The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-19
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ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB REGATTA.
Brilliant Opening to the Regatta season-The
Victory Of the Schooner Peerless The Vixen
Anna and Undine the Winning Shops.
THE ADDIE LOSES HER TOPMAST.

THE ADDIE LOSES HER TOPMAST.
The yachting season opened brilliantly yesterday,
the Atlantic Yacht Club inaugurating 1t with a
grand regatta. The steamer Magenta, laden with
full freight OF invited guests slid away from
Martin's dock, at ten O'Clock, and sped swiftly
down to Bay Ridge. For some time IL was feared
by all those familiar with matters maritime that
hs0lus was In stupor from which he would not
awake, and, therefore, the pleasure OF witnessing
contest between the trim yachts assembled or Bay
Ridge would be evanescent. BY the time the
whtewinged competitors had got into position
however, light breeze sprang up from the south
ward and westward. IL was sadly bafiling, ana the
start consequently, was not quite SO good one
a. could have been wished. The starting whistle
shrieked out the young ebb tide Just prior 10
the golden sun attaining his zenith and the Peer
less moved quietly away In the van OF the fleet.
The Tidal Wave got damned; she was in a bad posi-
ton when the signal TO start was given and the
consequence was that she did not swing and I'LL
her sails until the Peerless was fully half mile
ahead. The breeze freshened soon afterwards, and
1t was indeed pretty sight TO watch the wave
cleaving clippers sRimming smoothly and silently
over the surface OF the ripping sea- Aboard the
Magenta interest and excitement Jointly shared the
throne. The happy bearer Of bcvy OF Brooklyn
bellies and beaux, she followed in the white wake
OF the swiitgliding yachts, and encouraged
the sailors aboard OF them by the sweet
music the band dispensed. Among the
guests assembled on the Magenta were
Commodore Maxwell's wife and the Misses Gussie
and Lucy NOrtham, Messrs. c. De Witt william II.
Green, h. l.. Leggett, L. b. Galley, Jesse Johnson
and d. Barnett, with their ladies'; Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
celas with Miss Field; Messrs. Sparks, Lamb, Cum
bingham and Gardiner; the whole committee of the
club, Mr. Colt, OF Washington, and about four hun
dred other OF the ladies' and gentlemen who COM
prise the elite OF the City OF Churches. There was
much applause as the boats rounded the lightship
and many pair OF dainty hands spoiled Jouvip's
best The sun streamed down his rays, but the ge-
NAL breeze neutrazed his efforts to make things
unpleasant The sea was calm, and not even the
smallest child suffered from nausea. The Tidal
wave ala well. She picked up wonderfully
and tried her best to win. The Resoute was well
handled, and merited the encomiums showered
upon her as she swept past the lightship like q
stately swan. The vOtaries OF Terpsichore held
high carnival on the passage home and, taken
altogether, the day was most enjoyable one, and
will live long in the minds OF the guests and par
Elephants OF the opening yachting session OF 1872.
THE RACE.
A regatta without wind is always q mournful
ing it looked very doubtful as to whether lEolus
would abuse his autocratic power and spoil the
sport OF the day by turning of the meter and STOP
ping the usual supply OF wind served out to the
New York district. The want OF air caused c0nsid-
cradle delay and prevented the different yachts
from getting into their positions. II it had not
been for the judges boat, the William Fletcher,
which towed the Oracle, Vixen and Flyaway up to
their anchorage, there would have been three
sloops less in the race, az, without wind 1t would
hay" aiken a long time to stem the strong ebb
tide reach Bay Ridge from Staten Island. The
Resolute ana Peerless came up from their Anchor
age with the tide, and when sufficiently near the
line they managed, with the assistance OF the little
air then floating around to keep their positions and
await the starting signal.
The course was-for schooners and first class
sloops, from the anchorage down through the Mar
rows, to and around the stakeboat 10 Southwest
Spit thence to and around lightshp, rounding the
same rom the southwark, thence home going to
southwark and westward OF beacon on Romer
Shoa For second class sloops the same
course, to and around stakeboat at South
west Spit; thence to and around stake
boat near buoy in Gedney Channel, rounding
the same from the southwark; thence home, pass
ing to the westward OF beacon on Romcr Shoal; and
for third class sloops same course, to and around
stakebOat at Southwest Spit; thence home All
Yachts to pass between Forts LAFAYETTE and Rich
mond, to the eastward of buoys IL, ID and Is on
West Bank, both going and returning; around
stakeboat at Southwest Spit ny the westward and
southwark, and at home stake between the two
stakeboats marking the line.
The allowance OF time was made from scale Of
allowances, based upon the mean between the
length on water line and the length all
and calculated for forty mile Tor schooners
and first class soops; thirtytwo mile course for
second class sloOps and twentyfour mile for
third class sloOpS. The race was to he void unless
made within eight hours by one OF the competing
yachts.
There we're four stakeboats anchored or Bay
Bridge, and the first two formed the line the
schOOners were to cross in their flying start and
the other two formed the boundary behind which
the sOOps were to be anchored LII line. Sloop
yachts were permitted to slip their cables. Each
yacht carried number or numbers on its main
sail.
The william Fletcher, with the Judges, Messrs.
william McMonnies, William IL. Douglas and
Thomas J. Northall, on board, after considerable
commencing from inshore, they occupied positions
in the following order:-Gracte, Addie, Vixen and
Orion in the front rank and Qui Nive Fyaway,
Nmbus, Josephine, Anna and Undine in the rear
rank. The preparations were not hurried, as the
judges were anxious for a breeze, and their pa
thence received slight recognition In the shape OF
a perceptible breath from the westward which
gladdened their hearts about eleven A. NJ The
following yachts started in the race;-
scHoUNERs.
Mean
Length
Name O,rHer. No. Feet.
Resolute. "A. s. Hatch. .............. 10S.s
Tidal Wave. william Vo0rhis. .......... $50
Peerless =. Vice Com. j. X. Maxwell. G5.3
FIRST CLASS sL00Ps.
Oracle. ....S. +. Colgate ............. 13 g2,2
Addie. ". II. Langley. IL Clio
orion. ......J. W. Cooper. u 4s.6
yixen......L. Livngton. ,,..,.r:,,,. Is 4s.3
A-ts,rs,s SECOND CLASS sL0ofs.
Out vive....T. Chaplain .............. "a 49,