The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-20
Another Futile Attempt to Reach
Martha's Vineyard.
The New York Yacht Club Squad
ron in Fog.
START AND RETURN.
The Racing Programme for
the Week.
NEWPORT. r. l., August 10. 1873.

though the flagship Alarm and the schooners Ider,
josephine, Clio aud Eva started at about noon
to-day to endeavor to pay the Compromised
VISIT the fog proved too dense and they put back
to Newport.
In yesterdays despatch told OF the meeting OF
captains and the arrangement to sail the race for
the Bennett Cups to-day. TOWARDS evening, how
ever, several yacht owners intimarcd to the Rear
Commodore that they would like very much to
carry out the original Programmed e., go TO the
Vineyard and sail the races on Thursday and Satur
day. As the Commodore was Of the same opinion,
thinking that the invitation they had accepted
should, II possible, be carried out. gentleman
rowed around the fleet to ascertain the feeling OF
the captains. On inquiry from those on board 1t
was ascertained that about half were for sailing
the race and others inclined towards the Vineyard;
so the matter was left over to how the weather
would be to-day.
SECOND ATTEMPT TO REACH THE whey ARD.
At eight bells this morning the wind was about
south-southwest, with some log to wndward. The
Rear Commodore then called the captains to-
gether, and on vote they decided to 60 to the
Vineyard il the fog lifted, and sail the races, as
originally arranged on Thursday and Friday. They
also decided In case they did not go TO the
Vineyard to-day, to have races for the four and
pair-oared gigs for purses of $40 and $50 respec-
lively At haifpast eleven the fog cleared up
prepare to get under weigh. The schooners Made
lelne, Tidal Wave and Taronta then sent on board
requesting leave OF absence. The Resolute also
was obliged to remain at Newport, as Captain A. s.
Hatch expected q guest from New York on the
evening boat. The Foam and Palmer were unable
to go, as both Mr.. Shepherd Romans and Mr.. Stuy-
vesant were In New York. The Columbia, as stated
in previous despatch, is hors du combat with a
broken gan. The Vision ditto, with a leak in her
rudder post, and the Vindex ditto, with her mast
badly sprung This rather reduced our feet,
and there appeared to be some truth In the re-
mark made by a gentleman at Glen Cove, that ifthe
New York Yacht squadron put into Newport they
would never see Martha's vineyard. That remark
was "pooh-poohed" at the time, every yacht owner
promising to go on to the Vineyard with the feet
THE "ExoUsED" YACHTS.
OF these the Columbia, Vision and VndeX. being
disabled. were of course unable to carry out their
promise. and the Palmer had also good excuse,
as her owner was away in New York. But there
did not appear to be any reason why the
others should not have carried out the pro-
gramme. Mug-hunting appeared to occupy the
attention of the majority, and some of the yacht
owners were exceedingly anxious to sail the race
to-day, when they knew such fast boats as the
Palmer, Phantom and Madgie could not possibly be
among the entries. 1t was also decidedly unfair to
| these yachts, alter the programme was once ar
! ranged to make such an important alteration in
their absence, and thereby deprive them OF the
chance OF competing for the prizes offered by Com
| modores Bennett and Douglas. In future cruises
the commodore commanding the feet may profit
| by the past events, and, II DESTROYS OF making
Martha's Vineyard, win not eau at Newport.
| START MADE.
p. M the starting signal was arad from the flagship
| Alarm and the fleet got under weigh. The schooner
Clio had been tacklng ABOUT 70 windward and got
| n pOn a
fore half the yachts had tripped their anchor The
clouds had still rather doubtful appearance, but
the Commodore determined to go outside and see
how things looked. The Eva came next with her
big main topmast towering alot, and the Idler fol-
make short tacks out Of the harbor, the smaller
vessels going out by Ida Lewis. while the big
entrance. In the harbor the breeze was about
| south-southwest, but looked like hauling round
| more to the westward.
The little Boston schooner Tempest followed after
] the Alarm, but after getting out OF the harbor
started sheet and headed up the bay towards Prov
and, hauling up on the wind, followed after the
Eva. The Tidal Wave came next, with the Idler
on her weather quarter. The Madeleine also made
saH G I as "a as aa shsh to re
schooner Nette followed after the Madeleine,
The Tidal wave stayed on the Dumplings and
crossed the wake Ct the ldler and Magic.
The Clio was now OF the White Wash Rock,
| mile to windward OF the feet The Eva was max
ing good play in the smooth water on the wind,
| and the Alarm was away OF TO leeward, beating
out OF tho bay. The Josephine was seen over
arainst Goat Island working out of the harbor.
not liking the bank OF fog gathering over Bate
mans Point, the Alarm made stretch to the
| quarter, and the ldler weathered the Tidal Wave
Inc Alarm stayed Off the Fort and
%sc ssen C the s Ses afnS
round and went back to harbor. The Clio
now away OF the point, with sheets started
Tor Newport of Bateman's and the Tidal Wave
made stretch across to give the Madeleine a
tack, the former up to wndward. The sun was
now out and gave some hope OF the fog clearing
beating OUT Of the bag and following after the
Alarm. At two p. NJ the Madeleine and Tidal
Wave turned round and started for home The
waiting or the feet to come MP, and when the
Eva was Off her starboard quarter she gave sheet
and started Tor the SOW and Pigs lightship. The
breeze was south-sOuthwest, ana the yachts were
steering about east by south hall south. The lder
was about quarter mile behind the Eva, and the
Alarm came next, leading the Josephine by about
three quarters OF mile.
The fog had now settled down on the land, but
IL looked toerably clear to windward. The yachts
now set their ib topsls nd stay sails and doomed
along about eight knots an hour. Shortly before
three 2. NJ. the fog commenced to come up from
the southwark, and settled down upon the little
ANOTHER RETURN TO NEWPORT
The Eva, seeing the weather thicken, put about
and started Tor nome. anu AZ twenty minutes
past three, Rear Commodore Kingsland fired
gun from the Alarm and also started home. IL was
now so thick that the Clio and ldler were both out
OF sight; but the Commodore thought that by firing
gun they would understand he had put back.
Alter running back for about an hour with boom
starboard, we heard the bell on the lightship and
shortly afterwards seeing the spar buoy on the END
OF the reef down TO leeward, made the best OF our
way into harbor. Inside the Whitewash Rock
the fog became densely thick, making day almost
black as night. The lookout presently sung out,
the big round rocks on our port hand, and after
Just siding along the small round rock that Is ex
posed at low water mace our way first rate, going
in by the tort. In the haroor 1t was very thick, so
the captain let go the anchor when we were Just
ahead OF the Palmer, and afterwards dropped lit
tie astern alongside OF the Resolnte.
The Eva had arrived few minutes before, and
the Clio came IN about six Z. NJ The Idler did not
arrive until hafpast seven r. NJ.