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■with capital weak-fish bait. The water was perfectly clear, 
and for full ten feet down, we liad a view of all that was 
transpiring. The first cast was followed by a strike, away 
went the fish for full thirty yards, followed by at least 
twenty others of equal size. It was a most exciting scene. 
Bringing the hooked fish up on a round turn, we brought 
him towards the boat, his mad companions dashing wildly 
around him, either eager to rescue him from his toils, or 
desirous of taking the remaining bait. Suspecting the lat¬ 
ter, I played him awhile, when one of the followers seized 
the bait, and then I had two three pound fish to manage, 
with only a small rod and a light line. The boatman was 
wild with excitement; he had seen thousands of these fish 
captured with hand lines, but never with a rod and reel. 
Frantically appealing to me to land them, I at length com¬ 
plied, and much to his surprise and relief, they were soon 
floundering in the barrel. 
The sport continued for some time, when a change of the 
tide stopped the biting and we returned to Atlantic City 
with the first catch of weakfish seen there for many a day. 
feome seven or eight other boats came on the ground after 
our arrival, but as they all fished with hand lines, they were 
rewarded with sea bass, porgies and black fish, but no 
squeteague. 
Just here let me mention an interesting fact. Brigantine 
Shoals, as you are aware, are covered with the remains of 
vessels wrecked there in years gone by. Sailing over these 
wrecks, or drifting over them rather, we saw hundreds, 
yes thousands, of magnificent sheepshead, black fish, sea 
bass and weakfish playing over and around them, as in¬ 
different to the presence of the boat suspended over them, 
as though it were a passing cloud. We tried them with 
tempting bait, but in vain. They gracefully resisted all 
our allurements, rubbing their noses and tails against our 
lines and baits, but refusing to bite. It w r as tantalizing to 
be sure, but as there was no remedy for it, we had to con¬ 
tent ourselves with feasting our eyes upon the splendid 
fellows swimming around so independentlyjamong the debris 
of the wrecked vessels-. 
A. M. S. 
oating. 
All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no 
later than Monday in each week. 
HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 
Date. 
Boston. 
New York. 
Charleston. 
H. M. 
H. M. 
H. M. 
July 2.... 
1 41 
10 26 
9 41 
.July 3. 
2 28 
11 11 
10 28 
July 4. 
3 14 
11 59 
11 14 
July 5... 
4 2 
eve 49 
eve 2 
July 6. 
4 55 
1 42 
0 55 
July 7. 
5 51 
2 37 
1 51 
July 8. 
6 51 
3 38 
2 51 
Tns Ladies’ Regatta op the New Yacht Club. —We 
were sorry to see so little enthusiasm manifested by the 
members of the New York Yacht Club, in regard to this 
new event, which we hope will become an institution in 
the Club. To us it seems to possess many advantages, in 
addition to giving the ladies a most enjoyable sail. Many 
yacht owneis contend that they do not enter their vessels 
in races, from the fact of the trouble and expense entailed 
—hauling out, balloon sails, additional hands, and the 
damage to the internal fittings from the stowing anchors 
and all weighty articles below. That these are very valid 
reasons there can be no doubt, but why is it, when a race 
is offered them without any one of these objections, and a 
race which it seems to us is fully as great an honor to win 
as one of the other species, that so few boats are entered ? 
Last Thursday’s entries comprised only ten yachts of all 
classes, out of which nine started, viz: 
Inditing and 
FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SCHOONERS. 
Name. Owner. Area, Cubic feet. 
Tidal Wave.Mr. W. Yoorhis . 9 152 16 
Idler..Mr. S. J. Colgate. 7 944 84 
Magic... 
Cornelia 
Comet.. 
Clio_ 
SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SCHOONERS. 
Mr. W. T. Garner. 5 077 59 
Dr. Vondy. 2 659 94 
Mr. W. T. Langley_ Not measured. 
Bradhurst& Asten.... 3 728 52 
SLOOPS. 
Vision.Mr. J. J. Alexandre_ 2 544 75 
Vmdex.Mr. D, Center. 3 258 91 
Egeria.Mr. Stnrges. 1 42J 32 
The day was fine, and at the opening of the race a nice 
breeze was blowing from the soutli’ard and west’ard. The 
Committee and representatives of the press were on board of 
the Madeline, from which the starting signals were given. 
The course was the usual one, and the prizes the amount 
of the entrance fees in each class. At ten minutes past 
eleven the second gun from the Madeline announced the 
time to cross the line, and the yachts having a margin of 
ten minutes to get over, passed in the following order: 
Name. jj. M. S. 
Cornelia. 11 12 49 
Egeria. 11 14 54 
Tidal Wave. 11 14 54 
Clio. 11 15 so 
Comet. 11 16 31 
Name. H. M. S. 
Idler. 11 16 38 
Magic.11 17 58 
Vision. 11 18 50 
Vindex. 11 22 14 
The Tidal Wave soon took the iead, and began opening 
the gap between herself and the Idler, which in her turn 
had taken second place. There were few other changes in 
position until after the Southwest Spit had been rounded 
and the yachts headed for the Light Ship. Here the wind 
pegged out slightly, and the Comet going wonderfully 
well in the light wind passed the Idler and became second 
boat; she perceptibly hauled on the 1 Madeleine too, who, 
in the mean time, had come down through the Sound 
channel to take the time of the yachts at the different 
turning points. As the Tidal Wave approached the Light 
Skip, the wind died out completely for a short time, when 
she got a puff from the eastward, which compelled her to 
flatten aft her sheets; however, after one stretch, she 
rounded the Light Ship and started for home, the other 
yachts meanwhile having lost their wind, waited for it, 
and naturally got it again from the old quarter. The Idler 
had meanwhile crawled to windward of the Comet; the 
Magic led the second squad, composed of the Vision, Clio, 
Cornelia and Egeria, the Vindex to the soutli’ard of them, 
and coming down fast. The time of rounding was as 
follows: 
Name. 
Tidal Wave. 
Idler. 
Comet. 
Magic. 
Vision. 
H. M. S 
1 22 18 
1 47 13 
1 47 36 
1 50 04 
1 50 59 
Name. 
Clio. 
Vindex. 
Cornelia 
Egeria.. 
If. M. S 
1 51 12 
1 53 05 
, 1 53 53 
. 1 54 54 
From here on to the home stake boat the wind was 
light and there was little variety. The Tidal Wave sailed 
as she has done in every race this season, in the most 
splendid manner. The Comet also sailed marvelously 
well, and the Vision had her own day. There was too 
little wind for the Idler and Vindex to show any sailing. 
The race was finished as follows : 
Arrival. Actual time. 
• Yacht. If. M. S. II. M. S. 
Tidal Wave. 4 33 16 5 18 22 
Comet. 4 46 29 5 29 58 
Vision... . 4 54 32 5 36 17 
Magic. 4 58 14 5 40 16 
Idler. 4 59 38 5 43 00 
Clio. 5 16 28 6 00 38 
Vindex. 5 24 06 6 01 53 
Cornelia... 5 45 00 6 32 12 
Egeria. Not timed. 
The Tidal Wave therefore wins in the first class schoon¬ 
ers, the Comet in the second class schooners, and the Vision 
in the sloops. 
A Rapid Run. —The schooner yacht Idler, Rear Com¬ 
modore S. J. Colgate, of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club, on 
her trip to Newport, last week, sailing outside Long 
Island has, we believe, accomplished the quickest time 
between Sandy Hook, and Fort Adams, Newport, on 
record. Leaving the Battery at midnight, she worked 
down the Bay and through tiie Narrows against a strong 
flood tide, hauling up on her course to the eastward at 111 . 
41m. A. M. There was a strong breeze from the north¬ 
west, veering more to the north on the following morning, 
giving her the wind just abaft the beam until she 
rounded Montauk Point, where of course it was necessary 
to trim.aft. She carried during the greater part of the run 
double reefed mainsail, whole foresail, fore stay sail and 
jib. 
Fort Adams was passed at 3h. 12m. P. M., making the 
time elapsed just thirteen hours and thirty-one minutes, 
and an average speed for the whole distance of ten and a 
half knots. 
—The Corinthian Race for sloops, full particulars of 
which has already appeared in the columns of the Forest 
and Stream, bids fair to he a most interesting event. 
Although the practice of Corinthian sailing was first intro¬ 
duced in this country by the Seawanhaka Yacht Club last 
summer, this race of to-morrow will be the first in which 
our large sloops have ever contended. We trust it wont be 
the last, and that Corinthian sailing may become as popular 
here as it now is in England. Nor is there any reason why 
it should not, unless we confess that as sailors we are 
infeiior in pluck, skill and endurance, to our cousins 
across the water. The lists for entries will continue open 
until 2 o’clock this afternoon, (July 2d,) and the race will 
take place to-morrow over the course of the Seawanhaka 
Yacht Club, from Oyster Bay. The entries up to the pres¬ 
ent time are as follows: Addie,,Mr. II. L. Roosevelt; Alert, 
H. Vail; Anna, Mr. Cummings; Vindex, Mr. R. Center; 
Vision, Messrs. Alexandre; Ida, Mr. Crocker; Kate, Mr. 
Lawrence; Qui Vive, Mr. Clapham; Helena, Mr. Flint; 
Kaiser Wilhelm, Mr. Greenleaf. 
—The Oceanic Yacht Club of New Jursey, held its 
annual regatta on Monday, the several contests being open 
to the yachts of other clubs. -There were nine yachts 
entered, and these were divided into three classes. The 
distances to be sailed were about twenty-five, twenty and 
fifteen miles, respectively. The first and second class 
yachts carried jib and mainsails, and the smaller yachts 
were all cat-rigged. The Brooklyn was awarded the Union 
prize in the first class. There was no club prize, as there 
were no club boats entered. The Emily P. won the Union 
prize in the second class, and the Tough won the Union 
prize in the third class, and the King the Club prize. 
—A Union Regatta, under the auspices of the Perth 
Amboy (New Jersey) Yacht Club, will take place on the 
Fourth of July, open to all jib and mainsail boats not ex¬ 
ceeding thirty feet at the .water-line. There will be two 
classes. First class, 25 to 30 foot boats; prizes, $100 and 
$50. Second class, boats under 25 ft., prizes $75 to $30. 
Course twenty-one miles, around great Kills buoy and re¬ 
turn. Time allowance, two minutes to the foot. Entrance 
money payable to Mr. Evan Thomas, Treasurer, 24 Broad¬ 
way, N. Y., before noon, July 3d, or at the Raritan Bay 
Club House, Perth Amboy, N. J., before 9 P'M. same 
day. Entries must be made in writing, stating name and 
length of boat. Copies of the sailing regulations will be 
furnished boat captains on application, and a diagram of 
the course will be posted at the Raritan Bay Club House. 
By order of the Committee. 
—Mr. Geo. Barclay Ward’s yacht Aida, of which we 
gave a detailed description recently, has been shipped on 
the steamer Erin for London. Our readers will vy r atch with 
considerable curiosity the result of her encounters with the 
English twenty tonners. 
—The steam yacht Mermaid, Mr. J. Buchanan Henry, is 
now lying off Stapleton, Staten Island, having accom¬ 
plished her first voyage, viz, from Philadelphia to New 
York, outside, in twenty-two hours. 
—The schooner yacht Eva, Mr. E. Burd Grubb, has been 
on the ways at Red Hook for repairs to her centre board. 
—The Wanderer, since her sale, has rapidly been fitting 
out at City Island, and we will soon have the pleasure of 
seeing that beautiful boat once more in commission. 
Shifting Ballast. —At a special meeting of the Dor¬ 
chester Yacht Club., held June 19th, at the Club House, 
Commercial Point, the rule prohibiting shifting ballast was 
stricken out of the sailing regulations by a very close 
vote. This action is much regretted by many of the most 
influential and most thorough yachtmen in the club, and it 
is feared that some of the best yachts will be withdrawn 
on this account. Already four yacht owners have inti¬ 
mated that their resignations would be sent in at an early 
date. Hitherto the Dorchester Yacht Club has enjoyed an 
uninterrupted flood of prosperity; its regattas and cruises 
have always had large numbers of yachts in attendance, 
but for the iuture the prospect is not so encouraging. 
Howe.ver, it is to he hoped that seeing the error of their 
way, recreant ballast heavers will reconsider their rash 
movement, and that the Club will once again take its place 
in the foremost ranks of those that encourage the best 
interests of yachting. 
It is Avorlliy of note, that in the regatta of the 20th inst., 
the yacht owned by one of the most prominent advocates 
of sand bags, was beaten badly by a smaller boat that 
under the old regime was scarcely ever able to come to the 
front, and many of the yachtmen are curious to know how 
such a result comes about,, for of course if under the old 
rule neither of the boats shifted ballasff. they now sail on 
the same equality as before. 
It would seem that in respect to the ballast question, we 
should be safe iu following the example of the English 
Clubs; they have tried shifting ballast much longer than 
we, and finally given it up. When the English yachts, 
with their extreme narrowness and consequent want of 
initial stability, decide to abolish shifting ballast, it is 
obvious that we with our yachts of extreme beam and 
enormous natural stability, can not want shifting ballast 
on the score of safety. It is only the “jockey interest” in 
the Clubs, that desires to reduce the sport to the level of 
professional horse racing, boating or base ball, that 
advocates this pernicious method of sailing. This 
“jockey interest” is also opposed to owners sailing their 
own boats, and insists upon the privilege of hiring pro¬ 
fessional skippers, being determined to win the prize at 
any cost, (of money and hired brains,) caring nothing for 
the advancement of the true interests of yachting, or the 
encouragement of skill on the part of yacht owners. 
City of Boston Sailing Regatta. —The following is 
a list of entries made up to Monday noon for the sailing 
regatta to take place July 4t.h in Boston harbor, off City 
Point, under the auspices of the city, the prizes for which 
were published in our last issue:— 
FIRST RACE. 
Boat. 
Length on 
Water 
line. 
1 
Owner. 
Rig. 
Keel or 
Centre ooatd. 
Where 
from. 
Fearless. 
54 ft. 3 in. 
E. P. Phillips. 
schr. 
|C. B. 1 
Swampscott 
Boston. 
Phantom. 
71 ft. 
W. W. McField.... 
schr. 
keel. 
Edwin Booth... 
Thomas Cooper. 
schr. 
'keel. 
Boston. 
Florence. 
.... 
William C. Fowler.. 
schr. 
keel. 
Boston. 
Et.tie. 
Tartar. 
38 ft." ‘ ‘ 
E. G. Martin. 
W. B. Hastings. 
schr. 
sl’p. 
keel. 
C. B. 
Boston. 
Boston. 
SECOND RACE. 
Clytie 
Sea View . 
Elsie. 
John Bunyan.. 
Lillie. 
Gypsey. 
White Cap. 
Albina. 
Naiad Queen... 
Osceola. 
Geal. 
Eva. 
Starlight. 
Spitfire. 
Mary Ellen.... 
Van'itas. 
Sparkle. 
Patience. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 
ft. 
ft. 
ft. 
ft. 
ft. 16^ in. 
ft. 
ft. 1 in. 
ft. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 4 in. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 9 in. 
ft. 6 in. 
ft. 
A. H. Meredith. 
Charles Shepard.... 
H. M. Martin. 
B. McLaughlin. 
J. R. White. 
W. II Howe. 
J. Malcolm Forbes.. 
W. A. Devine. 
E. Kilner. 
H. Schellenger. 
W. McCormick. 
A. W. Bangs. 
Fred Wright. 
J. Winnett. 
W . S. Lord. 
Francis Clarke. 
A. A. Lawrence. 
Geo. W. Lawlor_ 
TR1RD RACE. 
sl’p. 
schr. 
schr. 
sl’p. 
jsPp. 
sip. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
schr. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
,81’p.* 
isi’p. 
schr. 
cat. 
schr. 
C. B. 
keel, 
keel. 
C.B. 
C.B. 
C.B. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel, 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel, 
keel, 
keel. 
keel. 
C.B. 
| keel. 
Boston. 
So. Boston. 
Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
Quincy P‘t. 
Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
E. Boston. 
Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
Salem. 
Boston. 
Cha ’stown 
Boston. 
Uncle Moses... 
21 ft. 
Agnes. 
22 ft. 3 in. 
Gertrude. 
21 ft. 
P nffir 
May. 
18 ft. 6m. 
Niagara. 
22 ft. 6 in. 
Fannie. 
21 ft. 3 in. 
Clyde. 
23 ft. 
Cycla. 
23 ft 6 in. 
Ruby. 
19 ft. 
Mabel. 
13 ft. 2 in. 
Fearless. 
20 ft. 
Ripple. 
22 ft. 2 in. 
Gamecock. 
25 ft. 
Olive. 
24 ft. 6 in. 
Stella. 
20 ft. 
Queen Mab.... 
21 ft. 
Louise. 
22 ft. 4 in. 
Bull Bow. 
19ft. 4in. 
Sunbeam. 
24 ft. 1 in. 
Unique. 
19 ft. 10 in. 
Kate. 
20 ft. 
White Wing... 
21 ft. 6 in. 
Bessie. 
18 ft. 
Unknown. 
22 ft. 
Truant. 
17 ft. 6 in. 
C.II. & T.E.Dolbear 
E. P. Adams. 
Joel Tuttle. 
J. G. Lanning. 
C. F. Gorman. 
Arthur L. Dean_ 
Walter L. Dean_ 
Lutted & Hatch.... 
H. R. Smith. 
Q. W. Preston. 
J. N. Roberts. 
J. A. Woodward... 
C. D. Macomber... 
J. Boyle. 
J. Roach. 
D. E Brvant. 
M. J. Kiley. 
J. W. Donovan_ 
Andrew Jackson.... 
W. S. Nickerson... 
J. M. Stuart. 
Thos. Scott. 
Bartlett & White... 
F. A. Taylor. 
C. H. Biinham. 
Geo. L. Ilall. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
cat. 
sl’p. 
N’pt 
N’pt 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
cat. 
cat. 
cat. 
cat. 
schr. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
cat. 
sl’p. 
schr. 
sl’p, 
cat. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
sl’p. 
cat. 
cat. 
keel. 
keel, 
keel, 
keel. 
C.B. 
C.B. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel, 
keel, 
keel. 
C.B. 
keel. 
keel, 
keel, 
keel, 
keel. 
Boston. 
So. Boston 
So. Boston 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
Chas ’town. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
E. Boston. 
So. Boston. 
Very few entries have yet been made for the rowing re¬ 
gatta. It is not usual for them to enter until within a day 
or two of the race. 
—A spirited four oared race, between the Argonaut.as and 
Buffalos was rowed on the Kill von Kull, on Friday after¬ 
noon, resulting in a victory for the Argonautas by about 
two lengths. The race was for three miles, from off the 
wharf at New Brighton to a stake-boat off the light-house 
on Shooter’s Island. The crew of the Argonautas con¬ 
sisted of Edward Smith, bow; Walter Man, 2d; Benj. 
Stephenson, 3d; Fred C. Eldren, stroke. The crew of the 
Buffaloes consisted of Charles W. Baldy, bow; John N. 
Dorr, 2d; John B. Green, 3d; Charles E. Dunbar, stroke. 
A severe rain squall prevailed during the race, which 
somewhat interfered with the time made, which was 
16 minutes 46 seconds, the Buffaloes being 8 seconds 
behind. 
—We were pleased to receive a visit at our office, from 
Charles F. Yose, Esq., President of the Halifax Rowing 
Club. Mr. Yose came to New York for the purpose of 
selecting a referee for the approaching race between Brown 
and Scharff. This race, an International one, will take 
place on the Connecticut River, at Springfield, Mass., on 
July 8 Brown is already in training in the vicinity. 
Since the contest between Hamill and Brown, it will be 
the most important race of the last few years. 
—On June the 27th, a single scull race, which turned out 
to be one of the closest and most interesting of the season, 
took place, on the Charles River, between Plaisted and 
Ahern. Distance two miles. Won by Plaisted, who was 
two seconds ahead of Ahern. Time of the two miles, 15:36. 
—The great three mile race for single sculls, $500 a side, 
between William Scharff, of Pittsburgh, and James Ten 
Eyck, of Peekskill, rowed last Thursday, resulted in a 
victory for Ten Eyck. The betting on the previous day 
had been two to one on Scharff, and the result must have 
astonished many people. There was quite a breeze blow¬ 
ing and the water was rather rough, or the race might have 
terminated differently. Ten Eyck took the lead at the 
start and kept it for about a quarter of a mile, both men 
pulling about thirty-four strokes a minute. Scharff now 
spurted, and the Pittsburgh boat shot ahead and kept the 
lead all the way to the stake boat, which she turned ten 
seconds before her opponent. On the return, it became 
evident that Scharff’s boat had shipped considerable water, 
and although he pulled pluckily on the last quarter of a 
mile, Ten Eyck, in a magnificent spurt passed him, and at 
the finish was in advance about four lengths. The follow¬ 
ing is the summary: 
Peekskill, June 25, 1874.—Single scull race, one and a 
half miles and return, for $500 a side. Judges, James 
O’Neil and William Coates. Referee, Benjamin F. Brady 
