The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
NEW BEDFORD ExPECTINa THE NEW YORK
YACHT CLUB,

NLW B6DFOkO EAPhCTlNd The NEW AOh0
YACHT CLUB
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, August 10, 1878
A citizens' committee mas been appointed 10 receive
the New York Yacht Club which is expected here on
Monday next The cldD house the New BEDFORD Yacht
CLUB will doubtless be thrown open TO the visitors,
a concert VIII be gwen ny local band, salute Will
be fred aud pyrote mic display made in nonor OF
their arrival Il is PROBABLE that subscription cup
will be offered as prize 10 90 competed tor by the
feet over the regular New Bedford course
TIE SQUADRON OF THE ATLANTIC CLUB DIS
pANDED-PLEAsANT TERMINATION OF THE
CRUISE
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. l.. August TO- 1875
am AFRAID that New port the Cxpua Of yachtsmeh
lts seductive aurements are apt to WOO them from
the peri!s Of the deep, enervae their nautical ardor
and compel the admission that there IL another
life that upon the ocean wave, which ma, been SO
eaborately audsd in song Certain 1t IL that II there
has any prolonged cruising before reaching this
charming summer resort, with Its quaint antiquity
ana its opuent uewness there Will bs some deectons
here And there are some good reasons why this
should be 50. IL Is assurediy fact that
small yachts take some hazards and incur very
positive d,scomlorts by gong further east, ana
hence alter seven eight days continued sailing,
their owners are not especially unreasonaDfe II they
should desire to turn tnelr pro~s westward oucs
more.
THE CRUISE AT AN END.
The Atlantic Cluu, thinx, has done wisely In de-
terminng upon disbaadiug The squadron before the
loaged cruise begins TO 0c objectivey percepti-
bic. But before coming TO tho hna act in
clue | think II woulu be well TO make
The record complete BY making mention Iof
the surprise and admiration created III the fleet oy the
performances Of the soop Alma, wnicn ouiy ranks IN
The third CLASS. To credit be II said, that sue
81 ns the boil sea s ran
all Tue way petween Point judith and Fort Adams,
and lies Us snugly al her anchorage as II no peril
HAD been encountered and vanqushed. In respect
10 tue dsbandDg OF The squadron there were,various
reasons Tor adopting such course In Tue arst
place, the n.et had been saiiiug every day
s,nce IL started ON the 3D. Tncn the smaller ysouIs
did not ussire u further eastward course, and again
some OF the yacht owners had special engagements TO
funl, winch might not be neglected
A WIND UP.
II was arranged, however, That tue cruise should
not be brought 10 abrupt or clumsy termination.
Just u had something IN the nature OF nautical
prologue sail IRON Bayls' dock TO Glen Cove,
So also, II had cplogue IN an INFORMAL san TO- Jay
TO Rocky Point. The Peerless mad perm issiou 10
start earlier tnan tue others as her owner, Mr..
Maxwell, was anxious 10 get 70 Fail RIVER. Out the
rest together at ten O'clock in working trim
AMI without ANY racing prctensions Hardly any OF
them carried ihse iixhtsr canvas. rhs sail through
Nsrrsgansst Bay 10 Rocky Point was made IN smooth
water and win pleasant northwest Oreeze II had
bssn arranged that OH Teaching Rocky Point each
yacht snou d pursue us course whittier Il PLEASED,
ana this xrran cement followed conscieni iousy
the Imperia 10 Wickfcrd tue Genia and several
ethsrs 60 dinelent western ports. and the aAssnp
wind shifted to south west, and blew SO fresh that, al
though only under main and iore SAL anu Jo, her leo
rails often well under water. Commodore
TLayer, VINO mas his iamiy ON board starts early TO-
morrow on cruise westward.
Just this most successful cruise oil the Atlantic
zach, Cub is lnas vnded The booming OF Tue guns Of
the squadron of the New York Yacht Ciub whicn has
come into nar6or, proclaim tnat thc 81 Is sim iuil
IN numbers and only In tue hrst flush Of It's annual
expedition.