The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-28

uSoPoSe, ohau IHic- Ouce more, however,
France is proving untrue to herself. Once
more the hope of the peoples is pershing.
Once more the dynasties triumph. Once more,
but not forever.
Tho Regatta OF tho Brooklyn Yacht
Cuba splendid Race.
The annual regatta Of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club took place yesterday, and it must have
been most satisfactory to the officers of that
organization. The whole affair was great
success The day turned out all that could be
desired, although at first there was promise Of
but little wind. At the appointed hour the
yachts were in their proper positions, and
among them were many Of the larger vessels
of the New York Yacht Club, the race being
open to the yachts of oil organized yacht clubs.
When the second gun was fred the schooncrs
got off well together on the port tack,
standing over toward the Staten Island
shore, the Columbia leading, followed
closely by the Madeleine and Alice.
The third and fourth guns were the signals for
the first and second class sloops and open boats
to be of, and before the smoke had well cleared
away they had set their jibs and were standing
after the larger vessels. The sight was most
beautiful one and it will be long remembered.
AT first the wind was light, but it soon began
to freshen, and the appearance Of the sky in
dicated that there would be more wind before
there was less, which proved true. AS the
feet got we'll down the lower bay the race be-
came very exciting, and every one was doing
its best The Madeleine was the first to pass
the stakeboat at the Southwest Spit, followed
soon after by the Tidal Wave, the Columbia,
the Sappho and Others Passing Sandy Hook
and from thence to the Lightship the wind was
fresh and steady, enabling the feet to carry
whole sail without danger to canvas or spars.
After passing the lightship the race lost
none of its interest. One after another the
elegant vessels went round it to the northward
and eastward, saluted by the ringing of bells,
screaming of steam whistles and huzzas OF the
multitude of lockers on on board the various
steamboats, and other craft that accompanied
the racing yachts out and home. Soon every
thing was set that would draw, sail after sail
was piled on, until the yachts appeared like
immense pyramids Of snow-white canvas.
Their tiny bulls were scarcely visible. After
getting back within the Hook the wind
began to moderate, and then there were
some changes in the relative positions
of the yachts, the light draught
centre-board vessels creeping up on the heav-
Ter keel yachts; but ga stern chase is long
one" and this race proved no exception to
that rule. Although the breeze had seusibly
lessened it did not fall light enough to seri-
ously impair the speed of the racers. ewing
and wing" and with immense balloon jibs,
gafftopsails and staysails set, they held good
way, and the run home was no less exciting
than the beat out. AS the Narrows were
reached the wind freshened little, and some
of the gaps between the yachts were widened
a little and some decreased. The stakeboat
at the starting point was now in sight, and
around it had assembled those who desired to
witness the first boat in. This was soon
reached by the winner, the Columbia passing
it second and the Madeleine third, the latter
the sloops the Oracle passed first and the
Addie second, and they were followed by the
others in the order named in the detailed
report of the regatta
The sights that have been witnessed in our
bay within the last week in the way Of yacht
ing give the surest evidence in the world Of
how much interest is now felt in this country
in everything appertaining to that exciting
and healthful amusement. The regattas that
have occurred are soon to be followed by
others. That at Cape May on the Fourth Of
July promises to be one of the grandest affairs
OF the kind that ever occurred in our own or
any other waters. The Philadelphians have
evidently determined to make it the race OF
the season, and they will be present in great
numbers to see one of, if not the finest feet OF
yachts that have ever been brought toget her.
After that will come the ''Wallack Cup race,
which had to be indefinitely postpon ed
last Saturday by reason OF thick weather.
Then will follow the squadron cruises,
and after they are over, then, if Mr.. Ashbury
sees fit to come this side of the Atlantic with
the Livonia, he will have another trial to see
if we shall retain the Queens Cup or if he is
to have the honor Of carrying it back to Old
England. Take it altogether the yachting
season of 1871, which has opened SO very
auspiciously, promises to be all that the most
enthusiastic yachtsman can hope or wish for.
Our new yachts are doing remarkably well,
and when they are thoroughly tested and their
best points of sailing are fully determined, we
have no doubt they will prove without supe-
riors in the world. We are fully satisfied by
their recent performances, and by what the
older and tried yachts have done to retain
their established reputation for speed, that
we have yet no superiors; that in