New-York tribune., 1867-06-14
NEM.yhTK YltHf fff-B REEATTA.

ITIfRTElN BOATS ENTERED FOR THE RACE or
FORTY MIIEs-IHE SCHOONER PHANTOM AND
sLOOP EVELYN THE WINNERS.
From the Narrows TO Sandy Hook and from Graves
end Bay to Richmond all yesterday the waters Of
the Upper and Lower Bay covered with the snowy
canvas OF many yachts Of schoOners and soop and The
clear pure ar was filed with the sounds OF festive music
from the bra2en mouths of brass bands. Crowds lined
the witness the Of the Regatta OF the
Newly Yacht Club, and the easements Of the Patrcan
villas c1nbowercd In cumps of trees, with the hot sun
piercing down through the eafy were thrown
open By violet clad danes the bursts OF music were
waited across the waters
The scene in the vicinity Of Owls Head where the
stak boat stationed, unusually brilliant one
To the south nile distant. the pass to the great unfat
omable outer sea, with its smooth, blank perspective,
called by seafaring the Narrows inviting commerce
in silent welcome; and the bnstling Forts lIamlton
Lafayette, and Richmond, with the unfinished Diamond
crowDing the summit Of dusty looking m-waInines
10 hostile Meets and enemies OF the KepnDle IN what
ever shape they might come; villas crowned ana
glUIiiicd with Vcrnal products or American sum
ncr, hiding their heads In abashed awe from Tie
glazing MONDAY sum- and beneath the decvitcs broad
eypan-c Of water molten with syeTy hue OF midsim
ncr. Why the gentle prOmOntOry on the lower Long
Island shore should be called Owls Head Is problem
worthy Of consideration. In its appearance there was
squadron, as dropped rom the skies, were seated
pacdly the waters, with canvas belly ing out IN heavy
folds from b, mainmast, and tOpgallant Tenders pun
hg violently, ana screaming IKE menus let ,ose, Sd
boats pungng IN the water and recovering themselves
Of many cheery Voices, masculine bass and feminine
With tHgboats steamers laden to the water line with
cxcusiOnists the ladies dcced In gayest attire aud the
persons who had saline and marine prOpensitcs
dasing looking yachman hats, and the officers in
forms beslanged with gilt braid and dotted with brass
The eTe%s OF the deTent MntnTy yaens1 1 were ,ay
paul!ns fashioned TO the ideas OF the owners OF
the yachts The yachts themselves were galy
will
plentiful prOfnsiOn Of American bunting. The time OF
starting the regatta was TO De los % 0SoeG H. pmt 0"g TO
yachts and the length Of time taken perecng arrange
everything was in readiness for the The steamboat
Charles Chambcrln, with the Yacht Committee, Messrs
W W. shippen Fletcher Wcstray A. NJ. Knapp, and Mr..
Alfred w. Craven the Treasurer Of the Club. together
with the representatives OF the different Newly o iou
nails lay OF in the channel waiting for the yachts to get
titus all entered for the regatta and the sehooners an
Rambler and Fleur Lis stretched in two parallel lines
prepared for action the soops having the post OF
honor forward and the sehooners Gbni IRON te Long
Island shore 10 the middle Of the channel 70 Reward 0f
the forts In the NarTows The wrecking steamer Relief
tho Martha Washington, Amanda Winants steamer Ar
menia chartered by the Yacht Club, filed by the lady
friends and members OF the Club who were not aphbi-
Gus enough to dare The perls OF ftce on the
yachts, the now aud magnificent yacht SapphO, Com
corGea the Steamer Henry smith, Mr. Feiceis tug
Moses Taylor the yacht Alice, the steatng schultz. the
number Of other vessels swsrmed all round thcf yachts
entered moving TO and fro giving orders oi encourage
steamers oil the while assduousy drinking the health OF
the yachtsmen. Four Of the steamers lad bands OF
music board, playing continually waltEes, pOikas
gaIops and different popular melodies. Al few min
rites past O'Clock the Charles Chambefln, with the
judges board passed along the line between the
shooners and sloops prepare their commanders for
the start. Shipper, an old yachtsman. bearded IKE
pard with glass In his hand stood IN front Of the wheel
house spoke the yachts the Cbamberlin passed
" Phantom ahOy there saa-y" Commodore stebDins,
fresh FROM the dsy court of Exchange place emerged
from the handsome cabin of his vessel In fu UNIFORM
and coming aft bent his head down into his left hand To
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| when run the American Nag down ana moist the
Awertean Yecht signal you g9 ahead ~ Qpiek W yQp