The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-25
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The Ocean Race for the Challenge Cup
Tho Yachts to Start To-day.

The Ocean Race for the Challenge Cup
Tho Yachts to Start To-day.
The yachts competing In the race for the Cha-
lenge Cup start to-day from on the Lightship at
one p. NJ. This race was postponed from last sea-
son until the 18th OF july and again deferred until
to-day. A large number Of entries were expected,
as the race is open to schooners and sloops belong
ing to any yacht club in the world. series Of dis
asters however, appear to have sadly diminished
the held and the contest will now probably lie be-
tween the
MADELEINE AND RAMBLER.
The Resoute is unprepared. The Oracle has strained
her masthead The Columbia Is cruising East as are
also the Palmer, Wanderer, Viking, Fleetwing, Hal
cyon and other large schooners thus leaving us
comparatively deserted In these waters. There IL
every reason to believe that the contest between
the Madeleine and Rambler VIII be very close, as
the latter boat from all accounts has been sailing
very well this season. The judges steamer Will
leave the foot Of Dey street. North River to-day at
eleven A. NJ, and from thence proceed to the Light
snip, where 'he competing yachts are to rem
SAILING REGULATIONS
are as foiows:-
sailed Tor asSordns Ne rules OF the New York Yacht
Entries must be made at the ONCE of the Secretary 20
Broad street on or before twelve o'clock NJ on wednes
SSmPetns yachts win rendezvous at the shtship not
The course w BE- rom sandy Hook Lghtship to and
around the lirhshp OF Newport (Brenton's reef and
so esr s Boak Island hey many
The Cup will be awarded subject tS the following
he race Without by to esne Tor thirty days "'''f
sni n q Be 's
over the same course within fteen days rom the receipt
n ep
secuve races during season will not again he liable
TO challenge until the commencement OF the yachting
season ofthe following year
erence to his cup, understood to be from the third
Thursday in June until the third Thursday in October in
fa.Tth-shoud yacht holding this cup be sold out of
but shall be retained to The club to be again sailed or
hSd be Ua o Of efS b y cng the
fSp shall not be sofa YIN 9er but sha be returned to
Fgl the event of the cup being held at the close Of
liable 70 challenge during the Of the next for
Wight r"SG III The
~ % VI / RHS Rhnps, oo %sssi's
may possess durable memento of The race the temmo
ps value cr held
by the winner as his own personal property.
Yachting Notes.
The yachts OF the New York Yacht Club will start
on the annual cruise on August 10. Rear Commo-
dore Franklin Osgood will be In command.
Mr.. Moses Mitchell passed through Newport last
week on his way to join the schooner yacht Fleet
Messrs. Beng and Colgate, the owners Of the
sOOps Meta and Oracle, are hardly satisfied with
the race between their boats on Tuesday, and n
new match will probably be sailed in the latter
part OF September.
The schooner yacht Alice N.Y.Y.C., Mr.. Nichols,
Is being 0verhauled at PoillOn's yard.
The schooner yacht Rambler, Mr.. J. M. Forbes, OF
the Eastern Yacht Club OF Boston, anchored last
evening in the Horseshoe.
The Brooklyn Yacht Club hold their annual cruise
on the 9Th of September.
The annual cruise OF the Atlantic Yacht Clul
commences on the I'd OF August. They expect to
be absent about ten days.
The yacht Tidal Wave NY.Y.C., MIR. voorhis,
which went ashore on BrentOn's Reef about week
ago, or the ways at Newport yesterday, prob
ably left for New York last night.