The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-06
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB REGATTA.
RACE FOR THIRD CLASS sLooPs.
THE N1MBUs THE WINNER.
A Day ON the Water and Night en- tie Shore
Fireworks and Fun-The Tub Race and
the Yacht Race-History OF Noe
turnal Search for Lightning

Various are the tribulations Of those whose jour.
nalistic lot Is momentary in the Businesses OF
such Rip Van Wrinkle civilization is found on the
shores and In the interior Of Long Island treat Is
the newspaper mans astonishment when ne learns
that the last steamer leaves early In the afternoon
and that the last train departs the onerack road
as soon after as possible.
"A telegraph station Y''
"Well, guess you'n have either to get saiboat
and
CROSS THE SOUND
or take wagon over to Mineola--it's only ten
miles or butif you go that way look out for some
body that knows the road. that's ALL"
Such was the purporI Of conversation which
took place at Glen Cove L. l., on che morning of
the glorious Fourth between HERALD reporter
and the best informed ancient inhabitant OF the
place This was not cheering, but the reporter
mentally chose the wagon and dry land alternative
In the green innocence OF his trusting heart Better
at any risk to have gained the mainland where live
men lived. 1t was not great affair." certainly, but
the experience thereof must stand warning
beacon to all who believe In anything quicker than
q snail's pace in the race OF lie. Glen Cove is
beautiful spot, so far as
LOVELY SCENERY
can make It, It Is attractive to the toll worn city
man, who can make up his mind to settle there for
day or two, or any time IN fact If his desire is alb
solute unruifled quiet. The OF the Sound which
forms the pretty harbor Is romantic in the extremes
and on Tuesday morning looked abnormally gay,
with the sight Of number Of pleasure yachts that
lay there covered with
vARI-COLoRED BUNTING
from the topmast to bulwarks. Young America
was saluting Independence Day with frecrackers.
and the amateur Neptunes Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club did the same from the mouths OF their pretty
brass cannon in Union salvo The morning was
not, very bright the sky being banked with
clouds, which, without being threatening, did not
presage much wind. Hundreds OF weatherwise
heads turned their dull. steady eyes heavenward,
Soundward and andward and then shook their
cogtating machines dlscouragingly.
pity, too and them pretty things jest waiting for
puff"
TIE CHRONIC BOATMAS
remarked as lie leaned upon a rail. His mournIul
glance took in the beautiful form OF MIR. Ossood's
schooner Feetwing, anchored in front OF the pier,
Mr. Dlll0ns pretty sloOp Kate, OF the BROOKLYN
Yacht Club the finely lined bank fishing sloop
Thomas G. Hunt the soop Recreation and those OF
the Atlantic Yacht Squadron which had succeeded
In getting in on the night before.
These were the schooner Mystic and the soOps
Peerless Vixen, Orion, Nimbus, Ida and Josephine.
The race which every one was afraid would be
narred was for third class sloops-tne small pota.
ut, IN the New York Bay, this race was declared
of on account OF the stakebOat round which the
place before they arrived. Hence all this fuss and
hopes and fears on the glorious Fourth In the quiet
bosom Of Glen Cove. The only third class sloops
present were:-
.; n ,%.' co @"nss william Pee,
Josephine ................... sydney v. Lowell
There are several others OF this class In the squad
ron nut they did not get up the sound, owing to
before. a. NJ.
things looked little brighter,
LIGHT NORTH-NORrHEAsr BREEZE
sprIngnR up. The three cOntendinq craft were got
into line between two stakeboas and all the yachts
and an n Inc their Fl a aS
sails to be ready TOR a start. An invitation had
been gwen by he Club TO the guests at the Pavilion
contending sloOps and number OF ladies ana
gentlemen awaited thcnseves OF the privilege, a
their valuable existence to the care Of the gallant
yachtsmen. Some delay occurred IN getting the
yachts or and i'll the interval the Glen Cove regatta
TUB RACE FOR MONEY PRIZES
There were four tubs entered, and the course was
from the side OF the pier thirty yards to windward
rounding green stakebOat and home again to the
pier. The tubs were OF the washing build and pre-
sented very nncSmodels. They were respectively
s. nsSSs' MRS. o Jnsy Lockwood
Wsnderer.. Mrs Biddy Lucas.
Gambia Mol o'fish:rty
They were sailed 10y the Of the respective
NO TINE ALLOWANCES,
which was q shame, because Judy LockwoOps tub
was at least sx inches more from handle to handle
than Moll OFaherty's not to speak OF her son Billy
having hands three sizes larger than Tommy Lucas.
the Daun,less first to gel away, on the port
tack which would have brought him clean to the
west OF the stakeboat but Tor unfortunate SHIFT
ing OF ballast which resulted In an upset and
serious damaged her chances as 1t was al least
1--WE minutes before her SAILING master could right
ner and get on board. This latter feat was per.
formed by means OF
A BOAT HOOK APPLIED BELOW THE wAIsTBAND
The Wanderer and Sappho now pushed on close
hauled the latter walking away from the former
and passing the DauDtiess before the accident had
aIr q " r. nnain