The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-16

SChOOSERS.
Name. O,cnprs.
Agnes. ....................Ed Edward Harvey.
Lois. Rear Com. }. A. Monsel
FIRST CLASS SLOOPs.
Addie. w. II. Langley,
Oracle. IL Y. Johnson.
lWtlliam kreDs.
Peerless. ....Vice Com. J. H. Maxwell.
SECOND CLASS sLoors.
Daphne. I, va mG noddv
Nancy. '......."..........J. y. Slmpson.
Orion ....................G. M. Thayer.
NlXen... Lud Livingston,
THIRD CLASS sLoOps.
Nlmbu5. Com. William Peet.
Viking l.. T.. Wetmorc.
FOURTH CLASS sIooPS.
Apollo. .................. Dr. inomls Fry.
The time allowances were based upon length only.
THE vesse.s were drawn up IN four lines, accord
ing to their classes At 1l4l the steam whistle
sounded board the Magenta, and the two
schOoner5
WEIGHED ANCHORS PROMPTLY
and got away ut IA. The irst class sloops fol-
lowed the schooners' lead, and in one minute
and hall the remainder OIL the pretty racers
gaff topsails set. The wind was very light,
blowing from the sou,n-southwest, and the Tide was
the last OF the ebh. The new schooner Agnes with
her new rig. having no foreiopmast, went cneeriy
away 10 wlndwaid on the port TACK, MAKING "a long
numbering LOIS. The sight, as they ran over towards
Staten Island, was very beautiful, the handsome
Addie Coming closely upon the hee's OF the Agnes,
the Peerless-of whom so much foolish antagonistic
criticism has been wrtten-olloxIng and closing
rapidly up. The Vixen,
WELL SAILED THROUGHOUT,
came next, ana soon succeeded in passing the Peer
less, then the little VIKING, with the Daphne some
four lengths behind. The fine form OF the Oracle.
just feeling the wind, now tripped past, grace u,y
"a her name and passing the boat before her with
ease. The Qul Vlve, the little Nautilus, Flyaway,
the Nancy, the Apollo and orion were
next In order, the Ninbus being last. The
Agnes turned on short starboard tack at
noon exactly. The Addie followed ncr closely, tack
ing four minutes. The Oracle had ny this time run
close up To the latter and, falling IN attempt
weather her, tackled under her lee bow. Afier
five minutes board hey tackled In the same order,
but the AldIe passed the schooner at eighteen mn
utes past twelve the three being now
IN A BUSCH TOGETHER.
Again the Agnes eat up to windward, and the yachts
passed through the Narr0ws III the supIoined ORDER:
Agnes Addc, Gracie Peerless, vixen. ORION, Qui
Vlve, Lois, Daphne aud at some distance flyaway
Nancy Nimbus, Apollo aud Viking. They now
stood out Tor the Southwest Spit buoy, the wind
buoy The three first class Scoops were close together
and II became evident that the whole
INTEREST LAY BETWEEN THEN,
The breeze now dropped almost TO u calia and the
tide was running strongly IN IL became evident
that the Leading trio mad made too short reach,
aud were. therefore, unable TO weather the Spit
without laying or on the port. The well-handed
Vixen, proltlng by this circumstance, gave the
Spit wider berth, and, although not getting past
nrst,
wEATBFRED THE WHOLE FLEET
and showed tnem her spray dashed heels. The
ORION, by lucky calculation, Just MT the exact point
to tack, ana was first past running very close 10 the
buoy. The following Is the time al the Southwest
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