The New York herald., 1870-08-27
REGATTA or IHE SHREWSBURY YACHT
CLUB.

Seven Yachts Entered-Eiahteen Miles the
Course-A Negro . Sailing Mnster-Ther.
nsometer 121-A Man Loses Ten Pounds OF
Flesh In Little Over Two HOurs-A0w a
Jersey Ynchfmun Pockets tho Stakes.
The NTH annual regatta Of the Shrewsbury Yacht
Club took place Thursday afternoon, on the North
Shrewsbury river. starting from Fair Haven oppo-
site Won Tines Hotel A general invitation was ex-
tended TO all North and South Shrewsbury river
yachts, also to Neptune Jersey City. Hoboken.
Statewide, Brooklyn Atlantic, Harlem Keyport,
&C., yachts participate. All yachts sailed cat-rig
ged and governed by the rules OF all yacht clubs
Thls race among the home yachtmen has been the
subject Of considerable conversation. and Thursday
was looked forward to bv many with much anxiety.
large crowd OF visitors were assembled long before
the race was advertised to take place. The ladies
were out In full force to lend eclat to the event.
Seven yachts only took part in the race. The
course was distance Of eighteen miles, starting
from FAIR Haven dock, to ana around o stakeboat
stationed Off Long Point; thence around stakeboar
stationed or Guiol's Point; turning GuIon's stake
boat three times and Long Point sakeboat four
times. TO the homestretch The names OF the yachts
entered were the Addie Taylor, Crazy Jane Mollic,
Nameless rormerIy the Cook. Cornela. BarDe
Bleue, Blanche Clifford
The hour advertised for the yachts to start was
twelve NJ, but they did not get the word to go until
twenty-five minutes past two The Crazy Jane WAS
or first, followed by the Adde Taylor, M0lle, Corne-
liza, Blanche Clifford, Nameless, Barbe Beue The
wind was blowing pretty strong, and the yachts
made splendid progress to the first stakeb0at but In
attempting to round 1t the Moe fouled with
the Addie Taylor, The foul was claimed but not al
lowed. Thts threw the Taylor considerably behind
the other yachts, and In the absence OF MI. ELS.
worth, her proper sailing master, was not handled
with that degree OF seamanship that was shown by
him IN the race OF last year. lhe Adde Taylor was
sailed by colOred Individual and he clearly shaved
In the Of Thursday that our new made citizens
must take few more lessons before they can com.
pete with the AnglO-SaxOls ut yacht racing. Yachts
passed and repassed each other, and al no one time
did any OF them give any signs that they would be
the yictors nnally. The Nameless won the race and
the first prize, winch was nfty dollars, was awarded
to her; the MOle the second prize, silver goblet.
The Crazy Jane was ruled out on account OF round
ing the Long Point sta eboat from north to south
instead or from south TO nOrth otherwise she would
have received the third prize but the Addie Taylor,
being the fourth yacht in the third prize was offered
her, but was refused by her owners-the Neptune
Club-so that prize was retained by the shrewsbury
Club, and the fourth prize was awarded to the BarDe
Beue which was suit OF cOlOrs.
The Cornelia did not come In; she went towards
home. The time Of the Nameless was two hours and
twentyf0ur minutes, and the tune Of tue last In
three hours, fifteen minutes.
Messrs. 8. j. Del0n and W. H. Murphy acted as
judges and Mr.. j. II. Brown as referee.
The Addie Taylor had on board as guests the fol-
lowing gentlemen:-Mr. Charles Fox of Jersey CITY,
weight $50 pounds; Messrs. J. f. NOon, John Tay-
Or, w. G. Lange, p. KehOe Joshua Isaacs and d. r..
Waterman. BY some mismanagement no liquids
were placed In the boat, not even drink OF water.
The sun poured down Its rays and tho thermometer
shore stood at l22 degrees In the shade and in
the yacht slightly higher The cry was for water Mr.
Fox rolled on the into the hold; he lost some
en pounds Of nesh-yes fal; he fairly roasted e
shade OF the main boom. The cry was or all, "Letl
60 ashore viii de-" After the some dissatis
faction was expressed in regard to the division 0
| ment to their friends