New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
OUTDOOR SPORTS.

AhOioH w ALL ~'~' f-1Okk 1ACuI OLUD
now SUNDAY Is sfEN BY TIE YACHTMEN-THE
kkGAIIA OF NJ JNDAY-TuE AADGlE WINS
THE ChALLENG e CUP, AND THE SADIE The
sLOOP PRIZE.
NEWPORT, H. l., Aug 2i.-The yachtmen
Prent the tedious nours OF yesterday IN the manner us
70 such pleasure seekers Three successive sundays no
passed since nc beginning OF the voyage rom uion
Cove ano'h advent Of the day served only W A ',N
passage Of another weeks Summer iding IL Is ques
tonaee shether the monotony Of the day at se'u'
resort ~ most noticeable upon land OF lying ~ gu
chez IN the harbor. The yachtman rises ANU,
O'Clock and finds warm pi'"Ai'S'
htea'I fish, aud fowls awaiting nun -
en- eyed with wine coffee according 10 MS
fu1linations There is much discussion among y"en'
ovner regarding tins temperance question, many c".h
ING that il is quite impossible, and utterly nnheal
the history of Yachting to make yacht san "iiou
dealing out a reasonable supply oil gr'S " TITS
guests Breakfast being finished the yaen'luln an
his morning cigar and takes his usual suoi. "pO' I'D
making prophetic comments upon the Weatn'i' 49,
and tide He then takes his seat IN the eoeAli' &c
,ho sone which surrounds him, and TO behold the NeI
cation Of his prophcses ~ ,...,.,o,, +,,o
c., ,s so1r he eint TO pass and rcpass between inc
yachts and the shore, conveying visitors on ooiu iHo
,nodel Yacht owner always Biad 10 RECEIVE 4S'.'
-, s'.,l,,, and welcomes Them with exceeding pOhte
ss ,,,o, coue up the gangway. lAtter having IN
sretc and admired the deck and the canvas congra'u
Ited the smiling yachtman upon the trim appearance OF
his craft and expressed decided preference Tor his boat
aver All others the visitors invited down stairs into
the cabin where the steward takes them IN charge with
pcrsuasive suavity that would almost shake the tenn
erap,e resolutions Of Cough. After all have been at
least Induced smoke whether they use tobacco or not
the visitors take their departure, and the captain,
waving parting farewell relapses into the eontempia-
tive his temper over the report OF the last
Yacht race as given a Boston paper in which he mas
his name spelled wrong, and his boat put last in tAeraoe
This is naturally calculated anger even the most
gentle sprted and the yachtnan determines TO drown
his luminosity against the Boston press in sleep. lie
therefore turns into his bunk and repOse until Che dinner
hour arrives.
All the guests who have been shore ~ the hotels
returned and the principal meal OF the day Is
served IN q style to suit the most fastidious epicuTe
The cuking Of glasses and the popping OF champagne
eors soon followed by the sound of the sunsetgun on
board the flagship The c0lOrs all hauled to the decR
and the lamp. shine brightly out of the cabin skyghls
While one division Of the crew dsapper into the lore
castle for their evening repas The scene in the cabin
al Sunday evening is much the ali the yachts
the only diversity being that where the decanteIs ana
wine classes wanting upon the centerable, the ice
pitcher and box Of cigars supply their place The camp
ures,c,ors while the Gins and outs" the "ong" and
.shurt uf the last corner in Rock Island or Pacific
Mail ale discussed WIN sausiaCIlo l'Cu, ~ r So
time, DISCUSSES the act mat the conversation IL '0e
Al he bow the mate and the sailors seated around
the foremost while the former recounts the loss OF DIS
with blanduessof manner whica, seasoned with the
proper number of oats makes It very paatable 10 the
listeners. Indeed il Is their privilege 10 near
and their duty TO applaud and they lack neitDer e
tnucs nor the mpHlse to mn the air with pauds when
the story ends. The laughter finally dies out IN tLe
cabin the yarn has been "spun around the cap
stan the appointed, aud the era Of stiffness
begins, marked only by the tampng OF the sailor upon
The wharf during The day was the center Of attraction
for the Summer residents OF Newport ana tne pleasures
were sufficient induce many to spend the greater part
Bennett, With party Of friends went in the leamyac
nesid 10 NaIrogensett ana passed me day Inc Gnte3
Tc1dens Of He~poT While the streets are tronged
IL justice to the Tidal wave, Commodore voorhis
wishes to state that his yacht left Vineyard Haven tie
last except the TarOna, and the first schooner
That arrived IN this harbor, the soop Oracle alone pre-
cedng hm II is announced that on the return from the
cruise nuInber OF private matches Will ne sleq on
Sandy Hook. The sloopS VIII leave TINS haIpor lonlgh'
and tomorrow TO join the Brook nTegatta at Glen Cove
THE REGATTA OF MONDAY.
The race to-day Of great interest. The day
began quite unusual for the quiet commu-
nifty OF Ne EpOrt An alarm of fire aroused the nhabi-
tans from their beds about daylight and crowds of half
dressed men hurried through the streets, dragging the
primeyal hand-engno TO the scene where the excite
ment speedily subsidized, the flames being already ex-
tincuished The affair failure as fire, but served
70 get the city astir early o'clock The yachts IN
The harbor began TO make sail early. The rigging was
hauled taut the moyaDles upon all the boats entered
for the contest were slowed away removed to the
shore and by the time the gun fred at o'clock the
feet was In readiness FOR the sail 70 Fort Adams.
The wind was light III the morning but freshened TO
stiff southeast breeze before the start was made. The
sun sbonc out bright and the freshness OF the wind alone
prevented day from being dsagreeably warm. The
course was from an imaginary line between steamer
anchored under Fort Adams and the Dumping Rocks,
southwest a stabe-boat OF the north end Of Block
Island and return sloop race also arranged for
the day by the presentation of a cup by the cOmmo-
dores TO be sailed for the The number
of entres was not SO large anticipated, only the fol
lowing yachts starting in the two