The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-29
YACHTING NOTES.

The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
will be sailed Thursday, June g. over the regular
course. About twenty yachts, including the Reso-
lutte, Magic, Idler and other well known flyers, viii
comprise the fleet.
The schooner yacht Triton, Mr.. G. A. Thayer, Of
the Aye, has undergone considerable altera
ton in her spars and rigging. The forestaysal
has given way to q balloon Jlb, and her topmasts
and boom have been heightened.
The schooner yacht Madeleine, Commodore Jacob
voorhis, OF the Bye, leaves for Nyack to-day to
prepare for the regattas OF the New York and
Brooklyn Yacht clubs.
The schooner yacht Idler, Mr.. Colgate or the
N.Y.YC., Is laying on Hoboken. She has been
now In complete order.
The Atlantic Yacht Club hold their annual re-
gatta on Tuesday. June 10. The officers Of the club
are Commodore, r. Maxwell; Vice Commodore,
J. A. Monsell; Rear Commodore, H. A. Congo; Re-
cording Secretary, W. Morgan; Corresponding Sec
Higgins. The regatta committee for the season OF
1878 are Messrs. f. Arnold, J. L. Marcellus, w. b.
The new schooner yacht Ariel, Mr.. w. L. swan,
OF the Aye, is lying on Poillon's yard receiving
the finishing touches to her cabin.
Mr. Harveys pretty little schooner Agnes has
passed into the hands OF Messrs. l.. A. Fish and w.
Beebe, and she Is now lying in G0wanus Bay, pre-
pairing for the coming regattas.
The schooner yacht Magic, Mr.. Rufus Hatch, Of
the N.Y.YC., Is laying at the foot OF Twentyeighth
street North River. She will go on the ways at
Red Hook Point tomorrow to prepare for the sail
over her favorite in xt Thursday regatta
The annual regatta OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club
will be sailed on Thursday, June H. number OF
new yachts have been added to the fleet OF this
club since the season Of IL.
the Sc9 Palmer Mr. Rth ,nd
Twenty-eghth street. North River
The schooner yacht Columbia, Mr.. Lester Wal
lack, OF the NY.f.C., arrived from New London
last Tuesday. she is laying In the East River, on
hunters Point. 1t Is reported that the Columbia
win not take part In many OF the regattas this
thq
cruising.
The sloop yacht Oracle, Mr.. J. Waller, Of the
NY.Y.C., Is lying at the loot OF Court street. She
has been completely overhauled and the cabin ft-
tings are perfectly gorgeous.
DR.. Mott, OF New London, is fitting out the fleet
little Kaiser Wilhelm and intends giving the sleeps
q lively time
The match between the schooner yachts Magic
and Dreadnaugnt for the Cape May Challenge cup
now held by the latter, will be sailed about the
middle OF the month.
The sloop yacht Meta Commodore s. A. Beling
OF the Bayonne Yacht club, will probably make her
first appearance at the regatta OF the Brooklyn
Yacht Club. She has been heightened some eight
or ten feet, and IS now the largest sloop yacht III
these waters
The schooner yacht Mystic, Mr.. W. $. Dreamer. or
Mystic has been heightened twelve feet and, in
fact, rebuilt, as very few OF her old timbers re-
main.
pate quite q lively time this season between the
schooners Peerless, Triton, Agnes, Ariel and Mys-
tic. They are oil pretty nearly the same length,
and the owners, imbued with q proper yachting
spirit, each believes his yacht the fastest OF her
size afoat.
The schooner yacht Tarolinta, Mr.. Kent, Of the
NY.Y.C., IL laying or Bay Ridge, Long Island.
Commodore Williams, OF the Harlem Yacht Club
is working hard among the members, preparing for
a brilliant season. The club owns quite large
neet OF handsome yachts.
The members OF the Columbia Yacht Club antici-
pate quite lively season this year. The members
are all busy getting their boats out. and quite a
large fleet are now anchored or the foot OF Fifty
eighth street, North River.
Yacht viking, M. Mahlen Sands, N.Y.Y.C.,
passed Whitestone yesterday, from Newport for
New York.
Yacht Nemiss passed whitestone yesterday,
from Newport Tor New York