New-York tribune., 1868-08-13
THE NEW-YORK YACHT CLUB.

bALDl-DEPARTURE FOR NENfOkIs
NEw-LONDoN, Aug 12.-The appearance OF
the harbor OF NewLOndon yesterday. hour before
sunrise, will long be remembered by the few whose pur
suits compelled them TO be out Of their beds at that
reasonable hour There air OF desolation along
the noseless beach few fishermen rigging their
boats preparatory TO their mornings work, aud the
PequOt House, on the Point with its closed shutters
and deserted pavons, was lfeless and lonesome.
IN the gray, somber daybreak An hour passed, and
! the glorious sunrise disclosed the NewYOrk Yacht
! Squadron at anchor within few feet OF the beach
| The crews were all at work washing down
decks and getting up the light sails The Sound was as
smooth as mpond, and the tall masts were reflected
| in the water Looking at their tiny hulls' IL haruy
seemed possible that so many joval souls were below
The Dauntess which by far the largest, was the haD-
tatOn Of Wee Commodore James Gordon Bennett lr'
and several Of his friends, among whom may be men.
toned Mr. Lawrence Jerome. The Phantom, trim and
graceful yacht with pure white huh and snowy salls, Is
known banker of Broadst Accompanying tho
Commodore are his son and s0nlndaT' tai; Mr,
sailor has ON board her owner, Mr.. Thomas G. Du-
rant Of the principal directors of the Union Idclhc
Railroad. The Palmer, which formerly owned by
Capt Loper. but commanded by Capt. r. stuyve-
SAINT lay the Ider looking like an enormous swan,
with her white swelling sides. The Rambler kestess;
and WidgeOn could be distinguished only by their signal
flags they resemble each other so closely Lhe pretty
little Alice Eva aud Fleur de Lis are among tne smaller
sOOps, and models OF naval architecture INC siooS
are considerably smaller and do not ,,ap.
pear to advantage when alongs,i,ue iler
raksh companions The peerless Sllye with her snow
white deck and spOtess sails VIII JON lhc meet al
Newport to which place she has gone loI s0e
I'm her masts number of the cabins are fitted mp IN the
most costly and luxurious style, with rch carpets ana
brocael curtains, capacious stateIOOs IN Whlch are
large French bedsteads bathroom, toilct-room, and
diningrooms commodious kitchen IN winch are pre-
pared the best French dishes IN Demonicos best style
The yachmcn and their guests rarely appear on shore
are sought there and they always lay in good supply
it seldom that they need repcnshng outside the port
are generally TO be full sailing g. There blue
shirts and red shirts in abundance which present very
20 hon fllg M
by straw hat with only an inch OF oil rim around H. ana
adorned by purple or cherry cooled nhooh several
were taken aback by one OF the New-1ork salts,
cnO wnO m TrG1 % nauiass nG tt obca n red shirt t and
tbc pnest Of CommodoTe BENNETT Wallst gentlemen
need not be told that the gentleman thus passed OIL for
the liberator OF Italy Is MI Lawrence jerome.
The regatta. particulars of which sent you by tcc-
graph enjoyed with a zest, aud might have been
perfect success and very enjoyable affair had It not
been FOR the battling winds and slight shower Every
body satisfied The skies were inauspicous, and
hence three vessels which entered the race had
not properly cleared their decks.
The hop not very enjoyable as New London Is not
so gay and busy rs In former seasons.
very brilliant. NcwLOndoncrs say that their har
Dor yesterday closely rescmbed that OF maritime
Although it Is a nc harbor there is little shipping
The whaling trade was broken MP many years aso. and
the only scmbanCc Of maritime port has been gwen 10
by the Sabine anchored in the middle Of the stream
Now she has been put out OF commission, and
But the inhabitants are looking forward few
ys.s when their r poI, VIII MI, become y,ln m one ,,
proprated $4,000 toward purchasing some fine table land
on the cas-, SIDE Of the river about mile above The CITY
which has been gwen To- the Government ~ h ven
adapted TO naval rendezvous PURPOSES there be
There are two uatural assures whore dry basins can
easily be constructed at trning expense. II
that the squadron would sail FOR Newport as the rain
poured torrents at about daybTcak But the rising
dtspcled the clouds and the sun came out n all is
braucy The wind was fresh from the North aud -
such sky and such sea we're not To- hc missed the
yachts got OF handsomely al o'clock standing for the
East As correspondents travel by rail they did not
at 10 O'Clock. a distance Of over 80 miles
THE Al..,yAL Al NEWrOII-A SPIRITED CoNIENL
NTWroiI Aug il-Thc New York Yacht squadron
arrived here to-day at ~ m The cru'oirou Newton
don this morning OF the most exciting Interest inc
more The entire distance B, fortynvc miles and they
sailed II in four hours aud half several nc'idcni,
stay sail the Juaiher forciopmAst, the fhlui"m nrr
iorcsal. which was torn rom thr gan on We sI,
closely followed by the Phantom. Eeetwng. and Dauut
less The wind was northcry, aud nlHy, and some ~
The yachts crowded on considerable sail Tie D4uutc,s
when of point judith had her cc cutter
plowing the water alongside. and Capt Bennett was
crowdng on more The wind was too strong Tor
the smaller vessels aud they were compelled 10 I'ci
The Phantom and ldler when entering Newport hhI.or.
Phantom happened about 10 minutes before arriving
but she was the fret {" anchor IA' ll", Won VIC d.,
About $500 on the ldcr. The Julh, of il''i
dence and tho Julcc. Of Boston, went ont from Vow
port 10 meet The neet ana accompanied lH'u IN me
Clytc. White Wing and Grace were here waiting 2" JOIN
l hes
INK OF cannon and muttdr- were ON thr "ImII' VIZ,
INK handkerchief and cheering. Tonight the yacht
shore at the various hotels Tomorrow We
Club will take appropriate notice oi the dcaih "i 'oho
dore stevens As repairs are necessary, tho ocean re
gatta will not take place until FRIDAY
RACE BETWEEN THE YACHTS MARTHA AND
MATTE.
Yesterday the moOtcd question OF the relative
speed Uf the yachts Martha and Matte ain decided
last race these slO0ps accident happened 10
the canvas OF the Martha, aud the Matte, consequently
/ una de-
occurred 10 place either boat al any ADVANTAGE over thc
other Notwithstanding which the friends oi the BROOKLYN
soop stl claim be able 10 show the Matte 81 clean pair
OF heels Yesterdays race was 10 iuc run 10 Bnoy 10
O. from oyster Island aud return AZ 2ll T. ~ the boats
started from the steamer Alice aboard which were
the Judges and the members of the OIub ana tH'Ir
| friends The wind was blowing very freshly from
the northwest and raised the wave sufficiently
high 20 render 10 unpleasant FOR few Of the ladies
Tho Alice At the start the Martha wndward Of the
Matte aud at the signal cast loose and drew away from
the Matte Both boats took westerly course having
tie wind about threcduarters aft When half "A mile
from the starting boat the Matte attempted maueuver
which, however proved tlure-the crew Of the Matte
seemingly endeGvoring close upon the Marthas
weatheTquarter 10 take wind ont OF her canvas. The
Martha was then put half about ana ran close INTO
seemed to give up their object ana both yachts ran
! before the wind close into the Long Island shore
huggng which they passed through the NafrOws taking
the passage between Fort Lafayette and the shore Down
Lc iowrr Bv the Matte was sti IN the rear aud about
9 or 20 f.thos ahead the Martha took the heavy wind
aud short neatly though II was evident that she
could moi outsll her opponent Down the Long Island
! boats madc-cOse hauled and with mainsais single
| rceted-for the Buoy No o. This point the Martha
ronpded IL scconds before the Matte Immediately after
turning which she bore away OF the staIbdld tack Tor
the Staten Island shore, the Matte taking the wind
abeam and flying over long stretch toward the Mar
rows, at which point she had dropped the Martha nearly
half mile. This advantage she retained until rounding
! the stakeboat winner IN Few minutes over three
! hours.
CIuP-MEETING AT SING SING.