The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-11
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Annual Regatta f'the Brook
t4 Ign Club.
THE CORINTHIAN RACES
Testing the Skill of Our Young
Amateur Sailors.
FINE SPORT IN SHIFTING BREEZES.

The nineteenth annual regatta OF The Brooklyn Yacht
Club was sailed yesterday under very favorable
auspices. Tho morning WAS one OF bright promise,
betok ening then dearth OF wind for the race. or
rather races, and sun sht with cooling airs for the
cursionists. The programme, too, was one OF rich
PROMISE for among the names OF the yachts appeared
many noted for their fast sailing and some were
eidered evenly matched that few persons could
prophesy which would fall tho victory. The
contest between the sloops attracted the great
est attention. there being many
among the entries This interest enhanced by the
report that special bot Of $500 side the SUSIE
and W. T. Lse also be determined by the result,
The conditions OF the regatta provided for the division
81 the yachts into Ave classes the first embracing only
FIRST class schooners. In this class were only two
entries, the Madeleine and Tidal Wave. neither
Of which started, in consequence OF having
been disabled in the regatta OF Thursday. As
If for the special delight OF the spectators
tho clements conjurcd up another treat in addition
those the card. This remarkable mirage
that played strange pranks with all kinds Of craft in
tho ofing, deceivng the vision of approaching OBJ
servers peculiar dmy haze seemed to oblitcratc
the horizon aud minge sea and sky.
Two steamboats,, the W iam Cook for the guests and
the Fletcher Tor the judges and the press left Martin
Dock promptly at halrpast nine yesterday morning,
dccked with the coors Of the contesting yachts and
crowded with cxpcctant guests TO witness the race
To Bay Ridge they steamed where the waiting yachts
lying about in all directions making ready for tho
onsc Some rode at anchor with their sails tapping in
the breeze while others filtered to and fro ik fleet
stecds impatient for the order to CO. II had been
arranged that tho would be follows:--
For schooners and first class soops from the stake
boat ancho red OF Bay Ridge buoy So, at Southwest
Spit, turning port hand, thence to the Sandy Hook
lghtshp, rounding the starboard hand thence
buoy So turning IL on the starboard hand thence to
The sakcboat OF the club house DOCK at Graves
end Bay, passing it port SIDE For second class
sioops from stakeDoat on Bay Ridge TO buoy So at
Southwest spit, leaving same on port hand, thence
the outer bay buoy Gcdney's Channel, rounding IL
cardboard hand, thence 10 buoy ~ passing same
on starboard hand, thence to staKeboat OF the new
club house passing = on ,he por, SIDE Third
ttakcboat anchored at Sandy Hook Bay, miles
youth OF buoy No So rounding same The
house. passing It on the port SIDE The winning yachts
ia each class make the within eight hours be
OF Fort Lafayette and TO eastward or West Bank buoys
Nos. III, Is and Is.
For each Of tho five classes there two prizes
the club prize anu that of the flag officer. The with
drawa OF 1rst class schooners tho en-
tire number Of prizes to eight.
The following yachts were
ENTRIES
ScHooNERs.
louisa ~ Rogers Comet. wv H. langley
Gypsie. H. I. Livingston Esellc -. D. Smith
SI0oPs
Undne. w. Nj. Brasher Kate. C. f. Randolph
Arrow. Daniel Edgar Grace. ..John r. Halscy
SECOND CLASS sLooPs
America. j. l. 1readwcli Lizzie L..... Rear Com.
Pirate. Ross II. Wnans J. G. Johnson n. ID.
Seicnc. IL. ). Wood
THIRD CLASS OPEN sLoors.
Victoria T. Fry NJ. u. Susie s.. ....E. p Miller
Vim. I. Lee. A. Chcevcr Cynthia T.. r. Miller
THE START.
Al! things being in readiness the first gun which
gave but the note OF preparation, fired lIh.
3am. A. N. At intervals OF Ave minutes
tho other signals followed notifying the yachts
Of the different classes in turn ding out their
sneets and take their departure Tho stating
yun fired ill., Am. True 10 her maine
he Arrow shot past before light south
west brccze, running about halt way IRON either
shore and passing the judges boat AZ 1lh. s6m lis
The Comet came next, followed, second later, by the
Kate. Then there wait oil some minutes, and the
Louisa, the Gypsc aud Estelic came close on each
other. Another break OF few minutes and the Gracc
and Sc!enc slipped by. Ten minutes after tho Arrow
had passed, less than a behind the Selcno
ramc the Undinc. Tho smaller vessels closely hud-
died together and sailing, some Of them, like little
witches-for the wind had already frcshcneu consd-
rrably and the tide turnei-camc on completing
The details OF delightful picture. Below ID tue time
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