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

The hustle at the Ledge buoy was the feature and
browning point Of this memorable race, and will be
ing man who was fortunate enough to be present
Sheets were now nat art and all held their reach
or on a9s for % Three minutes
went, but was soon replaced, Oimara mean
while forereaching, and eating the American
mast staysail aloft, which kept the mantopsail
lifting making it backsail instead Of propelling
power; the topsail was soon afterwards lowered
and then replaced by smaller one; jib topsail low
cred and then reset in fact for the first half hour
after passing Bembridge buoy this perpetual shifting
and resettng sails was INDUCED in, but all to no
purpose, the superiority OF the English vessels both
in canvas and weatherly qualities, being quickly ap-
drawn clear OF Sappho, who was now last vessel,
Cambria forereacing Condor, Ane gradually in
C he a aa Ga
M:4e:ss; Cambria h:io:sS; Condor, ii:s":io; oima
Oimaras large topsail yard went in the sings, and
the sail was banging about for nearly half an hour
sent down foretopsai, the mainsaysaii ana lib top
sail being still Kept flying and all helping to place
the four E1Tiish%en on saDdown Aine wss Lead %
ing Condor by quarter Of mile, the latter being
broad ON Cambrlas weather bow, Oimara plOughng
chairman at every little salt HILL All now felt the
tide hard on their weather bows. Aline moving
along grandy, and leaving Cambria fast astern,
threatening Cambria for third place. On Luccom be
being breasted the following were positions Of lead
ing vessels:-Aline 900, Condor 12:23:39, Cambria
1226:3O, Olmara 1929. Sappho at this time about
or Sandown Fort and, In fact, after hauling round
Bembridge ''never in the huntn and but for the
tough battle with the four fastest vessels in the world
all interest in the race would have ceased. Bon
church was passed 1925 Aline still leading, Condor
In close attendance and Cambria, taking fresher
breeze than the rest, suddenly woke up, and al
though sailed tribe fne was drawing up on Ane
and Condor. On opening out ventnor from Dun
the positions Of the four English vessels taken
in q straight line did not show more than half ca
bles length difference, Sappho being upwards OF a
nj
having laid the course on starboard tack from Bem-
bridge to ventnor, and stood in port tack close
shore. S&pphO and Oimara next tackled In followed
at 1:3 by Condor and Aline. 112 Oimara wealth.
cred on Cambria the latter standing in much closer
to the shore than the rest, who were now lacking
again. 1:l2:30 Cambria In close to ventnor beach,
Sappho at the same time standing in on port
the latter afterwards when about to tack Off shore
carried away Jibboom close TO the cap, and
thus extinguished whatever remote chance she
and many minutes were necessarily lost In clearing
away the wreck. After this she made long cast to
the southwark until 2:35, and on again lacking in
went about in Chale Bay and then again stood
of about ten miles from the land, ostensibly for the
purpose OF weatherng Needles on next tack. 1880:
Cambrias tack In shore turned up trumps, as she
got q slant OF the land weathering on both Condor
and Aline-Oimara, who took same breeze as Cam
weathered on Aline, oil standing OF on starboard
tack, Omara leading by half a mile, Cambria sec
ond Condor third, Alne fourth. 1856: 0imara round
ON port tack, Condor putting Cambria about and
taking second place, lee tide now running hot and
wind increasing, with little bobble at sea- Omara
and Condor tackled one with the other, the two
schooners likewise warily watching each move.
Aine at 2:14 sent down balloon maintopsail, both
schooners having carried them thus far since start
ing. At 1875 Oimara finding motive power too
strong sent down square and set jibheaded topsall
hanging aboet o Mra st
carrying q balloon maintopsail. 2:45: st. Ca
tharine's Lighthouse was passed, 0mara leading,
hull down, ten miles TO leeward, and away In the
s. +. horizon Cambria az 2:60 shifted ballooner for
Bay making smoother water the rest having tackled
OF shore. 3:25: ALI on starboard tack close hauled
through Brixon Bay and past Brook, heading up for
High Down In Freshwater Bay. All In same posi-.
TONS but Cambria decidedly doing the best OF the
four and whether Aline had sulked or what not she
was getting such dressing she had never before
experienced, Cambria now beating her as badly as
Allne did the former across Sandown Bay 340 Aline
sent down fore-topsai thorough hard breeze about
y. 8, w, now blowing up, and tide coming down in
shore. $3.50: Sappho tackled In Chale Bay Oimara,
the leading vessel, being then Just or Freshwater
Gate and the latter at 1854 tackled under High Down.
followed by Cambria, and at Condor went about
under the atters lee bow. 4e: 0imara and Condor
Cambria, and now On port tack looking up their
course for Needles, gallopng along on the back OF
the strong ebb fair tide at pace the American could
not evidently live in the Lighthouse the rocks be-
ing hauled round IN the following ORDER
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sappbo coming along on the port tack, clean hull
down, about ten miles astern. The sea breeze was
run to eeward Oimara commenced by sending down
jbheader and up with large topsail; Condor, who
has no balloon topsail sending up the working one
and both setting their enormous balloon jibs, Omara
running up foresail likewise, and Condor jibtopsa.
The two schooners set all their balloon canvas, and
cutters Cambria OF warden LEDGE ranging up
alongside Of Condor and or Hampstead, wrestling
hard against them, Aline TO shun II as much pos
sible, Rugged the island shore, and at times got
Stacker water inside the headlands. Cambria kept
more on the north shore and Aline was running her
fast. on salt Mead Cambria steered for the island,
every sail now drawing, b0oms being carried right
ofYo forl,aa I'd aid 40 ard huav itno