The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-21
YACHTING NOTES.

The new schooner Agnes, Mr.. Edward Harvey, Of
the Brooklyn Yacht Club Is now In trim and an
chored on Gowanus Bay.
The proposed race between the sloops Addie V. and
Peerss has been abandoned for the present. 1t may
take place during the nrsr week of June.
The members OF the recently organized yacht
club, The Morning Glory, with their pioneer yacht
the General Tweed Jr., Captain w. H. Kipp, and the
yacht Nimrod, Captain Q. II. Hunter, with q large
number ofthe poticosporting celebrities OF this city,
visited Whitcstone bay yesterday morning for the
purpose OF testing the merits OF their new yacht
the General Tweed. The party left Harlem at eleven
A. M. and arrived at Wmtestone Point about twenty
minutes before twelve accomplishing the distance
In forty minutes-rather good run for a craft OF
the Tweeds dimensions.
The Manhattan Yacht Club has It's annual regatta
Wednesday, May -. The feet Of small boats that
viii rendezvous at the foot OF Ninety street,
East river, on that occasion Will be worth inspect
ing.
Thursday, May rs, the Harlem Yacht Club has
appointed for the sweepstake race between the open
boats Of Its feet. A steamboat hes been char
tered to convey guests around the course. The oc.
carton VIII be replete with aquatic interest.
Commodore Voorhees,, of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club, begins the season with much eagerness
that the parent club-the New York-must look to
its aurels or else It viii be eclipsed In matter Of
brilliant regattas and races. One evening last week
he called together the several members OF the
clubs committees and gave them definite instruc.
lions as to their work in arranging Tor the coming
regatta and cruise The Brooklyn Club Is now q
unit and very prosperous.
Messrs II. II. Hogins, william II. Douglas Edward
Arnold, j. T. SparSman and ]. L. Marcellus, the re.
gatta committee OF the Atlantic Yacht Cub, have
issued the wing rules and regulations for their
sixth annual regatta, TO take place Thursday, June
10
The yachts of the feet sailing in this regatta shan he
First class sloops-An over forty weight fce the
second class soopsAl Of thirty esh. fee. and
THIRD class sioopsAh over thirty feet and under thirty
Fourth class soops-open boats
And shall sail subject TO the Regatta Sailing Rerua-
tons Of the club and under the system OF allowance here
and sh. s. anoaorsa IL sr respsciivs
TO n9rnwar IL % s00ps IN the
All yachts intending to sail in this regatta shall
sas p
ehoce Of viii he GIVEN Ins 10 . m s
their arrival but all yachts must be at least hundred feet
An yachts, except open boats shall weigh anchor at
The numbers which win be assigned the different yachts
VIII be found separaed-owners and captains will take
apart SAY abon ,nchesl to make them dlstineushabe
The number Is to be placed about the centre of
Yachts viii ay the club lag the main peak during the
judges Msssrs. J; T. sparkman, Thomas J. Northan
T Ts for I % 81 s Regatta Com
%',tss on he guests steamer the Magenta and YIN Os
minutes thereafter second whistle for schoaners to s,ar
FOR al o @
The Ae win be- for scho6ners and st class soops
the
thence home gong to southwark and westward of beacon
For second third The same course. to
and around sake boat at southwest Spit thence to and
S pa %
the c Of on E9me snoa and
boat at southwest Spit; thence home.
All Yachts 70 pass between Forts Laf 'yetts and Rich
mond TO the eastward OF onoys and To- on West Bank
both going and rs.nrnng around .aksooas at Southwest
between the wo sakssoss marxns The line The home
To- Eatr writing in the proper form,
which will be furnished each yacht and must filed with
the Chairman of the Regatta Committee lin accordance with
OK New Y esss9 n Ss: 2ss
M s ON w n a be- s
with messaer. cerasaie same unless The same shall
ns ss se s y s
oon aeh sns9s a him so sss
aud where their yachts may be measured Yachts be
H. II yacht of the fee. shall sail race in egh.
H. Allowance Is based upon length oni-io Je ascertaned
adding as Length a cy wo ne n. to % ;.
sns.n Which allowance cssnl.sd The ratio Is
Of speed Of vessels Of similar model being neary proper
The distance upon which the allowance will
be calculated will be for sloop forty
miles, second and third cass hirtytwo miles fourth
class sloops twenty -four miles.
H. Rule xvi Of the "Regatta and Sailing Reguations Of
the club far as It applies TO schooners and FIRST
soors, suspended for this regatta, but It applies In full
force 70 all other classes OF yachts
Is Violation Of these special regulations or the ar. and
s. Regulations of the club by Yacht sailing the
gatta be considered sufficient the judges
rule such yacht out OF be regatta, not entitled to
claim a competing yacht.
The Coquele, or the Columbia Clup, Vice Com
modore G. M. BrOckways yacht, aud Mr.. Brnk's
yacht Firt, OF the same club, were launched few
days since from Bates shiryard, Gowanus. They
are now at an anchorage oil the club house, foot OF
Fifty-seventh street. North river. s4
A. Cary Smith has finished the paintings OF the
schooners Sappho and Alice. Ex-CommodOre Kidd,
OF the Brooklyn Club, viii present the atter-a prize
won last summer-to the club. Before the paiDt-
lngs are removed from the studio, No. 81 West
Tenth street, 1t 5ehooves all yachtrnen to inspect
them
Rear Commodore Osgood's new schooner is being
fitted up at Camden.
The schooner Palmer Is nearly finished. Her
owner Is In Europe, but she viii enter the annual
regatta OF the New York Club. ttaE
The schooner Phantom will he finished in fort
night. Her owners, the Messrs. StebbIns, are con-
WINGED that her lengthening viii increase her speed
very materially IL Is to be hoped they viii not pe
disappointed. --.
The Yacht Enchnntress.
The schooner yacht Encnantress sailed on the
14th Of April from Gibraltar for Anglers.