New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-23
THE YACHTMEN'S HOLIDAY
N. Y. Y. C. REGATTA.


FAIR WIND AND CLEAR sKY-TIDAL WAVE
PROBABLY TAKES THE THREE SCHOONER
PRIZES KAISER WILLIAM THE sLoOP
PRIzEs--sCENES IN THE BAY AND ON STATEN
IsLAND--A TECHNICAL QUESTION TO BE DE-
CIDED.
The annual regatta of the New-fork facht
Club regarded in yachting circles as the great event OF
the year, sailed yesterday. The race outward as
far the Southwest Spit Buoy owing to good breeze
and fair start. quite exciting and brilliant, pu
taken whole the regatta on account OF seVer very
awkward bunders the part Of the judges ana some OF
the sailing masters OF yachts, was decidedly d tame
affair The fine breeze Also which had borne the yachts
20 the Southwest Spit in such good STYLE then began
10 lu and the wind changeable and more OF less
light during the rest of the regatta.
THE RACES, PRIZES, AND ENTRIES.
The regatta consisted Of three races, embracing as
prizes collectively magnificent cups In the nrst
race open only boats Of the Club three cups were
offered as follows: One for schooners, valued at s6o'
one for frst-class soops, $50; for seeond-cass
sloops $780, For this there entries for every
prize but the Breeze the only secondclass sloop did
not start.
As prizes in the second race two challenge cups were
offered by Commodore James Gordon Bennett jr-one
for schoOners and for soopsto be sailed for over
the course according to the rules OF the Club with
allowance OF time For this the Dauntless was not
entered The winners Of these were to hold them
days. after which they to be held according to the
deed of gift In the possession Of the Club.
The last prizes, contributed by members Of the Club
consisting of cups for schooners and soops valued
respectively at 5000 and $780, open to all American
yachts OF less than tuns belonging TO regularly
organized clubs and to be sailed for according to the
Club rules but without allowance time. The course for
all the from the anchorage to the buoy on the
Southwest Spit passing 1t to the west and SOUTH thence
to the ighshp rounding 1t to the northward and east
ward returning the same course, passing to the
east going and returning OF all the buoys the west
bank viz, No 49, No. H. and No. o. and to the westward
Of the inner flag boat off Vanderbilts landing.
The regulations issued by the Secretary, regarding
the start and sailing Of the course. were as follows:
ing known Vanderbts Staten Island about 260 yards
the shore and another In eastery line with thls
about threequarters OF mile from the shore Between
these sakebOats the schooners will anchor In ne ABOUT
apart The rtclass slOops Will anchor IN same
manner 90 yards apart about $50 yards south OF the
schooners and the seeondclass soops In like manner 80
yards apart about rs yards south OF the rtoass soops
In taking position In line each yacht may select ts own
in the order OF its arrival at the anchorage The Commit
tee boat will not undertake to tow yachts Into position
Mainsas fOresas, and ga-topsals may be set before
starting unless otherwise ordered by the Committee
required carry their private signals at the
main peak throughout the race The Committee reserve
TO themselves the right 10 rule out all yachts not IN POSI-
ton at the signal for the start at II a. M Yachts dis
Obeying any of the foregoing directions or any OF the
signal for preparing to start win be one gun from the
Committee steamer, and after brief Interval the signal
for starting will be second gun from the same steamer
The following Yachts had been entered: