The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23
THE ENTRIES.

These were entered for Regatta Challenge AMI
Subscription Cups, while the subj0ined from sister
clubs were also entered for the sloop Subscription
Cups
Tieht. Orarts. Cub From.
FssT..s ". .$a.nss yasSs SsS
READY FOR THE START.
The line was PRETTY formed, The bows of the
yachts head to wind. They had taken their POSI-
IRONS IN e are OF acn ana eS sapes @
sight was very effective. The weather was pleas
ant although the sky was overcast, and nov and
fair breeze set in from the southeast
and babe fair before the start to increase,
c case. As the yachts were ranged at anchor or
according to the committees direction the fleet.
M he q ohe e Was ha mile or more
the Long Island shore than the Rambler. SO from
That shore their positions were as follows:-Flcet-
linlaa, Columbia. Alice, Haicyoh, sappno sinsbinc,
Palmer, wanderer, Alorm. Daun,ess, Madeleine.
Yards south Of tie schooners and their Hr' posi-
tons from the windward were;-Kaiscr VIII
and Oracle. All the vessels that entered, with the
exception OF the Breeze. were on The starting
ground rhe absence OF this yacht confined the
race Of soops 10 first class only. So mere they lay
CAIN, pretty effective picture, with the framework
OF all sorts Of immense steamboats, ferry boats sail
place OF view and vantage crowded with mighty
multitude. The first gun was fired at hali-past
ness. Mansas ioresas and satopsas were reset set
and no other sail was allowed 10 lie made until the
starting gun was flrcd which was tweny-one min
utcs after, or nine minutes to twelve O'Clock.
SO between these gurs here they were Ike gray
hounds In the slips and race horses IN the score,
with the crews ready 10 run UP sails NJ the report OF
the cannon. IL came, and with the burst OF ruusing
cheers, music from the ripping waters and the
shrlll chorus OF hundred sorethroatc1 whistles
the white canvas futtered III the wind az the heads
Of the ibis ran up the stays. Tn board tho Peerless.
or the sloops, and he Sappho of the scnooners, all
worked with viii, ana they stretched away fast
The port tack, eating into the wind, and the
latter merr!ly rouslng the water from her
sharp bows while The dainty Magic anu
colossal Dauntless Columbia Wanderer ana Palmer
followed closely. They had not got very far
before the oil yachtsneu and sailors pointed with
PRIDE 10 tne work OF the Magic aud Tidal Wave, per-
cclvIng tnat-under change OF ownership OF the for
mer and change in huh OF the lattcr-tney were la
weatherly qualities all there Tney obtained posi-
tons OF great advantage. It was not expected
that the largo yachts such as The Daunt-
less, Sappho Wandcrer and Columbia, would get
sirongway as soon as the smaller ones In that
breeze but others might have done SO ana they did
not. Tie sloops, With tho much abused Peerless,
stood away In the Leaf OF oil the conlesing boats,
the Adde second, and then the Coming, oracle and
Vixen bow aud bow, presenting beautiful appear
aucc
The Tarolinta was the fret TO tack to the star.
board. standing In toward Fort Hamilton, which
was followed by the majority OF the Geet; but this
was short board, when they went about aud stood
away. -
II was beating work now, and under Fort Rich