The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-12
WARWICK YACHT CLUB.
FIRST ANNUAL REGATTA OVER COURSE
ON xARpAGAssErT BAy-AN INDIFFERENT
RACE.
lpY TELEoRApH no THE HERALD.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Providence, R. l., July IL. 1878.
The nrst annual regatta OF tho Warwick Yacht Club,
Commodore Andrew Robson, took place to-day over
. course Narragansett Bay, starting from Rocky
Point Tho regatta was to have come of at Newport
yesterday, and large number Of yachts tho cluo
belonging In Providence, Newport Bristol and Fall
River assembled there to participate, but
oil heavy fog found impossible sail the race,
and 1t was. therefore. put over until to-day.
When the yachts met at tho rendezvous
At Rocky Point this morning, IL
certaned there were emily TOUR entries, Two
sloops aud two catboats. Previous sailing engage
ments and other reasons prevented greater number
OF entries. Had the regatta been salied at Newpors
there would have been better showing Of ompeting
sLoops Length.
Name. Owner. PORT. IT, ms.
Hildegarde. III. l.. Clark. Providence. 70 10
Sadie. R. Tilhnghast Providence. IS o.
CATBOATs.
Warwick. .....J K Nightingale Providence. % os
Venona.. W. V. Oliphant.. Newport.... 20 06
The course was lard out tor thirteen miles, starting
from nearly on the wharf at Rocky Point, thence
around Hope Island aud return. The RcgattasCom-
mittee was Messrs Howard L. Clark and Charles v.
Gnapn. ana they were stationed on inc ss.ksboat
each class
THE RACE.
few minutes past eleven O'Clock the signal gun
was fired from tho Lula, ana the four competing
boats made ready 10 stand on down the bay. Quite
tors, and the hotel on the shore and the pier
tanned goody crowd OF persons anxious TO see the
start. the wind was light making Tho beginning OF
the regatta rather tame The yachts, how ever, got
away quite WE'LL the o1cial starting being a.
follows:-
Name. IT. n. S Name. H. H. s.
Hildegards.... IL rs 90 WarwicK...... IL % 81
Sadie........- IL rs % Venona.. ....., IL 2S 10
The yachts obtained . favorable pun when they
passed Warwick Neck. but IL soon left them, when
there almost Hat calm they crept lazily on
toward Hope Island The sl0ops stood along pretty
well together and the cntboats followed N their
wake. When the boats reached the island the wind
shifted to the south The Hildegarde handled in
due shape aud turaed the msrkbost first. The War.
wick. Of the calboatss soon had good lead on The
about two-thirds OF the distance. From the outer
mark home there was rather more excitement, the
southerly wind freshenng somewhat, but there
not just the right KIND Of breeze, aud race can
scarcely be considered fxr test Of speed. The Hill
dcgarde rounded the stakeboat leading h6 Sadie by
about Is minutes. The Warwick went over the
course iair time The challenge pennant for
soops taken by the Hildegard0 ind cath oats
by the Warwick. Tho following table gives full
nation
sLooPs. Actual Corrected
Start. Refurp. Time. Time.
Name H. NJ s. H. NJ s. H. M. s. II. M S.
Hidsgarde...... II 25 0O Of 80 8 II IS 81 SO
sadis........... II rs % II O5 % ~ l6 90
CATBOATs
Warwick ...... II % 81 81 IL rs 20 4S 26
Venona . IL 20 Is Withdrawn.
is expected tho yachts will be challenged for
the penusnts won to-day. On the Nth inst. the
Warwick Club viii aave their Union Regatta on Mar
rarapsett RsY.