The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-08
LIFE ON the WAVES.
The Atlantic Yacht Club Fleet
on a Cruise.
FROM NEW LONDON TO GREENPORI
An Early Start and Prompt Obe-
dience to Orders.
Scenes, Incidents and Time OF
Arrival at GreenpOrt.
ON BOARD YACHT MYSTIC,

ON BOARD YACHT MYSTIC,
GREENPORr l.. J., August 7, 1872
Tuesday night was passed very quietly, the feet
riding at anchor of the Pequ0t House, New Lon
dom The schooner yacht Resolute, Mr.. A. 8. Hatch,
arrived about PM and joined the feet, dropping
her anchor astern of the schooner Foam. After
dinner had been duly discussed number OF the
guests took to the boats and visited the shore.
passing visit was paid to the Pequot House, but
things looked so dull and nhosptable in that
neighborhood that the majority Of the aquatic yisi-
tors started their sheets and ran down before the
wind to take look at the village. When darkness
set in the fleet at anchor with their lights up made
rather an attractive picture, and soon the flashing
Of some fireworks from some one aboard the
yachts lit up the scene and cnticed some of the
hotel residents to the waters edge to enjoy the
spectacle. The hotel appears to be tolerably full,
but one misses many familiar faces from the piazza
who, report says, have ned to Newport and other
abodes by the sea in search Of more comfortable
quarters During the evening Commodore Peet
sent round
- THE ORDER FOR TODAY: r,-.-s,
Start for Greenport at seven A. M ~
Shortly after daybreak there was stir on board
the yachts, and about hafpast six A. NJ the greater
part of the fleet had their after canvas set, await
ing the starting signal. The first gun was fred
from the flagship Nimbus at 1926, and five min
utes later second report gave the expected order,
when anchors were weighed and jibs run up with
out delay. There was light topsai breeze from
the southwest, and the tide was about the first
quarter Of the food. The yachts nearly all started
on the starpoard tack, heading up towards
Fishers Island. The Peerless was, as usual
one Of the quickest of, but the Tidal Wave
was lying of the lighthouse waiting for her, and
when she came up started her sheets and ran down
under her lee, after which she hauled on the wind
and headed up towards Fishers Island The Mystic
came next, followed by the Triton, which tried to
weather her, but falling ran by to leeward and fol-
lowed after the Peerless and Tidal Wave. The Qui
vive, Orion, Daphne, Nmbus Annie NJ, Alert, Sea
Witch and Foam stood 10 the westward on the port
tack. :
THE REsoLUTE WAS ANCHORED WELL UP
the harbor, and consequently got rather o poor
start but when she got going she kept on the port
tack after the Mystic. About $40 the Peerless,
Tidal Wave and Triton tackled and stood to the
westward, while the Mystic, Undine and Resolute
continued on the starboard tack. The Tidal Wave
appeared to be doing very well, and was heading
up to windward OF the Peerless and Triton. At
80 the Mystic went in stays and stood to the
westward, heading up for Plum Island. The wind
was nearly southerly with shade OF casting. The
tackled to the westward about nine, heading well
M for Big Gull Island. The Tidal Wave went on
the starboard tack few minutes before heading to
the eastward. At $3.50 the Tidal Wave was
about two miles to the northward OF Big Gull
Island, with the little schooner Bessie away to lee-
ward
THE PEERLESS AND TRITON
were on the port tack heading to the westward
Alert and Tndine We're about half mile to lee.
ward OF the Triton, and the Mystic was coming up
In the wake Of the latter, about half mile astern
ward, heading up for Gull Island, and
the Sea Witch was about mile to leeward of the
ing up for Plum Gut, and the Foam was about two
miles off her lee quarter. The Out vive tackled atten
Tidal Wave. The latter vessel when on the port
tack was afraid of drifting down on the Sias Rock,
and had to yeer ship IN order to avoid such a
calamity. This manGuvre delayed her some
minutes.
THE NIMBus SOON FOLLOWED
the same tactics and went on the starboard tack
In order to get sufficient Olng to weather Big Gull
Island. About eleven A. M. the Orion got into
Daphne, Mystic, Alert and Nellie G. The tide was
about the last Of the food and running like mill
race, giving the yachts all they could do to stem its
southeast came shortly afterwards and lent them
helping hand: In the meanwhile the Qui vive,
Gull Island, and passed the yachts trying to beat
orion finally weathered the black buoy OF Orient
Point and started after the Resoute, followed by
the Peerless, Undinc, Triton,
ALERT, MYSTIC AND DAPHNE.
The latter passed the Mystic when Off Orient Beach,
ana followed after the Alert The Nellie G.. came
next, with the Foam short distance behind; but
As the breeze died away the latter came up and
passed the Mystic. The breeze finally died away at
ss0u the two ya sek ec NJ inside but e ba
from the southeast enabling the Nellie G.,
Foam and Mystic to beat up to their anchorage Off
the Greenport docks. AS the yachts came up the
harbor they were met by a steamer with q large
party OF cXcursionists and q band Of music on
board.
THE SEA WITCH AND BESSIE
came mp about an hour later.
The first five or six yachts would have been con-
sideraby farther apart. but they met with q head
wind at the entrance to the harbor, which brought
them all up In heap.
TINE OF ARRIVAL.
The following Is the time Of arrival Of the differ
ent yaehts:-