The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-15
The Dreadnaught Ahead Of the
Resolute One Minute.
Mr.. Hatch Claims the Race on
Time Allowance.
THE VESTA SPLITS HER FORESAlL.
No Decision Given on the Result
by the Judges.
The Race as Seen from the Com
peting Yachts.

The Hatch matches concluded yesterday with the mag
nihccnt from Sandy Hook Lightship around Cape
May Lighshp aud return between the schooner yachts
Dreadnaught Resolute and Vesta The match was the
result of two challenges that issued by Messrs
Mills and Osborn, the respective owners Of the Vesta
and Dreadnaught in which the former proposed the
Cape May race according TO the New York Brooklyn
Yacht Club rules and the latter outside race to BIO
governed by the customary rules of the New York
Yacht Club. In accepting the above challenges Mr..
Hatch arranged to sail them both together round the
Cape May course starting from Sandy Hook Lghtship
four p NJ. the afternoon OF Tuesday, October II
On Tuesday last at noon, large party of yachts
men, carrying hand stchels and heavy ovorcoats
on board the steamtug Cyclops at the Battery, and
were soon afterward on their way to the New York
Yacht Club House, at Staten Island. After
brief call at tho Resolute, in order to deposit
some Of Mr.. Hatch's guests, the Cyclops made
landing at the club house, and a short
conversation about the regulations governing the
was held between the principals Mr.. L. s. Chaplin
and Mr. ]. II. De Mott, the judges representing Mr.
Mills and Mr.. Osborn, went board the Resolute, and
Mr. J. p Williams and Mr.. w. E. Greenleaf oficated
Tor Mr. Hatch board tho Dreadnaught and vesta-
II first arranged for the Cycops the three
TO the hghtship but there such prom
Using beam wind the yachts sct their and started
to SAIL as they properly concluded they could get
there fast the steamer 1t quite pleasant
down tho bay through the smooth water, but outside
there considerable and the yachts commenced
to jump about They had plenty of time to get in trim
for the down before the fresh breeze from the north
northwest, they arrived off the ightship shortly
after three p M. and start till four p NJ
Mr.. Hatch fired preparatory gun at Oh. pam. 3os,
which he followed with another starting signal at
3h 43m., and the yachts Immediately steered for the
lghtship The dimensions of the competing yachts
as follows
REsoLUrE, centreboard acknowledged all,
ia f. length water line los IT, breadth OF BEAM
rs #. in. depth OF hold, IT, draught of water IT.
in. tonnage 206 tons. o. NJ. Built at City Island N
Y, 1871, by David CARL; owner, Rufus Hatch
VEsTA centreboard acknowledged all 102 IT.
in. length water line 100 II. breadth OF beam, %
IT. depth Of hold, IT, in. draught OF water, It.
In; tonnage, 20l TONS 0. NJ Built at City Island N.
Y 1865, by David CARL; owner, s. N. Mills
DREADsAUGHT, keel schooner-Length all, lit
IT. IL in length water line 1l6 IT, / in breadth
of beam, "a IT, depth of hold IT, in draught Of
water, II f. in. tonnage 23l. 60 TONS o. N. Built In
Brooklyn N. Y, 1871, by Polon Brothess; owner G.
J. Osborn.
1t a magnificent day for an ocean race, and the
three yachts approached the lightshp at about an
eleven knot gait under working topsas jb and flying
passed the southwark and eastward Of the lghtshp
as follows-
vesta, Al. 2m. 32s p. NJ, Tuesday.
Dreadnaught All. 3m. 45s. p. NJ, Tuesday.
Resolute, Al. Am. 2os p NJ, Tuesday
The run down the beach was splendid and made in
very time, considering the distance which is cacu
lated at miles No accdentoccurred to either OF the
yachts during that portion Of the race and the wind
held toerably still, hauling slightly about ten N. TO
the uorthward The yachts turned the Five Fathom
Lightship OH Cape May f'lows:-
Resoute III lin los j. NJ, Wednesday
Dreadnaught, III. 20m 5s A. NJ, Wednesday,
vesta H. 23m. ass. A. NJ, Wednesday.
The wind then blowing strong from the N. by E.,
and the yachts made stretch to the eastward At
Oh l5m the vesa tor her foresail and had keep it
down over four hous while II being repaired.
She had also TO lowe her maintopsai and have re-
paired The unfortunate accident occurred at a mo-
nent when she overhauling the Resoute and
placed her completely hors de combat as the other
yachts ran out sight, and she did them again
until she arrivd at Staten Island. On the trip home
all the yachts encountered light and variable Winds
and strange say, although separated twice by dis
lance Of eigp or ten miles, the ResoIute and Dread
naught arrVed home within two minutes Of each
other.
The opwing is the official time of arrival yesterday
mornin<-
Dreadaught. ............... 61S:15 A. NJ 3S.14:30
Resole. ............-...... 6:l9b3 A. NJ. 3S:l5:33
Vest. ..................-.. S;4I:3S A. NJ. 40:45:
re above figures, therefore, make the Drcadnaught
th,wnner ON actual time by I'm. Ss but Mr. Hatch
cyms that tho Dreadnaught has to allow the Rcsoute
s. 45s, the question has referred to the Judges
tho have not yet decided. The argument is resolved
into question as to whether under Nnu Work Yacht