The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-07
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Annual Regatta OF the lone
Yacht Club.
A SPIRITED CONTEST.
THE UNCLE BEN THE WINNER.
&c. DC. 10.

The impetus given aquatic sports in this country
has had better manifestation than In the history Of
the lone Yacht Club organization Of less than two
years. existence which possesses yachts and
yesterday held It's annual regatta By unequaed
good fortune the day Of tho most propitious
character and equally enjoyed by the participating
yachtmen and their hosts Of friends who assembled At
the river side and In small crafts the water
To witness tho contest of the club.
ENTRIES.
The entries for the regatta and race fol-
lows
First Glass
John Sweeney. soop. twenty -seven feet ten inches
In length owned by the commodore OF the club Wm II.
Cornet, who also her sailing during
Nameiess, sl0op. twenty. seven feet Inches In
ongth, owned by William IL Rowe, who sailed her.
Second Glass.
Uncle Ben, sO0p, taenty-three feet Eve inches In
length, owned BY Joseph A Weaver and also sailed by
HIM.
length, owned by William u. Cornett sailing Master,
/. Dalton
Lurine q sloop, eighteen feet nine inches In length
owned by Hanion Osborne. Sailing Master Peter
Hanlou.
Golden Arrow, a sloop, nineteen feet four inches in
length, owned by William L. Rowe. Sailing Master,
Abort Luckey.
Jennie catboa nineteen feet three inches In length
owned BY 9. +. Iompkins, who was also her sailing
master.
three pieces OF solid silverwarc elegantly chased
and prepared expressly premiums for the contest
one piece for the winning yacht of each GLASS; The
general prize the of champion cluo coors which
was to be conferred the yacht winning the race with
out regard 70 distinctions Of class.
COURSE
According TO the regulations issued by the club the
course prescribed for the race was follows-From
the anch0ng ground In the North river at the foot OF
Fifty first street to and around s,akoboat abreast OF
Bulls Ferry turning it to the westward thence TO aud
around stakeboat anchored of Days Point, above the
Eysan Fields, turning 1t 70 the westward thence to
and around sakeboat the starting point turning
II " the eastward this distance TO be gone three
times, making . toial course Of about thirty miles
The allowance Of time and half minutes 20
each foot OF length Of boat The rules further ordered,
under penalty Of forfeiture OF the race that no boat
should foul the stakeb0as in turning andhat all
and ballast board at the time Of starting should DO
retained throughout the contest
The referee selected Mr. Charles A. Peverelly and
the judges Aessrs J. II. Emmons and Edwin Skidmore
Considerable delay attended tho arrangement Of the
prelimiuaries and though the hour rinally fixed for
the start haf.past ten O'CLOCK, exactly noon
whom the yachts got under way. In the meantime
the throng OF spectators kept impationty waiting
the adjacent piers in the soorching rays OF phess
sun. On drawing for places the different boats
positions In the following order:-First, the Golden
Arrow; second, tho Luriine; third, the Uncle Ben
fourth, the Unknown: fifth, the Nameiess; SIXTH the
John Sweeney, and seventh the Jennie. Under the
a. oSss 81 the PROCEDURE While
enables greater promptness In getting start deprives
Of much Of tho excitement which would attend the
b0mestreich II tho allowance were made OF tho begin
ming As was the yachts Of tue order 70 get ready
aligned themselves with the sakeboat in the order just
enumerated and awaited the lnai signal
Tie yachts got splendid start The tide being on
tho flood each vessel headed down the stream, riding
impalenty at anchor Al length the report OF the rife
In the judges boat suddenly resoundod the water
each yacht forged ahead upon It's anchor ne she Jibs
rafting up the STAYS, and the feet swinging grace
like a nook or seaguil. The Uncle Ben got the lead
she bad forged ahead IN preparation for the signal,
wssS n n xe TIN the es and
il VAS thought between the Nameless and the
Yacht ub and the latter the newest accession to the
lone Tho rivals picked each other out from the start
toss Of their relative cspsces The Namecss had the
advantage Of being little TO windward, which advan-
tage she improved TO get the lead Of another rival
yuddeny appeared In the Unknown, whose comey
model closely hugging the Uncle Ben and threat
ened 70 Do Formidable opponent even 70 the Namcles
sa sud- .csnS .iDdoS ne
cutenesh although perfectly fAir. me sweeney main.
tanned the tenor Of her way, overhauing 70
cxent the Nameless on account ruse and got in
iherack OF the Uncle Ben the other yachts brought
up the different distances and ii angles
divergence the Judgment Of their sailtg
dictated The lay directly up tho river and
the wind was almost directly af each yacht poled her
stream In tho Of the Sweeney, the effect pol
ing the jib wasastained by and peculiar arrange
suddenly and al viii TO shin the cod Of the jibboom
from the point to the butt Of the spirit
Al the end Of half an hour the race began "a
develop ITSELF The Nameless had finally 60,
tho lead closely pursued by the sweeney
Uncle Ben had fallen or howard and the remain
der OF yachts followed In diverse order. The
test between the Namsless and the Sweeney was most
exciting the upper sakeooat The former the
first TO around, but the Sweeney, BY skiifu manpu
vre made sharper curve In going about and stood
the backsretch with the lead and every chance OF
ming the Never the truth OF the old prover
about the cup and the lip better verified While stand
ing in on the long leg'' tack and while quite close "a
the New York shore tho throat halyard block car-
RED away with loud snap, the beautifully swelling
vas wrinkled and collapsed and tho Sweeney swung
idly around in tho breeze. Her crew were dumb
founded at the mishap. and 1t was some minutes
before a man was hosted aion and the broken tac9le
repaired. The rival Namoess however had gone by al
horse speed had nearly the whole fleet, before
the disabled yacht could again get under way Her
disheartened crew made an effort TO regain the lost
ground but finding II useless 10 contend, withdrew on
the second stretch On the FIRST round the boats passed
order .Nameoss. Jennie. Sweeney. Uncle Ben. Lar.
line and Golden Arrow. The Unknown met with quite
dangerous mishap and did not make the first round.
When near the Days Point stakeooat she suddenly cap
sized, but her crew managed TO Chamber the up
turned side and subsequently rescued.
eagerly watched from tho New YORK shore aud from Inc
Palisades, Gutenburg and the Elysian Fields by the
pleasure seekers who had nocKed TO those localities
The Alcyon Boat Club. whose rendezvous quite
close tho course gayy decked with flags honor
OF the occasion, aud number Of visiting achts and
saiiboats river Jersey tty,
Hoboken and elsewhere. The contesting yachts aud
the observing vessels and spectators made the
OF great animation. The breeze IN the meantime had
siifencd 10 quite tbov," and the water dew in foam
before the bows Of the courng vessels which careened
UNTIL In instances, tho centre boards
visible from the gunwacs Tho yachts passed the
judges boat on the second round In the folowin z
order :-Nameless Uncle Ben, Lurline and Jennie The
Sweeney had withdrawn already stated. The Golden
Arrow met with accident TO her rigging and also
drew out OF the on this round
the HonsrRkrvH
The hnai for tho completion OF the was at.
tended with another exciting incident just As the
Lurine had turned the slakeboat unskifu Of.
jibe her resulted in sending her boom under
water belly OF The filed, and the little craft
unable to right, capszed- Nothing serious At.
tended the accident, "a her crew quickly res.
cued from their awkward perch on the overturned
hull Tue now limited TO tho three yacht S.
Namccss, Uncle Ben and Jennieesch tho only repre-.
tentative OF It's class and each consequently tho winner
OF prize. But, tho champion colors OF the club
si at stake, and the allowance Of time was
such permit reasonable hope that the Uncle Ben
though long distance behind her first named adver.
sary might yet come In winner desperate struggle on
sucd between those two yachts, while the Jenne-the
cat-rigged boat-warncd by the fate OF the Unknown