The New York herald., 1872-08-12
Summer Cruising.


public.
Summer Cruising.
from the tolls and cares of business than is
enjoyed by those who are yachting during the
summer months. Many gentlemen who cruise
for o month or six weeks every season are
firm supporters of yachting as system of rec
reation, for they declare that it is one Of the
only amusements they can enjoy without being
subject to the cares of business. When afoat
they appear to forget that they ever had a bust
ness, and for the time being are completely
wrapped up in the picturesque scenes they
pass on the daily sail and the management Of
the beautiful yacht that carries them over the
salt water of Long Island Sound and adjoin-
ing Seas The summer cruises of the differ
members as the vacation of the year; and the
different yacht owners have always to exercise
much ingenuity in order to accommodate their
friends with q stateroom or berth. Some of
the larger yachts carry ten or twelve guests,
and it is not strange to find five or six on some
Of the small sloops. The life on board
is very enjoyable, sailing from harbor
to harbor during the heat of the day and
anchoring at some pleasant watering place in
the cool Of the evening, where, after short
run on shore. one can return on board and
pass comfortable night with the weather so
cool that warm blanket is not to be despised
The Atlantic Yacht Club have now been af1oat
since August 8, and they leave Newport to-day
for Martha's Vineyard. They are cruising,
sixteen strong, the feet comprising eight
schooners and eight sloops. The yachts of
the Atlantic feet vary in size from the magnif-
icent schooner yacht Resolute to the small
open sloop Undine. During the past week
they have visited Glen Cove New Haven, New
London, Greenport, Stonington and Newport
They will probably break up at Martha's Vine
yard, as some Of their large schooner yachts
will then start to join the New York Yacht
Club fleet at New London.
The New York Yacht Club feet rendezvous
this afternoon at Glen Cove and start on Tues
day morning for New London. Not
withstanding the absence of the large
keel schooners Sarpho and Enchant-
ress, now cruising in foreign waters,
there will be very large feet Of schooners
and sloops on the New York Yacht Club cruise
this year. The programme at present COM
prises visit to New London, Newport and
Marthas Vineyard, stopping a day or so at
each place. The further movements of the
fleet will be decided upon their arrival at
Martha's Vineyard. The yachtsmen will be
sure to have lively and interesting cruise, as
they will sail under the command Of Rear
Commodore Franklin Osgood, who will fly his
pennant upon the schooner yacht Dauntless.
Commodore Osgood is we'll known in yachting
circles as an experienced and enthusiastic
yachtsman and the former owner of the
schooner yachts Widgeon, Magic and Colum-
bia, each of which achieved famous record
while sailing under his colors. There will
not be very large attendance of the yachts
at Glen Cove, as most of the big schooners
are East and will not join the
feet until they arrive OF New Lon
don; but the squadron will probably
enter Newport harbor about twenty-five or
thirty strong. While the feet are visiting
Newport there will be several regattas and an
interesting match race between the schooner
yachts Tidal Wave and Madgie for the Chal-
lenge Cup, which has been held by the latter
since last season.
The Brooklyn Yacht Club start on their
crnise on the 9Th Of September, and they will
doubtless have very pleasant time. There
will be large feet of yachts on the cruise Of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club this year, as Commodore
Jacob voorhis has taken the precaution to Sc
cure date when the New York and Atlantic
fleets have broken up for the season, and as
many yachts belong to all three clubs they
will thus be enabled to enjoy cruise with
each. The yachting season will conclude
about the latter part Of the month of October,
but before the different yachts are consigned
to their winter quarters they will have some
October racing, which will go far towards de-
Gliding their respective merits as fast sea-going
yachts
The shipwreck at Cozumel-Mexican
Burbarity.
In the HERALD of yesterday an account was
given of shipwreok on the island of Cozumel.
The story is narrowing in its details and re-
veals an amount of barbarity not to be exceeded
by the savage tribes Of Central Africa. On the