New-York tribune., 1871-06-26
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
AQUATIC.

THE wALLACK CUP RACE POSTPONED - AN M
PROyIsED REGATTA OFF TIE HIGHLANDS -
VICTORY FOR THE DREADNAUGHF.
As it is scarcely possible to sail a regatta in
defiance Of thick binding rainstcrm, the race for the
Lester waack cup was postponed last Saturday until
the yachts shall have returned from Cape May. The
vaeb entered for the contest left their anchorage or
Staten Island at early hour and took up positions In
the Horseshoe. The Dreadnaught, determined upon
testing her speed with the eetest OF NewYorks pleas
ure navy cruised about the Lower Bay The Seth Low,
bearing the Judges and the reporters plunged and houn
dered onward down the bay, amid the binding rain,
through the heavy sea which then rolling In through
the Narrows The Idler and Rambler were passed at
Staten Island riding at anchor their captains having
concluded not participate in the race The wind sun
blew strong and fresh and the hearts OF the regatta COM
mite throbbed expectant at the prospect oi race III
which even the sappho, Dauntess, Columbia, and wan
derer would be compelled TO sail under singlereef.
I'm the Horseshoe were ncosed at various distances,
the Wanderer, Columbia, Alarm, Tarolinta Tidal Wave
Dauntess, sappho. Eva, Palmer, and FieetTlng. me
start been flying and az III O'Clock tne
Seth Low proceeded TO buoy No s. at the point OF the
Hook, preparatory to giving the signal several OF the
event few minutes after the seth Low took up posi-
Sersme veTV thick to the sontward At 1880 the wind
was blowing full sail breeze from the southeast nut
the shore was almost hidden from view by the fog This
continued with short nermissOns until l2:l5, when IL
decided to postpone the race. me f9gt.aM M e1, h
mtee visited Mr.. Wallack, on board the Magic on tne
Long Branch dock at Sandy Hook and announced their
decsion He expressed entire satisfaction thereat hay
ing designed that the occasion should be grand gala
day Mt fbe Branch an object which would have been
entirely defeated by the unpleasant weather.
few of the yachts determined to give the Dreanaught
trial OF speed and stood out toward the BAR wheie the
competItor. The sappho accepted the contest, and
after few tacks both boats back inside the Hook to
meet the fleet, which was standing out toward them
Having up with them, both again went about and
hauled close on the wind Tho preadna9gat was 20
the Tidal Wave three lengths ahead was the sappno,
with the Dauness on her lee BEAM ana astern Oh the
The start effected at 400. The Tidal wave
PmF se4 and manls Tnenr The Columbia Gs Snd
lnta tackled and went home AT 225 the preadnauSht a. "a;
same manner The new yacht then continued after me
sapphO, which appeared TO increase her Lead ana the
about and started for home This left the leading boats
about oneaf mile astern The wind having fallen away
this rig the Dreadnaught worked up TO and passed the
Palmer and gained rapidly the Tidal Wave, which In
Hook the wind having increased to fair sailing breeze
the Dreadnaught and Tidal Wave found themselves 60
an unqualifed victory for the new craft. The former
took the wind the latter and gained position on her
weather bow when they cdulo 10 ahOuoi III 'Nc i0490
shoe.
NOTES.
The Oceanic Yacht Club of jersey City will
hold their annual regatta to-day, weather permit
ting The boats will DO classified as first and second
cass-a over 26 feet in length in the former and all
under that measurement in the latter. Four prizes will
be contested for for the first and second boat In each
class the allowance of time being reckoned at two mn
utes The for boats OF the nrst casS
will be from a stake-bOat of the Central New-Jersey
Railroad dock down between Bedloe's and GlOOet
islands, to and around buoy No. thence home, keeping
outside the Jersey flats for the second class, the same
course TO and around stakeboat OF Bay Ridge l.. Ii;
thence home passing between the Islands before mon
toned; this be sailed over twice seventeen
boats have been entered The Oceanic Yacht Cluo Is
three years old numbers rs members, and has neet OF
80 boats, from l6 10 Al feet in length .
The Brooklyn regatta tomorrow Judging from the
long list OF entries, promises 10 DO great yachting
event. 49,, =. -, III,
The Cooper's Point Yacht Club OF Camden, n j. VIII
hold their annual regatta to-day the Delaware River,
opposite Philadelphia. Seven classes VI yachts nave
been entered.