The New York herald., 1876-08-19
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
A Pleasant Sail from New London
to Newport.
THE ARROW LEADS INTO PORT.
Vice Commodore kane's Reception to the
Owner of the Madeleine.
NEwroRr, R. l., August Is, 1876.

NEWPORT, r. l.. August is, 1870
This has turned out pleasant day for the New York
yachtsmen The boats left New London about
O'Clock for this port as IL was beat to windward up
to Point Judith and fair wind tide from there to
the anchorage. The occasion especially enjoyable
An hour after daylight the crews busy making
SAIL that the stretched from yesterdays rain
might be sweated up before starting. The morning
superb. The sky was neckcd here and there with
handful OF snow capped clouds which OF the blue
vault above in more perfect beauty On shore
ladies gentlemen witness the depart
OF the feet and scores of handkcrchiefs nuttered
pleasant farcwells. II had been agreed that ten
O'Clock should be tho time of getting under way but tho
of several yachts about obtain
ing good positions that they broke anchor
signal gun fred in this manner secured
advantage which those that observed tho order did
have. The greatest preparations made by
of the larger boats to be In good time for the The
wandcrer particularly noticed with boats In board
and the anchor slowed showing determination to lose
chance. The first gun promptly fired az Oh. son..
before the second sent hollow echo upon the
the vindcx, Arrow, Rambler, Vision, windwind,
Palmer and Dreadnaught got away tho latter laying
with jibs to windward Tho balance awaited the sig
nal and soon the movements OF tho boats presented
pretty sight Tho wind was east-southeast, a fair
sailing breeze working ont by New London light
The Wndward led the fleet; the Arrow next then
tho wanderer Rambler, Idlcr, Vision, Alarm and
Estee In the order named with tho others a cable
length astern, the Madeleine bringing up tho Tho
race was now begun in earnest and though there
hardly enough wind to give the jolly tars all tho work
they could do, to smash tho crockery below and
make the stewards utter hard words there sufi-
cicnt for beautiful sail, and probably too much for
landsmen who always sick when they
meet tho broad swell of the At 10h
2lm. the Meta went about on the starboard
tack tho Palmer and Estele at Ion. 24m, heading for
Fishers Island Sound, and 1t evident that the
fleet would part company, as the giants stood out
through the and To the southwark Of Fishers
Island The Arrow, wndward, vlndex Palmer
Meta and Estce worked through Fishers Island
Sound, while the Vision wandcrer, Rambler, Dread
naught Ider, Foam, Alarm Josephine Madeleine and
Restless stood out the southwark Of the island The
saucy Arrow having just the play she wanted,
both wind and suited her beat up to windward
magni1centiy, and gave all her companions tho
'goodby" though tho fleet Windward stuck TO her
pcrsis.enty, and for long time would not be denied.
The Palmer with lug foresa had grand tilt with tho
Estelc and they together Tor hours, the Palmer
only beng able get short stretch 10 the advantage
of her smaller sister in the work to the north end OF
Fisher Island. The buoy of North Dumping light
was passed by tho little fleet that tho north
ward OF tho island as iolows:--