Year: 1871

The yacht Virginia of the Jersey City Yacht Club
served sakebOat and anchored about COO yards
south Of the Central New-Jersey Railroad dock The
for Of first and second classes from
this point down between Bedoes and Ellis Islands to
and around Bouy No H. lower bay. thence home, keep
ing outside the Jersey flats. For the third class,
the same course TO and around stake-boat of
Bay Ridge, L. l.; thence around the lighthouse
and to the starting point this to be twice
sailed over Five prizes offered For the first class
third class, medal value s5, all for the first boat
cording To time allowance. There was also second
prize value at S25 the second boat of the third class
and challenge cuptO be taken by the first boat in either
of the larger classes, irrespective of time allowance


The boats ranged in line in the following order
and taken toward the Jersey shore: saus and Oceanic
Oriental, Jessie and Sherman, Kate, C0rsaiI, MOhe'
Comet and Twins.


sounded at 1885 and the yachts got good send under


strong southeastery breeze. Five minutes later the
tearing onward through the short chopped sea like
shoaf OF porposes the men clinging to the weather
sand.b9c ballast. The Oceanic led the Jessie by only


short distance, and the latter closely followed by
the salus and sperma4 in ru9Hing between he Islands
Brooklyn shore the Jessie and Sherman made Tor the
entrance Of the Red Hook breawaer and the Saus and
MOlie Twins Corsair and Kate made long stretch
for the Long Island shore and after several tacks when
near Bay Ridge the Moe led but the Comet at great
of capszing crowded past her just be fore turning
the stake-bOat The Kate having pursued "A somewhat
different route came bearing down between the two con-
tending boats and passed only one second later The





MOlie followed one minute afterWard, and the three
boats started on their way to the lighthouse.


The yachts were all sailing without tOpsas, and the
jessie TO escape the fOOdtde stood down inside the
breakwater of Red Hook and seeing that the venture
was attended with great success, the Sherman and
Oceanic adopted the same policy Having gone into
GOwanus Bay, nearly TO the Shore the Jessie got be-
Gained and the Sherman tried to pick her up, but
passing the Bay Ridge Dock she had only gained n
her antagonist since passing the bTeawater
The Jessie and sherman, after passing between Fort
Tompkns and the shore made several short acks down
along the of Gravesend Bay The Oceanic pursuing
different tactics about In the dead water behind
the fort and headed into the Lower Bay At 3:46 the
Sherman parted her peak hallards and so much time
was lost in repairing them to leave her far behind,
with al hope Of winning gone. The Oceanic bore down
buoy NO H. and passed at 42355, the leader by 20
seconds, The Jessie followed and II minutes later the
Orient The sherman had scarcely reset her sail before
the throat halliards gave way, totally disabling her.


After rounding the buoy the yachts doomed out their
jibs and squared away before the wind for the home
stakebOat The contest back possessed little general in
terest and did result in any relative change in the
positions OF the boats The tugbOat Roy which had
board the Commodore, Regatta Committee, and repor
ers after having followed the yachts the Lower Bay
to the NarTOw, left them astern and took up position
the judges boat The watchers had not long to wait,
for the first boat, the Oceanic coming
with every inch Of her canvas spread and speedily
swept across the line The following table gives the
official time


'yr-y., FIRST SECOND cIAss-sIART l:35.