The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-28
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Regatta.
FINEST RACE ON RECORD.
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The Dauntaess Leads the
Line.
The Madeleine Wins the Schooner Prizes
with Time Allowance - The
Dauntless Wins the Prize
Without Allowance"
First Class Sloop Prizes Won by the Oracle
and Addie-Kaiser Wilhelm /. and
Alert Win the Second Class
Prizes--The Maud and William
T.. Lee VlctOrs in the
Open Boat Contest.

4. Lee vlct0rS In the
Open Boat Contest.
sWhy is it that Brooklyn is so fortunate in so
many things2 She has the biggest preacher and
the biggest organ in the State she has the prettiest
girls and the most immaculate city government on
this side Of the Jordan. and now, to crown all, and
TO I'll her cup TO overlooking, she has the finest day
for ner annual regatta that coula be wished for.
don't understand 1t, by JCvel Why, the other day
the New York Club hadn't cap full OF wind; ana
now here's Brooklyn with plenty Of breeze for a
send-onn
young yachting swell, who stood on the deck OF
the steamboat William Fletcher as she lay III tile
Atlantic Basin yesterday morning was thus reliev-
ing his mind to q companion swell, who stood toy
ing with his elegant watch chain, under q cool
spreading awning on the forward deck. To the
first swells remarks the second swell replied
"Well. Gus, there's no accounting for such things.
Let me remark that "a mans man for a. hat, and
It's whatever In quarrelling with the day be-
cause it's fine one and because there's good
breeze. Let devote giant inteects to getting
mp pools on the race"
The regatta day was as bamy as a rose garden in
June, and in shore a OF the Bay Ridge water
front held fleet Of small white sloops. all carrying
the red triangular pennant OF the Brooklyn Yacht
Club, with white star in the field. Every now aud
then a pun of wind came IN from the Narrows ana
made rustic and Mapping in the loose canvas az
the yachts waited for the gun 10 60 Here and there
IN the vlstas between the trees on Bay Ridge could
be seen figures in muslin and silk peeping quietly
at the yachts as they swung at anchorage under The
brow OF the hills.
There goes a man up the rigging OF large
schooner yacht and In moment he Is in the cross
trees with his legs tied around spar and his arms
move simply TO and fro in his efforts to make every
thing taut and trim. Now big Earbor steamer
glides forward through the waters OF the bay, her
upper and lower decks damned with people OF both
sexes and her pilot house covered with gay ana
respondent bunting. 1t Is only eleven O'Clock and
there Is man sitting with his legs cooked up ON a
little tug that goes screaming by, putting and grunt
ing In very ferociOus The with his legs
cooked up Is devOurlng sandwich, and his eyes are
bnlging out from the exertOn Of the feat-somewhat
similar to Sixth ward voter under the old dIspen-
sation that Is CAPABLE Of eating early and Often
On our srarboard tack is an emterant ship. with
s0ied and rarry rigging and very dirty side with
yellow streaks and stains descending com
panionway The cmiRranfs who look over the sides
seem astOnished at the hustle and furry OF the bay
with Its white winged yachts and numerous mer-
chant, passenger ana trading vessels. One OF the
emigrants. with frowzy coat and dishevelcd HAIR
leans over the Dulwarks and gazes into the water
with stolld, woe-begone stare, as If to probe to
the bottom Of the bay. Jus. then the
great, clumsy and dirty san of petroleum
LIGHTER intervenes between the sun and the emil
grants nobility and casts sombre shadow on a
patch OF blue water. Two ruggedookIng fellows
In greasy jackets Chamber over the petroleum casks
to make their heavy craft go about; for a white
bodied schooner yacht is coming down upon the
lighter with the grace OF a swan and the momentum
Of stiff ten Knot breeze. Both vessels make bow
to each other, and the yacht glides of from the
lighter with hgh-bred viyacity, while the lighter
Iumbers away like hogshead OF molasses IN the
trough OF Q sea.
On the Fletcher, or judges boat there are twenty.
five or thirty persons, including seven eight gen.
uine representatives Of the press and five or
fraudulent and third class Bohemians. These Bohe-
mians invariably make their appearance all pub
tic festivals where there Is prospect OF thorough
going feed. TheY are as invariably dirty In appear
ance and prOiane In language as they are useless
to newspaper. These men creep In some way or
another, as being accredited from the "Buhgtown
Buger or the "Canarsie BIRD of Freedom" Their
business here TO-DAY is to lunch, and they eat TIL
the last soft shell crab disappears. The good
OF the committee men permits them on board,
and they are sooner on board than they begin 10
buttonhole decent people, tell hes and devour cold
tongue sandwiches.
Here is one Of them, excellence, who known
from the rising to the going down OF The sun. He
Ia called the ELASTIC FEEDER from lis capacity for
hiding food or whskey away from the sight OF man.
kind. He is short and tnickset, and has benevo-
lently bland look.
pleasure steamer came alongside OF us mo-
ment ago and he crowded in by means OF u
hawser. There five judges OF the regatta on
board, who named, respectively, NJ. NJ. Van
Dyke, Alonzo Sote, w. b. Nichols, John H. Lewis
and +. p. Bunker. Mr. Van Dyke is the chief Jus
tice Of this bench OF judges. He Is good-natured,
like all TAI men, and good looking. MT Sote d.
vides with him the palm OF manly beauty. The
bench Of judges have been engaged all the morning
IN placing q table covered with The good things.
such as cold ham, tongues pickles. champagne
lobster and chicken salads, and Cade's prime old
DevoDshire cider.
The .EIastic Feeders, il lust now coming AIT 10
the place where the table il laid. sign OF delight
gurgles IN his throat, and, rolling upward, breaks
from his lbs. wellington did not ban the appear
OF the evenrfnl 18th Of June with more Joy
tnan does The elastic FEEDER the sight OF TINS
Widespread feast. lie addresses Mr. Slote az
Lou and ne Delays away at Mr. Van Dyke, wnom
he dubs with the title OF YAM
victuals, "this Is cold tongue--a beautiful day Tor
The regatta, gsntlemen-thc pickles arc prime.
.'Mr. FlOps,n says the amiaule Van Dyke, do take
q glass OF wine with your tongue"
VERY good Joke, Van, that OF your's--cham-
nagne win my t OF Why yes dear fellow
I'm a very poor eater. remember when was IN
England In 1854 AZ The Doncaster races the very
same Joke was made about me aud my tongue and
the champagne. Got TO take 1t with the tongue any
how. because II Is paiatable. deviisn good joke
IN na ha ~
"Mr. F,ops, would you kindly investigate The inside
Of SOFT ehcll crab? We have some very GOO! ones
here y queries the aMiabie Van Dyke.
wen. new. you are too funny, TO be surc Van,p
answers the divine Flops, and mere nc broke out
INTO poetry. IKE MIR. Silas Wegg:--
She fosses like Mfeboat,
Inongh she carries Gag and gun
And bears OF stainless lame
shea the fairy Of the
"yes, indeed my dear boy, III take soft shell crab
with you and no oTence, I'm sure AS we journey
through lie let us 1--we by the way And so you
have got some OF Cade's Devonshire CIDER, have
your Wen, that's strange; always liked II as
beverage. I'll take glass with y0u.r Down 60 |
Two glasses OF the cider.
Take some lobster salad, Mr.. Flops won't youYu |
nsks Mr.. Van Dyke timtdly and Mr.. slote reaches |