The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-30
The New York Club Regatta.
NEW YORK. June % 1871.


To THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD
In response to the protest OF ~. X, Sailing Mas-
ter OF the Lively Turtle" against the decision OF the
Regatta Committee OF the New YORK Yacht Club, In
last Thursdays race. crave space for few iacs.
According TO the regulations or the New York Yacht
Club the time for entering protest ~ before three p.
NJ. OF the day following the regatta; place, Office Of
the Regatta Committee; persons entitled to enter
protest. yacht owners OF the club. Now, on over
hauling the list fan to find the Lively Turtle regis
tered among the vessels OF the New York Club. In
CURRY fails TO encit any informa.ion as to her status
In any organized yacnI club in these waters. ana
am forced to the conclusion that she is MOCK tur-
tle Under these circumstances her protest at this
late hour is neither genuine far nor courteous.
Now for his acts. lie says:-"Lookng al the Tidal
Waves position when she reached the spit, she
would nave mad TO make one more tack and gone
twice In stays to bring buoy No. 10; whereas the
ldler, by her superior sail NJ In going to windwarL,
brought buoy No. 10 In such a position that she
would not have to make the additional tack, and
thereby saved enough time 10 bring her home WITHIN
her time allowance One little fact, easily vcrlied
by any sailor roundi 1g the Sp at the time, rather
mars the beauty OF all ths-vz., that buoy No. 10,
instead Of being to windward, was dead to leeward
OF the Southwest Spit, and the ldler's superior
windward qualities" over the Tidal Wave are, there
fore, somewhat probematlcai. MEETINGS. the owner
OF tho ider will scarcely relish sucn championship !;
"damnlpg with faint praise I" Is nothing to it, II
the lively Turtle lays her course alter TINS fashion,
sne will ma. dy get the weather gauge 81 anything
but the CRABS whose method VI Progression ~ Side
Inc Tidal Wave stood down the lower bay on the
port tack, pointing 70 w'ndwari Of sou'nwest spit
buoy rounded 1t i'm a "iul and by Few SEQ
Onus benId the Magic and STOOL out past tie point
OF The hook ON tue stArboatd tack.
Turtle lurther sayS:-"rnc committee decide in
their report thai buoy No. Ss marks the Southwest
| Sp anu prove IL by unmi eacnaDle authority; but
TINS does not beay up0a the question at Issue, which
Is which Is the night buoy laid down III the ohcal
sailing courseP II we tase past reSattas as prece-
is the one rounded las, year Al both Club and
| Queens Cup regattas and C,ub regatta OF 1861"
the New YorN Yscht Club s'ncs tney nave agreea
To match one VI tneir vessels against the LvOna IN
the next race for the Vuceps Cup, lgu0riDg me
| Americas silendid victory over an enirc neet OF
competitors IN winning n: 80 let that pass through
mo,e's the pity. "unlmpeacnaDle au,non'y,"
George w.. Blunt, the sandy Hook pilots
| and the Department at Washington, all de-
Tne sailing regulations OF the Regatta Committee
! prescribed that I'LL yachts should round ~ 10 the
westward ana sou,hward. Inc Tidal wave 20
| and no anloun Oi quioDiing or woru-twlsting cal
alter or weaken her Just CAIN To the prizes. what,
| then, does ne mean by saying that . MI. Durants
only hope ~ in challenging Inc Iidal Wave 10 race
for The cup she did not VIM" Fie Turtle II that
II your tone must nler mat Lively Turtle should
| be eaten ana not neard;" indeed, a little chawlng
| up might do you good--nlng your teeth and pairing
your nippers, Tor instance.
Again, turtle thinks " the mistake THAT IL the de-
cison Of the Regatta CoInmitteel was natural one
| under the circumstances, and some all0wane
| should be made IN her tI1ual wave 81 1avor.n Now,
| perfectly agree Win Turlie. IL was natural that
a body OF honorable gentlemen commissioned AZ
judges should decide on uDmpeachabe authority
! IN accordance with unuuesttOned facts; hut
a. TO some allowance IN favor OF the Tidal Wave,
| respectfully beg leave To diner. No compromise
The Regatta Committee IN their report show beyond
pcradvcnure thai tue Tidal Wave won the race, nnd
| - "Iurtieo himself apply remarks, 'tne decision
| has been given and cannot now be revokeu.o IN
view Of these lac would ~ not be aceiul course
for hln to withdraw his protest since W his own ad
! misson u can accomplish no good, and IL. as u
! STANDS, cAuse.css slur upon fine yacht and an
honorable gentleman tine noble pastine Oi yacht
Ing" a the gushing reporter hath H. 10 intended X
| develop man, ideas not lcast among them IL thu
epirt VI gcntlemanly bearing, high honor aud love