The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23
Boston and Bunker Hill Squadrons il
Friendly Contest.
Twenty-Five Entries of Keel and
Centre Board Boats.
SPLENDID RACE OF SEVEN MILES.
The VOlante the Winner in One
Hour and Nine Minutes,
Boston, June ~, 1871.

The fourth annual review ard regatta OF the South
Boston Yacht club took place this afternoon In the
waters Of Dorchester Bay. and the occasion proved
to all who participated IN 1t TO be one of the most
pleasurable ever experienced. IL was not
quite one O'Clock when q goodly number
OF ladies and gentlemen were TO be
seen already at che club house., and soon
thereafter the little stone wharf was alive with
yachters, who put Off Ia tenders for ther respective
crafts, some dozen OF which were idly Juggling ut
their cables In the oing, and prepared for the up.
preaching contest. Snowy mansalIs rose as IL by
magic, ana jbs and roretopsails and gaff topsails
shook themselves out to tire breeze in the trimmest
possible manner, and autographed the inte-
gence TO the spectators on shore that everybody
meant to carry OF the honors II he could Halrpast
one O'Clock or later the new diamond anchor pen
nants Of the club were floating from innumerable
mastheads The yachts were emitting the cables and
ploughtng about the bay. and o long line or the
Bunker Hi squadron was rounding the point 70
take part In the affair as invited guests.
THE PRIZES
consisted OF two handsome flags anJ two sets OF
oars, OF each to be awarded for first and second
best keel yachts and the other OF each for first
ana second best cenIreboard yachts. The course
street up Dorchester bay leaving Cow Pasture buoy
on the port, thence to Black buoy No. T. Oil Fort H.
% eh mat se on e port ana
it to wndward, the whole being 4 distance OF seven
miles and the difference IN the allowance OF time
to be thirty seconds to the foot. fhe Starlight. the
hundred feet, Off shore. and Commodore Wright
others to and fro. Ever! arrangement was
hour for proceeding TO business RAPIDLY approached.
Scarcely boats length from the Starlight the lit
and by her side the sOop Volante. Captain OF the
Fleet II. w. Hawes were vigorously chopplnG the
eewar I Of them We're the Dawn
Commodore D.. 4. BeckIord. and Ulula, Vice Com
modore q. 3. Edmands, of the Bunker Hill Yacht
Squadron, the remainder OF the two fleets skim
ming about here and tkelc,
WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL.
At two O'Clock the band made It's appearance at
the club house. and moment afterwards the air
was lively with strains OF music which came float.
ing the water to those on hoard and served to
augment the crowd ashore. cheer announced
tina, the Commodore had left, finally for the star
BY y" thousand eyes '' until n' i Il finally ran
alongside the Starlight, aud the Commodore
astern Numbered the signal for yachts to come into
line. "Whew that's Spanking breeze" remarked
one OF tue yachtsmen as the WIND freshened. "My
word for 1t, we couldn't have more favorable day.
They'll be down and back before we know TIA
rather hazardous assertion; but of course the
oa little slow in getting into line, how;
the yachts had beaten some distance seaward, and
to the additional TACT that no one was IN hurry
two before the second gun was red as q signal TO
get under way. me ludges-Commodore Becaiorl,
Of the Bunker Hin squadron, and H. Choare and 2.
Mcdonald, OF the Sonth Boston Club-were of course
on the Starlight with Commodore right, the start
ing point where they could have the best
various yachts, and the sloop Volante, Captain OF
Fleet II. w. Hawes, rounded the Starlight. In the
review they did not neglect 10 salute her Dy double
gun.
LIST OF CONTESTANTS.
Without entering INTO detailed description OF the
review Will present the following list Of yachts
SOUTH BOSTON CLUB
Ronne sloop Captain Of L s hawes
Annie, soop, Capsaln r. Mckenzie.
T. , 4Sys ssS ono o1pS warG Barker
Chtheroe soop, Captain B. DEAN:
a.,S H sssaon s1GG Ta'1e c6r hHs'
Else schooner, Cspian + p Robinson.
+. Harris, schooner. Captain F: ). Nolan.
Gcaner, sloop, CAPTAIN W Ps .Iisn
White s s,v sshooneT CAPTAIN w. Breeze
Petrol soop, Captain W. r Halsal.
water Lily, sloop, Captain 7. Coync.
Janet, sloop, Captain T. Iuttad.
Come, sloop Captain A. T. Iialbrook.
Tornado rooP. Captain L. Harris
BUNKER HILL SQUADRON.
Flight schooner. Captain of Flee. =; tarnnce.
Mystery Aya socp p'a Captain u: Bleym |'
Mary Ella schooner Captain A. J. Savage.
BniSos' .closnsr Captain !. i; .; weasoD.
The feet sailed about mile toward Cowpasture
buoy, each yacht in turn sautng as they passed the
Starlight ,and each in return dipping their coiors
thrice.
At halfpast three O'Clock the majority OF the fleet
were back to the starting point, including all
were TO contend In the regatta and the yachts OF
the Bunker Hill squadron. The names OF the con-
tcsrants and their measurement were as ioilows:--