The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-16
YACHTING.
Eighth Corinthian Regatta of the
Seawanhaka Yacht Club.
EXPERT AMATEUR SAILORS.
The Peerless. Undins and
VOlante the Winners.
EXCITING RACE ROUND TIE uGHTSuIP.

Tho eighth Corinthan or the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club was sailed in New York Bay yesterday,
ana Tor many years more satisfactory contest has
not taken place in metropolitan waters Everything
worked with peculiar fitness for the occasion. There
was blue sky aud HOT SUM- so that tho lee side Of
sail or the protection OF awning greatly APP
preciated, and moro than all, fresh southerly
breeze followed the calm OF tho morning. giving the
amateur sailors, before day over quite all the
work they wanted. Both from Spectators parct-
PANTS point Of Wow the regatta was charming ets
and great success. Tbs c.ab officers and tho
Regatta Committee came in Tor general con-
gratuiations and every one had good word for The
yachtsmen in general and tho IN particular
For long time the Seawanhaka CLUB has encouraged
Ihls species OF racing found II fraugh with
Instructive results II has produced class Of gentle
men sailors that able to take OF them selves
and their boats, too hotlv contested races,
svIdeDced yesterday, while II has wondrously cult
waited a lovc for the manly sport of yachting Never
has reg atta anticipated with much pleasure
as that under consideration. IL has been the chief
topic on Change and IN many prominent clubs for
weeks past and every afternoon Tor than a fort
night selected crews had been down the bay In their
yachts getting ready for event. Among he amateur
sailors that went round tho lightsnip shers q
rood showing OF New Yorks represent citIzens
Bankers, brokers, lawyers, merchants authors, ar.
Tor the time tho great city and its ringing cang
business IN the merry work OF making sail on their
aquatic pets These amateur salts came back with
the mark OF Old Sol on their faces, but smarts
bIistcrs seemed OF little when the results OF
tho day were considered
CouRsE CONDITIONS
All the arrangements carried out in their full
Aegrity The club steamboat Americas left the city
In good time with many ladies and gentlemen, aud
sfO nNiu nuapa G tor.
purpose OF taking on board other guests,
ut once steamed out 10 tho starting point,
and without delay The yachts were sent on
their business The opened 10 yachts of any
duy organized club and shere prizes offered tor
four classes-second class schooners ars second
be manned and sailed by amateurs excIunvely.
schooners were restricted TO head salts, foresaii,
restricted TO head sails, mansan aud working gaT
topsails. This ruled out club topsails. There
were no ars. class sioops entered: rns course
was from line between the club steamboat and Fort
Wadsworth staten Island, to aud around buoy No 10
10 the southwest SPIT keeping i on tho port hand
keeping IT on the starboard hand and return the
same course.
RACING YACHTS
Thirteen vessels entered and all started. Tho
names Of these together win other Interesting inior
nation, Is as foilows:-
scaooxERs
: Name. O~ner. Cub So n
Estelc.....J D. Smith. York. II, sSi6J
Peerless. Rogers Maxwell. Sea wanhaka j 33i 81
sLooPs-sECoSD CLASS
Active.... II. w. J. Hurst. New York;. $40 81
Impcria... {. T. Pierce. .Brookyn..... 652 "a
Reglus....w. a. W. stewart. .seawanhSka.. 70asl
wavc.....E B. Underniil. !. BrooSyn..... ISL. "a
undnc -. Henry Bryant. Eastern. .... $780, y
sLoOPs-rHIRD CLASS
Blanche....c. H. Grundy. .seawanhaka.. 54495
Dudley. ....J. W Russell. .seawanhaxa. 5l936
Nudge. " illian +. 1.cn Seawannaka. 30S Al
Pe,rel 49,. y. Hyslop. seawanhaKa. 24ils
volAuto....T w. H,icncock. :. seawannaka.. 5ooo5
THIS fleet introduced 10 tho yachtsmen TOR the nts
time soop lnperia and placed the cutter yo.
snte on The rsoing ls position she had before
held The Volahte's naiaen proved victory
she settled accounts with the others with such large
balance IN her favor that The Blanche, Dudley Nudge
turned up a spectrum OF some flying craft The old
UndInc long ago seen al the loot VI Court street,
BROOKLYN also made her reappearance. though since
that time she has been owned IN Phadslphia aud In
Boston. She scored ono OF her od time winnings.
THE AMATEUR SAILORS
SCHOONER EsrkLLR.--J. d. smith. eaptnip. w. H.
Scott mate; W. u. smith, A. H. Smith, Jack Uddio, |
b. Foulks. +. Brown, A. A. Drake, John Meday, A. R.
whitney, Charles Thompson.
scHooskR PEKRLEss.-J. Rogers Maxwell, captain;
J; H. Dimoo, mate; W. D. stun w. =. Laurencc, ii.
Earle, Mann. 4. G. FIsd, e. Leland, A. Harrington,
". II. H. Beeoc, L. A. FISH Ii. L. washburn, SAMUEL
Barton X > Chuicn, 4 =, rimpson.
Chase, mate; John Van Buskirk w. l.. CatIin. c. H.
Megs, H. g. Asten, NJ. Nichon, George Griswold, 5. \
Wood, J. L. Gadwin, W. Weston. Langdon WARD.
sLoor IArERIA;-C; T. Pierce, Captain; George B.
M Ns'sv E %.s FEET .yso. S1ks Maxwell
n III.
W. NJ .Ieston, Thomas L. Arnold, Percy MeekeE
sLooP REGINA w. A. w. Stewart, captain; j, |
frederic Toms, William Foulke, Frecerick do p. |
Foster, Peveril Meigs, Il. Roosevelt, Thomas IS.
Young. Jr.; William q. Didricksen, q. A. Irving, |
Howard Mitchell
sLooP scnMRR.-c T. Lee captain; A. b. Arey, |
mate. W. >. Alley, A. r. Montant, X. q. Cornell,
Pniinp iimpsen, A. simmons. H. Blood. JE +. L.
Blood.
SLoor wAvE.-E. b. Uudcrbili captain; X NJ Nun |
roe NJ. lyman Morris Bette, George w. Ciark W. 4.
Jacobs James Million, Harry Bailey, Jonn O'Neil aud |
James K'np.
sLooP USpfSE-Henry Bryant, captain; y. e. Crom-
well. mate; T. O. Peters, Il. NJ. Cooke, Charles Lo-
lana, =. o. Davidson, i. A. Bronson aud G. L. Rives
SLooP BLAScHB.-C. H. Grundy, Captain !; Frapcis
Scott mate; II. :. Lentilhon, T. H. Pratt f. ~ Pratt
L. U. Henderson, NJ. Campbell and J. Proudni.
SLooP DUpLKy.-J. W. Russell, plain; W. IL. Rus
sell, mate; A. d. Russell, K X. Hamilton. H. L. Nor
RS Wiliam Rcmsen, Wilram r. Taiboys N. Mitchell i
K Rutherford and D. Henry.
sLooP MIpGE.-W illiam h. IsciB, captain; Giraud /
Foster, mate; Alfred Roosevelt, Herman L. r. En- |
met Robert Emmett, Daniel Lord. Jr
sLooY pKrKEI.-J. by sop, captain; q. r. kunhardt,
male; Wiulam b. 5imonds, Richard Ogden.
SLoor voLANrE.-r. w. Hitchcock, captain Robert |
Centre ma,ei Z. Roosevelt j. Gronville Kane, ~
X Hitchcock
cRAy1s sCnERBLy HAspLKp
There was ny ing start, and tho southeriy breeze /
rpp.cdsup the harbor very pleasantly the signals
were gwen All tie amateur captains and
10 be familiar expert NJ the work and crossed tho
line with we'll dressed fronts. The Official time Of /
starting Is as iolIows:-
Name IT. H. s. Name IT. M s. |
Undins ....... ii 55 ~ Importance. IL 90 81 |
Esteilo....... II 90 Is Dudley. ....... IL % OF I
Petrol ........ IL SO 50 Peerless $500. IL o. 45
Wave ......... IL 81 10 M'dge......... ~ OF Is