The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
Regatta Off New Bedford for
Officers Prizes.
\ LIV i LY S A L L..
The Magic the Mantle and the Vixen
Winners Of the Cups.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. August IS. IS


yachtsmen thoroughly appreciate. The usual num-
Der of speeches were made. Commodore Thomas re-
spending to tho welcome of Commodore Howes. and
Rear Commodore Waller, Captains Huntley and
Asten made a few appropriate remarks. expressing
the appreciation of the members of the New York
Yacht Club at the reception they had received in
New Bedford. The display of fireworks excited gen.
eral admiration. and after the reception q
band Of music towed through the fleet. serenad-
ing the different yachts.
THE
The event of to-day was the regatta open to first
class schooners those measuring 1000 cubic
feet. New York Yacht Club measurement; to second
elias: schooners, those measuring under 1000 cubic
feet; to first class sloops, measuring 1000
bic feet, and to second class sloops those
uring under 1000 cubic feet. The prizes in each
class cups given by the flag officers Of the New
York Yacht Club and by the members Of the New
Bedford Yacht Club. The course for all classes
imaginary line between stakeboat
and Clark's Point around q stakeboat of Kettle
Cove, leaving it the starboard hand. from thence
around the Hen and Chickens lightship, leaving it
on the starboard hand and thence to the starting
point making in all distance Of about thirty five
miles, The regatta committee was composed of
Messrs G. L. Haight. r. Centre and Frank T. Robin
SON.
BREEZE.
There was a good breeze from the west-southwest
that looked if it might freshen toward the after
noon. The entries for the regatta were the Tidal
Wave and Phantom. first class schooners; Magic,
Peerless Clio and Azalea, second class schooners;
Vision. Mantle and Kate. first class sloops; Vixen
and Mistral. second class soops. The America
sailed the course, but not entered The first
gun was fired at twenty-four minutes past ten and
then the yachts began to bunch up to the nor'ar
OF the stakeboat Nettie. ready tor the starting
signal. The steamer Monohansett, black with spec
rntnp wait ing tn
pany the yachts round the course. The
Phantom; hearing a gun from the schooner
further orders virtually running her chance in the
The starting gun was fired at 11h. 4m and the
racing yachts were ut once headed for the imaginary
line between the schooner Nette and Clark's Point
The Vision the first yacht the line. with
sheets lifted the starboard tack, followed by the
Mantle and Peerless, with the Tidal Wave close be-
hind. The Clio next, about half o minute
ahead Of the Azalea andlhen came the second class
with the Magic following next and the Vixen and
Kate bringing up the rear.
The yachts slipped the line at slashing
pace The Vision got handsome lead with the
America off her weather quarter and then the Man
tic and Peerless and the Tidal Wave between them.
The Mantle luffed out from under the lee Of the
Tidal Wave and latter bore away through the lee
of the sloop The Peerless finding she could not 60
to windward OF the Mantle followed after the Tidal
Wave and took in in her club topsa The Azales
up to wndward still carrying club topsau to the
main. The Magic was one OF the last to cross the
line; but the fresh breeze was what she wanted, and
she closed up pretty rapidly on the Clio. The
Mistral, Vixen and Kate We're close up with tho
| Magic. This one OF the days that yachtsmen
| howl for a good ton-knot breeze. Nobody could
complain OF lack of wind. The course to the
yachts able to ft their sheets trle and travel
very The Tidal Wave. with her lee rail the
water, was travelling good eleven. and came up
the Vision like steamboat. going by her to wind
ward.
The Vixen turned the stakeboat at 12h I'm. p. NJ.
followed by the America at l2h. Ism. aud the Misra
at 12h. 15m sos. The second class schooners APP
peared think well of the tactics adopted by the
Clio, and all made short tacks along the Naushon
shore in company with the first and second class
sloops. The schooners were carrying work
| ing maintopsaiis, with the exception of the
Azalea, which trotted along under lower
canvas. The Tidal Wave was doing very well by the
closing up the Phantom.
SHORT TACKs.
The sloop Mantle was going very well by the wind
and closing up rapidly the Vision, and the Magic
working like duck in the short tacks and fresh
breeze keeping in under the shore with the second
appeared to be doing better and slipping along
easily through the seaway rolled up by the wind and
tide. The Vision aud Mantle followed along after the
Tidal Wave. while the Vixen. America and Mistra
kept along under the shore. making short tacke.
The Tidal Wave worked very easily III the way
and clawed along by the wind gaining steadily on
the Phantom. the latter tackled at 12h Bonn. and
made stretch to the southwark. carrying both
working topsails. 1t was clean beat to windward
to the Hen and Chickens Lightship, and the yachts
could not have had finer sailing breeze. The
Mantle still kept her topsail up, and APP
peared to BIO dropping to leeward OF the
Vision. The Phantom tackled at l2h. Ann.
of the weather beam OF the Tidal Wave aud stood
to the westward, to wlndward of Mishann ledge The
second class schooners still working along
close the shore, followed by the Vixen and other
second class soops The Peerless went on the star
board tack at 12h. 53m. Z. nj. IL order to clear
Mishaun ledge and stood over toward Pcpikese
Island in the wake of the Phantom The Mantle was
still the port tack. head reaching the Vision.
while the latter was clawing up to windward. The
Phantom tackled to the southwark at 12h 59m. of the
weather quarter of the Peerless. As the Tidal Wave
reached IN toward the land she crossed the bows of
the Mantle and Vision. the former half mile ahead
and then came the Clio and Magic, tho latter well
up to windward, with small staysaii set. The Peer
less following after the Clio and the Azalea
a mile astcrn of the Magic. The second class
schooncrs had evidently gained by keeping in shore.
they had gained OH the Tidal Wave.
SECOND GLASS GAINING,
The latter tackled of the weather quarter OF the
Magic at H. iam:, and made a stretch to
at the time crossing the bows of the Peerless
and the Phantom stayed of the weather bow Of tho
At In. ISM the Magic was doing splendid work
and beating everything In her class in handsome
away away from the America aud Mistrai with.
out any apparent difficulty. The Mantle
the Vision following in her trail and the Kate some
miles behind. The Magic made a tack ut III. 2lm
and tackled again at H. 2'm; heading pretty well up
wake. At III. Som. the Peerless wasSli stretching
the bay on the port tack. with the little
Azalea eating up to wndward, off her weather quar-
ter. At III. ssnl the Vision tackled to the westward
and the Mantle followed directly after. of
weather qusrcf. Inc llua wave was DONG nanu-
somely, apparently closing up on the Phantom. and
the Magic clawing up to wIndward. oil the
weather quarter of the Tidal Wave.
AT III. J7m. sos, of the weather quarter Of
the Azalca. the Phantom running home
had her nanboom to port and set u stay
sail on the port side. The Tidal Wave had 10
make yhort tack in order to weather the lightshp.
stobd To the southwark at III. Som. 36s. lacking
again al lii. 4Sn. 3Os.. OIL the weather bow OF the
Magic The latter rounded the lightship Mt III. SON.
T.. NJ. followed by tho Tidal Wave at
In. 5Oli. 45s. p. NJ. The latter had to cross
the storm tho Magic. and then jb,d
her Iaain boom to port, winging out the
forely,om to starboard ana prepared to send up
balloon staysa Tho Magic got her staysai set
several minutes before the Tidal Wave. the latter
got the sheet fouled. The Tidal Wave gained 3m.
lis. on the Phantom on the beat from Kittle Cove
to the ghtship and the Magic gained Ism. 45s.
on the clio On the beat to windward, the Vixen
beat the Mistral handsomely ana the latter gained
considerably on the America. The Clio rounded the
nghship at III. I'm. 30s., followed by the Peerless
! IN. Am. 30s.. and Mantle 2h. 6ni. Vision 2h I'm.
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