The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
YACHTING.
The New York Squadron
at Newport.
INTERESTING run FROM NEW LONDON.
Termination of the Allan
tics Cruise.
PLEASANT SAIL TO ROCKY POINT.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]


Yacht Club feet were riding quietly at anchor of the
Pcquot House. anu the prospects OF good breeze TO
carry them to Newport were not very encouraging.
The reception last night on board the flagship WAS
quite a success, and sht yacntsmen passed very
pleasant evening Orders issued for the feet to
get under way for Newport At haIf-past nine
A. N. Fleet Captain Philip Schuyler was At
work yesterday and arranged the fleet INTO two
divisions-the starboard division, comprising The
schooners under Che command OF Vice Commodore
Thomas and the port division, comprising the soops,
under the command oil Rear Commodore Alexandra.
Each yacht was also furnished with IT'S sailing num-
Der. SO that IN case of any ovo;utions they would
know what position take. There was an evident dis
position on the part OF the zach, owners to GET away
az soon rs the law allowed, and many commenced 70
get up their canvas shortly after eight
O'Clock. There was quite light breeze rom
the southwest and The tide was on Tho nrst
of tho ebb. The Dreadnaught and Clio dropped down
with the tide dragging their anchors until they TOOK
up the outside positions. ready tor good start The
Clio Ciyte Intrepid and EstelIe had Clue topsaiis 10
the man, and the majority OF the soops wore dressed
In similar manner.
THE STARTING GUS.
Al hafpast O'Clock the starting gun was fred,
ana tnsu the work began In earnest Oapstans we're
manned, and the working OF the anchor chains
sounded all over the narbor. The Clio was
the FIRST to got away, and having the out
side position, obtained a good start The Regina
came noxt, followed by the Es,slle with all her light
canvas up They started out with their booms 70
port. The Rambler got away IN company with the
Estes and came up the weather quarter OF the Dread
nauehl before she filed away. The Vixen and Active
came next. and then The Intrepid and Clyue moved
slowly along, leaving the Madeleine. Nereid, Foam,
Coming and VISION IN the aoIdrums The breeze
hard v IN faka tharn
OUTPUT gu side IT sufficient move the sloops
and light draugnt schooner like the Clio d about
four knot gait The latter two miles ahead of
the when they reached the river and
bore away for Fishers Sound. The EstclIe
Dreaonaught were close together, followed by tho
soops WHISPERED out their jibs with the Regina lead
away almost entirely, ana there was good deal OF
work tho crews shifting canvas As
,ns and westward, sons OF tho schooners
wing and wing. some had their boonis 10 star
and som. to po iS ;nsrs wa.
would Draw the best. The Esteile laallv passed The
Dreadnaught, ana the Cyie bcgau TO close up on the
Rambler. rhe Dresunaught, Intrepid and and Nereid
their spinnakers. evidently determined to maze
the most OF the gnt ar Al twenty minutes past ten
O'Clock slight breeze came up from tho west-soutn
west slowly bringing up tho yachts III the rear vi
feet The Vision came up with the Rambler, and the
Clylie overnauling the latter, with her bal
loon jp whi.ksred out, 30 as to be even with tho
spinnaker DIVISION. shorty before eleven O'Clock
the breeze drew trife more TO the north and the
Rambler jibed over her ioreboom to starDoard. The
Clytie running along OIL her weather U,am, with
her mainboom 10 port and her balloon jib 10 stat
board.
Passing by Monk Lighthouse the Clio was
Dreadnaught, Ciyte and RamoIer. IN the order
named. on Aysuc the breeze hauled moro 10
the westward, ana the Rambler sent over her
iorsboom 10 port, and u minute later jibed tue nam
boom The Vision was away TO iscward Of the Clytis,
one TO ~ eoe on as ka%oe
Tue Foam was down to Ieeward OF Tho Intrepid, io-
lowed by The Restless and Madelene. ana the Nered
was coming along of the wshhor quarter the In
trepid. Tue breeze was now about southwest, and
,hs yachts began 10 'ro. along about I'VE
ing up togs,nsr - the yachts In the rear
brought the breeze along With thsm. The Rambler
came up on the weather quarter OF the Dreaauauga
ana sent up her balloon s,aysaiL Inc Cyne lost a
lutte ground, had to bend on her bal oop JiO
which they had been using as splpnaker. The fleet
must have looked well the shOIe they passed
Eel Grass lgntship with their canvas drawing on
the por! SIDE and moving .nrough the water a6ou.
passed Stosington and cleared Fisner's Island,
striking tue open waller. fne breeze KEEP drawing
passing Watch ID they were ali slipping along about
nine knots. The schooner Agnes, oil the Atlantic
Yacht CluU passed the nect OH Itch Hill Uound
vest Tue Clio doius very well IN thc the
feet followed up by tue Estele. fhe n xxi schooner
Then cane The iutrep,d, Foam del. Inc and Resi-.
less In the order named There vas nov good sab
ing biesz from the southwark aud With their booms
quarter the yscnts we're skipping along pretty
last through the smooth water the Rambler iuned
up point, ana coming up on the weather quarter vt
the CIyte ana the Dreaduaught the Latte also iuned,
evidently not anxious let the Ramblel got 10
wiudward. Tho two Keel scnooners now began TO
leave tue Ciy led atonp about twci7c
The Ramber nnally passed III. Vison aud Kept along
after tue Drcadnaugbt. when apreTed 70 DO gam
ing on tue Lstele the three keei yachts, Dread
nacsht, Rsmois and In,repd. appeared very clio sy
matcn.d on sn,s point Of sailing, as they beid tnsir
posIlions very evenly The h.dsis'ne vas DO ng bet
e. m Int Pa nd n nd leay ilyf I'M
THE RACE VERY INTERESTING.
The win 4 began 10 back toward the westward
about noon, anu the yacuts had to give little more
sheet. The Ulytis was on to ieeward, Keeping IN
was drawing more ait the Il ,ele winged hsr
ioresaii and few minutes later inc Rambler io-
loved sui r1s HH S sa "rs up 10
ing nice time together The latter Try.
ing 10 pass the iormer TO wlndward They
the Acve gave sheet aud bore away ior Point Judlh
with the VIXEN c'cse ON ner peeis. The Drssdpsushi
slui keeping up 10 Tue eastward with her bSons
to port anu spinnsgcr SET TO starDoara dnd tnc In
epd under me sane canvas, appeared 10 be closing
10 ON the R,mbler As the yachts Approached Polut
Juultn the Clio was sul in the lead, about .
nfio ahead tho Esteic, ana men came
the psdnq ps ssd cys n 1 ,s1v s clos,
having slipped away rom tno Vixen and aaincd a
| good lead oil about nall mile. The Intrepid was
dong well on tue starDoard quarter Of The mbler,
having gained considerably ON the Madeleine During
the ast three quarters OF IN hour shorty alter ne
Esslic next, short distance abssd OF the slyop Re-
gina fhe Ciytie did very well IN snore, as when she
rounded the Poiut snc had gained considerably on
| the leadibg yachts aud was abreast OF the Es-
| teiie. The breeze mad not been as fresh Tor
the last gave the centre board yachts bet
ter cnance. The Drcadusugnt came DeAt to tire Els
| tsIie, about halt mile ahead OF tho Rambler. he
Active vas about bah mile on the RsmOer's be I'm,
| leading the Wien The Vision OF the Rambiet's
| port quarter and the Intrepid was coming along
handsomely In the wske OF toe latter. When Po,ut
judith bore norm the yachts jibed over their booms
| 10 All
| side. Staysas aud balloon jos wer, set aud
the feet skipped along at lively gait toward Brcn-
| toms Rect nkhLsnp. The breeze was about west
northw west aud tucfe vas light suoa or OF rain about
| nali-past one O'clock.
| orr BKEyroS's RELY LieHrsnfr
On the trip up NsrraAans Bay the Dread
nausht sailed we'll closing up The clio nno saving
the Estsile. The latter 1ounu pretty hard work 10
| hold ner own with the Ciytie, anu The Rambler was
| steadily gaining on the pair, as the rolling
sea began to tell again the light draugnt vess Is.
| Tue Active DISTINGUISHING herself as sho
| oxerhnuled the Regina aud on Brsnton's Reel Iaht