The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-26

the neet Of EmaA white sloops oil Tying the red
triangular pennaDt OF the Club, and every now and
then the pufIs or the land breeze made rustic and
O Mapping Of the loose canvas az the yachtsmen
were eating breakfast and preparing for the con-
test On the balcony OF the hotel could be scores
OF figures, In morning musns and silks, peeping
quietly at the yachts as they lay at anchor. Now and
then big working schooner, that had run in for a
harbor during the night bowled down by the Meet
again on her way, and the crew TO man cheered
the dag of Commodore voorhis Then quite large
haroor steamboat gliaed through up to the dock,
bringing hundreds OF passengers from Greenport
some for the city, but the majority TO witness the
regatta. IL Ia only eleven O'Clock, and the harbor
seems fun OF little skipping Jacks from surrounding
towns that intend TO enter In the third class Tor
sloops- On the opposite shore the United states
school shns Saratoga and Constellation are at
anchor, and you can see myrads OF little monkey
sailor boys on the yards and decks looking with
establishment the hustle and furry OF the bay, with
its white yachts, passenger boats and trad
ing vessels. In the midst OF the yacht feet ana
who have been drawn mere by the anticipated In
terest of the OCCASION are the schoC ner yacht
Eddie of the Crescent City Club, New Orleans, and
the sloop Plover, OF the Bayonne Club, the latter
with a crew of nine men, who weigh In the aggre-
gate 2 7aG pounds. The scene, with bright sunlight
gllnting from sail sail, bun to blun and falling
on the elegant frpperes OF the ladies, making them
sparkle as rarest gems, is picturesque in the ex-
IRENE. and everything seems auspicious for the
regatta
At half-past eleven O'Clock the Regatta Commit
tee consisting OF Commander r. b. Lowry, United
States Navy: Degrasse Livingston. F. Gilbert G.
Varnum Mott, W. ". Parkins, Charles l. Frost,
Eugene Thorne and E. L. Smelling, together with
the owners OF the several yachts, met by invitation
the nag ship Madeleine, when the preliminar1es,
course ana other matters were discussed and
agreed upon, which are as folows:-
The Pequ0t Regatta, IN honor OF the Brooklyn
Yacht Club, Will be sailed under the rules aud
regulations Of that Club, and on time allowances,
according To the table adopted by the New York
and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs. The yachts will be In
position by halfpast eleven O'Clock, the first
line being ScnOoners, second sl0Ops, and third
open and small cabin yachts, each line being
ABOUT one hundred yards astern Of the other. No
restrictions to fore and aft sails. All yachts may
Slip their cables desired. The course, about thirty
miles, will be TO the North Hammock, Keeping to the
nOrthward OF all the buoys on Black Ledge and
the Seanower, rounding the Hammock from
east TO west, keeping TO eastward of both
fagboaJs, thence TO the lghtshp, rounding 1t from
buoys except striped ones, TO nagboat OF the New
| London lighthouse rounding 1t from west 10 east,
| thence to the North Hammock, as before and over
the same course to flagboat on the PequOL House,
passing IL to the westward. 1t was also agreed TO
suspend the eightbour rule In the matter OF the
time In which the race should be made aad allow
the open boats to carry as many men they de-
Sired but the rule in this particular should be bind
ing for the cabin yachts. The entries were:-