The New York herald., 1872-08-10
The Sailing of the Atlantic Yacht
Fleet for Newport.
An Exciting Race in a Fresh
Breeze.
THE MYSTIC FISHERMEN.
Newport Harbor and the Yachts
Stationed There.
On BOARD YACHT Mystic,

ON BOARD YACHT Mystic,
NEWPORT, II. l., August 0, 1872.
Yesterday evening was passed very quietly by
the guests on board the yachts OF the Atlantic Yacht
Club anchored at Stonington. Some went on Shore
but as the towns OF New Haven, New London, Green
port, Stonlngton, &C., are of limited dimensions
and do not take very long to inspect they soon
returned on board Some Of the more venture
some discovered church fair, and instantly made
an assault upon the premises; but after gainiag
admission, and finding 1t garrisoned entirely by
the female sex, they beat an ignominious retreat
to their boats. At daybreak this morning there
was a pleasant soutlrwestely breeze, which fresh
ened about halfpast six O'CLOCK and gave every
premise OF
A PLEASANT RACE TO NEWPORT
The Resolute got under way shortly before seven
"A. M. and stood out of the harbor, followed few
minutes later by the Mystic. The starting signal
was fired from the Nimbus at fifteen minutes past
seven. and the remainder OF the neet including the
Foam, Peerless, Triton, orion, QuI vive
and Nimbus, got under way. The Reso-
lutte and Mystic ran up of Watch Hill
and then lay too waiting for the rest Of
the fleet. The Foam was the first to come up un-
der the four lower sails, two topsais, jib tOpsail
and balloon staysail. The southwcsterly breeze
was just enough on the quarter to make all clear,
and she looked very handsome, tossing the foam
from her bow with q saucy and rakish air. The
Peerless followed after under cloud Of
canvas, and was gaining rapidly on
the Mystic, who, however, can hardly
be called racing yacht, as the guests on board
appear to pay more attention to blue fishing, and
had many as seven lines out at one time yester-
day. Luckily Captain Creamer Is good -natured and
they are, therefore, allowed full scope to their
inof IA OrtO hod n
balloon topsail set, which appeared to be
doing good work, as she was soon or
the weather quarter Of the Foam. The Qui vive
came next, leading the Nimbus which wanted the
breeze on her quarter to suit her. The Foam
finally passed to wndward of the Mystic and went
for the Resolute, which was keeping pretty wen in
shore. The Peerless passed the Mystic at about
nine A. NJ, followed after by the Foam and Orion.
The Resolute, as soon as the Foam came up, hauled
on the wind and ran up to position about hun
dred yards astern Of the Foa and then starting her
sheets went after her. The Mystic was soon left with
her fishermen In the background OF everything
on board, remained behind to see that none turned
back; Talking OF turning back, however, reminds
Dor, Started for the westward bound for New wv YORK
In order to have her cabnwork finished as her
builder had delivered her to Mr: Thayer in an in
complete condition. The Peerless looked rather
unhappy at losing her antagonist as they were both
Of the same dimensions but still backed the big
one with a will.
OFF POINT JUDITH
the Resolute came up with the Foam, and standing
on to the eastward made sufficient opening to
allow all canvas 10 draw While running on the port
tack and then headed for Brenton's Reef The Peer
less tried hard to come up with the Foam,
but length told and she only succeeded
in holding her own. IN the meanwhile
the Orion had passed the Foam and was
giving the Qui Vive bad beating. The Mystic
ane the fishermen were about two miles aStern of
the Qui Vive and leading the Nmbus by about
mile and a half After turning Point judith, nearly
all the scho0ners went wing and wing before the
wind.
TIE GOAL REACHED.
The Resolute came in flying and let 90 her
run In about three hours and a half. The Foam
but the former in rounding the buoy
the harbor snapped OF her foretopmast
but she viii have new stick up tomorrow. The
Peerless came in about three minutes after the
Foam, and the ,Qui vive followed half an
hour later. The Mystic anchored about fifteen
minutes before the Nlmbus. The Daphne left
Greenport early this morning and the
schooner Sea Witch, Captain StOll, toos
her departure from the same port at fifteen minutes
past ten. The Sea Witch anchored in Newport har-
Dor at forty-flve minutes past four. having had
good run In with the Annie. Rear Commodore
Monsell did not come on, but will probably arrive
tomorrow.