New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-23
The Regatta COMMITTEE cOnslsleu oi tuDIp Scnuy
Stuart NJ. Taylor, and W. Butler Duncan.
THE MORNING AND ITS PROMISES.


Stuart NJ Taylor, and W. Butler Duncan.
THE MORNING PROMISES.
The day dawned clear, and the wind, blowing cooling
breeze from the southeast, promised TO continue OF
strength sufficient equal the antcipaons of the most
anxious yachtmen. Their families and friends hailed
the long looked-for gala day with pleasure plainly
evinced by the large party which early if the morning
collected on board the ferybOat Middletown lying at
the foot OF Desbrossess North River This boat, pro-
yded for the guests of the club, gaiy decked with
bunting and club signals and carried about 500 ladies
and children beside large party Of gentlemen, over the
entire going and returning fine band on board
furnished music, and an expert caterer struggled
bravely to please the palates of the happy guests.
The Seth Low in charge Of the Regatta Committee,
was engaged to serve judges boat and for the Of
the reporters. The most inhospitabe and uninvtng,
perhaps, OF all the boats in the harbor, she
was yesterday metamorphOsed into dwell
ling place OF the heartiest good-fellowship.
At 10 o'clock exactly the Seth Low moved out from the
dock and headed down the bay. On the North River
were numerous other small steamers, all covered with
futtering pennants, carrying joyous parties OF
ladies' and gentlemen to see the regatta. Inc
harbor swarned with all kinds OF steam craIb
from the small tug to the staid and dgnned side
wheeler The shores OF Staten Island and the Narrows
were completely obscured by the sails OF the squadron
Which had already taken up position of vanderbits
Landing, Staten Island.
Among the 81 steamers, the following were the most
nrominent: Magenta, Rip Van Wrinkle, ferry-Doats
wnona and Middletown, Eastern Queen, Andrew
Fletcher, Americas, j. s. Underhili, Wm' fletcher'
Boardrnan Stamford the Harbor Policeboat Seneca,
Deer Rather D. r. Martin, Edgar Baxter seawanhaka,
Port ROYAL Eliza Hancox, Leon, Sleepy Hollow Mar
garet. New Champion, and Moses Taylor.
The soop were anchored in advance Of the schooners,
on line and held positions in the following order, be-
Ginning at the wndward boats Kaiser William, Coming
Ariadne Addie Vixen, Peerless, and Oracle. The
Law at
sails all set in the following order, commencing with
the boat holding the windward position: tleetwing,
Tidal Wave Eva Idler, Foam, Magic, Tarointa, Column
ba Alice Halcyon, sappho, Sunshine, Palmer, Wan
derer Alarm, Dauntless, Madane, and Rambler. As
te choice OF position had been accorded to the yatchs
in be order of their arrival at the anchorage ground the
sailing masters of the Rambler, Madaline, and several
Others had taken the western position under the Denef
that the wind would change to the before the
start was made. This event, however did not occur
and the Feetwng among the very last TO come to the
anchorage secured the muehc0veted weather position.
The steamer Andrew Fletcher conveyed DR.. and Mrs.
Carnochan aud large party OF invited guests including
Miss Nilsson A. Rauzara. Dr. and Mrs. Doremus, Gen.
yogdes Col Wagstaf, Col Snow Dr. White, Mrs. Roose-
welt and daughter the Hon. Augustus Schell, the Hon.
Richard ID. Connolly Col Lawrence, Cyrus r. Curtis,
Cen Ramsey Judge Sutherland Of the Supreme
Court Chief Engineer Brown, and others The steamer
was the only of the feet accompanying the yachts
that had band and "A gun board, and as the first
Yacht rounded the lightship Mrs. Carnoehanhred the
gum and as each yacht thereafter rounded Miss Nilsson
fired n salute As the yachts came past the winning
post on the home they were also saluted, ana the
Fletcher then landed the party at Fort Hamilton where
a hall WAS given In honor OF the event. party, In
Guiding Imany eminent lcitSens OF Brooklyn, went on
the ferry-boat Winona.
THE DAY AT STATEN ISLAND.
Nowhere else along the line Of the race was such PIC
ture presented as at Staten Island All through the day
the ferry boats the Island had been loaded with rchy
clad pleasure seekers bearing opera neid ana ma
rine glasses with which TO aid their vision
A the yfitors arrived they took positions along the
shore when the brilliant solQgs VI the IAdlns tNpeh