The New York herald., 1871-06-30
Tho New York Club Regatta.
NEW YORK. June %. 1871.

NEW AORk, June -, 1911.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE IEaALD.-
In response to the protest OF ~. X, Sailing Mas
ter the Lively Turten against the decision OF the
Regatta Committee OF the New YORK Yacht Club, in
last Thursdays race. crave space for few iacs.
According TO The regulations or the New York Yacht
CLUB the time for entering protest s before three p.
NJ. OF the day following the regatta; place, office OF
the Regatta Committee persons entitled to enter
protest. yacht owners of the club. Now, on over
hauling the list, fail to find the Lively Turtle regis
tered among the vessels or the New York Club. In
qury fails TO encit any Information as TO her status
In any organized yacnt club in these waters. ana
am forced to the conclusion that she Is q MOCK tur
tie. Under these circumstances her protest at this
late hour is neither genuine far nor courteous.
Now for his acts. lie says:-"Looking al the Tidal
Waves position when she reached the spit, she
would have mad to make one more tack and gone
twice In stays to bring buoy No. 10; whereas the
ldler, by her superior sail NJ In gong to windwarI,
brought buoy No. 10 In such q position that she
would not have to make the additional tack, and
thereby saved enough time 10 bring her home witnin
her time allowance One little fact, easily verified
by any sailor roundi 1g the Sp at the time, rather
mars the beauty OF all ths-vz., that buoy No. 10,
instead OF being to windward, was dead to leeward
OF the Southwest Spit, and the ldler's superior
windward qualities +" over the Tidal Wave are, there
OF the ider viii scarcely relish sucn championship (;
"damnipg with faint praise " Is nothing to it. II
the lively Turtle lays her alter TINS fashion,
Hne Will ma. dy get the weather gauge OF anything
but the cfaos whose method of Progression ~ side
ways
Inc Tilal Wave stood down the lower bay on the
port tack, pointing 70 windwari OF southwest Spit
buoy rounded IL " i'm q "lul and by iew sec
benid the Magic. and stool cut past tie point
Of The Hook on the starbolld tack.
Turtle iurner says:-"rhe committee decide In
their report that buoy No. Ss marks the Southwest
Spit, anu prove II by unm peacnaule auLhOrlts Dut
thus does not Deay upon the question Issue, whcn
s, which Is the 2h buoy as lad dow III the 0Ihcial
sailing courscY il we take past resattas as prece-
denl lheu No. 10 L. certainly the right one; Tor that
| IL the one rounded las year a. both Club aud
Queens Cup regattas, and C,nD regatta OF is6s."
| Precedent does not obtain 10 great extent with
10 match u tneir vessels against The LivOna IN
the next race for the Vucelps Cup, ixDOriDg the
competitors IN winning u: 50 let that pass through,
| mores the pity. "UninpedchaDe autnony,"
such as government coast survey charts Mt;
and the Department at Washington. all de-
c,de that buoy No. SH marks The southwest spit
Tie sailing regulations Of the Regatta COminlttee
prescribed that all yachts should round " ~ tie
| westward aud southwark. Inc Tldai Wave 20
rounded II. Turtle mol deny the stubborn fAct
| and no amount Oi quiODiing OK woru-twlsting cal
alter or weaken her Just cain To the prizes. What
only hope rs in cnallcnging lhe Iidal Wave 70 race
for The cup she fio not win." Fie. Turtle ii that
your tone We must ,nler mat Lively Turtle should
| be eaten ana not neard;n indeed, little cbawing
up might do you good-hling your teeth 1nd pairing
| your nippers, for instance.
| Again, turtle thinks 1.-THE mistake THAT is the de-
\ cisivn oi the kegaua Commtteel was natural one
| under the circumstances. alid sosne allowance Q
should be made IN her (I1ual wave ~ Iavor.n Now,
| perectly agree win Iure. IL was natural that
| body Of honorable gentlemen commissioned as
| judges should decide on uDmpeachable authority
! IN accordance with unuuest0ned facts; hut
| as TO some allowance In iavOr OF the Tidal Wave
| Respectfully leg leave To Diner. No compromise
The Regatta Committee IN their report show beyond
peradvcn'ure that tue Tdal Wave won the race, nnd
| as Turtle" himself apply remarks ''tne declsUn
| has been given and caunot now DO rev0ked.D In
view Of these lac would u not be y acefu course
Tor him to withdraw his proes since W his own ad-
! mAsion u can accomplish no good, and is. as II
| stands, cause,c,s slur upon fne yacnt aud an
honorable gentlemanf 'Tne noble pastilnc Of yacht
Ing a. the gushing reporter hath H. 10 intended "a
| develop nans IDEAS; not least among them IL the
spirit " gcnuemanly bearing, high honor aud love