The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-26

THE ANNUAL REGATTA or THE PROVIDENCE
YACHT cLuB-THE PECK DIXON THE
wINNiR.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HfB,LD1
Providence. June rs, 1878.
Tho annual regatta OF the Providence Yannt Club
for the Harvey J. Flint cup took place to-day over
club course in Narragansett Bay lying or Rocky
Point THIS regatta occasioned considerable excite
mcnt among the members OF tho club, and there
n large attendance at Rocky Point witness the
contest
five OF the best yachts OF the club started In tho
race, but owing to "chaptcr of accidents' the
regatta proved TO be not much Of a struggle to
victory after all. Tho entries were:-
Name. Gunner Feet
WANDERED .......... BenJsmin A. Davis...... 400
Pcck Dix.n.. .Cnaries H. Pcek....... 2sO6
LIZZIE. simon w. Cameron. -. 2Au4
sunshine. Newton y. Tnurber... 10 I0x
Windward..... ....J. Q. Rnodcs........... 1000
Tho course land from s.akeboat at Rocky
Point to stakeboai at Mil Gut, on Pappoose Squash
Point, return aud repeat three times, a distance OF
eighteen miles. Tho judges Henry Allreds,
Waterman J. Pierce, James Burgess
soon after twelve o'clock the signal gun was fred
from the judges boat the George. and Immediately
alter the contos,iug yachts came out from
the shore aud prepared Tor the start. The
wind u strong west north west. and a very stim
breeze gave to the yachtsmsn That they wonId
have 10 handle their craft with a steady, skiliui
Inc Official time OF The start was rs follows
H. Ms IT. M ~
Wapderer.... II 10 20 windward....... ~ ~ 90
Sunshine... IL 10 10 Lizzs.......... u "a 80
Peck Dixon... IL ~ w
Ali the yachts started well aud everything looked
favorable for a good sail. As the Peck Dixon
won the cup last year the other yacht owners
ere determined To dispute her supremacy this time
TO the best ability oil their craft. IL believed
that two at least Vi the other yachts
would stand a good show OF taking tho cup IL
everythiig was favorable. Down to the lower stake
boat 81 tho yachts stood away IN splendid style,
max ng a very pretty sgbt IRON the shore The Peck
a Dixon and the Wanuerer were handled IN excel
lent style, and the wndward, Sunshine anJ Lizzic
showed they were In competent hands. But alter
about hall Of the had been sailed Of
the yachts had to drop away and leave the TO
the Peck x Dixon alone
tho Wandercr at tho second turn OF the stake boat
carried away her mast which picked up by rev.
nue. aud restored To tho unortu nate craft The
Sunshine uroke her gan tue Lizzie broke her sliding
gear, ana the Wndward, after going over part OF tne
course. found she could not carry sail properly,
OF not having shifting ballast anu, therefore,
drew out.
The disabled yachts sailed into shore and lett tho
Peek x Dixon 10 traverse the course Mt her leisure
cup the second time out vi the three
times necessary for The entire ownership OF It,
The yalchsmrn ship and shore we're greatly DIS
appolnted Mt the result Of the regatta but the acct
dents OF tho unavoidable kind anu regrets could
hot change toe situation. The record Of the Peek
Dixon Is as ioliows:--
Start Return
H. W. H. NJ
Peck Dixon. ......... ..... IL 10 ~
Alto vance, 5lm. 25s. corrected time, 2h Ism. Dos
Tho winning yacnt was formerly we'll known In