The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-17

Coming nome tue wind was dead AFT and the
lowed saortly aIterward BY inc Comet The
Vision was close Denlnd the Comet and the Aduie
came next, in fearful hurry, and win the eyes
OF the Captain concentrated en- the letters
"vision, N w. that were painted on tne stern or
the yacht ahead. The Active came next hurried
IN advance OF the Idler. Inc Tidal
Wave followed half a minute later and
and Alarm In the order named Gong before the
wind the sloops were spreading every inch oil eau
vas they could get 70 draw and rigging spreaders
OF canvas. The Vision appeared 10 have a ntte
the best Of the Addle, running before tue wind as
them, ana the Madeleine was doing good
work az alter pasalng tbs little Active sne grad
uauy overnauled aud disposed OF the two other
sloops. The Madcsp some distance behind the Ac-
tive was sailing well, and appeared 10 De gradually
gaining on ner opponent eI Tns Wsnaerer wa, was
breeze appeared 10 be leavlog the Rambler
and Alarm The Idler hung pretty close
wave pretty last. The breeze s disd away until
just before arriving ~ the Narrows, wnen It
ireshened up tribe. Coming home into the Mar
rows navigation became quite intricate, as the
water was covered win steamers aud sailing
sTa. o. every asseptop FOR svsy one 'nat
peared 10 be two that mad come out 20 see them
come home. Inc breeze had nearly entirely died
away and
sailed majestcally along At the head OF the neet,
escorted by about dozen small tugboats, gayly
decorated and iestoonsd with bunting OF every
description and color. A good many people had
come down from the city and were comfortably
ensconced on the grassy banks OF Fort Wadswortn
and For Hamilton, evidently enjoying the moving
panorama Lnat Rlded gracefully before them. IL
was ratner unfortunate that the breeze mad
given out, as the yacnts came nome very
slowly; and, II IL Rad not been Tor
the food tide, they would have mad Q nara time
fetching the cuo mouse. After getting inside OF
Fort Wadswortn the Palmer let her man boom
swing over TO starboari and came In on tue port
TACK.
THE WILLIAM COOK
was lying Alongside the cluo house aud q NUMBER
OF its latr passe ngers nad gone ashore aud taEen
Possession or the upper veranda, nom whence
they nad M excecnt view or the nnlsn. When
the Palmer crossed the line sac was saiuted Vito
q banging OF gus add snrieklng OF whistles
regatta day. Tue comet came Dy next. an easy
winner the second class schooner cup. After Inc
way e.Comet sailed yesterday there can be little
DOUBT that Billy Langley owns the fastest schooner
Of ner inches anost, aud tue challenge of the Magic
10 sail twenty miles to wind ward and re.
turn viii proDaoly be accepted. The Maze.
leine came next, after al interval OF
about ten mtRutes had ella ysed, ana tnen
the Vision stepped W like racehorse some six
inmates ahead Ol tue Addie VoOrhls. the Ldler
came In anead OF the VISION, ana the TIDAL Wave
O lew minutes La advance OF the Addle and the
Acave. Inc nttle Madcap was some Ave minutes
after the Active, Dut IN time TO win tue prize In
ner CLASS, he captain OIL the sraKebvat came on
board the Fletcher anu reported the nnisn Of the
steam yLcht race rne Lurhne beating tue Ideal W
leu seconds, nearly close enough Tor a dead heat,
On the wnoe ne regatta was very sueeessful, as