The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-11

hight W. N. W. breeze and east-gong tide, they
getting on evenly together, they had he wind
to the Noman dead on the mast and up went
Condor and Oimara big Working 0 topsaiIs
and balloon 1bs; Sappho, very smart setting
canvas and the first 70 wing sails, the resi- running
setting foretopsail. 1910, all balloon sails now SET
and a freshening breeze coming up, their positions
beng-Aline close in the island shore leading vessel
with Condor broad on port quarter; Cambria on
Condors port quarter; 0imara fine on Cambrla's
starboard quarter; Sappho in a straight line, with
Cambria quarter OF mile to the eastward and In
mid-channel. Sappho here commenced changing
sails which was afterward continued throughout
the day, ana 10 her manifest disadvantage. 1915,
the breeze light and bathing Sappnos bo1m foresaii
keeping out better In the dead run than he ugsais
OF Cambria and Aline-the latter had still her top
men CLUSTERED alolt, the topsails evidently not yet
shipshape. 1920, Sappho, who had sent down fore
topsail 10 wing sails now set 1t again, AID likewise
sent up squaretacked balloon mainto)mast stay
sail, and with jib topsai which reachel from fore
topmast head to jbboom end, had every available
stich set. Wind still light, but all making fair pro-
gress positions now being Aline and Cambria lead
ing vessels sailing neck and neck race. Condor
hanging ON Aline's weather quarter, with Oimara
OF tide steering straight course for the Norman
and In line with Condor-Gloriana VINO had pur,
astern OF Sappho. Condor and Oimara NAV have
set Jlb tOpsails with advantage, but no doubt
the compound fractures in the Ryde match were
not forgotten, and tOpmaSts could net be risked
at present-a formidable foe to tackle. 1880 Cam
bria, moving somewhat sluggishly ran down balloon
headsails aud set large working lb and stay SAIL the
light breeze was rather qpartering, DS5 OF W.
Quarantine buoys, Condor leading Sappho second
three-quarters of mile TO the eastward on Condor's
weather beam Aline about her length orer Condor's
tanral; Cambria and Oimara about fifty fathoms
astern OF Aline sailing along in centre ofthe five and
DoIn sailing last. HOO: Sappho Iibed booms to port
dipping maintopmast slaysail, but after sending it
up again. or Ryde Pier Aline had again passed into
first place, here leading Condor by II seconds Cam
bra third, Oimara fourth, Sappho last, the breeze
having again fallen lighter, but looking to windward
a dark curl on the water gave notice that the trot
would soon become galop. or Sturbrldge Olmara
first showed signs, as her balloon ib sheet began to
tug, and she soon stepped into third place. Condor
marked this, and her ballooner went into the sail
cabin, foresail and big working jib appearing in its
place, and the boom bed to starboard directly after
wards; Alne still running wing and wing, the rest,
with exception OF Condor, on sarboam tack, Sappho
coming Swimming along, but yet stern chaser.
Aline put cables length Of space between her rail
and COndors spider, while the latter shifted ibs aud
Cambria, while Oimara was performing similar ope-
RATION, took freshener and passed the big cutter,
tearing along like steam engine after Aline and
Condor, and getting into close quarters before the
last named got the same streak. Approaching the
fort the breeze had come out true and all gong
through the water about eight knots, the Noman buoy
being passed thua.-