National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-08-12

The log of the Cambria, containing
daily record of her voyage, shows the
greatest run which she made in any one
day to be 2O8 miles. She reached Cape
May in eighteen days, passing several
iceburgs on her way, The log Of the
Dauntless indicates that she met with
two serious. mishaps dlring the race,
which probably caused her to lose. On
the 7th inst. when she was three days
out, an accident befell her i'll the loss of
two men overheard, by which she was
DELAYED two hours On the 10th inst,
her iib-boom was broken, occasioning the
loss of one hours time. She sailed
twenty-four hours without any iib-boom.
Her best time in one day was 225 miles.
Among old mariners the greatest wonder
and surprise is felt over the race, and the
time twenty-three days and five hours
is considered something astonishing.
The Cambria encountered heavy head
winds throughout the whole passage, and
twice lost her maintop mast. Aside from
these mishaps, the trip across was rather
undiversifed. During the prevalence OF
some Of the heavy seas encountered by
the yacht, a seaman, who was on the
bowsprit, was washed by the yachts nose
ditfing under water, bu. he was caught
at once and hauled on board, good deal
scared but lmhult. The buoyancy of the
Cambria was noted with pleasure, in
many instances, aud those in their berthS
We're at times unconscious, almost OF
being at sea. The Dauntless was delayed
three hours and fifteen minutes by acci-
dents at sea. Two of her company were
drowned.
succession of head and battling winds
together with occasional heavy seas. The
log of the DauntlesS showed that il
addition to unfayorable winds, she me-
with much i'll luck from which her riva
was exempt. When the Dauntless SPOKE
the pilot-boat two days ago She wa
twelve and one half hours, good sailing
behind the Cambria. She tackled to til,
southwark, hoping to take advantage o
the south easterly winds which almos
always prevail at this season of the year
while the Cambria crept along the Lone
Island shore, which turned ont to be tn
better course, although the choice ex
hibited the less skill in seamanship. Bu
~ hh 'AtidOlttilidlN llti VI itt'A, w
wind changed Just in the nick of time
brisk breeze sprung mp from the north
east and waited the English yacht dow,
to the lightship in gallant style, jus
ahead of he1 rival, The Dauntless ha,
already gained on her competitor eleve
hours in two days, and had it not bee
for this sudden gust OF wind from tn
northeast, which died away almost a
soon as tine race was ended, she woul
have beaten the Cambria by sewers
hours As it was, the Da-mtess reache
the goal only one hour and ninetce
minutes behind her rival, and just as tia
Cambria dropped anchor off the Clu
House at Staten Island, the Dauutle4
| was sighted from the hghtship off Sand
Hook. No one on board either yacl
had caught sight Of the rival craft fro,
the time they ported company at tn
2 beginning of their race until they reache
, the anchorage ground OFF Staten islanc
/ and when the Dauntless reached the light
, ship she was ignorant OF the fact thnt TN
Cambria had passed it before her,
+ One of the two men lost from IN
: Dauntless was Gcrmnn count name
Albert Demar, whose character an
history We're unknown to any one %
board at the time of his enlistment