The New York herald., 1869-06-22

ftestleSS. ID. MChe0u8 tcat rlg1. 1873 400
Tnets ..........J. d: Havens, Jr..... 1876 300
jersey Dutchman.A. X. Ritch. IS $50
The allowance OF canvas was the same az that OF
the Brooklyn Yacht Club. The regatta committee
were-W. II. COrnet, Alfred Moore, J. II. Havens Jr.
Charles Buckhorne, ]. Alfred Lucky; and the judges
were Captain Edward Hewitt and John Hopgood
The course was from stakeboat Off the Thirty first
street club house, turn the Robins Reer Lighthouse
buoy near Staten Island and then to stakeboat of
weehawken, and then TO the home stakeboat
the whole being distance Of about
twenty-One miles. The first prize to be given
to the first boat that came in irrespective OF
class. The second to be given to the first boat In OF
the first Glass; and the third prize to be gwen to the
first boat in Of the second class. The first prize cor
sisted OF set OF colors and silver service valued at
$780, the second, silver goblet and miniature silver
yacht, $l00, and the third, silver punch bowl.
At ten minutes past one p. N. the yachts started
at signal from the judges boat. There certainly
getting on fos the Yachts left in strarrIi1Sv and
uneven manner. Not that they went quickly, for
calm prevailed. yet little more experiences might
however, the start was, under the circumstances,
Rrs %ss Snasf %s Wv e2a lew minutes the a'
~ c. ~ THE RACE.
About ten minutes after the boats had been de.
spatched o slight breeze sprung up from the south
al % TS ss
the Fawn, rushed to the front and the canvas was
seen to l with the best results. Then came the IN
her the Restless, the Jersey Dutchman, and lastly
the Thetis. AS the wind gradually Increased the
closely clos pursued By the Fawn thu that they almost $
fouled. They were soon free again, and both sped
onward. The Restless, uneasy at the rapid advance
markably well. and soon put IN the appearance Of
good third, the sweeny following her. ana the
tackled towards the ElysIan Fields where II any-
thing the breeze frcehened awakening the hopes OF
which she seemed determined to MAINTAIN at ali
hazards but the Fawn stt kept her postion, though
a judicioIs tack, however near the new wharf on Of,
the Jersey shore the fawn assumed the lead, which
the Van vliet evidently determined should be Of
BRIEF duration. The wind now hauled TO the west
ward, increasing somewhat In strength. The Sweeny
quickly rushed past the Restless, and appeared TO
Hoboken ferry she fairly caught the breeze and
rushed almost to. the front. Meanwhile the Fawn
had got to the other sde o. s ver @ and when when
occasoned her considerable delay, and accordingly
placed her behind. The Unknown and Restless then
and Amboy depot, which the Van vliet and
Sweeny were now passing Away In the dis
lance ar were .ne yersey ana tne
ensued dead calm ere any boat had cleared the
do"ks. Up to the present the wind came only in
altogether, and the yachts refused to stir. The
contestants now clustered together awaiting the
half an hour ar When the mapping Of the s; CANVAS an
nounced the welcome gust ana the boats again re-
sumed the struggle. Strange enough, however, the
Jersey Dutchman had contrived TO creep ahead. for
when the other yachts were opposite the Battery she
was over q mile ahead. Her competitors now
made q rush to the front, the result being
an entire change Of positions from those
previously held. After tine Dutchman, the
Sweeny headed the others in good style. and resting
on the duration OF the breeze was, to all appear
ances, certain OF the result. After her came the
Unknown, with every inch of canvas flied, the
Restless next, though taking q somewhat different
course the Van vliet next, and the Thets working
her way up. Then succeeded On exciting race, and
q rush was made for the stake boat on Robins Reef
the clear lead which the Dutchman
Sweeny gained upon her. The positions OF the others
were not much varied, and the srakeboat or the