The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15
BLOW HIGH. BLOW LOW"
Annual Regatta Of the New York
Yacht Club Yesterday.
SUNSHINE. STORM AND CLOUDS.
The Wanderer, Comet Vision and Active
the Winners.

The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
successfully sailed yesterday The day opened propl
tiousy, the fresh wind from the southwest
caused many smile TO appear upon the faces
OF the yachtsmcn interested. The sind shifted
after the race started almost all points
Of the compass. IL times cloudy and
again iair-blcw high, blew low-and TO cap Tho
climax, exceedingly severe squa. iorespoken In
yesterdays HERALD, met the returning ncet In the
lower bay To this sqall may attributed ono
grandcst scenes in yacht probably w.t.
messed in harbor. The exciting finish
between the Rambler and tho Wauderer in
this sqrali was the event Of the race and
the fast sailing OF tho Vision highly comprmcDted.
The catamaran Nered. about which much has been
spoken and written OF ate failed Distinguish herself
In any way, and might be said be, Tar as ycster
days race was concerned, failure.
The in the bay of the club house just before
tho start was beautiful Among the almost countless
yachts gathered there be seen tho Sea Drin,
the Vesta, Columbia Arrow Tidal Wave Idcr, Pros.
pero, Tempest. Lulu ana about one hundred steam
yachts and steamers, some OF the latter being tho
largest In the hnrbor
ExcURsIoNIsTs
The Saratoga, Magenta, Plymouth Rock and the En-
pire State literally black with people, and eact
having band 4 music board contr butsd 10 the
vivacty and gayety of an occasion which. time
II was thought would be robbed by the many
Of the feet, OF It's most attractive features On
the Empire state quite a number Of public men,
accompanied by their ladies. and altogether a multi
Jude OF nearly two thousand. Gilmore's Band iur.
n'shed the music The only drawback the happiness
Of the excursion the and squat when &C.
surred about i've O'Clock; but here the sight
seers had compensation In witnessing the deft manner
Ia which tho various yachtsmcn the storm.
Taken all In NIL there have been few regattas
New York Yacht Club when the elements
were favoraby combined for com
plete enjoyment The bracing breeze, the cool
atmosphere, the absence the larger steamers OF
anything like mai de mer. the brief episode Of small
gale at sea, the bright sunshine succeeded hun-
der and lightning, each had It's influential effect and
few who were present Will recall aught but pleasant
memories or say that The day milestone In
their lives 'wreathol IN flowers
COURSE
The course was from the starting poing Off he club
house, to and around buoy No 10 on Southwest
The SANDY Hook esna~ q; On ns
.tarboard hand, and return over tho same course
keeping the Southwest spu buoy No. 10 on the star,
board hand Yachts must keep 10 the eastward or
buoys Nos. O. II aud H. the bank To tho south
ward OF buoy No. 81. on Southwest SPIT, and outside
and returning and VIII pass between the judges boat
and buoy No Is on the ives, Bank returning home.
where the race will end
THE PRIzRs MM
The prizes were One for keel schoontrs; one Tor
nrst class tcantreboard schooners those measuring
1000 cubic ieet and over for class centre
board schooners, those measuring less than 1000
CUBIC iect one Tor first class soops those measuring
1000 cubic teet and pver tor second class sloops
those measuring less than ., 900 cube feet
The Regatta COMMITTEES Mcssrs. William
Crebbs, q. l. Halgh. ana J. X. Busk. The steamer
reversing carried the guests OF the club to tho num-
Der OF about seven hundred. Tho William Fletcner
Captain Emmons, carried the Regatta Committee and
The judges
EATgIEa
The following were the entrcs:--
sCuCoyEgs
Mama Displacement 7osanaqe Gunner
Restless. 4, OPS ~. LOG 81. Nicholson Kane
Nctie 6, SlS II. 11G27.F )shorn