The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19
Annual Cruise Of the New York
Yacht Club.
The Squadron at New London
and Newport.
Exciting Race Between the Vesta
and Widgeon.
THE WIDGEON THE WINNER.
60. 20. 60.
,va YACHT SQUADRON CORRESPONDENCE.

CUR YACHT SQUADRON CORRESPONDENCE.
Prouor HoUs., NEW LONDON, Conn, 1
August 10, 1885.
New Workers. have great reason be thankful for the
great number Of very pleasant cool and beautiful
mer resorts which nature and art have placed within
easy distance around their city ct almost every point
During the hot weather Of July and August what would
or what could tho gddy and fashionable hyperion do
without them. To stay In the city and mako daily trips
to Coney Island or retreat In Jersey would be
pensive, unfashonsble and insuferable Papa would
never be awakened to the reality that he possessed
fashionable wife and fashionable daughters He would
never be reduced to tho vulgar necessity Of calculating
how many dollars It would take for quiet two weeks
with his family at Saratoga Newport Watering places
are among the requirements Of the age we'll as water
falls Not to go watering place during the
mer would, to say tho least Of It, be uncivlIzed
and barbarous Every has not country cousin or
rural aunt with whom he she may rusticatc for few
weeks Besides II had 1t would not be exactly the
thing after ALL "Ibo Yurem a-days means that I
will 20 10 some place two three hundred miles from
Now York spend as much money as possibly can in .
gven me and return to the city satated disguised and
disappointed That is not the definition that all put upon
this expression, however. There are some who know
how TO ruraze sensiby and with advantage. They give
tho extreme watering places the cold shoulder except
that II may BIO day two during the height Of the
season. They do not visit the country for pleasure and
disspation their motto Is pleasure and recreation IF
one shes 10 find this latter GLASS Of people, aud
questonaby thoy are the fit and cream OF our Ameri
society, one must 20 to well known but unpreten
tious retreats, like the Pcauot House, at
NEW LONDON.
This house Ia situated at tho junction OF Island
and Long Island Sound and at the mouth of the river
Thames From the balconies and windows fine view
In every direction Is obtanable The harbor is one OF
the finest in the world having great depth Of water and
being FREQ from ice At all OF the New Lon
don entered into competition with League Island rs
the penuot House is about three miles from the city,
with which II is kept in constant Communication by
means Of line Of atages New London contains about
thousand inhabitants They engaged for the most
part in the whale fisheries their city ranking the fourth
in the world In that enterprise.
This place was rendered famous
DURING TIN REVOLUTION
by being taken and burned by the notorious traitor Ar
mold II was in this noghhonhood 'hat the Pequo tribe
or Indians concerning which We read 80 frequently in
early colonial history probably for centures It
is in remembrance Of this bravo people, scarcely Of
whom remains tell Of the departed glorcs Of his race,
that the Pequot House has received Its name.
THE HOTEL
ind landlords In the wcrd-H s. Crockcr His
great assiduty In locking after the comfort OF his
has gained him much popularity and is no doubt one
Of the principal why nearly all his rooms are en-
gagged some time before the season berna Tho Psquot
House Is only nfteen miles from the ocean; Mon,auk
here excellent the hotel being located but few
rods from the beach also . summer rendezvous OF
the yacht Meet, which OF lteof ~ great eItraCu00
rEaARDe HEALrH,
this locality s universally conceded 70 ne the first IN the
70 'S Ss ns.vy Sh
hills Fisher, Plumb and Long Isianda Baron Hum.
sod the sres. German ghOso.ner and srcysi,
between tho Connecticut river and. stonlneton
q pcssssslns al the eharao.sristics which c !.
world. His description alllcs exactly with this locality
It's protection from the high winds and cnnguity to the
which the Baron adduces In support Of hts theory Tho
Pequot House, with lie ten or twelve cottages attached,
Is capable Of accommodating about six hundred guesia
remarkable Influx OF strangeB was caused BY the
arrival OF
During the storm Of last Sunday night tho feet was
they sailed ON Monday morning, about eight O'clock
During Monday forenoon and afternoon tho guests
could sa' tax o nothing else but Yachting chit and yacht
men. Each ono had favor.e yacht, on which
fabulous sums were wasercd Each seemed TO think
-four o'clock two guns, fred In quick succession, an
nonnced the arrival Of OF the squadron Hardly
had the smoke escaped from tho side Of the little craft
when the wharf crowded with the ladies' and gentle
men from the hotcl, who remained stationary I'LL I've
o'clock Watching the yachts a c they came n Tno
dele. number OF the yachts hove 10 at the
Lightship about eight miles down tho harbor,
for the purpose OF waiting for tho Commodore who had
eiycn orders to that effect This, OF course. &C
counts for the iaieness Of many IN reaching tho an
oy WINS . nw The ~s0 on
United States schooIship Sabine, which Ia sta.
toned In this harbor and on board the Magic and
Jeanette played lively music until far into tho night
and tended very much 10 enliven tho sccne. Tuesday
morning opened with rather high nd from the north
cast making tho water rough that decided after
consultation on board the Commodcre's yacht tina, II
would not be advisable ake the ladies' OF the house
out for SAL intended Some OF the boats, how
evorther skppcrs decming them estra sen boats-wi
venture with much fair freight as considers itse
cqusi to the occasion. Al n dinner given In
zach yacht TO certain number OF invited guests from
the Pequoi House.