r NJ everything being in readiness the ex
rsion party cot out 70 return being escorted TO their
boats by largo number OF prominent Albanians In
bring into reputation half dozen horses 70 tow the
vessels distance Of mile south Of Albany ~ order q
clear OF large amount Of rough Ice the Bcaverwyck
adieus were there exchanged and the vessels with s
breeze, started to return.
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The running time OF the feet from p9uehkeepsie u
Albany little short OF and half hours rhs
distance would have been gone over In much quicker
time had the wind blowed from the westward In going
from Athens 10 Coxsackie distance Of nine miles but
minutes Of time consumed Taking every.
thing into consideration 1t novel expedition, and
one which has never been attempted before.