Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-11
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VOL. XII -: NO 81


The race between the three New sYork
boats has ended, BY tho henrietta b&sti,,~
the other two. All these bosts were owS-
ed IN New York city and each put up .
purse Of, LOCO, the winning boat u I,sys
the whole amount Of the stakes. The FOL.
lowing is the first news Of the completion
OF the Face. 1t Is a remarkable short .pns.
sage for the time of ycav:-- 81 "a
The Tribune Of Dec. nth. gave the fcl-
lowing accot,nt Of the vessels - E. (, "a.
To-day tho three yachts-yesta. Henri.
eta aud lectwimg-cOnilnerce their pro.
posed race ACROSS the Atlantic. The yes.
sells have been completely overhxuled aud
lifted up for the coalteaf, and have beeu
placed under experienced commanders for
tho trip. The vesta, owned By Mr.. Pierre
LorrillArd, has been launched about seven
months. and is MI -t,lns burden. Her
length Of keel 10 98 feet, and Of deck lO6
feet. She Is built Of white oak, wllitc ckesf.
nut, hack'natack and locust. She has n.
ready come of victor In TIVE Ocsa All match
es, having beaten the Henrietta and tho
haleyon. For the present trip her boon,
mas been shortened six feet, aud Il Eet
have been taken off her main boom. Shn
has had u new bowsprit fitted In her: her
rigging Is new throughout; she has new
SUIT OF sails. and has on bourd spare soi.
also new. In addition to heavy weather
sails. She will be steered by patent
wheel apparatus, ahd has spare fjIlers.
which eau be fitted to her rnaitler hesd.-
She will be in charge Of Captain aud SAIL
inS-master. George Dayton. The Hcnrios.
:" u owned by ). u. Bennett, jr. She ls Z
keel boat Of 2O5 tuns burden. Her bow.
spirit has been shortened l8 inches. and
ieet nave been taken from her msin boom,
and feet from her lower mast. She ~
entire new rigging. and has besn lifted IN
with great care. being furnished viii, eys-
rythlng that would add to her comfort. Sc
curly Or speed. She has new r,,Lsier.
ana Is TO beAsteercd by u pa.ent screw
wheel, but carries snare tiltere for nae In
case of accident. She is Commanded nv
Capt. .. Samuels. The Fleetwinx Ia tks
property Of Mr.. Geo. A. O.goo,i. Sl,u IL =
Keel boat ot 2l2 tuns burden, with n fssk
beam; depth Of hold 10 feet, and length o.
ueck iU0 1eet. Sho was built about tsn
months ago and has undergone but little
aiteratlol Tor the present trip. She has
an entire new set Of spare sails, and has
been partially furnished with new xsnv
OF rigging, and alLextra slroul. She viii
pc steered ny pafent wheel which, cau In
replaced by a tiier. =
Ihe match Is looked upon with great IN
Iterest by yachting men, and from the rep
utation 0f the vessels Engaged in the eo,,.
test, and the prize stakud upon. it is culc,,.
lated to arrest the attention Of others b.
sides.
SorTHAxProS. Dec. ga. N. The
Yacht Henrietta arrived at the Needles. or
ooWes' at D 10 last evening. The Fleet
wing at two O'Clock and the vesta at q 40
this morning. The Board of Admiralty
gave orders that every facility should be
rendered the yachts by the officers on duty
IN the English Channel. The members Sf
the Royal Yacht Club extended a NM Dntfi.
cent and cordial reception to the crews.
COWEs. Isle of Wight, Dec. rs. The
yacht Henrietta passed the Needles on the
westerly end of this island this afternoon
at 10, winning the Atlantic yacht race
Neither OF her competitors has vet been
heard from. The Henrietta is now anchor.
ed IN southampton Channel. opposite the
the unprecedented time Of IL days and ~
hours. In the niean time all on board are
safe and Well. We lost sight OF the Fleet
wing and Ncsta on the night after we start.
Ell, and have not seen either of them since.
The f!c"tHing took the course to the north
and the Nesta That to the south of that TAX
en- by the Hcnrictta-wcst Of the regular
steamer track-tl,e whole distance.
During the first seven days Of the pas.
sage we had cold. rough weather, with al.
Itcrnatc rain, hail and snow. and sq,lally,
with winl from the west The Henrietta
was received with cheers. on passing Nee.
dies. Capt. browne. Secrctary of the Roy.
al acht Club, came on board and offered
the hospitality Of the club to the party. 4
pnl lie dini.cr to the yachts men Is pro-
posed. 5.@7-'- -.
CowEs. Isle of Wight. Dee. 2cth. III.
FleetwlnS and ycsta arrived early this
morning: The former had rough pas.
sage. Six. scamen We're washed Oft the
bowsprit, While furlins the jib, in u gale.