New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-23
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 3d. 1871.

OF the hotels had affected slight drapery Of bunting In
honor of the occasion. At times the residents OF the
country seats along the Shore would appear In force
upon the summit of the hills and with strained eyes,
strive to pierce beyond the horizon and ascertain the re-
suit in advance Of other spectators The water sparked
| and rippled in the delightful June sunshine, as
II charmed at being the scene Of such contest.
On its broad bosom rode thousand crafts seeming TO
with the pulsatons of the hearts OF those on board
far the eye could reach the snowwhte canvas OF
graceful yachts dotted the surface and either doomed up
in grand proportions sunk into tiny speck In the re-
mote horizon, as their varied In accordance with
the orders OF their skful navgatOrs. half score OK
excursion vessels gay decorated with flags OF many
colors, steamed around, with every available portion OF
their decks crowded by passengers eager to obtain
view Of the scene. Smoky little tugs painted In dingy
colors pulled and snorted through the fields OF white
sails rowboats innumerable containing select parties
OF from to twenty, lowered on the outskirts OF all
The shipping at anchor In the Lower Bay had also
donned little bunting, and the White Star steamer At
lantc was literally deeked from stem to stern with flags
of all nations, thus presenting, in ITSELF most attrac'
| tive sight.
behind the that could keep pace with them the
latter crused around the bay and the attention OF the
spectators having been diverted from the yachts which
had disappeared In the horizon, picnic parties conge-
gated for tho purpose Of lunching, either on the
roadside or at some Of the houses OF entertainment
of the regatta giving the colors Of the differ
yachts at exorbitant prices At about o'clock the
excitement again aroused as 1t was calculated
that the yachts must be nearing the winnlng'point,
which was the stake-boat of Vanderblts
Landing The late boats had brought down
from New-York the resident Staten Islanders
doing business that city, and the outooks on the
beach became more densely crowded than ever Every
eye secured the ong anxiousy. Few bets were made,
and those few of very small amount. There ap-
peared to be no general favore, the good wishes and
opinions of all being equally divided among the squad
rom At about $50 p. m, fine, white schooner
Yacht appeared in the oflng closely followed
by another yacht with hull OF darker
hue. Every was now on the tp-toe with excite
ment and declarations to the effect that the first was
the Alice or Magic or Observation-Disclosures closely
upon each other from the lips Of those who were not
fully informed to the character OF the dinerent
yachts but as boats approached closer escorted by
the steamboats, the bands which were playing In
sprnR airs IL was discovered that the first yacht was
the Tidal Wave, closely followed by the Columbia.
Att steam sailing, and rowboats had drawn around
the ke-boat, and the approaching yachts came
nearer their sails limp from lack Of wind and floating
along slowly and gracefully like tired swans the steam
whistles and guns forth loud and prolonged sautes
which eliminated the Tidal Wave rounded the stake
boat at p. m As fast the other contesng yachts
arrived they also cordially saluted The interest
Of the occasion having eliminated In the success
OF the Tidal Wave, many OF those who had
waeers to settle them in the neghborng res
taurants. or made q rush for the boat to NewYork.
Once on the boat nearly all the passengers fastened to
the side where the yachts lay careenng the
several feet.
The character Of spectators also very notice
able few being OF the class that generally patronzes
lesser sporting eyents number OF policemen guarded
the repress disorder but there was no occa
sion for them, not single case OF ds0rdery conduct
or rudeness was observable.
THE START
At ll:l2 the first gun fred for the final prepare
tons TO be made The yachts then lay anchored In two
lines the schooners the upper line nearest the city,
sloops about yards in advance of them The
Long Island shore was the weather shore. the wind
being southeast and about 400 yards from the land lay
were wei the schooners Tidal Wave Eva, Idler Foam,
Magic, Tarolinta, Columbia, Alice, Haleyon, saPpho'
line, and Rambler-the latter lying close under the
lee shore The soOps lay IL, in the following
about midway OF the channeD, Coming, Ariadne Adde,
Vixen, Peerless, and Oracle. The yachts all lay with
he ssppRo had her lib tepsa red to the stay SO that
when she hosted her bs she could break the stops ana
head to trip the GAIT and everything being ready they
had only wf es a s ae h @ %
The sloops started first the Peerless getting the wind
quickest and leading the fleet, closely followed by the
Kaiser william l. with the Coming, Gracle and Vixen
abreast and little TO the leeward, and the Aradne last
The latter set her balloon b but was obliged to take t
The schooners as whole made excellent start but
unable 70 get out Of for some minutes The Madeline
lay the windward OF the Rambler and took the WIND
ont OF sails that IL some time before she gain
cred Roadway At 1858 the Madeline tackled under the
staten Island shore followed by the Dauntisss at iS
lacking they stood the westward and the Madeline,
s sSs %sna from her. %ne leading yachts
the Fort Tompkins dock in the following order:
i haSe' Palmer i3oI Fieetwng IGI2 These yachts
reached this position by standing On one 1r @
az to make long leg to reach the Southwest Spit AT
i29 Magic also passed the line Of the Fort MAILING
the Eva At iaso the Tidal Wave tackled and stood to
Long Island shore and at lS aDd ns Ave
i sna Paine" the 'A Tdai %Sve Standing
tack aa up S' they
SetSer some little distance Ors Hamilton and
tSem Commodore voorhs had the helm q his yacht
Tidal Waye and stood gazing at ne Sg 81
Watching him with great interest II was the most
wind while the Tidal Wave gathered no headway, but
sagged to leeward. A., a,...
Island shore The Magic and Tidal Wave were now to-
gether latter having head reached some distance,
sioops, the Kaiser william had long head lead but
Tns Ts nsI then the Peerless cOm
The Peerless was however, to the windward, and Of
tSs r aGtu" Waves bow and took the lead
Of all the schooner ana me Tao ne waye o BY ' at
least two ships lengths. At l2is the Oracle passed
The Adde the former being only few yards 70 wind
ward OF latter The wanderer now passed the Tidal
wave and became the second Leading schooner Az tms
time IL became evident that the Wanderer would II Ia
vored with the wind show more speed than she had
been credited with in many quarters she was III good
racing condition, having hada new lead keel put on was
dyested of every pound Of extra weight and was bacA
loaded up to the gunwae. - .....-,n
She looked WELL and well sailed AT 1888 the Peer
less passed the Kaiser william L. the former being some
distance to the windward This surprised almost every
body The Peerless is stit, saneh little Craft, ana
was commended throughout the race Ihe Kaiser
William II performed wonders for her tunnage. and had
it not been q trihe OF overpress OF canvas wme
reaching along west bank which she was Obliged 10
shorten, sending two men out on her
bowsprt and bringing her by the head at
a critical period in the race abe would