The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-07
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Annual Regattas of the Atlantic and
Jersey City Clubs.
A FINE DAY AND A GOOD BREEZE.
Our Beautiful Bay Filled with Gallant Sailing
Graft and Trim Steamboats,.

Tho annual regatta OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
sailed yesterday their regular course and resulted
in victory for the schooner Triton and the sloops
Madcap and curlew in their respective classes Tho
weather could not have been more propitlous as o
clear sky aud sun wero coupled with a good
sailing breeze from start to finish The Triton
won her race in handsome style by hvo
minutes, besides the I'm. 40s. time that sho had to
allow The Madcap we'll handled and sailed
throughout the regatta, and achieved remarkable
victory in defeating tho cruck sIoop undino tmo
allowance The Curcw, In carrying or tho first prize
for tho second class soops did quito feat considering
tho record OF ono OF her opponents tho Kaiser VIII
helm, probably tho best sloop OF her class that
Mcclellan ever built There wcrc changes in
tho position OF the yachts the return from Gedneys
buoy to the home stake, but II impossible to do
scribe them, tho captain OF the steamboat Tttamer
took his vessel hcme last that the yachts left
out OF sight
The steamers TIttamcr and Magenta char
tered by the club for the use or tho judges and
their guests, and at quarter to ten tho Tttamer
left Martins dock and followed shortly after by tho
Magenta After paying Tying visit to Gowanus Bay,
where the yachts laying anchor with their
vas stretched, the Tittamer TO the starting
point OF Bay Ridge There fresh brcezc from the
north northwest, and the tide running ebb. There
ers for FIRST class soops a cabin sloops of 40 feet
and over water hnel one for second class sloops
(all cabin soops under 40 feet water linel Tho
prizes be awarded the first boat time allow
ance in each class. In addition tho "Livngston Mo-
morial' prize DO awarded to the nrst yacht Of tho
FIRST class sloops in at home stakcboat irrespective Of
time allowance, and to be held tho conditions Of the
presentation.
to be- for schooners aud first class soops, from the
anchorage down through tho Narrows to and around
the stakeboat at Southwest Spit buoy 8al thence
to and around lighship rounding tho same by east
ward and southwark, thcucc home gong to south
ward and westward OF beacon on Romer Shoal. For
second class sloops tho Same course to and around
stakeboat at Southwest Spit ION buoy ~ thence to
and around stakeboat buoy in Gcdney Chan
mel, rounding the from tho southwark, thence
home, passing to the westward OF beacon Romor
ShoaL All yachts to pass TO westward OF Fort
Lafayette 10 tho eastward Of buoys IL, 10 and Is
West Bank, both gong and returning; around stake
ward, and at homo stake between the two stakcboats
marking the limo The homo time will be taken the
yachts the limo between the two stakcboats II
yacht Of tho feet shall sail the course las pre-
scribcd for its class In eight hours II will DO
sidered for every The distance Of courses
upon which time allowance will be calculated, will BIO
for schooners first class sloops forty miles; for
second class sloops, thirty-two miles
The following yachts started in this regatta -