The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-22
LIVELY INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
A Close Race Between the Madeleine,
Tidal Wave and Alarm.
THE MADELEINE THE WINNER
She Makes the Fastest Time
on Record.
THE COMING RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS CUP.
NEWPORT. X. !

NEWPORT, X. l., August 81, 1873.
After so many days Of bad weather 1t was quite
refreshing to rise this morning and find toleraby
clear sky and Q pleasant breeze IRON the east
ward. BY nine A. M. 1t became more settled in ap-
pearsnce and looked rather like q fresh breeze
from the east-southeast and clear weather for the
race for the Bennett Cup. 1t would have been
more satisfactory to have had clear beat to wind
ward one way, 80 as to test the yachts on all
points Of sailing; but this morning people were
delighted to see prospect Of fair weather
that they did not grumble at the wind not beng
from exactly the right quarter. The weather
ct the time OF the start was rather favor
able to the larger vessels and made the Made
leine's chances still more promising. About ten
A. M the yachts were busy preparing for the race,
bending on club topsails and getting out staysails
and balloon jibs. They presently bore away out OF
the harbor and commenced lacking about, await
ing the starting signal. The sloop yacht Vindex
was kindly lent by Captain Robert Centre tor o
stakeboat, and was anchored about couple Of hun
dred yards to the northwest of Fort Adams. The
Regatta Committee-Messrs. Krebs Steers and
Chase-were on board, in order to take the time Of
the yachts on the start and finish. The following
REGULATIONS
were issued by the Regatta Committee to govern
the race:-
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB,
NEWfOhT, August 10, 1913.
A regatta for a prize presented by Commodore
Bennett for schOOners will be sailed on Tuesday,
10th inst, at ten O'Clock A. M. precisely. 1t will
be open to all schOoners belonging to the Club and
entries must be made to the feet captain on board
the flagship before seven O'Clock on the morning
OF the race. 1t will be subject to the time allow
ances, and will be sailed IN accordance with the
sailing regulations of the Club, except as herein
otherwise provided. No deposit will be required
on entering yachts. The start will be flying one
and the time OF each yacht will be taken as she
passes the judges boat, the yacht VindeX, which
will be anchored near Fort Adams and the Dump
ling Rocks. The course will be from the place of
starting as above, to and around the buoy on the
north point Of Block Island keeping it the star
board hand in turning thence back to the place of
starting. There will be no staKebOat at the Block
Island buoy. Yachts will carry their private sig
nal at the main peak. The starting signals, which
will be given from the Vindex will be follows =
1. At ten O'Clock precisely for a preparatory
signal one gun and the Club nag at the masthead
VAL be lowered.
.. Ten minutes later for the start the same signal
Will be repeated.
Yachts must cross the line within fifteen minutes
after second signal and at the expiration OF that
| time the signals will be again repeated.
WILLIAM KREBS,
K. 4. CHASE, Regatta Committee
The vindex looked quite saucy as she rode
quietly at anchor, all dressed out with nags and
bunting, and at $3.50 she fred the first gun as q
signal to prepare. The following yachts started in