New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-08
A HUNDRED YACHTS.
INVESTED BY A BRILLIANT FLEET.
NEw.LONDoN GAYLY DECKED WITH THE BUNT'
ING OF THE NETWORK YACHT CUBA
BLAZE OF LIGHT IN THE EVENING.

! BLAZE OF LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
New-London Aug. Special. This picturesque vii.
lage on the Thames Is crowded with yachtsmen oil
the New-York Yacht Club tonight. Half a thousand
or 80 were about early this morning, and the quiet
little town had a metropolitan air all day. The day
| was exceptionally fine and the terrace about John
IIacy's PequOt House, three miles below the village
afforded splendid vantage ground TO observe the III
coming pleasure craft The day broke on group OIL
about thirty magnificent yachts at anchor OIL ,no
Peluot House, and a score more were lying up inc
river and about Fort Trmbull. slight breeze s"op.
over the Sound and enabled host OF additional SAL
| 20 enter the rivers mouth. Steam yachts had their
| own way and the highest expectations OF the most
sangtne yachtsmen have been exceeded in the result
Seldom if ever before, Oh this side' has
such feet OF the best class OF pleasure
craft been gathered together. Nearly huhnrep sai
are I'm this harbor and more coming. Last year
record of nxty-sx vessels IS nowhere and the ayr
VAIN with enthusiasm. Nlnetytwo vessels at anchor
here represent about 200 amateur and professional
yachtsmcu and insure measure of gayety unusual III
American yachting The yachts here now are
steam yachts-Fedama Jean, Ladoga. Magnolia
Anita stranger Unquowa, Stella Radha, llalcyon mar
guerlte Corsair. Norma. Neaira, Narwahl Nereu'
Electra vedette yiscon, Wanda, Venture, Startling
Lurllne, oneida and Alva.
schoonels-Sachem, Curlew. Romona, Palmer, Alert
Estelle Montauk NOlseman Triton. Sea wien, Alan-
tic Constellation, MayfOwer, Grayling, DauntleSS'
varana, Oenonc Ialcycon, Intrepid Fortuna, Agnes
Tioga Ambas address Cavalier, Marguerite, IioquolS'
Clio rIarblngcr Ema Southern Cross, Azalea, Fear
less. Whim and Merlin.
Sloops and Enthusiastically BERTHE srs. Clara,
Fannie. Active. Amaranlha, sagcta, Nymph, Vandal,
isis Hldecam Iotawanna. Peri, TItania Narcn,
era ie Helen A. Empress. Marion Helen. Ma eueIetd'
Alice Pappoose Rhoda Auva Mile, Viola, Cinderella
Madcap PocahOntas and Katrina.
\ number more, among them the sloop Concord
and the Forbes schooner FIedons. expected be
fore morning not 10 speak Of fleet Of about twenty
yachts on their trip. OF all these yachts Will
not continue on the cruise, but most Of them Will 60
to Newport in the morning, and the popular summer
resort I'm Rhode Island will be called upon tomorrow
evening to receive over hundred yachts.
The flagship Electra, Commodore Elbridse T. Gerry
arrived here about o'clock, and was received with
deafening welcome OF ship artillery. The yachts
dressed ship, and the endless forest OF masis adorned
with gay coors formed picture Of dazzling splcndor
Immediately after the sunset gun this evening the
fleet decorated itself with many -colOred lights and
fireworks were set oil lavshy. Many yachts burned
cololed fires and the moon shed IT'S silver Hight over
the gstoniug waters. Tho lawn before the Peluot
House was illuminated with thousands Of japanese
lanterns, and the greensward fairly swarmcd with
the bright cooss of hundreds Of gayly attired yachting
women. \ ixoalrd gig made the round among the
fleet with fife and drum colps aboard, and the en-
lvenng music formed another feature Of the pleasure
of the evening.
NoW-London will be abandoned In the morning
The fleet will start for Newport about y a. NJ ana
thc sight of 100 yachts und.r sail none less than
thirty five feet on the watcrllne, will be one which
even Ncw-Londoncrs cannot fail to wonder at.
Tie course is laid through Fishers Island
sound and the passage Of tao fleet by
Mystic Island will make a brilliant spectacle. The
fleet Will be in fun view Of the people on Mystic
Island for about TWO hours. Ample provision has
been made ~ entertain the thousands who Will take
advantage OF this opportunity. military band con
cert will help out the day and prosac managers
have gone far combine the poetic sight OF Tho
yacht hcct with vulgat pig chase.
something mOic has been learned about the special
prLrs offered the cruise The four cups 10 Dr. gwen
by the Matthias Vineyard Association 10 the winners
OF the special handsome alail- made by Til
fanny. The pizc for the hr>t-cla,s schOun = Is
large embossed silver pitcher made Ia the Baltimore
style The sccOnd-class s-hJon'rs prize silver
pitcher OF different shape decorated with a broad |
pattern Will lie the prize for The first elias, sloopS,
and polished silver lOvecup' Will be given 10 the |
winner OF the second class sloOps.
The captains Of the yachts held meeting tonight |
hua,d the flagship Electra and formally reported |
their yachts 10 the commodore The bea itifu steam
archcd lctWecn tie masthead, and down ~ the bow
spirit and Another row OF inc audc-cent glO.es.
arranged about SIX inches apart liHcl the cdg OF the
awnings OF tie quarterback. Tire Electra In |
blaze OF white lght and vtib, for miles. the |
captains Endorsed the programme submitted by the |
Regatta Committee published IN The Tiibup3
"a week ago last sunday.