The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB.
Sixth Day Of the Annual Sail
to the Eastward.
A RACE FOR sLooPs.
GreenpOrt HarbOr Presenting Grand Appear
ance-The Sadie and Schemer the Winners
of the Prizes-0ff for New London.
GREENpoRr. L. l.. July %. ISIS.

GRBENPoRT, l.. j., July 20, 1875.
the annual sail OF the Brooklyn fleet to the
Eastward looks to-day more like similar reunions
OF The club than has heretofore characterized it.
The old-time zest and excitement had disap-
peared, and In place thereof was dull, gloomy
feeling as II nobody cared about the result OF the
cruise be II good or bad This may have been
Inc Iault OF the yachtsmen themselves or 1t may
not have been; still the facts we're the same. 1t
occasloned many remarks, and was not working
TO the interest Of the noble pastime in gen.
eral and certainly not to this spirited or
ganization in particular This morning things
changed. From dulness there was universal
activity. And while the feet exhibited so
much preparation IL became nosed on shore that
something was going TO happen, and so the resi-
dents became excited ana early hooked to the
piers, where they had waited TO them the odor OF
fried onions and broiled steak, which made up the
early breakfast on the nearest boats to the land.
The occasion OF this JOY in the hearts OF the Jolly
tars was due to the fact that there had been a
race determined upon between the sloops OF the
feet. 1t was the first downright earnest contest
OF the cruise, and the incentive to win the
prizes was made greater, inasmuch as among
this class OF vessels present there were half
dozen or more Of the smartost boats OF their size
anoat upon any water. All Of these slgnided their
intention OF starting. This then has been the
means OF bringing the squadron back to life-a
race and nothing more. IL was agreed upon
early in the morning on board the flagship ct
meeting of the captains.
THE ENTRIES.
Six OF the sloops responded. These comprised
those well known in many close contests, and to
beat either of them has been considered no mean
victory First on the list was the White Wing
owned by Dr. A. Perry Bliven. and none OF the OLD
school OF yachtsmen around Gowanus Bay but
have frequently expressed themselves as
considering her very fast-a fact, In
deed. Then came the Kate long the
property Of that enthusiastic amateur
sailor, ex-Rear Commodore Dillon, in whose hands
she had a record for weatherly qualities sur
passed by few pleasure craft of her size. She Is
now owned by Mr.. G. F. Randolph, who is deter
mined to test her In every contest Of Importance
under the auspices OF the club. Next in order Is
the Sadie last year the property Of Mr.. Smith
Ford, present owner Of the schooner Lethea, but
now Tying the pennant Of the Rear Commodore
Nj. P. Davidson as genuine sailor and yachts
man as ever stepped the deck OF yacht
Those already named are OF the first Glass; or the
second class a ike number entered. The Maria
heads the list, with Mr.. Richard Ii. Huntley as
owner. The tidy Maggie B., at whose
masthead flies the private signal OF that ambitious
yachtsman. General Tom Thumb, follows. 1t has
been known since the rendezvous at Glen Cove
that the General intended to go prize hunting THIS
cruise. He lett the feet on the run from Lloyd's
Haroor here and proceeded TO Bridgeport, in
order to snip his racing crew; and, having done
TINS, appeared among US again this morning all
atlantic for anything that might turn up. mugs,
and ''pennantsn are what ne desires, and the race
just suited him. Last OF all is the saucy Sohemer,
sue who had much attention directed to her
beautiful appearance in Loyd's Haroor on Friday
last because of the hundreds of nags she fioated
frlm masthead to rail. The racers are thus
enumerated, but the following gives further de-
tails -