The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-13
TIE OCEAN YACHT RACE.

Additional Particulars OF this Catastrophe ON
the Ffeetwipg.
MT n SApos, who was one OF the guests ON board The
yacht fieetwins during the late Atlantic match, has ar
rived IN this city by the steamer Persia This gentleman
brings detailed account OF che melancholy accident
which led to the loss OF OF the OF the vessel
which is 70 the following effect On Wednesday Deoem
ber H. at ton minutes past o'clock in the evening"
a. the Fieetwng was scudding along, with the watch,
consisting OF eight men, sitting the weather side Of the
cockpit the gallant craft an Of sarboard main
rigging by very heavy cross Rushing astern the
water With oil ts fury caught the cockpit and carried the
whole Of the eight seated around ID into the angry
waves So great the force Of the sea that Messrs
Wood and Haxleton who the time in charge or
the wheel cluched convulsively It's spokss only how
ever TO find them too weak to rosss its power or To
avert their fate they could not sustain the heavy
strain thus put upon them, but parted from their
socksts Captain Hazleton actually went down to
hts watsv grave firmly holding one In his
clenched hand Two only Of those who were thus
suddenly enguphed in the seethng ocean were recov.
cred; these fortunate enough TO lay hold Of the
ssysa and rescued fSsm their perlsus position By
their oomraass, while the remaining six wsrs soon
beyond the reach Of all human help The names Of al
Captains cdsnd Hazlssen and ksam. Kelly, AccOr.
mick and Brown. 4r
Mr. Staples was II the time Of the cad occurrence
down below lighting his pipe but feeling the concuion
caused by the striking Of the sea- he with Capt. Thomas.
rushed on deck The sight which met thsir visw was
most affecting one-ths cockpit, which but few
minutes before they Ind filed with the watch clean
swept or every living SOUL and the deck and pit from
the main ringing aft completely covered with water.
Several OF the whose watch below at the time
deck aud everything that could lead to tho
recovery Of their messmates at DONE though
unfortunately to NO purpose.
The Feetwing experienced some pretty heavy weather
during her trip and sustained losses of canvass
&c, than did her opponents The first night at sea
while jibbing she carried away her square sail boom
and main topmast spreads and the second night she
carried away three flying jib-booms
Mr.. Staples speaks in the highest terms Of the capaci
ties of the captain, his officers and crew.
The Courses If the Yachts.
The following is extract from the Southampton
respondence OF the London Herald -
During the voyage the Henrietta sailed remarkably
straight course indicated by the chart taking sweep
Of sixty miles south Of the great circle and forming
line equal to It, The course Of tho Fieetwng ind
Gated was more 2gzag and the chart shows that the
vesta crossed the Henrse.ta's course twice.
The chart marked by Captain samuels shows that for
tween the Henrietta and vesa the Feetwng being lost
sight Of the first day out In ffyhve degrees longitude
SeuS mics soyS hs a.
degrees the vesta had gained about thirty miles
The riss:wins being , On the same parallel,
eitude afty.four degrees the Henrietta had gained
twenty miles tho vesta the Feetwing being directly
tie Rsnrssa Vas in thirty eight degrees longitude the
vesta was in thirty degrees and the Fieetwing In
yss s sssas s:s:s
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fease nnd Ye.ts IN nsasy nsck 40 nscE me issssr
iat 81 Psssas esspns sr sssiSa
Henriessa tosk the LEAD, and won easily;
Captain samuels but Captain Thompson Of the Fleet
wing, stated thai Wednesday, December II, the day
niles while the log Of the Henrietta only claims for her
two hundred and twenty-five, showing that tho nHst day
@ two anna thirty and
Of seventeen miisa On the third day the Henrietta
hundred and twenty showing gain Of seventeen miles,
and tosai advantage during she nIst three days Of
sSsf She Lost her jiOboom one day. and tie next shs
carried away her staypiste The result was that she
was unable 70 CARY asr sail and had % take two reefs
and tackled All three vessels came through
the Needles passage and is said here that the vests
claims TO be entitled 70 second place. and attributes her
backward position 70 the pilot taking her Of her
course
A National and . Nautical View.
From the London Post, Dec. os.l
Yachting IL amusement the whole purpose and
object OF which Ii usuy considered to have bean full
filled by cruise from Cowes 10 Southampton and back
again. The moro adventurous spirits 10 10 true, do
sometimes stretch tho Woet Bay far Port
land and soace themselves with considerations Of the
advantages TO b derived from tho approaching compls
ton Of the breakwatsr or with contemplation OF the
counterfeit presentment Of English monarch the
shores or Weymouth. There have even been known
sope Who after long preliminary Of study Of
the barometer and the drums and cones fnow, alasl