New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-15
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The eopse vas ho the anchorage Mt Owls Head to the
buoy OIL the :. W SPIT thence to the Lghshp and return
Upon the steamer Seth Low honored by tie pres
Of Admiral Faragu who evidently took much interest
in the competing yactt. aud the Baron DO Mesne Secretary
OF the Belgian Legation, and Mons o. BeTra Secretary Of
Tpon reaching owls Head we found among the spectators
the schooner yachts Vcsta Phantom Alarm Norma and sop
riea Sidecon and Phantom sIoops Egene
Nauius Glance and Mist AZ II 80 the schooners got
under way rather oWyhere being for tie moment scarcely
any wnd-under mainsG!s oresails ibs, hyingjbs and
angaflopsals The Calypso set immediately her Jbop
sail and Haze lei fofega topsa but tho latter getting
foul of lumber schooner anchor channel obliged
10 lower her lbs and around A. this time the wind
from T. and very light but freshencd somewhat before
The oops we're started nj s The latter got under way in
very good style the Dream somewhat to the windwad led
rom the SOUTH Bay ard followed at about the same
distance by the Psyche The latter sailed around the steamer
the winner Of prize n the OF both Monday and Tues
day and proved the end would also had she been en-
tered have taken prize TO doy She Of The build OF Messrs
Herreshon Stone OF Bristol H. l.. the blind man whose
yachts attracted much attention last year These builders
represented In WORK during the present week by
less than Eve yachts all built within little over year and
appears tina. they have demonstrated their superiority
In the most essential points Some OF oar achtmen OBJECT
perhaps with reason. that they hOmey boats-but We
that here least the old adage holds good hand some
Is that handsome does and does not ADMIRE Their
obviously their most uncome point only necessary
get cr fast enough not TO be obliged TO look az them
the oOps under the wind struck from
T. much esher and they Ill slowed their b top SAILS they
being oftte use gong wndsard shorty pe2~ me Na9~s
the rs! che bad hauled ahead consistently Inc Dream had
the misfortune part her and while repairing
this accident FELL considerably asein Tie Evcne making
tack the l.. shore gained thereby very evidently.
Amer leaving the Narow the wind lreened considerably
aud hauling To the eastward enabled the yachts 70 lay
their for the southwest spit after making short tack
to the eastward Putting steam the Seth Low 10 the
renchng there the yachts
following order: Schooner Calypso LliDi schooner
Haze %; schooner Magic ll6;Jb sloop -Eyelne l27
sloop Bonite 1886 s!oOp Dream, J56; soop Psyche
ii2. Not Ia
Afer turning the spit 1t being hee dead wndward to
the BIT ship and the wind still fesAeIng the Haze took 10
her tOpsa which however she set again, aud
the Magic ia her ibtopsail and mau opmast sail
Acr passing the point Of the Hook met wind and
quite fine rolling which caused of passengers
start their land ballast the sailors would Say! very
freely.
With this increase OF wind h0gever also sea-mist,
which materially impaired the Of the yachts AT
the light ship the first Yachts To arrive were the Henrietta ana
Nesta which, farming the south west Spit had had quite
Interesting from the Narrows down, followed by the
WidgeoB, Phantom The o taken AT this poui was as
follows. Magi'. 3lJ.0j, Haz. 1lGJ5. Calypso, di1O1,
Bonita, q ;J5 Dream. not taken.
The wind being quite fresh and dead aston put on all
o. reach tie w Spit before he leading yachts which
had should do and in the time,
took prevent starvation by suitable attention 10
rcpist spread the main deck But 10 while engaged
the wind fell calm and the fog closed ~ making
almost impossible O distinguish yacht from another
when close Aboard them and seemed probable that there
would be that Yacht would arrive within the
limit Of eight hours BY dnt OF close watching however the
tale the time at >. W. spit follows.
Schooner Magic 5lO20 schooner Calypso 3i 4j schOOu-
er Haze 90; soop Bonita a@9lei sloop Dream
taken.
light breeze spIngiug up ter from the East, en-.
abed Law their bat owing the fog
were not able much Of them until reaching stake
boa a Owls Head The following table showing time Of
arrival, gross actual time aud net time: