The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-23

claimeu under orders from oecretary DOut-
well. The Solicitor says the companies, in
withholding the tax, acted only as agents OF
the government, under instructions by the
proper authority, and therefore 1t would be
manifestly unjust to enforce the collection OF
the balance of the tax now held to be due.
The Past, Present and Future Of the
Yachting Soason Of 1871.
The opening of the yachting season Of this
year did not disappoint those who expected 1t
to be worthy of our feet of magnificent yachts.
The regattas of the New York, Brooklyn and
other yacht clubs, and that at Cape May on
the 9th Of July, were satisfactory, even If
all the wind needed for an exciting race was
not furnished by the clerk of the weather on
each occasion. They exhibited the great
strength of our yacht squadron, however, and
gave substantial evidence of how popular
the amusement of yachting has become in this
country. In this respect they were all that
yachtsmen desired, and they proved that the
interest now felt in having the best vessel that
money and art can procure has not in the least
abated, but is destined to increase until our
yacht feet will be numbered by hundreds.
Since the race at Cape May, and the return of
the yachts that took part therein to the waters
| of New York, there has been comparative
lull in yachting excitement. This was to be
| expected. The first flush of the season was
over, the preliminary races had been decided,
| and time was required to reft and prepare
for the summer cruise, which u.s. in fact,
one of the greatest of yachting plea
sures Then the fleet move from port to
port under easy canvas, an occasional
race being inaugurated merely to keep the
excitement alive. Everything goes easy.
Sail is made and taken in as the occasion
requires. The yachtsmen drop for time the
cares and anxieties of business. They think
only of having pleasant cruise. They
exchange visits; they discuss the yachting stu
alton in preference to the situation in Europe.
| They talk keel and centre board rather than
stocks and money market. Indeed, every
thing is given up but the plan of obtaining all
the recreation possible within the allotted
| time.
The squadron cruise of this year, which
|
ever, be varied, from the fact that it is to be
extended to Boston Harbor, where number
of prizes will be offered under the auspices
| of the Eastern Yacht Club. This will be the
| first visit of the New York Yacht Club squad
| ron to those waters, and the feet will for the
first time pass to the eastward and northward
of Cape Cod. The squadron will then return
to the harbor of Newport, from which place
| number of matches will be sailed for the
valuable prizes that have been or are to be
| offered. In the first place the holders of the
| challenge cups won at the regatta of the
or races to see if they can retain the reputa-
ton they then gained or if they will be COM
PEELED to surrender the prize to some more for
tunate vessel. Then there is to be an ocean
race for q challenge cup from the lightship off
Newport to and around the lightship off Sandy
Hook and return. Then other cups or
prizes are to be offered, which will be
| sailed for from time to time, either during the
cruise or afterwards; 50 that it is very GER
tain thing that the season which was inaugu-
rated so brilliantly will be kept up with
no abatement in the excitement until its
close. If Mr.. Ashbury comes with the
Livonia to try once more to carry back to
England the prize he so much covets, we shall
have the most interesting race of the year in
October next, the month in which It is now
proposed the great race shall be sailed or
course it is not known yet what vessel Of the
| American feet will be detailed as the champion.
This will have to be settled in future. There is
time enough for that, when by experience it
has been proved what yacht can be named that
will stand the best chance Of defeating our
English antagonist. The race for the Wallack
| Cup has yet to come of, and this will pro-
badly be deferred until later in the season
until after the summer cruise is over. With
the brief outline we have given it will be
readily seen that our yachtsmen are destined
to have their hands full until the time that
winter is almost upon us, and until the yachts
either 60 out of commission or prepare for o
winters cruise to the southwark
The possibility has been mentioned of some
Of our larger yachts making an extended
cruise in the waters of the West Indies next
winter following the example set last winter
by Mr.. Durfee, in the yacht Josephine. We
heartily approve the idea, aud think that
better move could not be made by those who
have the time to spare. Should such cruise
be determined upon it would be we'll for the
yachts to go together, to move as squadron.
In this manner they will present finer ap-
pearance in foreign ports and com mand more
attention than If acting independently. The
West Indies will become a favorite cruising
ground in the winter season for our yschtsmen,
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