The New York herald., 1873-10-12

on board OF the Lightship at some seven miles out
contss,ns boats st the home % stake. Captain. Cos.
grove, who has had command OF Lightship No 10
l Tor the long spell Of twsnty,%ons one yesra
did everything IN his power 20 cheer t9c
weary hours that passed before the winning yacht
cossrcve tc look upon or 80 many new faces, as he i
isolated and shut OF from all human kind as eGscfu
ally as u he were located on 2 deserted itlaLd:
rs to be heard out the vibration OF tie lazy swen
OF the pathless sea In fine weather and the
with the terrific screaming OIL the wind
through the rigging aud chain cables, In stormy
weather Lie IN nghtship or shore beacon
because Of its novelty Dut unless specially trained
for IT, the monotony becomes something dreadful
there were no traces OF the yachts disccrnible,
and nothing was heard at the Lightship OF any OF
O'CLOCK on saturday morning and and "a a short
time before daylight vessel was reported
ssdn9 al the gftsh and the waeS
schooner with large mainsail, and having
huge figure "7' painted on the sail TINS was sup
posed to be the James Elwell, No. !, OF the New
Jersey pilot boats, in the regatta, ana there were
eAclamatlons that she had won, but in few min
utes the mistake was discovered lor the people on
board o. the stranger cried out that 1t was 'plot
boat No. 7, OF New York; and that they were
mot in the race" and had heard 10th,
Ing OF the c0ntcst3nts. At twelve minutes
past Six O'Clock yesterday morning Cry was raised
that yacht was rounding to- and, looking forward,
we saw the dirty purple Sldes OF the EncnantresS
rising under the lofty bow OF the Lightshp. There
was a wild cheer iIom her decks a. the Lphtship
spoke the winning yacht, and instantly accama-
tons resonnded through the still morning
There was an interval Of two hours before any
OF the OF er boats came In sight to fl up the long
gap, but gradually the sails oil a trim looking
schooner rose on the horizon. and soon 1t was
manifest that, although she had her topsalis
dubbed, like yacht, yet she must
Thomas $. Negls No: ], bran new
pilot boat rounded to at precisely forty-nine
minutes and thirty seconds after eight O'Clock.
There was a tremendous cheer rom about dozen
persons who stood on the deck OF the Negus, when
they were informed that no pilot boat had pre-
ceded them. and their enthusiasm became so
great at the intelligence that the captain OF the
Negus Immediately holsted q great big Durgec and
long whp pennant as sign that she was
the victor. In lew niinntes alter she
was dancing around the Lghtslip as If she
would Ike to have nautical cnip Knocked
oil her shoulder. Captain Cosgrove, act
Ing under the inspiration OF the moment,
fred several shots rom huge navy revolver at
the Negus and ordered his lighthouse colors and
the American flag to he loosened which was nnme-
dately done, to every One's satisfaction. SOme
hours now elapsed and the next vessel that ap-
peared vas the pilot boat Widgeon, No. 10, which
passed within haiing distance, but did not round
to at the Lightshp. 1t Is supposed that ali the
other vessels nave been becalmed, as the three
boats reported above, were the only ones heard
from up to a late hour last night.