The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-25
GRAND OCEAN YACHT RACE.

DessrRtisl u ~ uassyss-ne start
EAshins esstsst- l.sldesls 81 he
nh-Lsg q - vsssh-TAe
Rs@if-The vssta the Wiser
byTwen1y-sae nl1stss, ~.
rhsrs was day whom ysrhismsn Ssjssosa under the
conssnpsaoas souossx of fssh water Sailors" but
that day At any raie far ~ The New York members
Of the yachting world concerned hes gone by. Tho
seose manner In which, few days go. he vssta and
Henrietta conducted themselves In such weather a.
frightened many master mariner, aad usAsr such or
cumsiancss - rarely happens 70 vsssas engaged
N mercantile pussuit& has proved sAss many Of Tie
hew YORK squadron Of - extraordinarily go worthy
character and hes given fair reason 70 behave thss
should any Americas yachts 30 led 70 ,aho usrt n Tie
grand match projected take place ON tAs Yrs.o
coast they viii be able 70 give very good account Of
themselves and very nsch surprise both the French
and English yachting community The race between
the vesta and the Hacyon. which terminated yesterday
ussented many points which Just the opposite 70
The experience Of the vssssh engaged the iaie Cane
Nay MATCH and these facts interesting a showing
the sxsrsms uncertainty ~ 70 wsather which attends
matches the brny ocean. In The match between the
Hsnrista and vssia the sass snsctsd while heavy
gale Of wind blowing, while In the last the YES
sells had greet dieuly IN sstsins on a ALL calm and
still were the wind and weather. In the former match
The contestants towsd 70 the starting place By two
large and powerful tug, ana these fright
ened u tho weather 70 refuse 70 take thon fully 70
tbs appointed place. while II ths iasssr tho da,y Of tow
ing performed by snail steam pleasure yschss
This contrast between the two ups might indeed be
carried from the start 70 the return and 10 pur
sued would almost lead doubt that both matches
were sailed the ssasnl Even In tho which
10 now 70 b described, alsh0ugh the weather Of
anything but tsmpessuous character, both yachts
proved their ssavorshisssA ths Haleyon particularly,
hssing In this her nrst mssch, shown herself 10 b
craft Of no moan ssa going merit.
sss nALCvox,
tho property OF Mr. J. q. Hubbard, In . comparatively
boat having bean launched only in June last she
10 schooner build, and u remarkably pretty model
she was built by J. ,. Hssss, Of Port Jefferson under
the supervision Of Captain fhomas B. Hawkins, gen
usman whose knowledge q yacht matters admirably
nttsd him for undertaking ssch an Once Her length
deck eishy-one feet ssdth Of beam twenty three
feet and her depth Of hsd seven and half feet, her
tonnage being Ia tons
rss IArcR
made before tho keel Of either vessel laid down
and was for piece Of psas OF about $3.50 value The
course 70 b. sasd was frem SANDS Point 70 the New
London light ship and bask. che distance being seventy
sx and . quarter nautical miles each way, which 10
equal 70 eighty eight and half statute milsa Con-
siderable additional interest felt In this rso from
the fss that this shs ar match 10 which the Hal
cyon had ever taken part
TINE svzmGs Dspoal rmn aAcn
the yachts we're u anchor . ths rendezvous u white
stone, both having arrived shsrs In Ne cours q the
afternoou. Outside mere snplsamnt evening than Wat
which preceded We mseuh On nos BE- EASILY imagined
About nvs O'Clock u sssa Y raa, and NE sky present
ram sd sssns1 % b n ss q usesrlnsy shsshsr %
ssssrt his pauvsl po.:s e waive n rsh. 70 aslags
In.ids .. s.!ia u E7 .sz seo1 Sanss; ocay.,.
ss.on tsrn:d % ne s.s .sp!os- ysshs.ns: rss.as.
rows match X psssesit insssmssios = 70 Nv d.
betting ws going In Hsy FORA We saessiy demanded
abls point ma assosss sAs WA wv isssiy slsss1
= BY ~ thcss vho we've pswiug y snch meaasra Con.
Sssrss 10 .Soss ssjoyias & Sosvi,sss = S.s essn,
ssd many osss vsrs astss We svssiss nsds her
,sS so.sta o, NJ RAGS
fsvs pleasant dnpposnesNt = - Ne ssass - sa1i
stss wkscA he'd bsca rss ~ me pssspscs prsssassA
% max: .a: ss - ;s . xs S
weather thar mysterious psssosase she cierk of The
:ss e sD:s . s
sod breh'sned With his sorous nys The prospsc. on
every SIDE Ayossoas prospses va. so tAAs wss thus
hay, siuddsd hsrs and thsrs visk tiny enfs wboss
whss and snowv canvas was rsnsossd on IL mirror like
A' .ss.s - s.s
we're buried In purple sunshins, and here and
ihere relieved By the verdAns posture snvi
every SIDE ihs whole picture having for liz back
ground the high isnd, softsnsd and toned IL color, un
and The sky is commencement. Ali shsss things com
bined TO add beauty 70 tho scene and w. bring up into
ones mind solemn thoushtfuiness, whkh can never
be experienced the hustle and noise Of the ihfsoGsd
and busy city Tho charm Il this quiet calm vss. how
ever 5000 broken by the weighing u tho anchors, sad
this Ascyon wss In . few minutes bounding away with
northwest wind ths point apposssd foe the Aaxisus
ly looked for when city Island Tho Haieyon
was Joined BY The ''saes..s. s.sam yseh. s.oax,ns
point !, was sgrvsd that he vs.s snoaH - .ossA "
property Of - Ksnnard. Asdp. O. Bsnnssi Jr, arssd
70 sct ~ stsFser The ampHes In the rsoa wefes-vos
sns HAeyon, Mr. Horace Waldo. and for The yssA. Mr.
whsn the contsnding ysohts we're nssry abreast
her whistle thfss umcs the starr 10 10 maas and The
time taken - the third sounding rhs vessels being
nss - s. s.ps ana = . and
three <uAst~ DtsusAs 70 tSsiys ecisA Ne too yschh
snss.sa on ,ss. insssss,.se acni.a wa ssrs:y .
sbout soatSsast rhs Hassyon soon managed 70 &sin
aght ksd, VITA shs following essvas saInsan ssd
@sis,cl.sii asysa fesssaa' and fsss'opssa ~ syss
me following the logs q The TOO rs.sls sssn ~
ssssrass individuals stationed upon each " The consna
~ yarhs:-
LOO 20 Tus nALrros.
oxrosss Is Up M-wlnd southeast by rsetk. Gaia
ing tbs vssss SUPPOSED 70 BE- isass foss niles
Abssd me visd 81 ths vine vas very LIGHT srsrcsiy
sbglgh 70 Oh sslia
AZ h-wisd 10 about 'ans sssSs&s sssl vssy nshl
leading The vsssA by u isasf foas ~ Ave niiss No
psrcspteIs alteration 10 either tAs ssrssssa % We
graan~asd ourselves ths Appar~nt ossAiny ~ b~nG
The vinnsrs of The About sght seiook - s0ss
ing incident oosarrsd. Dinuss in he cabin hsvisg
been eoseiudsd the of The Hsjeyos pssed
by bic sossss vsst up 10 NE eo<hpt W sscy thsu pot
pfzndlHl clsssa One " The comphy, spyina IN NE
osraln light sehoosss runalns % 70 vis1ssrd u -
dsisrnissd 20 prsotIos "ea~Sf % hs Ices ssss.es