, 1870-08-14
THE YACHT RAGE.
A Brilliant Scene on the Bay OF
New Fork.
The Start, the Contest, and the
Finish.
Enthusiastic Demonstration 0Tec the
Victory Of the GIagi'.


NEw Yonx, Aug. ..
Pcou,a c,na from the North and the South
and the East and the West to view the RAGS oi
vechts FIR the prize Of the Queens Cup.
Tie contestants were the Vat1o1s yachts o
the New York Yacht Club which dared to IN
dulgo hope Of success; tho British zach
Cambria. which had proudly crossed tho At
lantic, caring scven prizes to be essayed TO-
in American eatera, already flushed With I'll
umrh hy ter recent successful ocean ract
| aca;ust The Dauntle.s; and tho America, tn,
{; winner Of tho prize Of 1851, in memorable
=: race around the Isle Of Wight, whsn ''tlta
/ ug1s craft" won for herself the so5riquet il
! answer given, it is said. 10 ao1ne question o
! tho Queen, " First, tho Ametica! second
! noue.
!. The crf-aeeigned expressly for the Rosa
:? Yacht Squadron, and only ty unavoidabl
I cou1teEy permitted to remain in American DOS
!; ressien-isin in form an antique ever, Iecoratat
iu silver stahesque, with symmetrical crcte
i and es1 shields, set apart for Inscriptions, b,
graceful Intervention Of rropitious genii, il
the shape Of female heads. Its worth. befors
lreaentation, was hundred gu,ness; siuca
then, Of course. the value has not beeu-ot
silver.
Fer race Of this national and international
interest, It wss predicted shat Ne~ York har-
hor would witness sEch sceue Of brilliauy
l ~
existence, it l:ad neser opce dreamed ami.
nu this cccs.iCu, the reality vas most truly
deecrio. 4 " its very brightest Anticipation. ~
the loDged-fus day found no echo to ti,e sigh
I OF tie poet:
lou sstze lne cover. its blpom u saed;
O., Ike tie bor~alls Fact,
Tfat nit ere yan cau pont their place"
I It WAS Iearlr II O'CLOCK when arrived ut
| the starting point, opposite the Club House.
ut Staten island. Happy that the partr With
! whGu was numbered had ample space for
uiilu tous lookout. and good 'Gr2fuli1
Land, ," to give expression to its enthusiasm !;
for The sccno that surrounded us vzs ono Of !
lifetime, and the emotion II inspired demanded
ez'satant demonstration. SHOW beautiful! !"
:. How S1orioue. :" burst from every lip, from
the lirs OF cannon, afar aud near, and from
the hrazen mouths Of 4 THOUSAND musical e1-
cla:,Eeri.
Far Al the ezs could reach, the Bay WAS
tl,rcrgcd, d,-river s:easuers, sound steamers,
ocean ttesmers. sails Of erery description.
steam yachts. plsasu1e bazgea laaon to the
N:str's edge. wildfy-txei:ed tugs, and feEry
boats compact Of facee. The Plymouth Rock
the tfinona was a palanauiu Of flags; but
i1sgs wern everywhere. Like the 1osvea OF ths
foietts. they were ''clappi g their hands.'--
the English, the plussian, tho Red, White and
Glue, the multinatked hass Of the 5acht
ciuls. Enrolling OF tillen foliage and eiilur-
| escence Ut ribbon made the green shores Of
| Staten aud Long Islands rink into the SOM
t1suets OF background, IT, indeed, their Erebn-
| Eets Vas not entirely trodaen ont BY the hosts
th9t Hooked across them,-
"C:ustersn9 in heaps on heaps, Ike driving htes
ny this titne, tho day, which, e: early morn.
| iug, wah 20 roquettishly *'dim and Bad, had
| thrown aside all reserve, and dashed across
| tho scene its gayest sunbezms. broken only Ay
| such Joyous ca.eer Of cloud aB seemed 10
mimic On those bluc "ratera ahoye " the full,
salled fleet below. The wind wxs fresh: the
Tide was at rnid-chh; and two hundred thou
sahd people had CONG to zee the yacht race
! Among these were the President md Mrs.
Gsant ); Lady Franklin, and other foreigners
| OF rank; many women OF beauty and men oi
uote.-never before. perhaps, 60 lnconapicu.
oat. Tor tue Dauntleas, the Catnbzia aud the
Au.crics were the glass Of fashion and tho
its edmlsers, and the milk-white Phantom
tcllo If the club. How quietly, amid all tht
| toEnd. rnd sl'ow, and stir, lay these racers
WE could Just feel, hy sympathy, the beating
| 'f Their txrhtly hearts.
Seventeen competitors had bo2n entered fol
the racial beautiful, al tleet. Which shouls
win: They lay At the length Of half mile
t .nh lnNs turned toward the city, Aud lift,
ysis.s apart. Tho Cambria, having choice q
i'ttitio1,, IVES anchored next the Alice, at tn
tstreue west; and the Alarm was at the ex
| ht tmc east.
And auoEG them waB one whito yacht, o
which. it was, ut that moment. small import I.
knew that her tonnage VAS "; that she VA
kuils by 1'oillon. in lsG3: that her length VA
| e. feet. Ect mainm2st Gi, her nlaiu-bc0ul So
htr hcist Of 1nsinrail 20; that her frame VA
dtuhlo throughout: that sLe waa SHARP a
both e.ds, and dragged no water; that lie
cabin was boudoir "a masculine bou1oir. 0
conrse. but exqnisite), gildctl and n,irrore'l II
perfection. sno brcnxed wl'h rsstie antique
.ufned with red, net with fabulous M e.ialsi3ne
and jewcllcd with ligh's; that she crsl,z1ne
three }zizcs sEd carried two gun; aud tEia
l.cr signal flag was At once the most sitnp!
and 1l:t nest caut:Eal of ell the yaeAt t1Ag
ltcnE Ilay it Navc.. - field Of WEite. Wit
we'll these facts, for on the morrow they vii
: lc cf Snal Interest, and men will care evs'
Ter the arsh su1f.ce CT her deck planks, All
!. for The blyesing Of :le rails Of her comnaiics
, w.y. ~ pres ent, cue is like gcnins ilnprisou
r'i or une4p.eeso1, awaiting the hour, tha
; uias c: NE and nlaT rot, that shall shcW til
: world "lsat her soul IVES r:aGc OF.
! 1t 2! ai..tes p1-t il tho signal vas given
: Tic sails were urraised; an.l, Eve Eliaute
: later, the yachte were aw7v, and every liyin
thing taat moyed upon the face Of the dec
Was making. with all speed, after.
: Tie tame ia turned very slowly but, pre-
cntls, r1o>i1.g On tho course toward the Lon
: Island si:ore, gathered tine speed. s;ho ba
| lpiFted 1hnyG her -volUm1rt,le canvas Z hug
> square sai1-topeai.. The Dauus:ess thoU lest
tHnl si:e is y bent before the Wind in her lou
chon Lnjl. 1hc Amc.i:a vas stately from ii
. iIft;. ard carried Ga1'.nt1y forth the na:ions
: tcg. The ltlcr was supetbs thtre WAS ,auc
Letting On the Idler. Meanwhile, 4: thu it
etant Of command, the Magic had glidsI ou
White rs the seas uwn tiri.
: The l.sEce was invented, say aneient cLron
c1-rs, to display the beauty OF woman til
. "ttas snd tue warea. sutEuti1sm suggested
J wese crestsl to rlow tue grace Of tho .,atta
--srcl, expressive. lluts and inspired cur1es
, suci. 1or ins eraperies gathered bcfose th
wind; such winged pursuit aud Eracefr
eight: such freedom ard caprice: How a.k
, ward, in comparison with these Ellslera Of til
uave, were onr rectangular advances and tnou
e:tnee Of nation, our st+alning rerl'erlieu
! lala. our sIokt-eiacEs, and onr walking
} eanist HAPPILY. not nnsccompaojea. how
: | cstr, l,v an appropriate troupe. we're I'll
t | queens Of TITO r.cc bnt we're t.a.t Gu iaL
. tic tie say of sslls) bE thousand. una te
} s.srt an4e Of little once; the air wa-
> "f1n*t n! "ish me liss Of ras.atne wi2Cs-
, i'".- inst ro.s:lle fer the SoyaSins spec
:=:css cf the day to snatch brief leisure TO
, | :a'aGs SID ice cream. clatet and cAam.sag1le
liDinutise betting at this jnncturo coul
! ~ te !. .s'raned. The ladies' kept, in gent1
. ;:i,a;ion. the wagering Of gloves, but the re
,'.s'i:y feminine ventures. Tha gentlemen
"sse less couardly of odds. One unhapp
| "a a;ri-cen. o. an exploded remark. that th
-s.sEic Nas generally ~ the first out and thelas
IL. nra WHO consequently vent aEainst lei
= ,l:c start, ia thousand to two hundred.
, "na WI :astn I'D, looked rather Fad rs he IN,
her chow in the of1iDg, leading OIL the e1oJu.
shite =. piliar OF clord.
Tie Iacetoursc, including in both street.-the
. distance Ct about forty miles: e1sende
, LIQUID the liglt-ship beyond Sandy Hool
, "itL the presented turning Of internae5ia;
, .rost. Ts.e ro.1rolng OF the light.shio vs.
i cvls se9uensly sesy important poiLt, AID =
, tic witnesses ct the r.gatsa xant u. ns4r to
, Al tiics con!a With any hope ci getting back t
= sfetI leland IN time TO see tie winniu
, yseht eesce III It wss at this roin: .:.at Il.
tt,tcst Was 70 clcec that the Dauntlcss wa
lr1:: mirute behind the 1dler: the An,arc
ft;.f rlil.stes iattr: then tho Sylrie and p:l1z
tom: hut first os I'll, amid wild h,.Tral,s, tle
+ ,orcr. r- the Magic, white az white e,sls
, aEtr the sun is ehin,ng on her wings
= Axe race MAS no longer an iuieraatia5a
! enc. Tic cambria lost her remarkable En-:
':s' tor-aif. ami might ll.va gaze homo for !
: mat ter 'ine ne knew OF her. For, fro,
8 E.orc study OF til. signal chart; no more vcs,
4 i's II opera glasses: no moro thought Of t!1
= :srEtse ntatiya Of the Royal 1hane. Yacs
: tlrb. We knew that the yachts we're conli;,
. dcwn t!orsou>lS teiofe the wind, under to
~, some of them 'uing-2ni-winS :" Int o.
| sycs we're fixed on the leaders: sad now it ",
tie ldltr 1l'rt snireff and Eow il WIS for II
!: naunileEs that Shows arose. afssriticen. We,
> IS ghoe:.
1maeine The scene at The close! Cancor
H.v1nS, cLtenkg 10 The skies! 4 .,undre
+ .lankee Doodies." and hr:,dresl "Sta
spanE1ed Banners" Ill !: once. coult. 10, sis
: tic ehtEss'ssna 'sful1-throst. d oaec" Evs
, Hhcn tie restless zau into ting, A:.i that cn
J 5o"i 'tr.411. set up most dismal ec.esm, IN
e5afred ns in cloud OF am, it WAS acce pl
g as slight demonstration Of 1e!i;h:. (L15E
u! ae Asea ~ere lest. and ne raw the nee
Nfeteh A!terva arfe, with itp ria rerefn11