The New York herald., 1872-08-20
SAILING ORDERS.
NEW YORK YACHT SQUADRON,
NEWPORT, August 10, 1872.

SAILING ORDERS
NEW YORK YACHT SQUADRON,
NEWPORT, August 10, 1872.
RACE FOR SUBSCRIPTION CUP.
race will take place to-day over the following
course From an imaginary line drawn from the
Dumplings to the committee boat or Fort Adams,
TO stakeboat anchored near a buoy or the north
boat on the starboard hand, return to the starting
point. The start will be flying one. At eleven
O'Clock the whistle Of the committee boat will
give the signal TO prepare, and at IL 10 to start,
and at the latter the club flag win be lowered. Any
yacht failing to cross the line by II 80 will be ruled
out of the race. There will he two prizes one for
schooners and one for slOops. Inasmuch as some
yachts have not been measured according to the
out, this race will be subject to the measurements
and allowances OF the club in 1870.
The rules relating to entries and models are sus-
pended Tor this race but In all other respects II will
De sailed IN accordance with the regulations Of the
'''0' VI WIN. p, KREsBs, RFHp Regatta Committee.
The day ut first did not promise much for a race,
and, as the event proved, 1t was not much OF a
racing day; but at the time when the start was
effected there was every prospect of fine sailing
breeze. The early morning was foggy, with light
southeastery wind blowing, but as the sun got up
the wind veered to southwest and the fog lifted.
ENTRIES FOR THE RACE.
The following yachts then sgnifed their intention
Of contesting for the prizes of the day.
sCHOONERs.
Viking, Eva, Foam, Tidal Wave Magic Madeleine,
Oracle, Vision, Vixen, Vindex, Argo and Ariadne.
1t was evident from the preparations being made
on board the different competing yachts that their
owners meant business. Every supernuous ar
ticle In the way of spare sails or spars or
awnings was sent on shore, that the competing
vessel should be weighted as lightly as possible.
ARRANGING THE PRELIMINARIEs.
Mr.. Charles Minton, the secretary OF the club
officated as one of the Regatta Committee, in
place OF Mr.. Krebs who was prevented by business
from attending, and both he and his associates
were kept busy all the morning attending to the
necessary preliminary arrangements, despatching
markboat to Block Island, providing starting
steamer, distributing messages, &c. BY about
ten O'Clock the feet began to move, and one after
another they got their anchors and glided
quietly out of the harbor As the wind
was light most of the yachts had their balloon
topsais set, that the Resoute being conspicuous
for It's enormous siZe Getting outside the fee t
ranged to and fro IN the Oflng, while the last
finishing touches were given to the racing prepara-
tiOns sheet frightened here or q pull at the hal
yards there, and at last all were ready and only
waited for the committee boat, with the committee
on board, to start them. Punctually at eleven
O'Clock she appeared, with Mr.. Charles A. Minton
and Mr.. w. B. Bend on board, and took up posi-
ton under Fort Adams and abreast OF the Dump
ing rocks. The w1no was now moderate work
Ing breeze from southwest and the tide on the last
quarter or the ebb
THE START.
At II :05 A. NJ. the whistle blew to prepare to
start; at ii 10 the starting whistle was heard and
after some little preliminary movements the boats
all got over on the port tack except the Madeleine
stand in shore toward the fort first.
The following Is the Oruer of the START