The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-09

porting that he had heard nothing Of the other yachts
and that the winds were westerly.
fM sABBATH oSEnyAkcEA
Ths next day, sunday. December 23d, We logged one
nunarea add ninstysix miles, There was brisf calm
noon Divine service, was held in the cabin The wind
gradually rose during the afternoon and usual. In
her progress rapidly from seven Knots up to twelveai
which rate she was dashing along ~ the rose,
blood red in the hazy Ensish sky
Inc excitement In regard 10 the race reached
fever heat All jokes and stories became STALE and
and sns probabiiiss asd possbnis Of Che contest Il
every distant vessel We saw fieetwing; every star
nss, the horizon vas transformed INTO the vssss signal
midnight, on Cape Clear. Tnus the next morning D.
cenbss ~ found in shs CHOPS 81 The channei hoping
foggy. DARK, damp, dsagrseabis morning and even q
noon IL impossible 70 tskea solar observation; bus
S % sS ss One ssSdS sa
- % aacshr 81 aanounclns sSn the Fscsviss wss b
siasses eye sAssss spsolaclss aad telescopes were
brought to bear upon the imaginary yacht which soon
other gay Indignation followed sxcrsmen, and both
quickly Merged into hc,ry laugh. Neanngth4 land Of
Cnrsa5 carols ana Dickens upon Chrstmas eve. Il was
impossible 70 90 70 resk After very hate dinner had
ss.y composed IN honor ssss 1sssssss and su.s %
ngbn u qpirses 70 eight r n " lie currsut arfSne
y e y; :sss::t sssss sr e s.
teek since re sft New York, 40 hsving only vas1d
eleven nlss from The straight liae hetveea The
credit upon spain samuela Al three O'Clock 4 W
1880 n: Lard shs scsas sh,sesI knots an hoar
reserving her best pace for the finish ~N
Running close N 70 the bold coast We sighted
the Eddystone. Start Point and Portland hail and
1t forty minutes past twelve r. NJ on Christmas
day took on board Cowes pilot A heartser cheer
announcement that no other America Yacht had
passed mp she channot Tho race seemed won, and
sudden blaze OF sunshine M up the chalk ellis or Old
welcome.
fF@e THE RACE WON ,A
sail set, and with hcr racing flag and Yacht Grub
ensign proudly floating tho stu breeze the Henrietta
dashed BY the Needles, and Mcssrs Jerome and Knapp
the Judges for the Feetwng and the vcsa decided that
all the conditions Of III, had been strictly complied
with down wont tho racing nag and the private signal OF
channel TO Cowes the land wind and like
who has finished long and tnilsome task tho brave
little yacht sackened her speed and doated ls,sarely
along Her blue lights and rockets announced her ar
rival here after having crossed the Atlantic to the Isle
OF Wight In the unprecedented time Of thirteen days.
twenty-five hours and forty six minutes mean time and
that without having carried away any or her light sails
sar or even 90 much as shred Of canvass strand
ol rope.
As sns dropped sncnor she was sheered from the
Roy al Yacht Club House and BY the people Of Cowes
CHRISTMAS
Captain Lizard Of hor Majesty ship hector By d,rcc
toa o. the Admiralty, a. once sent midshipman on
board TO offer Mr. Bennett. the facilities OF her Asiesys
yacht might have sustained But this offer CRATE
fully declined since no repairs needed. And thus
the OF she blue rbsnd Of tho ocean Derby en-
toasted the Queen, the President and the Henrietta
Engiish Cosameass. sls-p
From the London Times, Dec AL
Tho Americans nave once moro done q thiD9
attempted by any other people, They have SEA three
S broad sas : s
thsy have added 70 he daring feat BY rswsrdng 10:
ssssssd issm Ssv Ysst n ons F. II % the isS isss
receive prize Of ssoSso o. no is than sis 900 the
yccy has been slrssdy won Asfofsy inmates past ave
cow.. having scsompS.S .hs p"ssss. en ns %
whss this means iks reader win undsrs;aad when
sps ss
thirteen days and eight hou In fact The voyage would
aays Sst e 81 e
not COS herc much TOO coon % $50 the winner appear
The two rivals Of me Henrietta were only few hours
No observer Of American charcter vim b surprissd
81 the ntores which this unprecedented contest excited
ss IN M &
seDsaon was ~ the more intense from ths very even
moss Of tho match i does no: appear indeed hAs sae
minute open the vesta though she bseuy ana proniss
o. Che other two wsss thought assoaiahiss fbsss
only X. ss.a e
potent Ipsiths owner Of the Henrietta took passage
Tue L. vsssa ana the rlss.wns ware entrusted % .hss
respective capains while their owners remained In
New YORK. bat the Atlantic cable win have completed
have BEEN ksown II America ss soon .. was
published communication despatched from our gov
eminent 70 the United States cnnsul - Southamptou v
evidence only OF the interest taken in the event.
but Of the pcrlous character Of the sef tho Fleet
wing Il win be observed had six OF her crew swept
was dirscssd By she authorisies 70 hold himself IL
readiness or the racing vessels the assistance Of the
dockyard and the compliment deservedIy paid NOT
people, but TO the daring spirit Of adventure N which
the match had bsen conceived and executed There H.
merchantmen have occasionally raced against each other
from China TO England but these wore large clipper ships
striving for lew hours start In the way Of business
II reserved for the Americans 70 sond three yachts
TO the Atlantic what usually done the smoosh
waters Of an inland and 70 carry on race OF this
through night and day The succs-s. however Of the
Henrietta Is complete Is that OF the America few
ycars ago. and far more surprising The America was
simply IN example Of new principles, dextcrousy APP
piled 70 chip building. THIS ocean yacht race has
brought high national qualities into play bu, in both
ana shot clear ahead OF The old word remarkable
that Yachting, IN which the Americans have thus cx
celIod has always been regarded as the peculiar
pastie Of England and 10 Ii true doubt that
IN no country v the pursuit invested with 30 much
favor and popuarity. But our yschtmen take
things comfortably. We build pleasure boats
really for pleasure. and sail in them for pleasure An
Rngshmsns yacht Is his home and ths home often Of
his family too for weeks iogesher and OF
convenience arc allowed TO preponderate in tho desagn
and equipment OF the craft The Americans are both
less domsstic and adventurous they want yachts
which do what other yacht has ever done, and
they get them Perhaps the comforts Of these vessels
might not be exactly suited 70 our tastes but they teach
something nevertheless ID well Tor progress that
there 10 3 nation which knows not tho trsmmsis Of
routine and shripks from experiment. however haz-
ardous sudacous The Americans have always and
naturally bcsn distinguished for ship building and sea-
manship They have set the example In half dozen
new models and they are pursuing The same course
SOW, but Ne shall perhaps not DO wrong in cousid-
erng this ocean yacht race expressive OF another
and moro general spirit which has been remarked
for some time past on the increase 10 tho Satea
The Americans arc fast becoming . sporting people.
They establishing and conducting them - they
conducted the Old World That irresistible spirit
which srsnsngures whole metropolitan population
e Derby day IL rapidly developing itself on the other
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