New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-31


direction denoted q coming squall. The
Yachts had sailed around the first or east
ern stakebOat, and under the now strong
breeze were making way rapidly. We are
inclined to think that there was extremely
good measure given in stauOnlng the stake
boats, for as the vessels were sailing nearly
due west toward the second stake boat, it
was only by strong glasses that the best
known could be discerned.
The positions of the frst-class yachts we're
as follows: Protos one-Quarter mile astern
of the Matilda; the Limnas came imping
along unaccountably behind. At various
distances behind came the balance of the
regatta, sailing irregularly like flock of
ducks on a pond impeded by weeds. But
as the wind freshened still more they gained
rapidly on the second stake boat and came
bowling toward the home stake, which they
rapidly reached, thesProtos first, Matilda
second, Limnas third, Xyphias fourth, Glad
iator fifth Minnie sixth and Coquette sew
enth. and the rest following as indicated in
the time table given below, the Nedyne
long, very long, distance behind. 1t is evil
dent that she must have been compelled by
the squall to lay to, as she is a small boat,
| and was capsized once before.
And now, as the first round was ended,
they all started for the second, in the order
before mentioned.
The passage from the home stake to the
| first stake boat, is always the most plZzling
| to the spectator who is endeavoring to make
| ont the bearings Of the respective vessels.
We could only judge by the relations of the
| yachts as they rounded the stake the first
| time But after passing the eastern boat on
.he second round, and sailing on a line
| parallel to the spectators, their chances
! could be better ascertained. The ProtOs,
| Mathilda and Limnas still kept their
| respective distance toward one another as
| first, second and third in the race, the rest
| following apparently helter skelter.
We should have mentioned before that
! the Domino, in the first round as she neared
| the home stake was discovered to have
| broken the step of the !mast which heeled
! over to starbOard SO much, that the crew
| could with difficulty prevent her from filling.
| She was Of course thrown ont of the race,
! and made no time. BY this time the specta-
| tors of the race had given up the Limnas.
| But as the vessels were halfway between
| the eastern and western stake boats, sail
| ing on II line parallel with the shore, and of
! course best calculated for observation, the
| position of the three leading first class)
| boats was observed to change. The
| Mathilda fell slightly astern at first, but at
| terward appeared to approach nearer than
before to the leading boat, the Protos. Now,
| all at once, the Limnas was seen to increase
her speed, nearing the Mathilda more and
more, until, astonishing to relate, the Linn
mas, which, at the second passing of the
| eastern stake boat, was at least a good quar-
| ter of q mile astern Of the Mathilda, ac-
| tually rounded the second or western stake
| boat ahead of her, and came bounding
| home, winning the second prize triumph
antly. No one would have thought it who
| observed the relative position of the boats
at the end of the first round
And now the regatta was rapidly coming
| to a close, as the vessels approached the
home stake on the second round. Gallant
ly they came in, the Protos far ahead of all,
| as her crew sang "Shoo Fly with salt
water voices. Next came Limnas, having
done nobly in retrieving her fortune, and
taking the second prize to the discontinue
| of the Mathilda, which with her gallant
crew deserved a better fate. However, no
man ever made a pile OF oyster shells and
| put them all on top.
The following were the winners of the
I prizes:
FIRST class-First prize, Protos, Howard {;
| second prize, Limnas, Rareshide.
! Second class-Eirst prize, Xyphias, How
! ard second prize, Gladiola, Preston.
! Third class-First prize, Minnie; second
| prize. Corinne.
Fourth elass-First prize, Coquette; second
! prize. Sarah.
| Fifth class-First prize, Patola; second
| prize. Nedyne.
| Although fifth class boat, the Patola de-
| serves honorable mention for the energetic
and seamanlike way in which she retri
her fortune at the start, How the Domino
might have come out, had she not unstepped
| her mast, it is impossible to say. A private
soldier may reach the rank of general, if he
| be not shot in the meantime.
The race in all it's details and features is
| without doubt the most interesting one of
! the season. If two boats run, both can not
| win. The skill and seamanship of the losing
| vessels were equal to that of the Others
The following is the time of the yachts as
recorded by the secretary of the Regatta: