The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-01-18
Particulars of the YacM Race.

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The London Times of DeccHaber 9th.
publishes detailed account of the yacht
Henrietta. Up to the 10th ult., when oH
the Grand Banks, the weather was heavy,
but the yacht ran easily before the wind
On tie 18th, id severe gale, she was COM
PEELED to heavc to; but before noon the
next day the wind had lulled, and the yacht
again started off briskly. She had no fur
ther difficulty The events of the last dny
Of the race are thus described:
"The excitement in regard to the race
now reached fever heat. Ai joaes aud sto-
ries became stale, and nothing was taiked of
but yachts aud time end wind, and the pro-
liabilities and possibilities of tho contest
IN every distant vessel we saw a. Fleetw1ng,
every star near the horizon was TRANSFORMED
into the Vesta's signal light. AN ?. NJ.
we were on soundings at IL, midnight, OH
Cane Clear. Thus the next morning, Dec.
oath, found us in the chops OF the Chain
mel. hoping to eat our Christmas dinner at
Cowes. 1t was murky, toggy. dark.
damp, disagreeable morning, aBd even at
noon it vas impossible to take a solar OBJ
-servation but 10y dead reckoning we had
made one hundred and seventy-two miles.
The carpenter who had given us ene sensa-
ton by discovering spurious ieaa, now
treated US to another by announcing that the
Fleetwing was in sight. Everybody claal,-
bered on deck. Binnacular glasses, eye
glasses, spectacles and telescopes were bro
to bear upon the imaginary yacht, which
was soou made ont TO be an English top
| sail schooner, bousd the other way. lu-
dignation followed excitement, and both
! quickly merged into e hearty iangh.' Near-
| ing the land of Christmas carols and Dick
ems upon Christmas eve, 1t was lmpoSSlbli
to 90 to rest. After a very late dinner, We
| had our Christmas soIsys and stories;
among the former was cstty composed III
honor ut the Henrietta, an@sung to the ia
| miliar air of Sweet Eyelinss:
| ''While these festivities were ~ progress
we had made the Sicily IslanG lights ut
| - p ~ The current drifting us to lee
ward, we started south south east for an Of
ting aud passed the islands Handsomely,
| having made no tack since we lett New
York, and having varied only eleven miles
| from the straight line between the two
points 30 admirable landtaif reflected
! great credit upon Captain Samut's. Al 5
| O. clock A. NJ, We passed the Llzeiu light,
going knots an hour steadily, The Hen
rietta, like a well jockeyed race hofsc, re-
serving her best pace for the finish. Run.
ming close into the bold coast We Sightct
| the Eldystone, Start Point and Portland
Hill, and l2:4O Z. NJ, on Christmas day,
took on board Cowes pilot. a heaititr
cheer never rent the air than that which
greeted the pilots announcement that 10
other American yacht had passed up.the
channel The race seemed won, and a sud-
den blaze of sunshine lit up the chalk cliffs
of Old England in silvcry glory; 1t was like
an illumination of wei lcome,
Under every stitch OF canvas, with ever
her staysail set, and with her racing flag
and Yacht Club ensign pioudly floating on
the stiff breeze, the Henrietta dashed up
the Needles, and Messrs. Jlrome ant!
Knapp, the judges for the Fleeswing and
the Vesta, decided that all the conditions
had been strictly complied with, down wcrC
the racing flag aud the private signal Of Nj.
Bennett took its place. IA tie yacnt
turned up the channel to CoWes the lan
shut out the wind, and like one who ha-
finished long and toilsome task, the bra>.
little yacht slackened her speed and foatc
leisurey along. Her blue lights and rock
cts announced her arrival here, after having
/ crossed the Atlantic to the Isle Of Wight il
, the unprecedented time OF thrteeu days
twenty-five hours and tortysix ininutcs
meantime, and that without having carried
away any of her light sails or spars, or evcI
. so much az a shred oi, canvas or strand @
i rope.