The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
Y AC HIT IN O
Annual Regatta of the Eastern
Yacht Squadron.
UDfayOrable Weather and q
Long Race.
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The Schooner Si!yie ard Sl0Op
Coming the Winners.
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Interesting Details Of the
Contest.
An Exciting Brush on the Re.
turn Home.
BOSTON, June 10, 1871.

Boston, June 10, 1871.
The annual regatta or the Eastern Yacht Squad
ron, concerning which there has been many
bright hopes In aquatic circles for months past,
came OIL In an exceedingly satisfactory manner
to-day.
THE WEATHER
was all that could be desired TINS morning. an al-
most clopdess Say, a brisk weit-southwest wind
atIordlny every reason for prophesying an In
teresting contest Towards the close OF the races,
however. q heavy shower made its appearance,
with high wind, and besides compelling many OF
the smaller vessels 10 take IN sail or abandon the
race, tended TO lessen tho speed OF Their stancher
competitors.
As VIII be seen from perusal OF the appended
account, tae Sllvi. took the first prize or
$50 for the best and quickest sailing
among the schooner yachts. tho Eebecca, an old
New York boat coming In second, while the prize
OF 800 for sloop boats was carried away by Mr..
fuckers yacht, the Coming.
SCENE or TIE REGATTA.
The scene OF the regatta was laid at Marbleh cad,
which is tho usual cruising ground Of this assoca-
non, ana the water to be sailed over was
marked out rs MISUNDERSTANDING Halfway Rock
on port hand, Webbers Rock stake on starboard
hand; Bell Buoy, or Graves, starboard hand Egg
Rock, on starboard nand; Pig Rock stake on port
hand; returning 20 stakeb0at on ssarDoard hand;
distance or thlrty-1vc and three. quarter miles,
THE ENTRIES
were the scnooners Edtn Ethel Ianthe, Julia,
Juniatta, Rebecca, Sive ana Wivern; the soops
Alice, Coming Sadie Violet and White Cap.
THE JUDGES.
The members OF the Regatta Committee-Messrs.
william Whitney, Theodore A. Neal, Charles II.
Walker. william c. Paine and u. Joy Jefrries-
OfliCiated as judges.
FoRNING IN LINE.
AT quarter past ten O'Clock the club steamer
Rose Standsh with a notable asSemblage OF LADIES'
and gentlemen, appeared in sight, and the yachts,
which had been collecting TO sether at the rendez-
selves IN line Tor the race
THk START.
The preparatory wins lie was heard from tho
Judges boat at hafpast ten O'Clock, and eight MN
utes afterwards shout They're on" AMI the
waving OF handkerchiel5, uproasios cheering anu
loud music nailed the opsning or the contest.
"By Jove," said an embryo seaman. that was an
The Violet led on and behnld ner followed the
sadle, Coming, Alice White Cap Iantne Ethel.
stretched out in continuous line OF white. The
Coming however, did not belle ler name, for She
Whe for some @ reason had iaSea
in her jib sheet overnaued the Violet and took the
lead rns she was forced to reqasn TO the
race. The Alice, finding the wind too strong, was
forced to take IN her JD sail. but lull permitted
AT wEBBER's ROCK
The first buoy at Webbcrs Rock was rounded In
the following ordcr:-Silvie Coming Julia, kcbecca,
Juniata, Sadie, Alice, GanChe. Edith Ethel, Whlta
Cap aud Violet The wlvcrn having louIed with o
coasting vessel the way here withdrew from the
race aud put back to MarDlehead.
TOWARDS THE BELL BUOY
The change OF course towards the Bell Buoy set
the yachts right In the teeth OF the wind and several
admirable exhibitions OF seamanship were wit
messed The Juiia Rugged closely TO the ReDecca
whIe the Sadie blundored directly under the bows
of the leading yacht and materially retarded her
speed. In addition to this misfortune there was
NJ n
SIvIe and an imprOvised work OF timber was rem
dered necessary to enable her To continue the race
She passed the Bell Buoy at tweny-one minutes
past three O'Clock.
From thence homeward the contest was an ex-
citing one, the Coming and the Reoecca pruHting
by the accident on board the bllvle, and gained
upon her so fast that for u while It was question
ever, decided the matter ut once. ana the Coming
being compelled to take In canvas dropped behind,
and passed the stakebOlt Just fourteen minutes
after the Slvic had won the race.
TINE Or AKRIvkL
The time OF the arrival of Dut i've boats was taken
H. s. Nm s.
sllvie. ........4 81 10 Kebecca 49,. 6 o. 81
Coming. ........4 As IA Juniata. 5 IL As
julia. III go
clapping OF hands. The visitors then returned to
this CITY.
The WINNING YACHT.
The Slivie, the winning yacht, II centrcboard
schooner OF New London Dulld, l0o tons, Old inca
surement, and carries 1,s0I ieet or canvas. She
YORK, and was purchased by AIR. c. r. Whittier, OF
TINS city, last year. She Is one of The most beauti-
luI wei OF the speeiieSt vessels In The
squadron.