The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-05

BOSTON, July 4, 1857.
IL 80 O'Clock T. N.
The Fourth Of July has been rather ,ame gaa day in
Boston this year. The Masonic celebration last Nonday
week and the presence Of Andrew johnson destroyed all
ambition 70 enter into anything very enthusiastic and
the authorities and the people We'd with each other In
doing ~ much a. possible In q small way to CON-
memorass sbe day which has heretofore been
the grand holiday OF the. year In Boston.
The principal outside demonstration Of the pomp and
splendor character the procession OF remen com
together with their steam extinguishors and single
hand machine, the latter being brought TO show the
,mp,ovemen' sne advancement OF American inventions
through all the principal streets Of the city, and were
much admired all along the route
and . battalion Of boys from the Latin and English
schools were e~ed by the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell In the forenoon, and there was large number OF
spectators present to witness their evolotIons
According to oil announcements and general sxpecta-
ton there were 70 be no fireworks he evening; but
nevertheless the city expended great deal Of money for
pyrosechncs and but for petins rain In the middle Of
the evening they would have been properly burned on
nations which were very pleasant to the view Of those
who fortunate 10 Be protected BY she terine
mously in pronouncns the fireworks q failure.
The Regatta In Bostou Harbor.
Bosros, July T. 1884,
$3.50 O'Clock r. n.
Probably no feature Of the day was attended with
from the locality known City Peint South Boston.
Early In the morning the bay alive with excursion
steamers sailing vessels sks and all manner Of nauti.
cal craft each nlled TO IT, full capacity with anxious
spectators.
The rst for centre board and keel yachts OF
fifteen tons and upwards, new measurement First
cass-the prizes being two silver tchers each valued
~ one hundred dollars being for winning keel
and the other for the winning centrsboard yacht For
the st class there wore I've entries only one bsna
keel The second class entries ccntre-boars AND
keel yachts Of ave aud under Hfiera tons
new measurement; two prizes. slv~ pitchers
value seventy.nve dollars each rae prize for
The winning keel, the other for abe winning centre
board yacht and there were sven entries only two OF
which were keels The tsrd and last race was for
re board and keel vchts under Eve tous measuring
veoey feet ana upwards from stem 10 rudder post /
hreS prixes-est, nlver pitcher, value 500; second
jlyer Sobs value $40 third, silver goblet value s2s
shis ace there fourteen eptxes half dozen OF
beO DsiuS centre board yachts
me boaiA which started In the first race were the
ma centre card soop, Captain Andrew Manning; the
dvin Forrest. OF Boston, schooner Captain John Lowe
u sadie OF Boston, schooser, Captain George H. |
atrs the Lille II Boston, centre board soop Captain
W. Lorfne In sxsrtng the Sadie wss FIRST and the |
ma Forrest and TiIh' following the order named all
oss together The distance 70 be sailed was twenty
es rho breeze absieI just the boats started but
soon renewed, and all slipped rapidly over the
aier
Alter turning the sIakebOat,' and whea Y,bin . mile