The New York herald., 1874-08-12
YACHT RACE
Special Report Of the Great Con-
test from Havre.
II H e p r T. z E s
British, French and American
Yachts Starting.
The Yacht Enchantress and Her
Gallant Performance.

Gallant Performance.
On BOARD STEAMSHIP ORNE
OFF S0UTHsEA, July 2S-l0 A. M
A soon - reached Havre de Grace. last Sun
day afternoon, hastened to ascertain where the
yachts Enchantress and Fausrine, the only two
American yachts that had been entered for the
international race, were moored, and after some
atsie dimculty found them both lying In the docks
dc Ia Citadene, IN company with the Corinne, q
now English schooner yacht 1876 tons (R.A.Y.C.),
built by Ratsey, OF Cowes. l boarded ell OF them,
but was only fortunate enough to meet the owner
Of the Enchsntress, the others being away at the
races. Mr.. Loubat the gentleman to whom refer,
n. as my readers are aware, an American who
passes great deal Of bis time In Europe, and /
cannot restrain myself from saying that he seems
to be a1fllcted, or to be Influenced by some one
else who is afaicted, with mania for alterations
THE ENCHANTRBss ALTERED AND HOW.
When Mr.. Loubat purchased the Enchantress
OF Mr.. Lorinard, in 1873, she had previously
proved herself in American waters to be remark
ably fast. Last year, however, he took It into his
Head to have her heightened ana altered in
various ways by John White, OF Cowes, under the
direction OF Captain Fish, and she now presents
very di1erent appearance to what she did when
she was last seen at New York. Her masrs, for
example, are placed very forward and close to-
gether and her mainsail Is OF an enormous size;
indeed, 1t Is reported to be the largest that has
ever been seen on q yacht; some people even
assert that 1t had to be made In fed as the
hrm who received the order for 1t had no room
large enough to hold 1t wnen spread out. Then
her stern is composed Of nothing but dead wood,
which will certainly make her very weak when
running before heavy sea Mr.. LoubAt very
told hot ho doto ooA cho
winning unless there happened to be q good
breeze blowing at the time.
TESTING THE POWER
kind OF preliminary race had been sailed on
Saturday, on Cape La Heve. by the yachts that
were entered for the great match and one or two
others. The distance was twenty-five miles out to
sea round the French gunboat Cuvier and home
again. There was very good breeze at the start,
but It unfortunately went down before the race
was half over, and Mr.. Loubat attributes his want
OF success upon this occasion partly to this and
partly to the fact Of bolt breaking which brought
down the mainsail and occasioned loss OF some
few minutes. As 1t was, the Corinne, to which
have already referred, was the first, the Florinda
second, the Cetonia third and the Enchantress
fourth, the Corinne taking the first prize, work
of art, value 26ook, given BY the town Of
Havre the Fiorinda, yawl Of 1876 tons (RAY.C.),
OOAVuSAAk w 1ns SOnoVPS soAiA8 eu0 oCOVuu PiAAOS
consisting OF q work OF art, value 1,000f.,
given by the Havre Regatta Club, along with q
marine glass, presented by the Minister OF Ma.
rtne, while the third prize, comprising . WORK
OF art, value 10oof, given by the Havre Regatta
Club, and telescope presented BY the Minister Of
Marine, was destined to the nrst among the
French boats sailing in the race, and was carried
on by the Scapn little cutter Of thirty tons
RAYC.), belonging to N. Baque, Of Paris.
THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT PRIZES.
The prizes in the great international Channel
Match, open to all nations, from Havre to South.
Pea, consisted Of
FIRST PRHE.-Two silver statuettes, given by
y. Ger0me, the well known painter, through the
Yacht Club OF France. Their estimated value was
q, 900, the value OF the silver alone being $780,
SECOND PRIzR.-A silver cup value $500.
THIRD PRIzB-A silver cup, value $125, given BY
the Royal Albert Yacht Club, and two special
prizes, consisting Of purse Of 500 and purse Of
SO respectively, given by the Yacht Club OF France
70 the first and second vessels, of whatever rig,
carrying the French nag The general
CONDITIONS OF THE MATCH
were as folOws:-
four O'Clock P. M. The time of starting t0 be
taken by cnr0nometer at the moment OF crossing
La Heve to the French gunboat Cuvler. The COM
mittee OF the Royal Albert Yacht Club to take the
a. % e to Be
taken by the first three vessels OF dlSerent rigs
that Is to say, one by q schooner, one by q yawl
and one by Q cutter. The allowance OF time Tor
tonnage as well-ss the tonnage measurement to
be in accordance with the rules OF the Royal Albert
koSa Ssr. Yacht Cuo and the SScs Cub
France. No entrance fee for yachts carrying the
nag Of the Yacht Club OF France; Tor all Others
500 In the event of the vessels reaching their
destination at night the marx boat to show three
vertical lights and throw up rocket on the
arrival Of each vessel
THE ENTRIES.
Ten yachts were entered for the race, as fol-
iows:-
The Cetonia English schooner, 2o2 tons Mr..
Comte de Cnambord, French cutter 20 tons, M.
Carbon, shipbullder, owner.
Corinne, English schooner, 165 TONS Mr.. Wood,
Enchantress, American schooner, 800 tons, Mr..
Faustine, American schooner, 12O tons, Mr.. s..
Peabody Russell, owner.
Norinda, English yawl 1876 tons, Mr.. Jessop,
Gertrude. English yawl, 80 tons, Mr.. Langry.
Gwendoun, English yawl, 1872 tons, Major Ewing,
Mesange, French cutter, 40 tons, DR.. LIE Roy
scspin, French cutter, 81 tons, M. Baque, owner.
Tho measurement is according to that Of the
ROYAL Albert Yacht Club.
THE WORK AT HAvRE.
When reached Havre, on Sunday, the committee
had not yet arrived from Paris, and the arrange.
ments for the match on the following day were
anything but complete. There seemed to be q
general desire among the yacht owners to
start the following morning at nine OF
ten O'Clock, instead Of at four O'Clock 10
the afternoon, as had been arranged by
the committee. The committee, however, arrived
late In the afternoon and after dinner meeting
was held at Frascati's In order to settle wha'
course should be adopted with reference to the
match OF the following day. All the yacht owners
were requested to be present and each Of then
had his say. Indeed, an irate Major OF the name o