The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-12
The Reception mt Cowes.


This important feature in the yachting annals the
world Is now ma ter Of history The great race which
many seemed to doubt would ever come off, has been
accomplished, and hat tDo, across the bosterous Al
lantc during tho wintrv month Of December. The
competitors were the Henrietta, 2O3 tons, Mr. James
good and vesa, col, m Pierre Lor;ilard 50 that js
may be said there comparatively an equality in
tne tonnage Of the craft The marin- wire nnnounced
TO u that tho vessels started from Sandy Hook al
one p. NJ OF the 1ltn inst. and have thus accom-
pished the feat in Incredibly short space of time
The following - the time OF their arrival in Cowes
Roads:-The Hef retia. blue, December 25 $40 r. M:
the F'eetwing I'd. December 20, two NJ; the vesta
wh &c. December g. four A. NJ Each OF the yachts bore
those stnsuishn. ors rags by day and lights and
rockets by night The weather dark and Misty and
the rsl inilmaton Of The approach = the leading yacht
the Henrietta 10 the Roads By he bnrnng Of blue
light, and one minute Afterwards blue rookie. was frd
from her. This gave the warning. and the announce
ment ran through the town ike wi,dfre. Every one
broke up for moment their friendly gatherings aud
sened 10 the marine parade 10 witness the yachts;
aud it was not unit the sqradrons gun announced
the arrival, followed by blue light from the
yacht tina the previous animation was conf.r,d The
Fleetwing arrived about two A. Of he 2eth and
about compile Of afterwards the vesta 70 .ntre
board made her thus within ten hours the
traverse Of three thousand miles has been accomplished
Before any attempt Is made 20 give any further partcu
lars OF this greararc, must hs stated that painful
gloom has been cst the event by the loss OF ak or
the rev OF the Feetw NJ, anrng severe hnrrcans.
encountered In lopg IS While scuddina before the
wind and seas the zach. was "ponped" and heavy
sea e on board s2e sase o T the SIX bands
10 have encountered smiIsrly had weather For
ten hours she lay 10 in gis co,arstvcly helpless.
subsequently fei CAIN ard TOR ten hours shs
made little prgress Since thea however, the weather
proved t"I raby nne until they resched the Sciy Is.
lands and ttev approached the Br tsh Chanpe they
experienced the nsua accomplishments Of fog mist and
gloomy weather. winch offended until they reached
the gyal understand tie Henrietta did mot yau 10
take on bari q channl pilot bur the others did And
the yesia's pilot overran liz distance and made Ct
Casbsrise's eht south shore D the ,sland and
had TO work buck tn the Needless which prolonged her
voyage some tao or three hours.
On the arrival Of the HcnTetis, with her owner ana
several gentlemen on board hoy landed at Cowesea and
in their progress through lhe town they ere unex-
peclcdIy met by Mr. John whe the proprietor of the
Hddinan DOCKS WHO introduced himself N them and
gave them cordial ard hearty English welcome Tue
Amskcan gentlemen accompanied Mr. White 10 his resi-
dence and hcre, 10 the idst q the Christmas party,
expressed themselves delighted bey0ud ct their
reception, assuring him tina; such associations would
Tend more 70 cement tho good feeling which ought 10
exist among kindred nations than all that could BE- said
or written On tho xnhiect.
Our Amercas friends have unfortunately arrived a
men AZ asus ~ no yest wnss =" y.cnk
visit beng made known &c Commodore the Earl Of VIII
ton the sqnadrcns castle has ocea thrown open % his
90 yachimen during their ssay q; cowes.
Another correspondent wTisss as follows
rhe crews have bses ashore, and very smart look
ing followa Ono OF the yacis il 70 anchor In South
ampon water another is sons TO Chorbours, and the
third IT, II s said To remain q cowes The Official Crs
tom House papers OF the yachts have been lodged with
the United States consular authorities and the captain
Of the Fieotwing has TO furnish the names Of the
who were drowned on The rasssge with the particulars
Of their deaths 10 those Authorities for the information
EOvtTNrCat ~
appears washed overheard two got again
and the other six wc-s drowned. The crew
OF the FlestwinG were not the rs-ular hands
who sailed in her before the race, but strangers
who were NOT used 10 the sx3 and rig Of the yacht.
She hAd scarcely any buiwarks, aud she was
Unfortunately broached 70 when heavy sen struck her.
and u wonder that all deck were NOT Drowned
II the yachts had had ordinary bulwarks they could
never have crossed the Atlantic o, the vass
Quantities Of water that continually coming on deck
The three racing yachts resemble very much In appear
ance the famous yacht Am RIGA shi came here fec
years ago. bit they ars much larger The Alarm In
almost the only Engih yacht which and speed
would Be NJ match FOE the Henrietta ID understood
that the owners ~ the American achts Wi, not care 10
compose with Engisn yachts less than rrce
such NJ round the Wesern Islands and back The South.
ampton and fsle OF Whit Jai Steam Pa ket Company
have issued the following noslcc:By the Kindness Of
the owners the ceebrafed schooner, Henrietta Fleet
wing and vesta. may be inspected during the present
week Steamers leave the Royal pier for Cowcs daily.
Il $50 and lol5 A. n, ani as and 40 r. M
The vesta Iseet II Fog nv AN Ew9lIsh pilos.-.
Edward Webb, the pilot cutter No 35 has addressed
the following letter to the OF the yacht vesta
Gowns Dec 90 I3CA
The great yacht race having caused so much excite
ment In tho country and the character OF each yacht
beng at stake. beg N that boarded the vosa ae
$50 r. NJ, ten miles wSW. from the Needles, a.
supposed but owing 70 the misty weather mssook the
81 Katharine light for the Needles light and thereby
caused the vcsta 70 be the last In instead OF the second
a. could have bscu ut the Needles at o:50 y n, the
25th, instead Of ~ 40 A. IL, the 26ih, "Wednesday.
EDWARD WEBB, Pilot Cutter No. 50.