The New York herald., 1870-08-09

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The Home Stretch from the Lights hip.
AS the Herald steam yacht was passing into the
pier at Sandy Hook, having steamed IN from the
Southwest Spit, whittier she had been with party
thread her way through squadron Of steamers,
tugs, and pleasure yachts not engaged IN the race
d he no e 'g era agan
S underway At i:l0 was standing out for the Hook.
She was going about
when sloop was seen steering about eastsOutheast
on tne starboard tack She was hailed from the
80; Ease M on your sheet" was the demand. There
.'Put gp Your helm.n was the next caution, but no
lngton, Captain Smiti-or such was her name-stood
on her course unheeding the several halls Of the
helmsman in the pilot house. When first spoken the
sloop was two points on the He-alds port bow dis
tant about sixty yards sailing ten knots an hour 1t
was was Impossible TO stop the Herald, to back her or
give her broad sheer. To have
PORTED THE HELM
would have made the Herald run down sloop Iy-
to have TO put The helm astarboard would have
been to smash the Matilda Smith to atoms and the
cheek her way The position Of the sloop was
mat mat sne was standing square across the Herad's
course, aud when the Herald could not but keen
on ahead. AS before stated, the cautions were dis
regarded and the sloop, running ten krots, shot
STRUCK HER AMIDsHIPs,
cutting hole clean through her. running her down
to the waters edge. An aperture Of three feet was
eashel In the bige, from the centreboard to the RAIL-
and she gradually settled filling rapidly. Daylight
cyud pe sruii iiirough her cabn and her trunk was
ripped TO splinters No sooner had the collision
occurred than the pleasure party on board the soop
each ana all, realized
THE DESPERATE SITUATION
The shock OF impact was sudden and spread
CONSERVATION. The guests On board, twenty in
number or thereabouts, became panicsucken,
boom was yawning about, flying here and
there; the water was filing the caDn and over 100
gallons rushed In through the aperture in minute
Ihe men, In their hot haste to save themselves in
some cases couragcously forgot the ladies, and such
DisGRACEFUL SPECTACLE
as four ladieSand two men left on board the
sinking s.oop could be witnessed " hen over dozen
men and boys had galanly rescued themselves.
escaped from drowning, but were opportunely res
cued by brave man. They were saturated with
wet. Finally resched, the passengers were trans
ierreG TO slOop and portion Of them to the
Herald An irate .Freuchman Of the party was a
going to scutie the Herald, but he generously re-
Trained. Michael Phelan and son were on the Ma
tida Smith. She was cut down the waters edge
ana sank in three iathoms OF water.
BOUND HOME.
From the lientship is the decisive stretch, the
course 10 the southwest Spit then through the Mar
rows rows and home: Viewing the prospect from the
showed a line race yet with long lead for
THE MAGIC.
This dashlng little schooner at two O'Clock pre-
cisely begins to keep away. She Is under PLAIN sail
and leading the IdIer by over 500 yards The Daunt-
less is asterD, but rather to windward OF the Idler
and seems 10 be gaining slowly but surely. AT IN.
3m. los. the Magic rounds the Lghtshp, the gun
fires, the steamers whistle, the ladies wave their
handkerchief ana she now goes about with free
sheet heads westnOrthwest on the port tack stand
ing for the buoy at the Southwest Spit.
g wa read Eows Wsr narS IRON inc sGa ana the
sai ls up, staysal Is set, ana under her jib flying
jib and all sail she makes way very rapidly Al
2n ON. she sets the D topsail, and Is now darting
through the water wih
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ship at 2h SIN. 40s., and shapes her westsnorthwest
course with despatch, and is followed by the Daunt
and steam whissing IS deafenng aud long con- con-
tinced. Meanwhile, the trio struggling for the
stakeboat. Turning this there lies the result All
AZ Oh. I'm. up goes the fore gartopsan of the
Magic, and she now ploughs uD the water,
Queens Car at Clifton. The Tdler II follows WI;
SUIT At 2h. 16m. she sends up and sets her topsaii
plain sail. Al IN. I6n the Magic Is two miles ahead
and rapidly nearing Southwest Spit The Idler Is
next and The Dauntess is seemingly 600 yards be-
AT 2h. I'm. the Dauntless hauIs down her staysail
ana at 2h. 2om apparently sets smaller staysail.
At IN. 22m the lder sets her fore gafitOpsai The
Dauntless Is now under four head sails, having set
her balloon jb.
But let Us look
BACK TO THE ILGBTsHIP
The Ameiic is the fourth to pass the lighship,
and, with Admiral Porter on Loard, is making a
hard struggle. She sails like a clipper, but
shows meagre amount or canvas for her hull.
Her sails seem to be heavy, and light
canvas Is not prOfuse. She is eagerly watched and
thousands are speaking OF her Outsailing the Cam
bra, against whom she is a natural opponent Even
the America, they say,
DEFENDS AND PROTECTS THE CHAMPION CUP.
Let us turn again to the three leading yachts.
They are now nearing the Hook. The Dauntless
stands up like pillar and cloud OF snow. The Is
overhauling the ldler. 1t grows close at 2:37 The
two schooners are carefully noted against the shore,
and gradually, inch by inch, the DauntesS draws on
ahead, and Off the Hook at 2:40
THE IDLER is THIRD IN THE RACE.
The other yachts are In rapid succession rounding
the lghtship and twOthirds OF them standing for
the Southwest Spit
In the meantime the Magic passes Southwest Spit
2h 4sm. 56s., and complete Ofllcal table of times
i5 as fOllOws:-