The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-16
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Sixth Annual Regatta Of the At
lantic Yacht Club.
Fourteen Vessels Entered-A Fine Race Between
the First Glass Sloops-The Agnes, Addie,
Vixen, Nimbus and Flyaway the
Winners Wretched Management.

Torrents of rain were the first salute which
greeted the eyes or yesterday morning as IL rose
out OF the Atlantic. The hearts OF the Atlantic Club
yachtsmen sckened inside their shirs fronts, and
nothing short Of that day being sacred to the
sports or Neptune could have induced them In any
numbers to wend their way to the foo of Montague
street, Brooklyn, the East river. A walk
through
A WILDERNESS OF SUGAR noGsHEADs,
which were beng rolled about by the understrap-
pers OF the United States weighers, brought one TO
the steamers destined to convey The club and It's
1iiends to the brny race course. At nine o'clock
the rain ceased and gave promise OF fine day.
Although this the advertised hour OF starting It
was thought better to let the lazy, lie-abed mem.
beers have chance 70 change their minds ana come
to see the sport. At the steamer William Fletcher
cards bearing tho barbarous bachelor inscription,
''FoR GENTLEMEN ONLY"
admitted members OF the press, the judges and such
OF the club members whose enthusiasm In yachting
was greater than the desire to do the gallant. For
the balance the pretty steamer Magenta lay ut the
wharf with u band on board and nobody 10 listen
to their dulcet strains The tough German sprir or
the musicians was broken by the ram, which had
rolled down the mouth of the cornet to such an
extent as Yearly to choke the worthy player, who
was used to nothing weaker than lager. At
disgust for Gowanus Bay and lowered about there
uneasily Tor over an hour, when alta quarter to
eleven the Magenta steamed up, now fairly groan-
ing under
A DECKLoAD OF BEAUTY AND MANLINEss.
The vessels OF the feet lay at their anchorage or
Hunts Dock, like flock OF CUTS waiting to
spread their white wings and start Tor the nearest
thousand miles or so OF ocean. Here let the regatta
committee come In Tor a recognition OF their OK.
qulsitely bad management. Tue
ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALL ToPsY-TURvy
and nobody seemed to have anything approaching
clear idea OF what about to happen, resulting
will be seen further on, In gross negligence OF
some Of the most important points IN yacht race.
Yachting Is experiment In these waters. The re-
quirements OF yacht race be easily laid down
the wants OF mans breakfast table; but
the Atlantic Yacht CLUB seems to be US
9 1Se regatta Yesterday was s the first
thing OF the kind that ever eventuated on this or
any other side of the globe. The programme, IN
To cover any haphazard, contained full list
OF the fleet OF the cluo twenty eight vessels of all
classes no note being made OF which were entered
or which were not Alter painful amount OF neck
craning and glass-polnting II was made out that
FOURTEEN YACHTS IN THE RACE
exactly nail the number on the programme. No
account could DC reached Of the prizes to sailed
nown was the sole prize to be contested for. The
race was divided
INTO THREE COURSES
for the four classes as follows:-
For schOoners and first Class slOops from the an
chorage down through the Narrows, to and around
the sIakebOat at Southwest Spit, thence 10 ana
around the Lighshlp rounding the same from the
southwark, thence home, going to southwark ana
westward Of beacon on ROmer Shoal
For second and thru class Shropshire same
course, 10 and around stakeooat at Southwest Spit;
thence to and around a stakeboat near a buoy IN
Gedney channel rounding the sane IRON the south.
ward; thence home, passing 10 the westward Of
beacon on Romer Sh0ai.
For fourth class slOOps-Same course to and
around stakeboat at Southwest Spit. thence home
The vessels which sailed IN the race were:-