The New York herald., 1876-09-24
SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB.
THE FLAG oFTIcER's PRIZE REGATTA AT OYSTER
BAY-THE WILLIAM LEE THE WINNER.


The flag officers prize regatta OF The Seawanhaka
Yacht Club sailed yesterday at Oyster Bay The
gloomy weather first feared would have effect
upon the yachtsmen but at the appointed time tho
boats were found to be ready The In accord
with the rules of the club (Corinthianl and for
open soops of two classes The first class included all
measuring twenty-five feet and over in length In tho
second class were those measuring less than twenty
five iect The entries were as follows:--
FIRST CLAss.-+Mirth, 35 feet inches, J. W. Beck.
man, ~, owner; William I. Lee. % fcct Charles A.
Cheever, owner; Tho Averel 81 feet inches, II. d.
Weeks, owner.
SECOND CLAss.-Mignon, % feet inches, Charles
A. Chcever owner The Wall, % feet b. Young, owner;
Medora, 81 feet inches, w. Trotter, owner; Mary
Emma % feet, lscln Brothers, owners. The time al
lowancc was one and one-half minutes per foot for
frs, and two per foot for second class.
The starting point from imaginary line
of the committees boat Uhe yacht Ariel, Commodore
Swami, 10 aud around rcd buoy No. 2, on middle
ground, keeping it on the port hand thence to
anu M a,ounu u nog as'a"u uuoy' keepns u on
Loyds Neck buoy keeping It on the starboard hand
thence 10 and around red buoy No 2. on the middle
ground, keeping IL on the starboard hand: thence
second tmo to and around the buoys Off Hog Island and
Lloyds Neck, rounding them as bciorc thence to red
buoy No. . Oh the middle ground aving ton the star
board hand thence to and around the home stakeuoa
keeping II on the starboard hand.
IheJud were Commodore Samuel j. Colgate and
Mr. Jackson The start was from an anchor The lrst
gun was sounded at lIh. 4em 50s aud the second at
1lh 52m. 20s.
The nrst class yachts got OF we'll and all together.
OF the second cass the Mgnun's anchor the first
up, followed almost Immediately by the Mary Emma.
The boats wcre we'll oil together, with few reefs al.
though u still eastery wind shaking the white.
caps round their bows Tho Mgnon was the only ono
with opsa,is set, aud she found It Of advantage. Tho
Wa unfortunately, al the start worked too fnr lee
ward and lost considerable ground which she found
hard TO regain The Lee and The Mirh, about match
Tor each other yesterday were eagerly watched by tho
yachismeu at the start The Mlrth worked well 10
windward OF the Lee, aud that was considered good
point As the mdele ground was ncarod. the WIND
lead but in u tack to windward lost some ground and
passed by the Leo. The yachts crossed The line
as ioilows:-
Name H. ". $. Name. H. Az s.
E,s;i kes Y Y = = 30 Mignon = = ss ss o. O.
Mary Enma :. IL % 40 Medora..... .'... IL 81 %
Alter passing this point boh the Leo ana MIrth set
jib topsaiIs with effect tho Leo increasing her
was reached the Mirth made up her dis
,ance and passed Hog Island buoy tour seconds
M,r'N~...... = I" g g % M,snol ...... = g Ss S
Lee; y ~ 40 ~ ~ Me-, Moaora. y % 90 90
The exceedingly heavy, and Tears enter
tanned at one time that some OF the boats would not
weather u; as 1; was when they about water
MADE clean sweep of the decks. The Mgnon made
TIP so low and remained SO long that all glasses
anxously turned upon her, the gallant little boat
rose. and with the water dripping from her sails
dashed on. The Lee again took the lead OF the Mrth,
and held II to Lloyds Neck buoy. Tho time there
Name H. A. s. Name H. NJ s.
Lee. ......-....l 80 30 Mary Emma. ....l ~ ~
Ihe sea was so heavy oil this point that the waif,
Medora and Avcne would not attempt to round IT, and
pulled back The increased IN proportion TO tho
wind which by this time was blowing a gale.
The yachts on the second round OF the course had
terrible struggle between Hog Island buoy and Lloyds
Neck Point and not man on board of any OF them lhat
wet tho skin by the drcnohing seas On tns
second round tho time ut Hog Island buoy was .
Name H. NJ s. Name H. M ~
| Lee.......2 IL 80 Migpon.... 80. 20 II
| Mirth. IL - Mary Emnn. ~ 4;
4 The race. which was narrowed down 10 four boats