New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
YACHTING.

ANNIrAI. REGATTA OF THE NEWBORN lAollI l
~ ~ Ip-FIFTEEN ENTRIES AND FINE RACE
RAIN WIND AND WAVES - ACClDENl " "
THE PHANTOM AND PALMER - FIFTY MILES
~ FIVE uoURs-IDLER, SADIE AND WHITE
CAP THE WINNERS
Many a gallant yachtman and many a 1ar
Vaehtmad laughed for joy yesterday morning TO see the
sus after shining hour two begin to veil itself in the
elcuds that soutiTerly gale was sweeping afohR "e
hesizons bar and building up the zenith in gray ana
eoomy DOME The novice in yachting might choose 'he
owing smiles of PhGbus shiVer before the cool ana
fresheung breeze and eye asance the threatening skies
aD0 witecapped waves but veterans IN the noDie sor'
smiled approvigy at the dropping clouds steheu WIN
delight to the waves tattoo on the stern Oh Io9 % %
craft and joyiy snuffd the salt ana RISING gaze 1''
sharp and exciting test of skill ana speed PolhlIeu
Early i'm the forenoon tho steamboat WIN. Fieucner,
trimmed vith gay pennns and streamers, and bearing
tbe regatta Committee, MeSsrS WGStay SCh9 Isr t tnu
% ior and menbers of the Press, LIFT the foot OF Des
brOHses-sr. Staten Isand and haf an ouf ateT lhe
Mddletown: with large party OF iadles ana nenpers Ol
the Yacht Club board, steamed away Tor the same
dess natiOn. band ofmusic charmed her listening pas
senFers long tables. spread Win shha; walters aoug,2g R
the corners, all limited at the Injurious gratlnca'e Oh
anOlher sense; rude cold wind and spTlnkling
ram did apparently dash the spirits OF even the ten
deres of the cuTcd darugs Of fashion that thrOnged te
urDer saloons The SCENE on the Bay opposite the Club
House at Clifton was animated exciting that even
the capSZng Of yacht, just AFTER the starting sRha
meHt's notice Beside the Is yachts entered for
the race, which dancing impa,iently on
dozens of tugs aud row.boats we're pushing and
pulling In every dlrtctOn 0hd tue Josephine, sleepy
Hollow Stamford, and other decorated excursion steam
ers gliding slowly along, waiting for the start Inc
first signal gun fired at lllS M, and 10 minutes
later ll33 the whole fleet set SAL aud tackled away, IN
the teeth Of the fresh breeze Tor the buoy of
the Southwest Spit OprrglasSs we're eFeled on every
side; bright eyes scanned the gay signal sheet OF the
Yacht Club Manual, aud then were strained 10 dstin
gaish the pennOns that futtercd from the foremost
yachts but the throug of racing sOOpS and schOOners
was mixed with others not IN tue regatta, and
the falling mist impeded vision, that even the
keenest aud experienced watchers puzzled 10
follow the changing fortunes OF the many gallant con
testans But before the Spit reached the Phantoms
blue red aud whitestrped peHnOu clearly deserted
flying Tar In advance OF all the rest and when She round
ed the buoy she four and half minutes ahead Of
the Kate, whose blue aud white semlcrced signal hut-
tered next in the line All the yachts passed the nuoy in
fine style, the JGa and Storm King neither OF
which were timed and the Oracle and Adde ", both OF
which mscalculaed their distance aud had TO lose time
in acng again before they rounded successfully The
following Is the - may rnnuaao snccessfnIv Tile
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foil furrlg