The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-25
THE OCEANIC REGATTA.

THE YACHT RACE AT THE ISLES OF SHOALS
NO DECISION AS TO THE wINNER--DIFFI-
GUILTY AS TO THE OUTER sTAKEBoAT IN THE
FIRST AND SECOND CLASS RACES.
ISLES OF SHOALS, OFF PORTSMOUTH,
July "a. 1875.
The oceanic regatta of the Isles OF Shoals was
sailed to-day, agreeable to postponement. The
nortneaster which ragged so luriously yesterday,
and necessitated the discontinuance, terminated
during the night. The morning broke cheerfully
upon the hundreds oil visitors and yachtsmen con-
gregatng at these somewhat celebrated rocks,
ten miles away from the main land. Toe con-
trast in the looks OF everything about the Shoals
and Portsmouth Harbor was wonderful, and had
1t been delayed two days longer nearly everybody
would have been sickened OF the 'Tomanticn
mld-ocean resort. With the breaking away of the
CLOUDS came land breeze, and early in the
morning the large yachts came out from
Portsmouth and joined their consorts at tue
Shoals, swelling the fleet to nearly a hundred
sail. Excursion steamers, the revenue cutters
GalIatin, OF the Boston station, and Dahlous, from
Portland; the underwriters steamer Charles
Pearson, ana Jarrett Il Pamer's Plymouth Rock,
laden with human freight, put In early APP
pearance ana gave an additional brilllancy and
animation to the scene. The Isles were visited
by crowds OF people, ana the hotels
OF the event. Such o feet has not rem
dezvoused In New England waters before, and it
comprised the representative yachts from East
ern and New YORK clubs coming to try for really
fine prizes offered by the proprietor OF the
Oceanic, hotel on Star Island. the KEY OF the
group. He inaugurated the enterprise last year,
ana, had he and others concerned learned from
experience, the regatta OF to-day would not nave
had the unpleasant termination it had. Not that
it proved a total failure, Tor in many respects
1t was a success, but that it was not up TO the
standard. The arrangements. though the study
OF months had been given 10 them. were crude.
1t succe eded in drawing 10000 people TO the
Shoall, was q pecunary success for the hoteI pro-
prietOr. and presented all the sights winch could
possibly have been asked Tor by even fastidious
New Workers who "do" yachting. But those VINO
are grumpling are the yacntsmen their complaints
are for things some one should be ashamed OF.
the courses thirty miles aud fifteen miles, or
the two classes, were not correctly given. Even
at the last moment ieadinR yachts had TO pick up
whaleooats working the points Of tie trIangles,
being improperly SET and the captains dId not
nnd t profitable. The second stakeboat,
out IN mid-ocean, could not be found, all
but one yacht reports, and the exceptional pilot
found IL eight miles 70 leeward and out OF the
course. That was IN the thlrty mile race, ana so
tue Judges cannot render decision until they go
and see. The hrst buoy was t. the northward OF
tne sailing directions. and that to windward, and
the second class declare that they had eighteen
miles In straight lines instead Of fifteen
10 sail TO point their course rnen,
Tor climax the judges had for
steamer the VerDena, OF the Lighthouse service,
and she mad TO steam TO Boston before the race
was nall hnisbed. When the boats came home
some ran for steamer some distance TO lee ward OF
where the judges finally stationed themselves
and their officers complain bitterly because they
were not ADVISED that such change would be
made.
THE COURSE.
The race was over course OF thirty miles for
1rst class boats and fifteen miles for SECOND class,
Tnls course was In the form OF triangle, from the
Judges boat, anchored on star lsianr ten miles
south-southwest then ten miles due east to the
stakeboat and return ten miles 10 the ludResi
boat. The second class course was In the same
direction, cutting of the base OF the triangle,
The prizes were classified as tOllows:-
THE PRIZES.
First Class-For sioOps and scnooners measur-
ing lorty feet aud upward. For schooners frat
and second prizes; for slOOps, first ana second
prizes.
second Class-FOr centrebOards and keel
sloops and scnooners measuring twenty.three feet
and less than l0rty feet. For centre board slooDs,
first and second prize; for scuooners, a first and
second prize
These prizes consisted of plate Of varying value.
THE START.
At noon the first class yachts were called up,
the judges boat, the Verbena, being az cnored
west OF Star Island. A dying start was made.
The following 10 the starting time and actual aails