Year: 1871

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Yachting ssason.


| The Inauguration last season by the Brook
lyn Yacht Club OF union regatta presented
| a new feature in yachting in our waters, and
most important one. Open as 1t was to the
yachts of all clubs, il became popular with all
| yachtmen, and excited among them an in
creased spirit OF rivalry to possess the largest,
| finest and fastest vessels that money and
art can procure. Witness the race for the
Queens Cup in our waters last summer. When
was there sight equal to it in our
bay? Business was in great measure sus-
pended to be present, every available steam
boat was chartered to bear the crowds of
people to view the contest between our mag
niicent vessels and the crack craft Of English
waters, and so it will be whenever regatta is
open to the vessels of all squadrons in which
so many Of our people feel al interest.
Thousands will so to be present at race
where there are SO many contestants, whereas
but few would feel sufficient interest to leave
business and other means of recreation to wit
| ness a regatta in which there may be but few
entries Of vessels, belonging to the members of
but one club.


The impetus given to yachting by the long
| and pleasant season Of last year has been the
means of adding largely to our magnificent
| feet Of yachts Thers has lately been
launched the schooner yacht Enchantress, the
| property of Mr.. George Lorillard one of our
most enterprising yachtsmen, who crossed on
the Vesta in the first ocean race, and after
wards in the Meteor, and who is scon to leave
| in his new and beautiful craft on an extended
cruise to the West Indies, the Azores and the
| Mediterranean. There are now building for
Captain Sauluels, Mr.. Louis Lorilard and Mr..
/ Frank Osgood, the former owner Of The famous
Magic, three beautiful schooners of tonnage
equal to the Sappho and Daunuess, all Of which
will be ready by next summer. These will
be important additions to our squadron, and
exciting times may be expected when the race
| comes off that is to decide their merits in
speed and seagoing qualities and here will be
an excellent opportunity for an open regatta
for a cup to be offered by the New York Yacht
Club. If this suggestion is carried out it will
draw together feet such as the world has
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foreign yachtmen, and doubtless will be the
means of drawing to our waters quite a num-
Der of their craft to compete for the prize thus
offered to the yachts of all nations. A number
of vessels are being constructed by Englishmen
in the hope Of beating their own champion
the Cambria-and they may be tempted,
| if successful against her, to come this side and
try once more to carry off the palm for speed.
| Every inducement should be held out for them
to do so, and we hope that the New York
Yacht Club will announce an open regatta as
the great feature of the next yachting season.


In English waters yacht races that are free
to all comers create more interest and excite
more attention than a mere club regatta.
They draw crowds to witness them, and they
become, as it were, a great marine Derby,
that is thought about, talked about and can
vassed with all the excitement that one wit
nesscs among the owners of or those inte-
rested in the favorites of the turf. Then when
the day arrives the tumult increases. All, Of
high and low degree, must be there to see; and
the going to and coming from the race, the con-
troversies among those who favored the win
ner and those who backed the unfortunates,


combined with speculation on future regattas,


improvements in model, changes Of rig, and


the many other matters appertaining to yachts


and yachting, all serve to render the day one


Of great interest and pleasure, even to those


who may not have carried Off the cup or won


bet. In former times English yachtmen con-


tended that our vessels were only fitted for


smooth water. The ocean races dispelled


that idea, and now they see many of our peo-


pie owning vessels on board of which they can


go with party OF friends, and cruise in all the


oceans Of the globe if they SO desire. With


what yachts we now possess, and those we


will have before the season commences, let us


arrange for great open regatta to come off


next summer, to see if the experience of last


year has accomplished anything to give us addi-


tonal speed or increased fitness for bad weather


at sea.


Message of the Governor of Massachusetts.


The annual address of the Governor of Mas
sachusetts to the General Court" is always