The New York herald., 1878-08-17
YACHTING.


THE NEW YoHK YACHT CLUE sQUADloS BACK
IN NEwPoRr HARBoR-rHE SEREID SUR
rRIsISd rHr FLEEr-THK CRUISE AT AN END.
lBY TELkGnAPH TO TIE HERALD.l
NEWPORT. r. l., Auguss 16, 1873
The New York Yacht CIub squadron has been
rather unfortunate In the way OF weather since they
left the nospitable port OF New BEDFORD On wednss
day last alter nyhting wind and tide all day, some
arrived aftar soudown at Holmes Hole, and the re-
maindsr anchored In Tarpaulin Cove, the other
side OF the Vineyard. All DAY Thursday there was
barely breath Of air and such thick fog that II
deorneI prudent TO remain at their anchorases,
and The party At hslmos' Hole paid visit
TO Oak Bluffs. The yachtsmsn as Tarpaun
Cove amused themselves catching porgies soa
fass and fiat fish, aad met with excellent
success. The Rambler, Dreadnsught, Estelie
and Rocre alton comprised the feet Tarpaun Cove,
and the rest remained with Commodore Kane at
Holmcs' Hole EarIy Thursday morning Vice
Comno odoTe Thomas sent over word 10 Commodore
Kane that If he started for Newport he would join
with hts detachment ef 'he nesr US thoy passed
Tarpaui,n Cove. Last night message was brought
TO the Rambler that Commodore Kane would start for
Newport a. five O'Clock this morning. and consc-
quently the Es,oIe, Dreadnauaht and Rambler got
under way Alta pretty early hour
RAMBLER HsrELLB.
The EstclIe left Tarpaulin Cove at Oh. 30m., tho
Drcadnaught at 5h. 45m and the Rambler Oh. 45m.
They made stretch toward the Vineyard shore,
with the wad about south southwest, and then came
the vineyard fGe proadnaush. parted com
sne day. aud went il and anchored on Guilty Hunk so
as 10 have fishing. rho EstelIe aud Rambler
Kept ong on neI nnos seaf s;. ana %os M '%
the Rambler. The Sow and Pigs iightship
then from the Rambler, and the steamsr
Empire State passed, bound east. Tho weather
thick and foggy, with about nve or SIX knot
breeze though for ahort time the log made the
Rambler going eight knots. Beaver Tan bore west
Of tho Rambler a. 2h. 30m., anu com!ug ~ round
Fort Adams The Rambler lot 90 her anchor at lom.
r. NJ, about hall an hour behind the Estee. .r
ooMxoDoxs xASE's DRrAcBMExr
II was decided last nisbL by Commodore Kane to
som this morning the Starring gun was hred. IL
was far from being pleasant morning Tor yachting,
puy many OF ths owners were anxious 10 set-,o-
Ssrd tns west, SO the Commodore dslefmfnad
10 push through. There was light south
Of The ebb. The sloops vIxcn and Regina were the
first 10 catch the light air, and slipping through the
took The 10 I'd Of the hoet Tho Active,
Visou Graoc und schooLer Clio next, followed
BY the schooners intrepid, Madeleine, Restless and
NeTed. Shortly alter lsavng Holmes Hole The
il was rather lDsng move. when
she went on the port task she found ,has the Made
The breeze bow appeared to haul q trfs moro the
southwurd, and the vac Ats were abo 10 point w
Vision and Gracio wcrs usual having u nt,ie
bit Of fun all to Shemselvcs, ana the
tls the best Of IT, a. ,ho Gracis could no, cisse
up the gap between thsm. The Vixen and Regina
we're away oil In tho lesd Of the et, and with the
prevailing lignt AIR there not much prospect OF
tn.ir retiring from that honorable position.
Tho Intrepid was sailing very well ana proved her.
self q remarkably fasS boat when sail ny the
wind and 10 a light air. shortly alter leaving Holmes
Hole sho passed the Madeline and Restless aud took
the lend or the Hcet The Cho was some distance
hind but gradually closing up ths ground which she
had lost when she made the tack i9shoro. The
came out OF Holmes Hoe and running across The
Vineyard sound went through Woods Hole into Buz
THE CLIO LEADING THE scHooxKaa
Tho Clio nnally began 10 PICK Up very FAST and when
Tarpaulin Cove bore north sns was ugan At the head
OF the feet, Vision nex1, closely followed by
the Gracic The Intrepid was not doing quito WE'LL
and the Madeleine passed ner and took the second
10 Ireshen bt and the Vixen, Regina Clio, Vissou,
Gracie and Madeleine araduaily slipped IRON the
tance behind. Tne Vision ana Gracie we're sailing
very evenly together, out the former had gos away
r' ner ,eaa saiscr clsvoriy Wneu the Sow ana Pigs
nsntsnip was sighted tho Cho was lsad,ng
passed the Sow and Pigs hsht,hp at 2h. Am. los.
10 tne lead OF the schooners, and the Vision came
next at 2n. 5sm lss, short distance ahead Of tho
O. tucie and Madeleine. The rest OF the dcet, with
INC exception OF the Vixen and Regina, winch were
as,ern Of the Madeleine. Alter passing Tho
Sow ana Pigs the yachts eascd sheet and
had free run to Brentons Reef Lightship The
Gracic began TO close up on the Vision, ana At
times " seemed rs u she bad moro wind, ~ she
gained very rapidly. She finally came w pretty
close and luned o point, 30 ms 10 go by the wind
ward; but that Rear Commodore Alexandra
objected, and, hauling up the PAIR ran OIL 20
the westward together. fne Madeline, very pru-
IDENTIFY, let them settle their own qusrrcs aud fol-
lowed after The Clio After running about mile out
oi their the Oracle tired OF tho business,
aud, Tearing hard away, headed for Brenton's = Rect
The Madclino now ahead Of both those so0ps,
and about = milo aud a naif astern Of tho Ch0.
SAILING with ros wind the Gracie proved herself faster
IN the wake OF the Madeleine Tho Vixen passed the
Regina latter had the misfortune carry away
hcr topmnst. and of Br0nton's Roef the Clio came
up and passed her. taxing second position. Tho
yachts jibed their booms tier passing Brontou
Reel and oamo up 20 Fort Adams on the starboard
tack.
NEWPORT HARBoR.
As the Vixen came into the narbor she found to her
mept that doubie-headod Nercid thore
before her, having beaten the fleet The enigma
solved shortly aiterward when 1t was discovered that
the attor had gone through Woods Hole. The
yuchts arrived In tho following order
Nercid ..5 90 o. Gracic ....6 90 90
vixcn .......5 05 80 Vision .........6 II 90
Clio............ 40 w Intrepid -. 49, 10 90
Regiha.. ~ w ASuNe sssess... ~ w
Mausleinc.. q 70 05
Tue Restless arrived q fow minu later. The
schoonsrs Haicyou. America, Magic ana Metas are
anchored IN the hsrbor Tho Dreadnaught came in
from Cutivnunk shortly before nioo O'Clock
rHB 'vLEHT DisBAND.
There will be u meeting board flagship In the
morning decide upon Tho iuture movements OF tus
fleet The squadron Will Jisband a. 10 viii pos-
siDIe to keep them together any longer, Therefore
there Will be races, much to the disappointment