The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-02
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The following Is Commodore BENEFITS letter t.
the Secretary of the new York Yacht Club, which
was received on Thursdayi-
PARIS. July IL, 1879
CHARLES A; MINroN, Esq, Secretary OF the New
DEAR SIR wish to give the pieces Of plate and
purses described below as prizes, TO be sailed Tor
n' and manner aaa Sat the
Yacht Club will appoint such committees
"a seemto be required Tor selecting the prizes, i'm
the races, &c, and that it will act altogether in
the disposition OF the prizes, taking whatever
steps may seem to the yacht owners proper and
L-Pora rao to take place during the squadron
cruise cruise a. Nswpsrs Two cups Of the value Of $500
New York Yacht Club 70 'ne Oh '0e
H.-For a race to be safsed on the first Thursday
OF tie New York Yacht CluD and according to the
rules OF the CLUB, two cups OF the valueo OF $500
sioops. WV 'o'
nL1For . race to take place on the second
value Of $1,000, the vessels to be an.
snSrsa n.a Gs on1 on the Owls nsaa
Cape May, and back to the lightship OF Sandy
Hook which shall all, be ne winning post without
rules OF the New York Yacht Club.
N.-For 9 race also to take place on the second
Thursday Of October, 1879, purse Of $1,000, and
New York, Boston, Philadephia Or any port
Of the not On sSae sa' t. working
three hundred tons, and to schooner
smacks OF New York, New London, New BEDFORD
to take the purse OF O0O and the first boat t the
winning post of the other two classes respectively
excluding the class to which the winner OF the
race belongs-to have each purse OF $780, Ere
main yours truly, JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
The Coming ssseasOn."
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races which are to take place during the coming
season.
The following cups and prizes are open to be
sailed Tor during the season OF 1879
No. 1.--Benneft Challenge Cup for schooners-
Reef Lightshp and return-now In posse ssion of
No 2.-Bennett Challenge Cup, course rom Sandy
Hook Lightship to Five Fathom Lightship, Cape
May, and return; held by Dreadnaught; challenged
by Magic; value e, 600.
New YORK Yacht Club or Newport courses; held by
New York Yacht CLUB or Newport courses; held 10y
Vision.
No. Cup presented by the Commodore, to be
anchorage or Owls Head, to and around light
ship on Cape May, and return to Sandy Hook
Llghtship; value, 81, 900.
No Soups presented by the Commodore, one
Yacht Club to be sailed for, during the cruise, over
Newport course; value $500 each.
No. Cups presented by the Commodore, one
for SchOOners and one for sOOps to be sailed for
the first Thursday in October over the New York
Yacht CluD course; value $500 each.
be sailed for on the second Thursday Of October,
1873 under the direction OF the New York
YsSA' ou BY pS sa
any port in the United states; the
first vessel arriving to take purse of 1000, the
first boat arriving Of each OF the other classes
to take purse of $3.50. No class, however, to win
more than ono prize. c. A. MINTON, Secretary.
Match Race Between the Open sloop
Yachts Brooklyn and Maud.
Yesterday match race for $500 side was sailed
between the open jib and malnsail boats Maud,
owned by Mr.. Edgar Morris, and the Brooklyn,
owned by Captain Smith. AS both these boats are
well known considerable interest was felt In the
event. According to the articles OF agreement,
signed by Mr.. Ira Smith for the Brooklyn aud Mr..
II. d. Phelps for the Maud, the race was to
be sailed over course ten miles to windward
and return, to be completed in four hours and a
half. On the morning Of the race the course was
decided to be from or Premium Point to and around
the buoy or Throgg's Neck aud back, to be sailed
over twice. The judges, Messrs. A. Cary Smith ana
Joseph Lockwood, previous to the start measured
the boats, and found them to be Of the following
DIMENSIONS
Brooklyn Pet. Feet Frs sa Maud Feet 1 sss
They were then started, the Brooklyn getting
away at IL % 10, lollOweSVy the Maud at "a
As the wind was about south by west they both
stood for the Long Island shore on the starboard
tack. The Brooklyn slipped through the water
very fast and drew ahead of the Maud. The Brook
lyI made several short tacks, while the Maud
held on towards Sands Point, and by SO doing
partly closed the gap between her and her an
tagonHt. The wind freshened, and although
both had all they wanted, yet they gllded swiftly
thn vv0f N I.,ry Dayh hath
in line about mile apart the Brooklyn being to
windward. the stepping stones buoy was passed
three minutes later The yachts turned the buoy
OF Ihroggs Neck In the following order:-
Brooklyn. ........ i Maud........ 8
After rounding, both started sheet and poed out
their jiDs. At 2:6 the Brooklyn came to grief as
she broke her jib-pole and thus rendered her jib,
mishap the Maud rapidly closed up on her rival,
but as the Brooklyn soon rugged another pole, she
A' The boats rounded the home stakeboat as
follOws:-
proos,yn......... FRS g. n.ua....... gT IS
They again stood of tor Long Island shore, the
Maud dropping astern. They rounded as follows,
for the second time, Throgg's Point buoy
Brooklyn ...... "a Maud................a 3
They stood away for home, the Brooklyn leading
nearly mile. The Maud passed inside OF Harris
experiment, arrived home nearly ten minutes
astern of the Brooklyn. The yachts arrived homo
as foll0ws:-
Nm HIM
Brooklyn. ..........6 Is Maud............... 5 81
The judges then decided that, as the race had not
be resailed 1t will therefore, be repeated to-day
General dissatisfaction was expressed at the re-
suit, as the day could not be more propitious, aud
it was evident 10 all that the Brooklyn was the
faster boat OF the two.
Yachting Notes.
The schooner yacht Josephine. N.Y.Y.C, Mr..
Lloyd Phoenix, and the steam yacht Fearless, Sea-
wanhaka Yacht Club, Mr.. Cornelius Roosevelt, ar
rived at Newport yesterday afternoon.