The New York herald., 1876-08-20
THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

YESTERDAYS. RUN FROM NEWPORT TO VINE
YARD HAvEN-A TRIUMPH FOB THE MADE
LEIKK.
OAK BLUFFS. Mass. August 10, 1876.
The New York Yacht Club squadron, under orders Of
Commodore Kingsla2d. weighed anchor at Newport
this morning about hapas nino O'Clock, and, running
out OF the harbor rendezvoused at Brenton's Reef
lightship TO proceed to this place Tho Restless and
Palmer decided to remain at Newport for a day or
SO longer when they hope to join the 1ect and thus
the boats snug and trim for the contest. tho
Alarm Dreadnaught, Rambler, wandercr, Made
lelne, Estclle, Idler, Josephine, Meta Foam.
Vision, Arrow, v,ndcx and windward TO-
gether with the America and Alice. whose
owners determined to try conclusions with the New
York racers As it looked liko a dead boat TO wind
ward all tho way down, General Butler concluded that
it was tho old Americas plny Tho flagship made her
appearance in good time, and with the lishtship rang
ing northwest milo distant tho signal gun
nrcd at twenty-five minutes past ton n N. Tho wnd
east fair breeze, the tide cbb and the short
and choppy All drew away tho port tack ofshorc,
and then commenced what promised to be interesting
struggle. Such would have certainly occurred had
the day been rcplce with battling winds and calms
II proved occasion Of 'luck shots" whom good
fortune will favor a slow boat and shifts o. wind
leave speedy craft far to leeward In every respect
u was essentially to-day. For halt hour the
yachts stood ofrshorc to tho southwark and in tho
strotch the Arrow, OF tho soops and Drcadnaugh of
the scnooners. did such magnificent work, and went
through the wnter at such tearing pace, that they
stood out as long leaders OF their sister craft
SUCCESSFUL VENTURE.
FIRST to leave the feet the dcr, which, at 10h.
tSm., went about, inshore, to the northward.
n chance undertaking. Tho Dreadnaught was beating
her badly and true scamanship dictated breaking
tacks In tho hope Of bottcr fortune to submit to
worse defeat II seemed the latter for long while,
particularly SO when the wind hauled more to tue
southwark, and the Dreadnaught and Arrow being IA
vorcd by II in their positions widcned their load in
racing style But this triumph was short-livcd as tho
wind again shifting two points 30 tho northward II
greatly 10 tho advantage OF the Idor and tho VIM
dcx, who was in her company, and soon the Dread
naucht and Arrow the ecward of the Idler
and vindcx The former maintained her supremacy
and kept head reaching her to that extent that It
coon iruitioss to attempt to catch her
The Vindcx also played the same trick on tho Arrow
but Rear Commodore Center's iron Cuttcr came to
grief inside Gay Head, she went ashore or so it
seemed when she settled her mansail and lowered her
jih II was af;crward ascer,ained that !hs was the
case. She thumpcd on the bottom for half All hour,
when kedge was thrown over and she was pulled OF
BRILLIANT WORK DY THE MADELEINE
Tho more important incident OF the struggle was
that OF the Madeleine and her grand work. There was
considerable sea- and II had been claimed by many OF
her enemies In the Queens Cup races that with
bsa, to windward and good deal o.. head sea, she
would be disgracefuky vanquishcd Had such critics
seen her performance day they would change their
mind very materially. At the start from Brenton
Reef Iiehtship it was evident that the America
would pay particular attention to tho successful
defender or the Queens Cup against the Canadian cha
cnger. Tho start between them, as well as tho Wan
dorcr very and clever In less Than an hour
Madeleine had gone TO the wndward Of both those
yachts. and they drew away from her rapidly. Az
Oh 45m the Madeleine standing for Gay Head
with such excellent position, II looked that she
might even bc tho FIRST to drop her anchor
At this time she two or three miles
aboad Of the America. Al 4h. Ism. the Madeleine
crossed the bows OF the Dreadnaught which yacht
once at lcast miles the better OF it. Favorable
and unfsvorabc slants Of wind caused OF this out
the Madeleine gave the America fair square beating.
where her boastcd she invincibic, going to
wndward In a way Never before run oi this
kind did yachts part company moro widely or
thoroughly Many of thom by battling winds, wero
compcllci to stand TO the southwark as lar as No
Mans Land, and then work up by Gay Head in Vine
yard Sound The wind was northeast and - was
sccnder to Tho anchorage in Whey ard Haven The
Arrow arrived irst, Idler next then tho Madeleine
Drcadnaught ana Amcrics, In the order named, the
balance arriving before nine O'Clock.
The squadron will lay hero until Monday morning.
The revenue cutter Grant run into Vineyard Haven
this evening The Methodist camp meeting opens hero
tomorrow To night the hotels and private houses
illuminated ana hundreds have no place to lay their