The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-08

The wind new came very equity" from the land, and
the oimara reaching rapidly upon u 9nG Tne
| four English yachts were now staaahg ,oa "a
close under the island IN order dd 70 G noa.
trary tactics, keeping considerably Out W iee" aa
more in the strength of the tide but bringing ny a
good wind. At twenty-five minutes past Twelve VIZ
Aline or Dunnose having apparently run ITO
dead calm and both the Cambria anu G 20, th
Up w asf ad
ing them OF. At fortY-hve minutes past tweye .ie
Aline made long board to leeward ana tue oaA'''S
Condor ana Oinara followed suit. - a..
or ventnor, ffty-nve minutes past twelve the
Sappho caught nice breeze and was reacnmg .ae
leaders fast, the weather being extremely curious
no two Of the competitors having, to all appearance.
the same wind and tide. AT one O'CLOCK the Cambria
tackled and stood la for shore right across tue
Sannho,s bows. About minute later the Sappho
and Oimara also went about, the Aiine ana CONDOR
m holding on the af9 ps ~ Inc one Wss
standing close under Nentnor, and Just as she was
In the act Of going about an omlnous Crash was
heard forward and her enormous Jlbb00m came up
with convulsive jerk and snapped "ike o carroW
about foot from the cap, carrying with It Jibtop
sail and lib In one chaotic mass over the starb0ard
bow THIS browning catastrophe in the Sappho's
long chapter OF accidents OF course, put her hope
essly hors dc combat as not only was upwards OF q
under the bow, but the schooner, thus deprived OF
her head sails, was placed at q ruinous disadyan-
tage as compared with the Others, in the heat to
windward for ST. Catharines. The miship was the
more unfortunate as at the moment II occurred The
sappho was doing beautifully and holding her own
who deeply sympathiZed with by all on board IN
his misfortune, seemed confident that she would
make up her lost ground as soon as she got into the
"bubbler southwest Of the lighthouse.
The accident Itself was most remarkable as at the
time the wind was extremely light and the schooner
was put about as tendery as q baby The English
yachtmen on ard, US matter Of course laid the
whole blame OF the coatrete7nlos on ''fhat cursed
living jb;n but Captain Baldwin and Mr.. @. Bunker
the Sappho's experienced sailing MASTER We're or
opinion that the Jbboom must have been "sprung
by the collision with the Enchantress on Saturday
and the injury to the spar overlooked in the hurried
examination which took place while the schooner
was 10 dock Under these trying circumstances,
however, the only alternative was TO make q long
board out seward In the last hope OF the wind
eoutherlng, OF which there was every symptom at
the tlme so IS to enable The Sappho to fetch
ST. GATHERINGS without the necessity OF making short
tackS under the Shore in which the Sappho in her
crippled condition could have had no chance against
her opponents. This was accordingly decided on
and the schooner's head laid southwest In the mean
tune the TWO cutters had gradually crept away from
the Alne and Cambria and OF two O'Clock held
long lead, all four making succession Of short
tacks under the shore for st. GATHERINGS. ~ ~4~%
At thirty-eight minutes past two the Sappo went
and looked up well for the Needles the Omara and
Condor being at this point half way across Fresnwatcr
bay, hun down from the Sapphos deck and long
way ahead OF the schooners who were working up for
the Needles some distance to eeward OF the leaders.
At s:27 the Sappho was abreast OF st, GATHERINGS
about three and half miles astern OF the Cambria,
and at $3.50 she went about on the port tack the wind
having now freshened into fine, sashtng breeze and
the sea getting up. At z10 the SapphO tackled and
shaped her course straight for the Needles having
reached considerably upon the two English scboon-
ers in the last board. The Omara and Condor were
now sighted, both standing on the port tack, appa.
Aline and Cambria still holding on the opposite tack
some little distance asern and considerably nearer
the leaders than they were OF Freshwater. y
the Needles were weathersd IN the following order
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