The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-12
zach T I N G..
The June Regatta of the New York
Yacht Club.
f I N r R A @ Re
Tidal Wave. Magic, Oracle and Way
ward the Winners.

Tidal Wave. Magic, Oracle and Way
ward tho Winners.
Twenty ladies quietly waiting on pier No. 1. COM
fortaby sheltered while the soft cool rain fell gen.
thy outside, and twenty gentlemen Tor may be
twenty-one) talking to these twenty ladies' also
very quietly while the soft. cool rain outside kept
on falling-persstently. relentlessly, remorse-
lessly-- aud that was how 1t began.
Nobody made any noise Then there came
steamboats, boisterous sort OF advent, with
brass band-and the air was torn to ribbons with
metallic vibrations. There was dreadful effort to
be gay, which failed everybody nled with funerea
solemnity on board the steamboat and the band
burst out again with melody newer and more terri
BILE than ever.
People said there would be no fun. There could
not be any interest in the race, for the obvious
reason that there was no wind and the boats must
merely drift and there could be, OF course no en-
joyment in this dull cold, miserable. cherries
DAY. There was man with straw nat on, who
looked as II he had been caught in the Arctic re-
gions with q fan.
And still the rain came down, making the light
ers look heavy and formidable as three deckers,
and magnifying the packet out in the stream till IL
looked like new continent and utterly plotting
In the rain and the general misery the Yacht
Club had provided some prospective consultations
The music was under the direction OF Gilmore, aud
Delmonico and his nrst division were on board.
This was as 1t should be. 1t Is great leat to put
in places OF importance like these men whose
names are institutions. We had come to see
race, OF course. but then race depends upon wind
ana weather, and what can be more caprcious than
these But II we had no race we were sure having
Gilmore and Delmonic0, that We should have music
and creature comforts for with Delmonico there
is good dish and good glass. surely, and where
Gilmore Is there is jubilee.
At staten Island hope told nattering tale. The
clouds lifted and some gusty iirts OF rain seemed
to indicate that the clouds were being shaken out
preparatory to being folded up and put away in
camphor.
After a sufficient delay, wisely contrived to ex-
cite the popular curiosity, the yachts got away. 1t
was o beautiful confusion. Nobody ever knows
which Is which, and 1t would be impertinent to
pretend to superior knowledge But there was
the prettiest medley OF hus and masts and main.
sails and oresails and jibs and jtbbooms and COM
moditles of that sort that any one ever saw. No.
body knew which acht owned q given hull or
given mainsail, and only experts were learned In
the heraldry of the coors but, altogether, 1t was
delightful confusion.
brought plenty OF salt water on board and damp
ened the jackets Of the unwary, SO that 1t was
evident there would after all be q good race.
Strong handsome sch0Oners spread their canvas
and bent down to the breeze and shot ahead with
glorious impulse, and even the little sloops made
heroic attempts with their white canvas. Some
prudently housed their topmasts and even les
sened the spread OF canvas below; but one less
prudent paid the penalty OF bold attempt and let
the wind snap OF for 1t the dainty stick it's gallant
navigators were loath to strike. From the Narrcws
down it was simply as fine race as one could
see There were at once smooth water and plenty
Of wind. From the quiet morning the sea had
scarcely time to get up, and yet the wind had
come in with sudden gust that had strength
enough to I'LL the canvas OF a "Seventy-1our.n
All the clouds cleared away. the sun came out
brilliantly, Gilmore played every thing there was to
play, beginning with MADAME Angot" and going
6eep enough into musical geology 10 get TO the
bohemian Girl" and Delmonico covered the
decks with long tables, and the saloons and quiet
corners with little ones, and spread out on them
the usual efforts OF his culinary ingenuity.
At the Lightship we tossed and tumbled and
waited for the yachts. and suddenly all the steam
boats blew their bueles steam yachts blew their lit
tie shrin pipes like the oaten reed ofwnch MelibGus
sung
and the excursion steamers blew notes little
heavier aud the club boat shouted as IL it
had q sore throat, and with all that ain
came the Rambler schooner and then the Taro.
hnta, beautiful craft which inclined themselves to
easy grace that can be found IN no movement IN
the world save the movement OF yacht through
the smooth and Yielding water. held up as she is
by the hemsman Just to the accurate point against
the well gagged force that drives her. But
the story spread that neither OF these
schooners was In the race and so their passage
Immediately lost interest, for, after ALL 1t has the
air OF intrusion for those who not in the race
TO come out merely to show that they can Ueat
those who are IN.
All eyes were then turned to the beautiful little
sl0op Oracle, the first of those IN the race to round
the Lightsnlp, and nobody cared who was second
or third or fourth ior the absolute victor Is the
only figure OF interest. From the Lightship home
IL was smooth and easy story. All the yachts
were going fee and the spread OF their white sails
was gorgeous picture All the doubts were done
bright, glorious, magnificent holiday, and once Tor
wonder the June regatta had furnished a Lively.
joyment to all whose faith had been superior to the
depressing effect OF the gloomy presage OF the
morning.
The Race.
Dark and murky as the morning looked, the
prospect OF wind brought out full representation
OF the yachting connoIsseurs and the william
Fletcher started from pier No. East River at half
st.eight sharp with pleasant party on board.
The Regatta Committee -Messrs Krebs Chase and
Beno-naVlng nad practical experience OF the DIS
astrous results attending an indiscriminate issue
Of tickets limited their invitations this season, SO
that there were not more than thirty.Ave guests
on board, the majority OF whom were representa-
tives OF the press. AS the Fletcher steamed up to-
wards Staten Island the prospects OF breeze were
freely discussed, and IL appeared TO be the general
impression, judging from the clouds having banked
to the eastward, that there would be plenty, II
not more wind than was wanted. The Fletcher
called at Quarantine landing and took on
board Mr.. William Krebs, the member OF the Re.
gatta Committee who was to act with Mr..