New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-09
YACHTING.

FIRST SAILING REGATTA By THE CITY OF BOSTON,
OVER PITY YACHTS EN-ERED-A GALE OF WIND
Loss OF sPARs AND RIGGIEG-A MAN OVER
BOARD, AND LEFT TO HIS FATE-A DISGRACE TO
YACHTMEy
The aquatic spOrtsmen of Boston, after Rip Van
wnke sumbcr OF many years duration. awoke month
ago the that there had been within
twenty years chan worthy OF naval
architecture and that hardly in keeping with the just
preeuson OF that ancient and gooiy TO leading posi-
on anoAg the maritime cities OF the nation ignore entirely
the noble pas.me OF yachting; also that many fine yachts
Owned bY some OF her citizens. sold and otherwise
who did nd convenient 10 take their vessels 10 New
York contend IN the animal trials there Additionally n
NAV have occurred 10 them mar inc present eeng OF lnder
prevailing in NcwAork particularly among the owners
of The isel boats as shown m the decreasing nnmher OF
entries az toe regaas offered az opportunity not 70 be neg
cted OF bearing away from ler fyal the palm OF superiority
At ali events and whatever may been the train Of
reasoning which led such desirable result Boston deter
% have "a rcgatfa And all know when Boston
does make NJ her mind t. accomplish anything De u Great
Organ. a Banker HI Monument, simply a regatta she
takes hold Of the matter hand with energy which rs II
deserves seldom ins 81 success :" IN the present case
nothing len nndonc which might contribute 70 lis com
petenes with that patriotic ervor which also character
sc Of our sister city, the Fourth Of July Independence
Dlv selected Tor the event n being unanimously agreed
that day and deed would mutually confer honor upon each
It lad indeed been frequent surprise in Yachting
circles Il other cities that Boston. with so large shipping
aud shpbuidne interest and owning 50 MANY yachts with
field for the display Of them should stl make so
over miles the with better waters 20 maneu
yer than those Of and toruous river and but few
vessels tit to outside Of the caes OF the Delaware managed
To have annual regatta the last Of which 100
boats large and small are reported to have entered.
The rules laid down by the Judges to whose chairman De.
yid Briscoe esq under obligations for information
furnished were In some respects crude end consdcree
Yacht Clubs II the country Will probably oDVate this
The courses for the different classes were;
FoR fsr iAcHrsThe yachts viii start the Iiny Of the
Rs hsad Buoy on the 6oad aud sSs & Oh The port
log the FLAG boa which ~b a;oped oil Nhan leaving Il on The
tlbOai return by M se route back pass. south o. the Judges
TO-, ScSSp Gas the Jnars boat down West
leaving thompson. sod .urboard Spectacle Island
III, rGrt aad West bead 81 Long and to ss n S.gS s'Ss
loapg, Island the port Lowell. Island On The satood and
Beacon and 4s q Of Long Island yin aGI, Ine a os
poH TTxpcL,ss staring ore Judges Boa, down
TO S R sDoy No. on the Lower Middle rounding
board thence 70 Spectacle Island ea,ss g ~ yo, S YJ
Quincy Bay having Ee s.rbot and return leaving Moon
vii be on the ns and Jad;. Boat leaving the
thence Flag Boat stationed n OF iieresf leaving on
ENTRIES.
FIRsr S s'Tn. 0Se - ,aa ne srn ~ TIM.
eel schooner G. barclay IS 70 tns Boston keel Schooner
schooner Minnie 22s TONS Boston KEEL sloOp Alice
Boston keel Schooner Nette 3AJ sun Boston eeate'
ocsIS6 10y is "a over Allowance 50 second.
05 ooS K tune ma Boston center board oOp sr
6 tuH Boston center board soop ms o- a Dosoa Se..'
O uus cener OOp Napoleon so' tgn. Boston
schooner Dawn, boston
kee schooner . Adams ay tuns boston
keel schooner oseea 70. TIM Boston Asr son9ons' c
II IS tuus, Bostou, kaeL -, -
TafRp CLA-Nachts under FIVE tuusAowance al tine ore
minute PEI foosoop Echo, length p ret Quincy center ood
.loop Mary Ellen Weymouth center bo 'op
M,Iic ensth inches Boston cenrb1ard soop Mandy
lenEh feet Docbestc board oop Coquette length 20
fs dorchester sloop White Boat length ~ he
Lynn cenefboad, oop secret engh y feet Meymouh ceael
Plymouth Rock length Y et bo,ce'ei center
board schooner Chiheve,isus' Boston l 'eao
kfei; soop onona iustn 4te
F9~ ZOO Soon Iii 4 Nellie suth p e Nrw1uryprrt ketli
hoonor Ariel ieu-h Boston, kfel schooner 'n esh II
ilipIt. eIg b. % eel $50 ON 'lQ c
North lrugh 20 feet boou, hei .oop MfcDah est ~
ft Doe ttT keel soop eng - ite boston keel ,9op
Mary Elizabeth length ~ h (bsgssowni keel schooner Mn