New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
AQUATIC.

FLEET DIsBANDED-RACEs IN PROSPECT.
NEWPORT, X. l., Aug. A--The 26th annual
cruise of the NewYork Yacht Club the most snccessIu
ever given by the Club, ended here at i0so tooay.
Early this morning Commodore stebbins went on ooard
his Yacht the Phantom, and once more assumed COM
of the fleet which has been temporarily In charge
of the Vice Commodore, Mr. Bennett and az @So
hosted the signal for yachtowIers to como ON ooar'
firing gun to attract attention to H. Answering ss
mails were hoisted the other yaehts, anu IL io"
minutes boats manned by sawart sailors shot out 70 o
phantom ON which vessel future movements OF tne
feet were to be directed
There were present Mr.. Ashbury OF the cambria
yice-Commodore Bennett Of the.Dauntless, Rear-Com
modore Douglass Of the sappho, Commodore 'oorn's
of the Madeleine, Mr.. Stuyyesant OF the famer Dr'
Durant of the Ider Mr. Dickerson OF the Feur oe hs
Mr. Durfee of the Josephine and Mr. Hamilton Mor'on
the Secretary OF the Club. 1t was decided ater sono
discussion to declare the cruise ended The fixing OF inc
time 10 race for the private cups ored was then con-
sdered and It was finally agreed that instead OF having
them this week. as was expected yesterday they snouu
be postponed until Monday. Sept g. when tne nrs' ono
will take place. 1t win be for cup offercd oy MI. n
nett to be sailed triangular course wncn no
Brentons Reef ughtship about three miles out Oh .s
barbor 70 buoy off Block Island thence to the Sow
and Pigs ughtship and from there PACK !" 'no
starting poInt There will be no time alo"
ance but the rules of the Club as 10 canvass
will be observed. The rules allow OF mailsaii, loioean
fying-iib jibtopsail fore and main-gaiEtoPs'hS, "
main,onnast staysa addition to the prize onereu
-, ~. pnnott there ia TO be subscription cup, pur-
Ssd for the second schooner with the entrance fee Oh
SIS. o,,,,oa nv
On Tuesday the 6th the race Tor the cup onereo W
poor Commodore Douglass of the Sappho will take
MACE the course to be from the Ughtshp on Brentons
Reef around the buoy of Block Island and back There
will be no allowances OF time, ana SUBSCRIPTION cup
will be offered for the second yacht under the cond
tjons given above. On Wednesday, the race FOR Mr
Ashburys cups will take place. lie oilers two
prizes The first schooner prize Is cham
payne barrel ilver mounted with two silver tankards
for the sloops he offers two engraved glass caret jugs
with glasses corresponding and II no sloops are entered
they are to be given to the schooner winning the rs
prize To these Mr. Rutherford stuyvesant adds prize
for the second The naming of the course Tor
this race was left TO Commodore stebbins Mr. Lewis Mr.
Rutherford and Mr. Charles Loneow, and later In the
day they decided that it should be from Batemans Reef
which is outside the harbor down to the buoy of Block
Island and return This completes the races 70 be con-
tested by the feet with the exception of the one to be
given by this city, the time for which was not discussed
no formal offer OF II having been made This concluded
the business Of the meeting, and Commodore sebbns
caused the signals which had been set to call them
together 70 DC hauled down. ana declared ne cruise at
Within few minutes the Madeline, which had her
sails already hosed got under weigh and departed Tor
Eew-London, where she will receive new set OF sails
and be placed I'm condition for the race ana as0 I0r
and one or to other yachts will also go the railways
Immediately, to prepare for the contests.
is in Excellent racing condition The injury to her stem
is repaired and she is now apparently stronger than
see rber Sap m oS %i tbe and boted through the
wood ends and 1t is hardly probable that it win give way
require ali the time before the day fixed for the
encement of them in fact the necessity OF these prep
enced the postponement until September The meet WIZ
then be in excellent condition, and with good wlnd
fhara vii he
days of racing to settle the merits OF the different yachts
Yacht viii have a better opportunity OF showing her
good qualities than the same course were sAeo On
In addition to the races mentioned and as mot con-
tent with the verdcts which may be entered MI Ash
bury has issued challenges for private races TO the
Phantom the Ms.eeile, and the America, entered by
Admiral Porter all Of Which @ have Seese Of se se
He has offered and accepted challenge rom DE-
t. fS aeT SH the the &shbu %
deavored to secure private matches with other
failed. h This Offer Of MI Ashbnrys very comprehen
S Es the rules rt Of e Club those Of Se
Royal Yacht Club of Great Britain or Ireland the course
be outside 20 miles to the windward and return These
he is willing to sail at any time after the conclusion OF
II The cruise Of the New.York Yacht Club this year has
been its most successful and there is no doubt but
that great impetus has been gwen to yachting N tins
has not escaped notice. and the enthusiastic @ ana npera
far and provided for those in prospective has infused
correspondng quality into his hosts Already yachts
contemplation and the orders for two for the Messrs
LOraris have been given, and their models have been
prepared by Mr. Fish, who has designed several yachts
for the Club 1t is be ia feet long 20 feet wide and
feet deep amidshp; her stempOst Will nave rake OF
IL inches The other yacht will be l0 feet In length from
stem STERN feet in width and IL feet in depth her
stem-pos will have rake OF 10 inches The two new
yachts win be ready for launching before Winter and
their presence with the Club next year will be great
addition TO what already promises to be splendid
cruise The Phantom, during the Winter viii be made
II feet longer and will be otherwise altered The Fleet
wing is TO receive her repairs under the direction OF
Dick Brown the Sandy Hook pilot, who sailed the Amer
lea when she won the Queens Cup.
IL has been decided that there was no second prize In
the Of yesterday. The yachts all ruled out
cept the Phantom, which won the first prize.
EXCITING ROWING MATCH AT LOWELL, MASS.
LOWELL, Mass, Aug. A.-The single scull
twone boat race for $3.50 side the Merrmack River
to-day, between G. Butler OF Boston and j. w. Sanders
of Lowell was won by the former. 1t was very close
and had to be rowed second time 70 decide IT, The
attendance was large.
A NEW YACHT CLUB.
Brooklyn is to have q new Yacht Club to
named gentlemen charter members: ID. c. Meschutt
Captain; j. ]. w. Moore, Secretary; j. III. Baldwin,
Treasurer; John Casabt B. s. La Roza j. Z. lockwood
w. Smith, Thomas Daras, John Williams, Thomas
David Miller w. Van Houghton, and James McCarty,
The members bargaining for the purchase Of three
four yachts and have given orders for the building OF
others The flag Of the Club OF white ground with blue
border, having red bah with a. Fn In center.
The Delegates of the Hudson Amateur Row.
ing Association will meet this evening at the Atalana
Boat Club House 10 arrange for the annual regatta
THE TURF.
THE MIDDLETowN, ORANGE COUNTY, TRoTTING
MEETING-sECOND DAY TOM SAVER WINS
THE rTUREE-YFAR-OID swFFPeTAKFs HENRY