The New York herald., 1876-07-30
THE OCEAN YACHT RACE.
A Splendid Contest for the Bennett
Challenge Cup.
THE IDLER A HANDSOME WINNER.
Close Contest Between the 1dler
and Wanderer.
The Countess of Duiferin Beaten by
Fifteen Hours.
Severe Experience Of the Tidal
Wave and America.

Tho yacht for the Bennett Challenge Cup
was begun on Thursday and terminated yesterday
morning between twelve and one O'Clock the ldler
being the winner the Wanderer second and the Tidal
Wave third 1t was in many respects OF the pret-
test witnessed in these waters and worthy
OF the best days OF yachting. There were five tine
scEooners cntered-the ldlcr Wanderer, Tidal Wave,
America and the Countess OF Duherin, the first four
well known for their achievements the nith
vessel from which great things wore expected. The
dcr wanderer and Tidal Wave maintained their good
reputation would the America but for u
misiortunc; bat the Countess of Durcrin, 1t
must be said, disappointed everybody who saw
her from the beginning OF the regatta until she
dropped TAR Friday night on her homeward
bound passage She did not sail well either a wind
going free, and certainly did not manifest any OF
those points OF which she must be possessed to compete
successfully with the Madeleine in tho approaching
struggle for the Queens Cup Wind and circumstances
tho Brentons Reef regatta favored her apparently
and, unless she out of trim than any yacht
In these waters has been known to be the day
OF a regatta she Is not wonderful boat or likely TO
show her heels to out of every three vessels tho
New York squadron. Still great deal of allowance may
be made for her having just come of the dock
the morning Of the and her additional ballast
having been put board few hours before she
only her trip and that her gear not in that
apple pie order which would secure its working TO
the best advantage All this admitted, the PLAIN facts
the America would have beaten her several
hours had accident prevented her, apd the Tidal
Wave did beat her easily, Notwithstanding tnat the
latter used all Of her working canvas, and
obliged cud under bare poles for three hours
on Friday night owing to stress OF weather. AS mat
ters now stand the Countess has been badly beaten
by the America, which, although the last into New
York, must have overhauled the Canadian badly dur
ing the hnal twelve hours Of the race having
suffered disaster and lost several hours in
pairing damages So it may be that We have not
much to fear from Major Gilord's vessel
THE COURSE
for the ocean IRON Sandy Hook lightship to
and around Bren,on's Reef lightshp, Newport
r. L. and return under the following sailing airec-
tions:-
The start to be flying one, and the time Of each
yacht to be taken she passes between the judges
steamer and the Sandy Hook lightship.
The signals for starting TO be as loows:-
For n preparatory signa-One blast OF the steam
VIII and the club flag the steamer to be lowered;
and ten minutes later, for the sar-One blast Of the
whistle and the flag again lowered Fifteen minutes to
be allowed for yachts the line the termination
OF which time will be marked by third blast Of the
whistle and lowering OF the club flag.
Should any yacht the line the third signal
her starting time TO be taken from time such signal
was made Yachts may leave the Bren on Reef light
ship on either hand rounding. In returning yachts
are pass the souhward of the Sandy Hook light
ship within hang distance of the same, and the
passing 1t was to be taken when the lishtshp bears
due north