The New York herald., 1870-08-09

began the movement of steambOats down the har-
e e @ %Ss s nSoa az me ss was
misty; cumuus but NOT
THEEATEH.Na CLOUDS ovEnaAss TIE nIso1 EqKdaoS b5n
$3.50 the sun came out. and al heavlness IN the
atmosphere lifted and any inauspcious portents dIs;
and discharged their passengers who were 70
be peripatetic observers OF the regatta: At
Ing the struggle from position aroat driftea down
to the uppeE bay. Then commenced the excitement
and enthusiasm which did not slacken till the last
schooner had dropped anchor after the regatta.
The steamers, as they went down. met the numer.
the White and Bae
miniature snip. and as they passed down the long
line Of schoeners from the Alice to westward, to
tide was now running three knots, and OF course
running out, and the usual eddy was setting to
Of the schooners lying loose In their gaskets ready
nor nor anS ie o,Ssys ss sSn some had sinsas
OF twenty-slx schooners was heading about north
east swinging between wind aud tide, the latter
ROCK steamed In sight of the leet From her guards
to the apex OF her pilot house she was nothing bat
PACKED CROWDED AND JAMMED
humanity. 1t Is not large estimate to say that she
foaLed 5000 people, IL was impossible for them TO
show much enthusiasm en- n1asSe To have done so
beings in one; Tor space was more valuable than tho
unscathed texture of the human Frame At dis
the " s worn n s
feminine USE Fesh.colored faces, agglome-
ras0ns racSs OF nmr towing ribbons beau ea,chers;
crinolinethese flooded oil the decks and cabins as
Captain Titon endeavored to guide her to the bril-
water anu as the crowd swayed to catch the marine
view the Plymouth Rock careened twenty degrees
ococK and the upper BAY msae Of Inc Na
rows began to Oil with steamers. They came down
In squadrons, dressed in foreign enslgns, yachting
coors, the New York Club signals, Myers army
code Of bunting, the nags OF the merchant marine,
terryboats and harbor navy and one great steamer
bore the triumphant national standard Of Prussia
raised above her wheelhouse. With the Magenta
Novelty, Sylvan Glen, Granite State Pleasant Valley
and hundreds OF others the story was just the same
pENsELY AND OVER ooMronrlBIY CROWDED.
The steamers New Champion, Coxsackie. state OF
% mour' NeversisS Nelly White. fs Pope nn oatn Ses :.
Grant Elp Van Winkle, Norwalk, Sylvan Glen,
sss Mary sna
IN iact II might be said 2o0 others were on Clifton
at II A. M. Every available craft in New York
harbor had been chartered iOr the regatta. The
Murphy, Surveyor Cornell ana Naval Oflcer
Grant on nv board at @ the sI Long Branc" a land. and
ing. The Jasmine lett the Custom House
military oificers were on board the steamer Henry
Smith, OF the Quarterinaster's Department under
the patronage Of Major General ingalls,. Mrs. Harriet
Lane Johnson, afer whom one OF the neetest and
most unfortunate vessels OF the United State Navy
was was named named Charles Knapp, Paymaster Cunning.
personages OF distinction were on board. The
Fletcher. under tie jurisdiction Of Dr. Carnochan,
NUMBER Us IN ne oca Wsa
nue. steam yachts traders, ruerers and vessels just
in from long voyage at dropped down to witness
tue remarkable regatta for the queens Cup. At ten
O'Clock such yachts as had remained In the waters
about the city stood down TO their positions; the Eva
passed Quarantine at 1906 A, NJ sne was shortly
followed Dy dlatory schooner, which soon fell into
line At IL A. NJ. the spectacle was npOsing-mor,
Imposing than any maritime scene ever witnessed
nrA ~ ~ n q 2.
II was bi0ckaded by !oity walls OF canvas by NOV
Ing steamers, laden With
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
people, by the east ana west line OF twenty clip
per yachts. anchored 10 northward and westward (Dy
its position, and mad left an interval fifty yards
distant IRON It's right and left hand neighboys; but
boats, rowboats and tine lesser kind Of craft
about the Long Island and staten Island
glimpse % Of the Soaon through the Narows
Nothing could be seen but large fleet cutting of
ali seaward views. Forts Hamilton and Lafayette
on the east bank and Fort " NadswOrtD on the west
had their rampar;s crowded with multitudes OF
gaily and airly dresseS spectators, gazing from the
outer battlements. over 1900 people bore UNI
breilas, and the whole prospect resembed tnat of
Japanese tenting ground At about this time The
James Ashbury, President of the Royal Harwich
Yacht Club, the private signal OF the Dauntless and
the New York Yacht Club cOlors. The WInOna was
dressed brilliantly in bunting--in scarlet, magenta
b!ue carmine pink, all The delicate shades. II was
now ul:l6 A. M) tnat The spectacle bscame bewil-
mer or the not sun upon the water the White caps,
foliage dark green IN the distance. surrounded by
broken creamy skies. and then blue arch over.
head. All was tempered by
TEN KNOT BREEZE,
blowing still from due south. Included in the range
or vision were $50 0O0 600 in yachts steamers, 5000
seaman and 100000 yards or canvas. When Ma
caulay wrote history 1t was customary for him 10
pause ana touch up IN serious and well-cOnsidered
periods the instincts and pastimes Of the people
From sucn philosophy ne drew his proioundest con-
M Aa fhan anaF
Drama began to move the whistles blew, the guns
fired. large boilers gave long and loud blast and
small steam cylinders could only afford shrl notes
and hideOus shrieks
Upon boarding the Phantom. she, as the flag
yacht, was found In central position and the men
were heaving her chains into short stay. visit
was paid to the Cambria. She was boarded bv the
reporter as she was awaiting the signal to get under
way. Her rigging was Manned her blue jackets
seemed eager and ready and she was in trim condl-
tion lore and art. Mr. Ashbury did not venture any
against the feet. The Magic, Fieetwing, Tidal
Wave, Madeline, America, Snvle and tie remaining
6chOOnerS were now IN line and only
AWAITING THE SIGNAL GUN.
1t was dangerous now to venture In the vicinity
with rowboat, the tugs and steamers were SO
of schooners, then more than fifty tugs In parllel
lines then the steamers Plymouth Rock and her
the signal gun-"Go.D Al i1:21 t6e last report orr
sounded and the splendid scene dissolved into the
scattered squadrons OF the lower bay, tenders
cheering and applauding.
The Wind, Tide and eIeteoroIoyy During
the Re2attn.
The day opened overcast and with no sun.
Shortly after daybreak heavy clouds settled over
the bay, but broke and rose by 0 A. NJ, leaving
O clear, sunny day, with O brisk breeze blowing
from due SOUTH This breeze continued throughout
the race, and did not vary point to eastward or
westward Of due south. Indeed, it was remarkable
that the int heat did not affect the wind more
especially in the upper bay, but it did not seem to
influence the latter at all. Toward the end OF the
race and near two O'Clock the breeze sackened
little, but soon blew "stouter'' than ever As
the observer OF yesterday could see, the
wind could not have been batter. and the same for
the attractive and salubrious character OF the
weather..