The New York herald., 1868-06-10
YACHTING.



Race or Rfls.sr's Islaud-Thrce Boats Upset
d urAng the SQuall.
wet drizzlinAy morning commencing with
thunderstorm and ending In spasmodic showers,
was that OF yesterday. damp, dsagreesble, dread
full downpouring OF sAe elements; confused min
Cling of mist, mud and moisture, and general un.
comfortableness A gooA day for the race, perhaps,
II there had been breeze; but bad and unwhole-
some one, truly, for ths human race divine.
Everything was dripping I'm New York at the
time a certain steamer <Aslled the Deer was
advertised to accompany the Aace, said steamer to
Call at the pier foes of Barclay rect at ten minutes
OF eeven but at the hour namsd and FOR hours SUD-
sequently the said vessel was and tnough iost
to sight" was ''stl to memory dsas.." Severai per
SONS who had procured tickets anu were patien'y
waiting on the pier were most grevAusly deceived,
and their anger being increased by TIM treachery OF
Pluvius they mathematical steamboat companies III
general and this one In particular. SBut at the
last they made up their minds TO wend
their way to Harlem Bridge, ar>' from
thence to proceed In the best mannar tney
could to the point from which the yachts n ere to
start-nameiy, Riker's Island situated in tho East
river. abutting on Long Island Sound. long row
in drtzzng rain, against tide and with bro zen
oar is certainly not the most agreeable prepara on
for cruise, but such unhappiy the fate Of On
party, at least, who participated In yesterdays en-
cursion. What q weary pull 1t was down from the
bridge and through the intricate windlngs OF the
Kills and their many rocks and undercurrents A.
long pull it required strong pull and pull all TO-
gether, but 1t was at last done, Rikers Island
reached and the blissful haven Of the Fulton House
oomed In sight.
The yacht race OF yesterday was a contest between
several craft principally OF small dimensions, and
all haing, with but one exception THAT of the
Comet, from Harlem. They sailed under the follow
ing cOnditi0ns:-
The race to take place on Tuesday, Juno o. 1858,
from Rikers Island The boats to sail thirty miles.
all under Allowance OF time two minutes to the foot
for the shorter boats The boats to start at twelve
chored or Throgg's Neck, and repeat. Entrance
fee, s25. half forfeit. All entries to be made
on tae s At day 1
Name or yacht. Length, Feet. Osoped ov
Unknown, OF Harlem. 2s... 9. Il. Longstreet.
Joseph y: Ebns, Of Harlem. is.... g. ?; Raynor.
sanS,o ELIZA oi ~ Harlem MarIa M,h vi SoSon
Comet, Of Jersey City .... 49,. -. J. W. Hall.
Although the sun showed out by this time the
wind was light 50 at ten nm minutes Of two O'Clock % the
all sail set and slack breeze from the southeast
FASTENED from the buoy anchored just ahead Of
get or and the Comet soon followed suit but the
yachts had reached College Point the other boats
WcIc idI uhedu, auu JIG Httio oliatio COUct 1St.
Between this point however, and Throgg's Neck the
Comet managed to retrieve her position and she
rounded the buoy at two minutes to four O'Clock,
Seaman RaynOr being nineteen minutes astern, and
the rest In the ruck. From hence back to the start
ing point the race was merely drifting one, but at
at five O'Clock the second heavy thun-
der storm Of Yesterday, sprung up. and after
with good topsail breeze, which the Comet the
first to take advantage Of as she got 1t first. She
rapidly increased her lead. and as the Sophia got
careened and filed the Comet rounded the buoy at
Riker's Island some fifteen minutes ahead of either
OF her opponents. The seaman Rayn0r q gallant
little craft, the next to appear; then the Un-
known Eliza and Joseph E. Eblings; but the others
up by tugboats during the calm the Unknown
was the only other boat at liberty to
contest the race with the Comet. which craft
had started again on her upward trip at
twenty minutes past five with well filed sails and
an apparently favorable tide The race, however,
being limited to time and having to be completed in
six hours from the start, the erratc little Comet
Rker's Island on her return trip at exactly eight p
M, the Unknown being only some nve minutes
aStern OF her.
ON account OF the squan several casualties oc-
CURED during the race from the upsetting OF the
Annie Mac and two other yachts besides the Sophia,
little steam yacht Mary, Captain Romer, and
tug boat were close at band to give assistance 1t
must be mentioned, however In conclusion that the
derelict0n OF the steamboat Deer In keeping her 8p
pOintment with the public caused great deal OF In
convenience TO many who had purchased tickets and
be sailed over Saturday for higher stakes and an
interesting match between the Eliza and J. e. Eb-
bngs each eighteen feet boats, for $500 side Is to
take place on Friday.