The New York herald., 1874-06-16

Inc course LOT caDln, HrsL anu seCOnu CldsS
yachts was from the staEeboat anchored of the
club house to and around a stakeDoat anchored Off
Mount ST.. Vincent turning the same from east TO
west. For third class yachts from a stakeboat an
chored of the club house 10 and around q stake
boat anchored on Spuyten Duyvil, tuning the
same from east TO west. Race to terminate by
passing home stakeboat Off club house to the east
ward.
The signal for starting was foows>-At
bali-past nine O'Clock, hrst gun 10 get In ihie:
second gun, get ready; third gun, for first
start; fourth gun, Tor the remainder to start.
There was hardly breath OF wind, and conse-
quently the judges Messrs. Charles Blackie and
5. n. Simonson--delayed the start for some few
minutes, in order to give ali yachts cnance to
take their positions The John s. Gage was towed
up the river by steam tug, and as soon she
bad taken up her position at 1ih. O9m the starting
gun TOR the cabin sloops was fred and five minutes
afterwards another gun let the second and third
class get under way.
TIE START
was not very interesting, as there was hardly
breath Of air and 1T was only betting whether
they woud not noat down with the tide to the
Battery, instead OF going up stream. The Com
modore finally caught little nav from the north
east and trimmed close on the starboard tack,
stood in. towards the Jersey shore so
got nice little start by swinging forward on her
moorings and followed after rthe Commodore. The
W. 81. Hamilton found it pretty hard work making
any headway and barely held her own against the
tide. The Pride Of the Tough Club was moving
anead, short distance astern OF the G. b. Deane,
IL was very uninteresting sight and the people
on board the Fort Lee commenced an attack on
some insane Terpsichorean developments were
also made, bur as the ladies generally finished un-
pleasantly heated they gave that up IN disgust and
went back TO lager and Irritation. 1t
was quite surprising to see how well
'he two went together. The Commodore
still leading. followed by the Deane and
presently the Hamilton caught a little breeze
and came mp pretty wel. closely followed by ex-
Commodore j. Noble's smart little boat George W.
Dtks. The breeze was still veery, barely sufficient
to I'LL the canvas, and all the yachts we're hugging
hamilton and went on after the Deane Tie latter
went by the Commodore and took 1rs. place, and
the Hamilton also came up, followed by the Tough
aud Bonita The John ;. Gage, the Cndne and
the Elizabeth Rowe were all some distance Denlnd,
evidently wanting little more wind. The Bonita
now took up the lead on the Jersey snOre, closely
followed by the Commodore, and the Deane was
over the New York SIDE, taking . line or her
to the northward OF Fort Lee, followed by the
Bonita. The Hamilton, leading the rest
OF tue neet, some distance behind, but had Der
sheet aft and was evidently bringing up a breeze.
AZ the yachts approached the stakeboat on Mount
ST. Vincent the Commodore made stretca across
the river and Just struck the Westchester Shore a
couple OF hundred yards in advance OF the Deane
and Journeyman TIE Hamilton. after passing the
Bonita. also made across and followed alter the
Journeyman The Commodore gybed her boom
over starboard as she approached the stake
boat, and she luf1ed around hauled her sheets
ait and went booming along on the port tack head
ting ior Jersey shore. The Deanc went round next.
followed shortly alterward by the Journeyman
and Hamilton. The yachts turned the staKeb0at
un Mount st. vincent as f0llows:-
Yachts. III. NJ. s. Ydchts H. N. S.
Commodore..... 3 So 90 Journeyman 3 SO 90
G. Y. Dpane.3 8 So 90 W. II. Hamilton. 3 IS 90
Tne other yachts were not timed, as the Fort Lee
was Immediately headed Tor home. There was now
fresh southerly breeze, and the yachts were max
ing lively time stretching down the river In the
meantime the Tough had turned the stakebOat on
Spuyten Dnyyit about a quarter OF an hour ahead
OF anything In ner class. and leading the Meet.
The JourDeyman was weil handled and IN tne sec
ond tack passed the Deane and followed after the
Commodore. The latter had movable covering
10 her cabin, with canvas walls and the afore-
said walls appeared 10 give considerable IN
easlness TO several gentlemen on board the
Fort Lee, they made two three protests to
the Judges that the left flap of the front OF the
wall on the starboard side was open, ana con Sc.
quently the Commodore should be ruled out OF tue
race. During the sail up, Is all the iyont naps mad
been up t would have done the Commodore more
harm than good, as the only time there was anv
wind it was dead ait. and consequently II the
navs had been closed they wouI1 have offered
some resistance 10 the wind and helped the boa
1ne Journeyman passed the Commodore of Man
sattanvIe and the Tough or SiXty.fllth street,
ana arrived home first boat. The winning yachts
ag