The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
TIE sTRAYoER,s VOTE noon.
Yachting on Board the RcsoIute- n ufus
Hatch In the Character NJ n Universal
ChaIienaer-A Lively Party on Boa d-The
Brooklyn Elements nd their PecuIin rites.

Brooklyn Elements and their PrcuIin rites.
The former leading spirit of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company has recently rendered
himself quite prominent by sending out cnal-
lengcs to nearly all yacht owners to race the
Resolute on almost any terms they pleased, pro
uded there an eight knot bre 20 blowing
on better. Tho season being alre adv advanced,
the public at lirte showed some difference of
OPINION concerning these challenges. Some
people admired Mr.. iIatchs pluck others dis
approved Of II az Of bravado. It = trgucd
In many clrclo1 that Yachting hli pleasure for
ite purpose, and that there no fun at all in
gong out To sca with the certainty OF being
caught IN storm. 70 this MIR TIA tch rctorted
that, IN his opinion, Yachting mai fr its object
the furthcrnnce OF good senmanshp, and that
II was not by floating about In moonlight on
July nights with number Of pretty men on
board that this object could be attained. Mr..
II ttch also took exception to some OF the rules
Of the Now YORK Yicht Cub sucn "a those
concerning time allowance, and showed posi-
tive inclination TO know moro of the sea
than If IN 'luded In the requl r course Of the
clah. None Of the yacht owners seemed, how.
ever, disposed To enter into u contest Of this
DESCRIPTION except MIR. J. O. Bennett, Of the
Herlld, WHO, with the wtll-known ent .rpri %
and dauntlo'sne charactee1iug taat paDer,
declared himself W Hing to sail with Mr.. II Itch
to Cane Nav and back ~ an eight-knot br cze.
or bettcr, and without any reference to time
allowance.
Me tnwhilo the prOprietOrs OF the smaller
yachts came out In the papers saying that they
would race the IteanIute under the rules Of the
club and Mr.. Hatch, having appfently made
M his mind to spend more Of tne au umn on
board his Yacht than at hls Broad street oIicc,
accepted al the matches. Mon " nal notnin9
tn do with these races, a. the ut lkes consisted
only Of dinners The Resullte has aire ,dy
sailed two Of tncm, and lost both and h four
or Ave more stil to sail. To-day, when she is
contcsting with tho Vesta, II NAV perhaps be an
% perfume moment to tell tlst what these races
arc.
Last Friday, eariy In the morning, when we
reached the club house on staten Island, the
narbor was In "A state OF melancholy calm, and
Mr. Hatch proposed to the owner OF tho Comet
To at onre order dinner for the guests OF both
yachts, and to have jolly time on shore, in
stead OF purroselcssiy floating about the harbor.
Tho owner OF the Comet insisted, however,
upon racing, and desired also that the eight
hour rule should be waived, for there is d rule
Of the Yacht club that a race sailed on the regu-
lar course OF the cluD should be concluded
within e,g 4 hour. from the start otherwise IL
Is no race Mr. Hatch said that having waived
the main condition Of all ytchting, wind, he
would w.ive thi. point too. 1--WE have plenty 81
Or visions on board :" he ad led and q an drift
AZ long as YOU please, but would feel thankful
for being restored To my family by sunday morn
,nv In time for church." 4, OF we started, IL the
s,ow, Stun oeri ~ floating OF two Yacht, with
ala canvas set, and without the siixh, est breeze
to nh IT., can be called starting. with the ex
ception Of Mr. A4ten Va has Clio there W = not a
vessel to follow u.s. An umaginary line drawn
al,
the Long Island shore formed the starting point
and this was the nrst time 10 nv llfo that ever
had an opportunity OF seeing popllr trees
mixed up with Yachting HayInx crossed thi.
line somewhere about eleven O'Clock, we went
on drifting until very late In the evening with
out having more tn m an hours toerlbiy good
sizing just as we roan led the l's"'s"ip.
ur 4 for the guests on board the yachts To IN
dulge In refreshments, songs, and anecd otes,
r Their than In anything connected with the art
OF navigation. The hospitality OF Mr. Hatch
had provided a sufficient quantity Of sup lies
to accommodate a mucn larger party, and long
before We reached Sandy Hook nearly the whole
company was In full swing OF songs and stories.
1t mus be said, however, that the jovih ele-
ments were due aim Dst exclusively to a number
OF Brooklyn citizens whom the Resolute nal on
board. To begin with, there was nephew
OF Mr.. Beecher among them, circumstance
which prevented ANYBODY even abiding To the
great scandal, and this greatly contributed
10 the harmony OF the company. Prom
inent among the guests were Commodore Dick
erson Of the Brook!yn Yacht Clue, owner OF the
Madeleine; Dir. Oakley, the Jude Advoc ,te OF
the same club" aud Young stock broker and
owner of a little sloop, gentleman with great
propensities for dancing. Mr.. Oikey WAS how
ever, the central point Of the party. lie began
the excursion by series OF most amusing
brooklyn stories. Then came songs, the most
popular among which proved to be Muldoon,
the solid Man, aud Tho Little Ram Of Derby"
An every time that Nr. Hatch would for a mo-
ment leave tho command OF the yacht and in
the party the chorus would strike up;
Rufus Ia jlly good fen1w
""'" "o'o"S "a" "e"S'
When the company got sufficiently hoarse
singing would agdin give room u story telling,
to the narration OF the adventures Of II Brooklyn
boys sunday trousers or TO mimic scene OF a
bowery theatrical manager eng gan! heavy
ta9edian'
rms gives ialr idea OF the manner In which