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NEW YOEK. 



CHARL'ST'N. 



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—The New York Yacht Squadron races commenced on 

 October 9th. A more lovely or beautiful day for yachting 

 could not have been selected. The arrangements on the 

 part of the regatta committee were all carried out with de- 

 cision and promptness, and the yachts in magnificent trim, 

 showed themselves the glorious living and animated be- 

 ings they professed to imitate. The prizes consisted of cups 

 and purses presented by Commodore Bennett. 



I. Cup of the value of $1,000, to be sailed for by schooner yachts be- 

 longing to any organized yacht club, from an anchorage off Owl's Head, 

 New York harbor, to and around the light ship on Eive Fathom Bank, 

 off Cape May, New Jersey, and return to Sandy Hook light ship. 



II. Three purses, of the value of $1,000, $250, and $250 respectively, 

 to be sailed for over the same course, upon the same day, and open to 

 the following classes of vessels hailing from any port in the Uunited 

 States: 



First — Pilot boats. 



Second— Working schooners of not less than twenty-five nor over 300 

 tons, old measurement. 

 Third — Schooner smacks. 



In this race the first vessel arriving at the winning post 

 to take a purse of $1,000; the first vessel arriving of each 

 of the other two classes to take a purse of $250. No class, 

 however, to win more than one parse. 



The Order of Starting.— The start was effected at 

 twelve minutes past three o'clock, from the stakeboat 

 off Owl's Head, and the time of the leading boats passing 

 the Southwest Spit was as follows : 



H. M. 



Yacht Clio 4 23 



Yacht Enchantress 4 86 



Yacht Alarm 4 28 



Yacht Dreadnaught 4 g.9 



Schooner Van Name 4 



Yacht Eva 4 



Pilot boat Mary E. Fish, No. 4 4 



Pilot boat Widgeon, No. 10 4 



Schooner Reindeer 4 



Pilot boat Thomas S . Negus, No. 1 4 



Smack Wallace Blackford 4 



Pilot boat James W. ElwelL No. 7 4 



Pilot boat Edmund Blunt, No. 2 ' 4 



Five yachts, two schooners, five pilot boats and one 

 smack contested in their different classes. The small yachts 

 Clio and Eva were on the east and west line oft Owl's 

 Head. The Dreadnaught, Alarm and Enchantress were on 

 a line fifty yards further up the bay, while the pilot 

 boats, schooners and smacks were lying side by side a little 

 above. Soon after three o'clock the signal was given to 

 start, and in an instant all sails were set, and they started 

 down the bav towards the Narrows. It was realty a 

 splendid sight, the sky a deep blue, the wind blowing a 

 fresh breeze and the yachts dashing along over the white- 

 top green waves; the tout ensemble was indeed charming. 

 The following is the order of passing buoy number eight 

 and one-half, just inside of Sandy Hook: The Clio at 4:24 

 P. M., Enchantress, Alarm, Dreadnaught; schooners Van 

 Name, Eva; pilot boats, Mary E. Fish and 'Widgeon; 

 schooner Reindeer, pilot boats Edmund Blunt and James W. 

 Elwell. After passing the buoy it was necessary to tack 

 twice in order to clear Sandy Hook, after which they had a 

 straightway course for the light ship off Cape May, ninety 

 miles distant. The boats passed the Highlands in the same 

 order that they did buoy number eight and one-half, ex-, 

 cept that the Eva again got ahead of the Van Name and the 

 pilot boat Negus passed the schooner Reindeer. By this time 

 the wind was well to the eastward, and the yachts were bowl- 

 ing along at a dozen knots an hour with the wind on the 

 port quarter, the little Clio leading in gallant style and be- 

 ing well to windward. 



The yachts, pilot-boats, schooners, and smacks contin- 

 ued on their course all night, the Enchantress rounding the 

 Lightship at lh. 57m. Several hours afterwards she fell into 

 the trough of the sea and was nearly meeting with a sad 

 accident. As it was she split her jib; but nothing daunted 

 she made her way back again, beating and tacking, and ar- 

 rived at Sandy Hook Lightship at 6 hours 12 minutes, win- 

 ning the $1,000 cup for yachts and making the entire dis- 

 tance, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, of about 247 miles, 

 in 39 hours. The balloon-jib of the Alarm and the staysail 

 of the Dreadnaught were out of order. Similar misfor- 

 tunes had occasioned slight delay to other yachts, and 

 nearly all had been obliged to reef their mainsails. Of the 

 pilot-boats, the Negus had taken the first place, witb the 

 Widgeon second, the Fish third, the Elwell fourth, and the 

 Blunt last. The race home was a "beat dead to windward" 

 and progress was necessarily slow. The Negus increased 

 the gap behind her. The Elwell overhauled and passed 

 the Fish, and bade fair to obtain soon a similar position 

 with relation to the Widgeon. The fishing smacks and 

 working schooners were not to be seen, but as there was no 

 interest in their race, it mattered little. The remaining 

 yachts were a long distance astern, and at about 8 A. M. 

 the wind died out completely and left nearly all the racers 

 becalmed within a few miles of the goal. The Negus had, 

 however, obtained a position favorable and drifted across 

 the line at 8:49:30 Saturday morning. It was 12:33:30 

 when the Widgeon crossed the line. The Fish did not ar- 

 rive till 7: 40 P. M. , and the Elwell's time was 8 :35. Then 

 came the yacht Dreadnaught at 8:38, and the remainder of 

 the fleet drifted about several hours longer before accom- 



plishing the few miles intervening between themselves and 

 the lightship. Of the working schooners the Van Name 

 arrived first, thus winning the $250 prize awarded to the 

 winning schooner. 



— The representatives of the Regatta Committee stationed 

 on Sanday Hook Lightship to time the returning vessels in 

 the great races, make the following report : — 



H. if. 8. 

 October 11— Enchantress 6 12 00 A.M. 



Thomas S. Negus 8 49 30 A.M. 



Widgeon 12 33 30 P.M. 



Mary E. Fish 7 40 00 P.M. 



James W. Elwell 8 25 00 P. M. 



Dreadnaught 8 30 00 P. M. 



Edmund E. Blunt 9 44 00 P.M. 



William H. Van Name.'. 10 52 00 P. M. 



Wallace Blackford 11 44 00 P.M. 



October 12— Clio 1 22 00 A. M. 



—The challenge of Mr. J. F. Loubat, owner of the En- 

 chantress, to Mr. A. B. Stockwell, owner of the Dread- 

 naught, to sail from Sandy Hook Lightship to and around 

 Five Fathom Bank Lightship and return, for the Cape May 

 Challenge Cup (now held by the Dreadnaught), was accept- 

 ed by the latter gentleman. Owing to the Dreadnaught's 

 splitting her sails, and receiving other damage in the late 

 ocean regatta, it will be imposible for her to compete for 

 the cup. The Enchantress will sail over the course and 

 claim the cup. 



— The Brooklyn Yacht club held their annual pleasure 

 sailing match and clam-bake on October 8th. Owing to 

 the genial kindness and princely hospitality of the popu- 

 lar Ex-Mayor Godfrey C. Gunther, the members and 

 friends of the club enjoyed themselves in right roj^al 

 style, at his marine residence, Unionville, Long Island. The 

 yachts Sophia, Tate, Qui Vive, Undine, Emma T., Sadie, 

 and Terrible, made a beautiful start from theclub house, 

 foot of Court street, under the command of Commodore 

 Jacob Voorhees, arriving at the anchorage opposite the 

 mansion in excellent order. The first yacht received a 

 prize pennant, vhich was won by the Sophia, and singular 

 to say, there was a prize for the last yacht, which was con- 

 ceded to the Emma T. The clam-bake, toasting, and 

 speeching-making lasted until five o'clock, and with many 

 thanks to the host for his cordial good fellowship and gen- 

 erosity, the yachts started homewards, and thus ended one 

 of the pleasantest parties that ever sailed out of New 

 York bay, and an elegant closing of the Brooklyn Yacht 

 Club season. 



— The New Jersey Yacht Club held their first autumn re- 

 gatta, on October 9th. The course was from a stake-boat 

 off the club house, Hoboken, to a stake-boat off Fort 

 Washington Point and return. As all the boats belonging 

 to the club are sloops, they were arranged as first and 

 second class sloops and cat-boats. The members were very 

 tardy as not more than one-half of the sloop owners were 

 on hand. At twelve o'clock the wind slackened a little, and 

 the yachts made all preparation for the race. They 

 were the first-class sloops Emily, D. Temple : Eugenie, J. B. 

 Sewall ; Vinnie, Capt. De Guion : Rover, Capt. Roselle ; 

 second class sloops, G. W. Dilks, Commodore Noble; 

 Charm, Commodore Ketckum; catriggers, Ripple, A. Hen- 

 nion; Julia, G. W. McMillan; Kitten, E. Vail; Sophia, R. 

 Havens. The signal gun was not fired until two o'clock 

 P. M. The Emily took the lead; the sea was running very 

 high, but none of the other yachts thought it safe to spread 

 much sail, and were running under reefed mainsail and 

 jib. The second and third class yachts got under weigh 

 from the anchorage at the firing of the second signal gun. 

 The cat-rigged boats were reefed as close as possible. The 

 wind died away at four o'clock, when the yachts were 

 about half way to Fort Washington. The Emily was 

 still leading a mile and a half and was forced to put about 

 owing to the lull in the wind; the rest of the yachts did 

 likewise, when they slowly drifted homewards. 



—The National Amateur Regatta of Philadelphia took 

 place on the Schuylkill river, on October 7th and 8th. The 

 wind and weather on the first day were very disagreeable, 

 making the water lumpy and unfit for t cull racing. The 

 first contest was a four-oared race to be rowed in heats, one 

 and a half miles and return, consisting of the following 

 clubs and crews: The Analostan, of Washington; the 

 Friendship, of New York; the Vesper, Quaker City, and 

 Crescent, of Philadelphia; the Nassau, of New York, and 

 the Argonauta, of Bergen Point, N. J. In the first heat the 

 Analostans of Washington and the Friendship of New 

 York got into line. At the start both crews took the water 

 together, the Analostans starting with a rapid stroke and 

 won the heat in 9 minutes 45 seconds. The Friendships 

 ran foul of a canal boat and upset, the crew swimming 

 ashore. In the second heat three Philadelphia clubs start- 

 ed—the Crescents, Vespers, and Quaker City. At the start 

 the Vespers were left behind, claiming they were not 

 ready, but eventually rowed over the course. The Quaker 

 City and Crescents fouled. After considerable time had 

 been spent talking, the umpire declared the Vespers distan- 

 ced, decided a foul against the Crescents, and ordered the 

 Quakers to row over the course. The third heat was be- 

 tween the Nassaus of New York and the Argonautas of 

 Bergen Point, N. J. The Nassau crew was composed of 

 Frank G. Brown, bow; Walker, No. 2; Montgomery, No. 

 3; and Oliver Johnson, stroke. The Argonauta crew was 

 Ed. Smith, bow; Walter Mann, No. 2; Stephenson, No. 3; 

 and Eldred, stroke. Night was now coming on rapidly, 

 and after a hard struggle the Argonautas crossed the line 

 three boats lengths ahead of the Nassaus in 8 minutes 16f 

 econds. 



The second day was beautiful and the water in excel- 



lent condition for making fast time. The first heat was 

 between Watts, of the Undine Club of Baltimore, Lavens, 

 of the Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania, and Blake, of the At- 

 alantaof New York. The heat was well contested, and 

 was won by Watts in 10 minutes 3 seconds, Blake and La- 

 vens coming in together about a boat's length behind 

 Watts. The course was the same as the day before — one 

 mile and a half, straight away. The second heat was 

 rowed by Dr. Withers of the Atalantas, and Edward Smith 

 of the Argonautas, Bergen Point. Mulroy, of the Scharf 

 Club, of Pittsburg, who was to row in this heat did not ap- 

 pear. This heat was won by Smith in 10 minutes 14 sec- 

 onds, beating the Dr. by twenty-nine seconds. The third 

 heat was a walk over for Pleasonton, of the Bachelors, of 

 Philadelphia, Courtenay, of the Union Springs not being- 

 able to procure a boat, and his own being unfit for use, 

 owing to the manner in which she had been hacked by 

 some ruffians on Monday night, who broke into the Vesper's 

 house. In the fourth heat Le Roy, of the Atalantas, Par- 

 sons, of the Riversides, of Rochester, and Myers, of the 

 Nassaus, contested. Myers won the heat in 9 minutes 38 

 seconds, beating Parsons by nine minutes. The man was 

 distanced. The final heat for four-oared shells was' next 

 rowed. The contestants were the Argonautas, the Analos- 

 tans, and the Quakers. This race was splendidly contest- 

 ed by the Baltimoreans and the Bergen Pointers, but the 

 Argonautas succeeded in carrying off the prize. The race 

 was won in 8 minutes and 36 seconds, the Analostans com- 

 ing in seven seconds later and the Quakers following thirty- 

 three seconds later. The four-oared race was succeeded by 

 the pair and double sculls. For this the Argonautas, the 

 Vespers and Crescents, both clubs of Philadelphia, strug- 

 gled for victory. The race was won by the Crescents, the 

 stroke of the Vespers falling in his boat from dizziness in 

 the head when the chances of winning were almost within 

 reach. The Argonautas had no chance from the start. 

 The day's sport terminated with the victors, who were vic- 

 tors in the trial heats, coming together. Myers, Watts and 

 Pleasonton were the competitors. Mj^ers won easily in 10 

 minutes 8£ seconds, Watts following in 10 minutes, 35 sec- 

 onds, and Pleasonton distanced. 



The prizes consist of a silver cup for the single sv. nil 

 race, a beautifully embossed fruit epergne for the double 

 scull race; but the gem is the challenge vase for the four- 

 oared race, which is a large boat-shaped cup with Neptune 

 and Victory emblematically carved on the prow and stern. 

 On either side is an accurate and elaborate representation 

 of a four-oared shell. Mr. Wilkes of the Spirit of the Times 

 gives an appropriate silver cup engraved and carefully 

 carved, of the value of $250. ■ 



— The New York Rowing Club will row a sculler's race 

 for the Leland Medal, on Saturday, October 18. 



— The Palisade and Vesper crews will run an eight-oared 

 barge race on the Hudson, at Yonkers, October 22d; dis- 

 tance, three miles straight away. 



— The Executive Committee of the Natioual Amateur 1 

 Rowing Association meet at the Astor House to-morrow 

 evening at 8 P. M. 



— James Ten Eyck has challenged William Scharff to row 

 at Peekskill on the Hudson, for $500 a side. W. Scharff 

 has accepted the challenge, and an early date will be selected 

 for the race. 



— The Logan four oared crew of St. John, N. B. have 

 challenged the Ross Foley crew of Halifax to row at either 

 place for $200 or $400 a side. 



— 1% was at one time a curiosity when fruit was bloomed 

 in fall, and generally it was attributed to a remarkably 

 open and moderate season. Now it is well understood 

 to be the result of the fall of the leaf before the time na- 

 ture had fixed for it in her ordinary course. It is on this 

 account that grape vines suffer so much from mildew, and 

 the pear from leaf-blight. The leaves injured so long- 

 before their proper time, the regular order of nature is in- 

 terferfed with, and either the flowering is too premature to 

 result in fruitfulness, or the general health is affected in 

 some other way. The good cultivator of fruit trees is 

 therefore very particular about the retention of the leaves 

 till late in the season, and neither caterpillars, blights or 

 mildews are allowed to operate if he can help it. — German- 

 town Telegraph. 



Rare Wines. — There are some wines which very fev, 

 people drink, not only because they are scarce and^dear, 

 but because, they have a smack that is not to the general 

 taste. Lacrima Christi is sipped by travelers at Naples, 

 but how many flasks of it do British cellars contain? The 

 white wine of Jurancon, sacred to the memory of the kings 

 of Navarre, and always loved by Henry the Fourth of 

 France, cannot be bought. Every drop is bespoken, years 

 before, by far-sighted Legitimist consumers. It is hard, 

 even at Vienna or Presburg, to buy one of those quaint bot- 

 tles, of white glass and bulbous shape, that hold an impe- 

 rial pint of imperial Tokay. It is dearer, bulk for bulk, 

 than any wine in the world. It is almost as strong ag 

 French brandy, almost as substantial as a syrup, and is in 

 fact only a very superior raisin- wine, luscious and cloying. 

 But it is a Porpherogenite, born to grandeur. Those who 

 grow the grapes are princes, whose Hungarian territories 

 are administered by prefects and councils, and those who 

 buy the wonderful wines are kings and kaisers, whose au- 

 gust demands leave only a handful of flasks to be scrambled 

 for by the outside public. So, in a less degree, with Prince 

 Metternich's Cabinet Johannisberg, monarch of Rhine 

 wines, the best of which scorns to find purchasers not com- 

 memorated in the courtly Almanac de Gotha, but pseudo 

 specimens of which, at about two napoleons a bottle, are to 

 be had at Rhineland hotels and Paris restaurants, in quan- 

 tities that would make a thoughtful man marvel at the fer- 

 tility of the few stony acres of the historical vineyard. — 

 All the- Year Round. 



