The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-05
YACHTING.


THE PROSPECTS OF THE YACHTING SEASON
THE CLUB REGArrAs AND THE COMPETING
YACHTS.
Tho yachting season OF 1877, although already In
augurated by some Of minor Importance, will
commence In reality during the present week, and
judging from the number OF dates already selected Tor
cruises regattns aud matches come Will be active
and full Of interest during months OF jane, July,
August and september There has not been any very
great amount OF work transacted IN the shpyards
during the spring ana very few new yachts OF largo
Tonnage have been built Some small sloops and open
racing boats will make their debut during the season
and a Few OF the schooncrs and soops already well
known as fast salers will also appear fresh tic
shipyards where they have undergone extensive alter.
atons. Ono OF the most interesting features of the
season Will be the catamaans. introducing class
OF yacht to which American yacntsmen are unaccus-
toned Tho Amarylis was the first craft OF thls model
to mako her appearance in New York waters and tho
Centennial regatta sho created quite excitement last
season number OF these fast sailing craft have
been built this spring and race between them VIII
excite considerable attention In yachting circles.
REaArrAs COME.
The June rcgattas will commence to-day with the
regatta OF the Williamsburg Yacht Club over thor reg
uar course to the Stepping Stones Buoy and return.
This Is OF tho best OF tho small clubs, has
two members who are continually bringing out fast
race boats. One two candidates for aquatic
honors will appear IN this regatta.
On Thursday the Jersey city Yacht CLUB viii
hold their annual regatta In New York harbor, ana
large number OF yachts expected TO participate.
Friday has been selected for the Union Corinthian
Regatta OF the Long Island Yacht Club. which will
probably prove quite interesting event under the
management OF their new Commodore, tho well known
Captain Holiness OF the schooner yacht Playful
ATLANTIC YACHT club REGATTA
The annual regatta OF the Atlantic Yacht Club will
be sailed on Monday June IL, and good days sport
Will probably be witnessed. This club has number
OF active yachlsmcn on It's roll, and lately they have
gwen considerable encouragement 10 the owners OF
catboats In the club by inauguratng series Of
monthly regattas for their small craft Thor first
cabont regatta has already been sailed and proved
success; but II The races sailed under the CORN
THAN rules instead Of allowing professional crews,
there would be Tar moro interest the racing. Tho
regatta this year viii DO sailed regular course
anu tho sclooncrs Peerless, Triton, Meta ana Agnes
this season and her owner, Mr. q. A. Thaycr,
mander OF the Grub Among the soops the Orion,
Sadie, KAISER Barbara Frcchc and others will prob.
ably take part. The club will make liz annual cruise
nRookLys YACHT CLUB REGATTA
| The Brooklyn Yacht Club will hold It's annual re-
gatta on Tuesday, June II, aud VIII probably the
largest list OF shown any regatta during
season. The entries Tor schooner prizes viii not
he very numerous as nearly all the best vessels Of
that class will not fly their racing flags this season.
Tho first class sloop race VIII probably be very IN
tcresting, there Is chance tor the we'll known
racers Vision, Gracic and Arrow coming
together. Both the Vision ana the Oracle
have been partially rebuilt during the spring,
and there is considerable curiosity evinccd among
yachsmen TO SEQ how they will 60 The prizes for the
Of entries, and IT the weather propItons the club
Will have quite brilliant regatta. Az recent meet
ing Of tho CLUB II was decided 70 hold the annual cruise
IN tho latter part of july aud tho yachts Will rem
devious on the 10Th Of that month.
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB REGATTA.
The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
comes next the list, Thursday, juno a. been
selected The prospects this year not very brilliant
Tor big regatta, as IL IS Understood that many OF
schooncrs will c0nine their work TO cruising. II is
SAID that neither the Alarm, Madelcinc Palmer Tidal
Wave lder, Columbia Comet Will lake part in the
rcga,tas. inc entries viii therefore DO confined to
the Dreadnought, Vcsta, Ataanla Eslcle, Eva Peer.
less, Restless and Wandcrcr, and possibly some OF
tho above may not put in appearance.
The admission into the club OF the schooner rugged
catamaran Ncrcid has raised question as 10 whether
schooncrs but that point will probably be decided this
week. II the Graclc rs ready there viii be pretty
between the FIRST class soops, tho Vision
Sadie anu Ariadnc Will all be on hand, and tho Ac.
tive. Pirate Resolution ana Volane may appear in the
Thc annual cruise win be maze in ADJUST and Com
modore Nicholson Kane will probably have very
large feet 70 command on the Eastern trip.
sEAwANiAKA YACHT
Tho Manhattan Yacht Club viii have gala day for
the small yachts on the 10TH and on Saturday, tho
10th OF June, tho Seawanhaka Yacht Club will sail a
Cornfhian regatta Tor small class schooncrs first
aud second class sioops. The course will be from ain
imag mary line between the CLUB steamer and Fort
Wadsworth 10 Sandy Hook Lighsnp and return,
rounding Buoy No 10 on the southwest SPIT gong and
returning AS in the other rcgattas, there will not be
large schooner entry and nearly all the interest
Will be centred In the contest between the sloops.
OTHER REGArTA2
There will be regatta OF the Central Hudson Yacht
Club the 18TH oil the month the club at
New Hamburg ana the Empire City Yacht CuD VIII
hold theirs on tho following day. The Atlantic Yacht
Club have regatta for their open boats tho 22d,
the 23d tho Scawanhaka Yacht Club give prizes
for first and second class schooncIs to steer,
ocean course wenty miles TO windward ana
return. The Columbia Yacht Clue. one OF the most
onicrprsing organizations ON the North River, hold
regatta on the 2Sth OF June, anu large number OF
small yachts Will compete Tor the przes The sea-
wanhaka Yacht Club hold u regatta at their head
quarters, Oyster Bay, l.. H. July A. and another Tor
open boats, at the same place, on July 70. The New
burg annual regatta will be held August l aud z.
On the last day OF this regatta there will DO sweep
sake Tor open racing boats OF 500 each, with
$3.50, gold, added, Tor which there viii be. probably,
some eight entries This Will probably bring
together Mr. lselns now boat, the Dare Dev, Mr..
Stanton's boat, the Idle Hour, Susie e., w. X.
Brown, Brooklyn, w !. Lee ana other crack racing
boats such race will attract large crowd Of yachts
men TO Newburg Bay and prove one 0. the most inter-
esting events oil The season.