The New York herald., 1868-06-17
The Annual Regatta Of the Now York
Yacht CIub-The Ladies' Garry tho Day.


The Anns.l Regatta Of the Now York
Yacht Clab-The Ladies' Garry the Day.
We are glad to learn that after somewhat
stormy session of the Yacht Club on Monday
evening bow Of promise for truly festal
celebration on Thursday shone brightly forth.
:" The ladies carried the day" and it was de-
cided that splendid steamer should be pro-
vided for their accommodation. By resolution
of the club tickets issued to members for the
steamer, which will leave Desbrosses street at
nine o'clock A. NJ on Thursday, June 10, con-
fer the right of admission for ladies accompany
ing them. There will be collation. on shore at
Clifton, where the hospitalities of the new and
picturesquely situated club house, which is
bound to be favorite summer resort, will be
extended to the ladies.
If the day prove fair the steamer, with it's
gay company, will escort the eleven or twelve
vessels already entered for the race. The
finest hsrbor in the world, with it's display of
the flags of all nations, will be additionally
enlivened by the goodly spectacle of the grace
full rivals as they start at ten o'clock, and as
they fly past the green shores and white villas
of Staten Island, through the Narrows, past
Forts Hamilton and Lafayette and the shining
sands of Coney Island on the left and Fort
Tompkins on the right, as they dart six miles
out to sea beyond Sandy Hook, as they round
the lightship, and as they wing their way
swiftly back to the starting point.
If, on the contrary, high winds prevail and
kba 20 kho Ior~ ;oso
in fine opportunity of testing and comparing
their respective sailing qualities, while the
steamer can land the ladies safely at Clifton,
quietly to await the result of the race.
The start will positively be made at the
appointed hour, rain or shine, play or pay, as
on the memorable occasion Of the ocean yacht
race. In October it is not unlikely that there
may be sweepstakes race to Cape May on
what may be styled the 'Sailors' Day" But
henceforth the June regatta will be like ''The
Oaks" of the English turf the 'Ladies' Day"
Doubtless the ladies will be no less ready to
lend the prestige of their enthusiasm and their
presence to this day than they have been to
lend it to the gala days at Jerome Park during
the present spring meeting. The race horse in
all his glory cannot be worthier object of
interest in the eyes of the ladies than the swift
yacht that ''walks the waters like thing of
life.
With the regatta of the Atlantic Yacht Club,
Of Brooklyn, to-day, and the regatta of the
New York Yacht Club tomorrow, the opening
yacht season will be fairly entered upon under
the most favorable auspices. Yachting has
become a national institution. A striking indi-
cation Of the increased interest which it excites
is afforded by the fact that one hundred new
members have just been admitted to the New
York Yacht Club and that this great influx of
members has suggested the necessity Of
restricting the membership to FIVE hundred.
The founders and active promoters of the
| Yacht Club and those of the Jockey Club, as
well as the projectors of the Central Park in
| New York and those Of the Prospect Park in
Brooklyn, with its promised race course-and
E. s. Sanford aud Mr.. E. Dodge-will
be richly entitled to honorable remem-
brance. for having multiplied the means
and elevated the Standard Of popular
amusement in America. Mr.. Sanford freed
from all annoying controversy with the West
ern directors of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, is now more happily engaged in
efforts pro bono pu5,ico, and he will be duly
rewarded, like the other public benefactors to
whom we have alluded.