The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23

there va, light haze in the air, which made ami
cipated pleasure un~ er'ain
crowd OF people were ro.. 'hg or some steamt
rom some environ Of the metropolis not named |
my remembrance, and another stream lnet theip o
their way to fEd conveyance 10 the regatta. Tn
people who were coming into the city all locke
downcast at the thought OF another days work On
thinking; the people who were going to the regatt
looked joyous and free. There were three laIg
steamers Jammed together lying at the end OF tn
dock. ana to get to the Americas, the farthest one
found IT necessary to climb across tin
two intervening ones. The first man / me
at the gang plank who WAS marshan!
the expectant excursionists-was q fellow with
red lace and strawberry mark on his nose, which
have no doubt has served through life as mari
OF identity. Between the first two fingers OF his
right hand he held score Of dark blue tickets. and
b. tween the first two fingers OF his loft hand
bun die OF banhn0tes and stamps reposed.
He was tollting FOR the opposition boat and en-
deavor1. 1g to get customers He said to me- as
approach.'d tlmldly,
"Donr ct on tnat ere boat-the AmerIcus-
boilers are thin ana rusty and they'll bust afore
you como homtN. Come aboard o. the Dulrer SHE'S
tho finest boat II. the harbor and I've got he'll OF
band.n
declined firmly. but respectfully, to 60 on board
OF the DuIer, notwth landing the attendance OF its
band and made my way to the Americus with
speed and decent department. ALI ronnd there was
an internal din and clash OF brass Instruments, suf
icienty formidable to deafen iimId person Ike
myself.
The upper decks were crammed with ladies' ana @
few children and many excited men who were
troubled with regatta on the brain.
The bar on board Of the Americas was, even at
this early hour doing good and lucrative business.
The rush was so great to imbibe that the gentle
manly barkeepcr. when called upon for a mixed
drink, contented himself with replying briefly ana
to the point. "Nlxy; John, we don't make mixed
drinks tO-dayu
The time having cone for us TO move from the
dock The hawscr was cast OF and the gang plank
was keelhaucd. | use this last nautical expression
because heard nothing but nautical expressions
during the six mortal hours In which followed the
regatta.
AS we steamed out from the crowded shipping
the black-looking steamer Seth Low, with the Re-
gatta Committee and reporters board, all COW
cred with flags, swept by, and our band struck up
that particularly enliyening and cheerful cir,
"Drl en- from Homer
A gentleman In snur coored trousers and having
sandbag IN his hat for ventilation folded his arms
around another gentleman with linen duster
They began to waltz after manner Of the numer-
GUS Germans at the wood OF Jones.
The morning had been a little threatening rs W.
lett the city behind, Dut on passing Governors
Island with Buttermilk Channel on our lett. the
naAy cnrtain rose and the lnll CORY OF New York's
peerless bay Tell Ike % glamour over our eyes and
mace th0se VINO were noisy IRON potatlOns or the
night previous silent.
heights OF staten Island and to our left the Bay
ridge with It's green foliage, and at the apex OF the
Richmond lay sleeping under lhe morning sun.
Like cham OF white pigeons on the wing the
across the bay, covering the throat OF the NarrowS
When we arrived in the o1r'efe van OF the large
with merry regatla.seers we were necesstaIed to
wait until , me signal gun FOR starting. ,.,
heathenish and Christian airs.
On board OF the Americas, on which l had the
forward German BRASS band, Which had for its
leader worthy TeutLn OF the genuine GOd-fearinQ
ana tGma~eh type. ne weg,ed a esiimab!e
elghfy1ve pounds, and when he blew into the cavity
Of his bassoon his face pulled ont and became fear
fully purple with his exerOns No collar that
ever saw IN furnishing store could cncrcle that
grocsque neck, which was red IA lobster and
quite domestic IN lis rear view. He was OF PLAYFUL
childish nature, TINS bandsan, ard TOOK ms lager
with great regularity ana strlctness OF observance.
Several irreverent young gentlemen who were In
his Immediate vicinity encouraged his efforts oc-
casionaly 10y blowing with open mouths into the
DUNG i" his endeavor to Good the bay with melody
| Another person whom he, have no doubt, In the
| inward rCcesse3 OF his heart, cursed an "IrlSl
loacr," called upon our fat friend for speech" as
he was struggling through agonies OF "Was list has
| Tue gun for the start was fired and in a moment
the Jb sails of soops ana schooners hung loose ana
the boats waved heavily and plugged about Tor an
instant, and then each boats sails filled and
they all stood away manfully for She struggle, and
away went two of steamers with ten thousand
cheering men and MISUNDERSTANDING women, the
steamers cr0wding Ia advance and 10 the rear, In
front and iank Of The yachts through the depths
OF blue water, the elarng sunshine piercing through
the clouds. Along the sky, In wavv lines. battalons
OF cloud faded and dispersed In minute fragments
ana the days binding heat came down upon oil
those who were dashlng through the bay. where
the water with shore ana wood were blended.
The scene was a beautiful one, and demanded
silent contemplation TO get at It's spleEdor. But
silent contempaIion 10 not TO be procured for
money at q regatta.
had noticed as we were going through the neck
Of inc Narrows an Offensive looking fellow IA
and mock sailors hat, with Il long blue streamer
over whose shoulder hung field glass, with which
he ana anon scanned earth, sky, water and the
This man seemed to be edgng toward me, or tack
| ing, to use d more acceptable phrase He wanted
to open conversation, knew, from his expression
OF feature and eye, but little knew what or who ne
stated that he hal Identified his youth and manhood
| with the manly arr OF labcIdashery.
had not held converse with This man two minutes
until knew that lie belonged TO class or bores,
and or that class lie came under the head OF tho
worstof all known bores. In line' he was nauii-
cal bore.
lie opened upon me, as Artemus Ward would say,
"Yachting Is fine sport, sirsr
| Admitted the fact quietly.
| He added, dts so healthy. II braces the mind
sir. by the way, sir. talking OF braclng the mind
puts me In mind OF a very dilrcult operation on
board ship. refer sir to the leading OF the nam
pracc II Is very simple when you have learned it
AMI know how. You lead the maintopsail brace
through The block at the mizzen stay collar
or TO n block strapped to bolt hooped
round the mizzenmast head then you put 1t through
the block strap and then you hitch the end to
the stay collar. BuI very often the brace blocks at
| the mizzennast can be splced In each end OF the
pendant when 1t lies with It's blight abalt the mizZen
mast, and then you seize IL TO the mizzen stay col
| lar.o
This was all Greek 10 me, but eth had to take 1t
| iD or Jump overheard and walk ashore for the
I n a. n a
up on the unfortunate stav collar OF the mlZZen-
mast lie went on again quite chcerfully:-
'When you have led the maintopsail braces TO tho
mzzcumast head, that OF course cants the yard when
lis I'm at the mast head, particularly IL the main
tack be not on board which Of course prevents the
sail ftom standing wei. You know that do you
not, srf'' he asked.
Told him that ~ knew nothing about II, and that
I II collar block