New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-21

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There are Eve races on Monday The first Is steeple-
chase FOR which Mlesian. Duffy, Vesnyus Tsdae, As
dash, with Abdei KoIee, Barney Williams Wnesap,
Quntard, end John MerTyman in It, The third Is for
two-yoar-Olds, a mile dash, handicap, fer which Joe
Daniels % pounds Brennps % pounds 90 Frank
swift % & g pounds aSe ePered he
fourth handicap mile dash, with five entres-Cmax,
pounds Midday 100 pounds Nellie Lille Jan James io2
pounds The fifth event Is the match against time Harry
Basset having TO run one mile In l4l for wager OF
$1,000 against $500.
CRUISE OF THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
PROGRESS OF YACHTING IN TWENTY YEARs-THE
FLYING START - ITS INTRODUCTION AND
MERITs-ENTBIEs FOR TIRE RACE TO-DAY.
NEWPORT, Aug. 2O-The races which are to
occupy the attention Of the NewYork Yacht Club for the
next ten days wiz attract interest throughout the coun
try Never before in the whole history of the sport were
there cOngegated at one point entered for any series
of Tsgattas SO many large schooner yachts Newport
has never known such opportunity for enjoying an
outlook upon race in which more than % large schoon-
ers will start The regattas of the NewYork Club, @sch
took place on their annual cruises prior to the Summer OF
1884 held at Glen Cove, L. H. and the course was
a stake-boat about is miles eastward from the
point of starting, and return The less venturesome
yaehtowner did not at that time regard the
open sea as adapted to racng and the excitement the
enthusiasm and the dangers Of yachting were un-
known Not that the event Of the year was less heartily
anticipated but the yacbtman progressive mortab
and what suoed In the earlier stages Of the sport to
completely enrapture him now falls far short OF what he
demands in the way Of exhilrating soustirring sea-
manship The intensity of the fever is such this year
that nothing less than trip OF 400 miles, sailed under the
impulse given by a valuable prize will satisfy tho en-
th,iasrn in his breast 1t is not unlikely that in years
to regatta viii be sailed t9 the west indies s
back
All the rcgattas during tho Week viii begin with what
is now known the "GylDg start" This start owes its
conception to Commodore John Stevens of the New York
Yacht Club who in this harbor in the Summer OF 1871
Instituted regatta in which the yachts for the first time
began the in that manner The mode OF procedure
Is sufficiently well known at the present time, but II was
then great novelty The race for the possession Of
golden bowl, valued $1,000 what has since been
adopted as the usual regatta course namely south
west from the entrance Of the harbOr TO the buoy
off Block Island and return. The following were
the entries in that memorable racei Maria, Com.
John Stevens; Una, Capt. Rutherford; Julia,
Capt. Waterbury; America Capt r. f. Lopez; Favorita,
Capt A. c. Kngsland Rebecca, Capt. Bennett, and Ju-
liCtte Capt N b. Palmer. All were sOOpS with the eX-
oeption OF the Favorita and the total burden Of the
whole feet did equal $50 uns. The began from
buoy IN The upper harbor a gun was fired at IL
second gun announced that the Judges were ready to
tho time of each yacht which crossed the starting
ovcn in Newport and attracted large crowds OF people
prize were won by the Maria, Commodore stevens's
yacht NJ.
tie America to South America after having been al
tered into schooner ana she Is to-day the Royal yacht
schooner and the Rebecca after the same re-
fitting was sold NJ Boston, where she now remains The
serving for time a pilotDOat night ran
down by steamer and sunk all her crew being saved
altering soGp yachts into schooners and the example was
Tie superior advantages Of the flying start
pared with the old form of beginning race may be
briefly stated. In starting In line from anchor, much
trouble frequently experienced in slipping the cable
when the wind was blowing very srGng or heavy tde
was setting in against the Meet Ii II was desired 10 get
| the anchor on board much delay and the necessity OF
with The sails wac often the of defeating yacht
The danger of foung where the fleet is large and the
Snierod some little dolay and her sailing con
| siderable vexation by an event OF this kind
race Aug s. 1870. When the wind Is Of such strength
as 10 compel the sainR-masers Of yachts to keep the
sails down deck until the signal starting is given
the division Of men compelled by the taking in Of the
anchor renders the labor Of HOSTING the sails very tedious
and fatigiDg TO the crew. good captain Of racing
yacht very much to tire his before the be
Ginning race their fun strength may be needed
in an emergency which is liable TO at any time.
The system OF allowing 20 minutes for the
start, after the firing of gun, does away
with all these gnuOyances. feature
which has developed with time is the belief that the
chances VI winning the bettered by being the
last the line. From this fact il frequently
happens that many mGneuyers resorted to by the
saing-nasteI for OBTAINING his yacht that he barely
the line at the SQUAD OF the last gun. The Phan
TOM in the Tor the AhbuIy Cup in Newport harhur
last year. by passing the line half minute too lar lost
claim to place among the first yachts arriving thc
boine-stake. Her time over the course remarkably
fast.
The event OF tomorrow will be the for the Cal
lenge Cup presented by Commodore James Gordon Benz
nett r.. and by tho schooner Tidal Wave last June
in tie annual regatta OFF NewYOTk HarbOr The course
VIII be from Imaginary line between Fort Adams and
tho Dumping fort at the entrance OF the bay southwark
10 and around black can-buOy the northeastern end
OF Block Island thence returning TO the starting point
The entries are the Daunttess, Dreadnaugh SapphO,
Idler, Tidal Wave, Wanderer, Halcyon, Palmer,
Nadic Magic, Rambler Helcy0n, Caprice, Alarm, and
Tarolnta. The Columbia and Fleetwing are Overhaung
their jDbOoms and tOpmas5, and will not enter Should
the weather prove favorable the will be great
event. The harbor to-day swarms with pleasure boats,
and gay parties OF ladies and gentlemen enjoying the
Dimciy Oi odllOr life without any Of lis hardsMps.