The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23
REGATTA OF the IoHE YACHT cLuB.

An Exciting Contest Down the Bay-Only
Three SIoOps, but Plenty Of Competition
The First Prize Won by tho Mary Mack
and the Second by the Willie-Extraordi-
nary Time.
The lone Yacht Club held it's annual regatta yes
terday and was favored by dne day, q good breeze
and an exciting contest AT an early hour the inter-
ested yachtmen began to gather at the club house,
at the foot OF Fifty-lrst street. North river,
ana many ladies and children adorned the
occasion with their presence. Cool winds and
baly airs sighed through the rigging Of the preten-
ti0us ships In the stream and the ST Gamers at the
dock were crowded with people to witness the In
teresting pre:iminaries.
The club house Is situated ON the pier head and to
southwark IL the anchorage ground. The sloops
that entered the regatta averaged thirty
five feet In length, carried only jibs
and mainsails, and were in all respects
complete In rig, spars and running gear. As these
neet yachts were TO 60 down the bay on seventeen
mile stretch 1t was important that everything should
be secure. 30 the preparations were thorough and
well-c0nsidered. At
ABOUT NOON
large crowd had collected upon the wharf to watch
the start, which was to take place at half-past
twelve
Promptly the sloops dropped into their positions,
and then 1t was found that but three engage
in the race. They were as follows
The Willie, The Queen.
The Mary Mack,
A fresh breeze from south- southwest was blowing
and all the prospects were for day OF exciting
sport AS the sloops lay hove-to the signal gun was
fired, and the Willie started to windward, with the
Queen on her lee beam, and the Mary Mack was to
the extreme ieeward. At twentysix minutes to one
O'Clock precisely the sloops were tripping along
making about
TEN KNOTS AN HOUR.
AT the very outset the excitement began, ana aa
there were but three c0ntesting yachts-thougil
sloopshe interest was greater, and the result was
not dependent upon the victories q several but
start She was ably managed, skilfully handled in
all the manruvres necessary in avoiding the ferry
pursued her course without any marked deviation
whatever. Her captain seemed to be the master of
@ % S
horses grip on the bits lie showed that he could
economic where economy was victory, and won the
day only because he knew how to manipulate his
craft.
The sloops stood down
FOR BUOY IS,
distant from the stakeboat about seventeen and q
half miles, and situated Just beyond Fort Diamond,
sailing Win the Wind two points forward the
sloOp, for She continued to lead the yachts flew
by Jersey City Staten Island and to the buoy; but the
race was q good one and very close between the
lead.
huOy 10, Onc I1le dnu udI OUTSIDE OF fOrC Ulu
mOnd, was rounded In the following order
H. H. s.
Mary Mack. ....................... 4 g
ictn. 40 W
Nlles. 10 ~
The wind now hauled to westward and the home
etretch was made intensely interesting. steam
boats ''sowed down" to give the sloops clear
BERTH thousands ut different points In the harb0f
awaited the n'dte, and not q few followed the Meet
as 1t sped away for the club house. The Queen was
now competing with all her strength with the
Willie. but the Willie passed her or Staten Island
ana by splendid exhibition OF nautical skill and
pluck main aimed the supremacy to the end.
About tile club house,
ON THE RETURN,
the same crowd that had been there i'm the morn.
Ing was awaiting the arrival OF the squadron after
Its sail OF thirty live miles, Soon the snowy canvas
emerged from ben nd the curve in the river and the
Mary Mack stood In to the stakeboat In magnificent
style winning the race tamid loud appiause) as
VIII he found by the following comparative table o.
tines
II. M
MARY mdch.. Al
Vilhe .................... b.
queen ..............ss...... d.
The race was thus made in the extraordinary tint
OF three hours aud eleven minutes.
The prizes consisted OF silver pitcher, valued al
seventy dollars for tic first winner, and fifty dollars
In money for the second winner. The judges were
Captain Hcwett and Mr.. OConnell.
REGATTA comnittee-Alfred Moore, A. X. Rich, r
Malone, James McKenna and Alfred Luncord.
The regatta was successful, and gave general sas
faction,