, 1870-07-30
THE OCEAN YACHT RACE,
The Cambria WIus-xhc Makes tho
Voyage la 20 Days s Hours II Mln-
o9cs ana Is 5Seconds-The DnuutfexY
In "a URYYn nud Hours.

e-sNe anu ~ 1SGCU0A1-I0Gu u0Nnt1EA4 |
In "a Days mud Hours.
From tl't Sac York WorM. July ss
Inc Cambria haa won the race. Victory
perched itself upon her topn1asts at 3:07 yoster-
day afternoon: and just hour snd Il min
otes later the DAunt1esa shot rast the Sandy |
hook hght-shiP., How tho winning boat aud
= neE unsuccessful contestant were received will
be found amply described below
Here In the CITY thousands had hong boen
lmpatiently waiting the arrival Of tho yachts, |
anu wien, shortly after 10 o'clock, : despatch
ifon Long nrancl, announcing thlt "a yacht
Il no" passing on here; part Of her sails hrc
gone Bho looks like the Daun,le % she is
sailing with iib sheet on her mainsail spar"
vas posted On the bulletins Of the newspaper
o1ncee, tho public excitement prepared itself !
TO 10 AndIe1 to the most fervent heat, Soon
u, a'e.aai.l A. However, another despatch appear
60 On me bulletins, and this read AZ folloHs:
Ahe 5acht which recently passed this point, |
and which was supposed to be the Dauntlos,,
pfoyes to De tho EnglIah yacht Algeria.
Neither the DAun,less nor tho Cambria 6as a. |
yet been heard from
To come extend this neva d.,npened tho en-
shnstatm OF the crowds which Ind assembled !
around the tulletinH, and speculatious once
more began AZ 10 the probability OF tho yachts !
arriving for a day or two longer. This specu- !
1Anoa however. soon merged again into the |
excitement shich had seized the multitude |
When the xtst announcement va. made. About |
received. which said. "One OF the yachts ia od |
ihh hghtship, Louud in. She carries blue |
Dag, aud is thought to be the Dauntlcss."
!hen there we're cheers for the Daun:lcss,
ana everybody seemed to feel eupremcly happy
But cheering for tue Dauntless war soon snp-
pfefset!. Tor before O'Clock the following de-
spatci. was posted on the l1orM bulletin:
"SAsDf HOOK. Jnly e;-a:s3 p. m.-The 5scbt
Camhtia ts taow passtaH the l1eoS.
A:d 'r" minusea later appeared another
ft1
MN IuRk, JuIA e.- n. m.-Thc Dauntless L.
sa!l 10 Le IN sIrht from the Highlands now.
On come OF the bulletins p1acarls aunounc-
inE the defeat OF the Cambria we're kent up
loI tcme time aud those who had posted them
did not know the mistake they had made uatil
tue flag Of the Royal IIa1wicn went t1p on the
right wing Of the Cit Hall and two guns were
tiied in this ra1k. Al the time tho guns were
tired, large concourse had assembled in tho
park, and, when It was positively known tlat
feeling Of disappointment took Possession of
the crowd. AT the eam1 ti,le tue defeat vas
accepted with good nature; and. when it was
later 1ecertainc.l that the Dauntless had come
less than two hours behind tho victor, the sit
uation was coneilc1cd not 70 tal after all.
THE Scene AT SANDY HnoE.
After DAYS Of Tatient watching, tho wcary
walters on board the Sandy Hook light slip
were reminded. by 4 sight Of tho winning
yacht, OF the great International ocean racc
The morning Of Yesterday was tine, With only
light breeze blowing from the westward,
appeared 10 be no immediate prospect Of the
vessels hut 1t noou dense cloud vas seen
in the northeast, and sonn dark line was OBJ
served an tho water, w1icl soon approached
and hurrs upon tue slip in smart squail. At
,his time the Tidal Wave and another yloop
yacht were on near the light ship. but with
eantas snuEly reefed to meot the sgu.lL The
smaller yacht speedily ran in, but tic Tidal
Wave stood boldly out to zea. The sluAll
oSef the wind settled steaslily into the north
east. blowing still brcoze.
AT this time the brig Dauntless, which had
come out over the bar to 90 10 sos, bore IN
aud ran near to the light-sllip. llailiog her
and asking for pilot, aa she wished to 70
hack into the harbor, a mutiur having broken
out among lscr crew Captain Co+stove gave
tue Csp.ain Of the brig the true course to the
bar. lelling him that lie would there lind q
pilot.
At e:lD p. N. Captain cosgrove, sweeping
Lis glass round the hotizo1, to ecswapl, was
observed to rest hie gazo long aad earnestly
upon white speck in the distance. lie then
snspicious- looking craft that's . square
topeail, aud I'm t1owed ii I don't
think it's that EnSlisl, yacht" All
the glasses in tho ship we're
| brought into reputation and leveled
- ths advancing yesse,, the white sails Of
| not only the square topsail was seen '..it the
| immense eqna1eSail underneath. and. a. the
| hoat approached nearer, all ensign wa5 dir
covered dying FROM her gar ena. Nearer and
nearer the came, and the color OF tho ensign
| was made out tc be blue This bothered the
| roud Captain Of The 1ght-el,ip not little, al.
although morally certain from the rig OF the
vessel that shc was the Cambria, ile had nm
dcrstnod that she would wear red lag. And
lse did Eot Iare to hoist tus signal to the te!e-
! gzap!ser Gu the Highlands untii sho had a1,-
preached sufficiently near to make It certain
[ lLAt it was i1uleed the Cambria.
at 3p. nj. all doubt was dispelietl. and the
| telegrapl,ic signal was run up OIL the light
ship at 3:07. AlT. Aslilusy lailel tue light
ship:
.sLigl,t,ship, ahoy!"
| "Iianot"
.'Has the Dsurslese arriycas"
! "So.''
Then from the deck Of tho raa.ing veasel
went np three hcalty British cheers, and tho
beautifnl little craft shot by like an arrow
from: luw, and continued her dying course
| toward the shore.
| The Csmbria.s appearance, as abe approach
cd the ight-ship, WAS nasni0eeu, ii tho ex-
,re,ne. She lad everything set allow .ni a1nlt
notwithstanding the atiff easicrly wind. aud
v7s hn1f buried in tho foam which envrlore.l
her bows. Her crew wero all neatly dressed.
exactly alike, with red caps, bl,te jackets and
white pants; and hor officers wcIo ali in nni-
FORM Boarliug her at tho light-ehip was out
| nf the question. A. tho wind Was TOO fresh for
her to ron1sl to. and tho rate at which she WAS
sai'inG-tuliy tLiI,cen knots--would lave
swami "a aIly boat in that heavy sea hut the
pilot-boat Alay Catherine, M. G, passing
shortly after, although bound out OIL = cruise,
kindly took OH hoar,l The watchers at tho light
rhip and Iau with them all the way back 10 the
clubhouse 1t Staten leland.
As the May Catherine ran in toward the lar,
ali Il,
was Al once identified AZ tho Da,ntlcsa. aud
The glad news was communicated to the
yachts Sylvia and Tarolintn, which were met
wien uear Staten Island, and they 1t oacc
crowded all sail to run out and meet her II
did also tho quarantine steamer An1ru1
I Fletcher and several other steamers.
A more animated scene cannot be imagined
than that presented in the Narrows on the Ar
rival Of the Camhris. A largo number Of the
! Yachts Of the New York clubs wero in waiting.
bee!des others belonging to tho At'Antic and
brooklyn clubs: and as the Cambria sailed
guns and dipped their flags in her honor, and
salntei her with cheers. Tho ulaur steamer
passing blew their whistlos, whio the
shipping in the bay was gals lo:oras-
I'd with bnusinE:. As the Csubria zouu'l,
ctl-sc OF the club house the tag OF ths
loyal 1Iarwich Yacht Club Wal set 1t Incl Tag
STAN OF the New York club-house, above thai
of the regular tag OF the club. ID graceful &c.
knnwle+'Ement Of the Caubria's yistayv4 The
shnres Of Staten fslls1 were lined with epe I,
,aser., who cheeEed loudly "a she dropped he'
anchor. Her sails we're room suusly furlri b,
Il gallant crew. and ~ she lar at anchor witt
her ropes all hauled tant ay,l Ss,ly dressed O,
with taEs her beautiful appearance elicites
expressions Of admiration frnn all who s1w
her. Immediately AFTER anrhoring tho Cum
lHa WAS boarded By the officers OF the Sev
York Yacht Club, who warmly welcomed S1r
Aslburv, and cong1a MATED him upon his vic
tory. The yacht, although somewhat III con
f1.sion nccf ssari)y consequent upon l.cr recen
arrival. locked clean aud ncat, and shove,
little trace OF tile Severe ordeal nhe has NJ
du11ht undergone. .-.-
In little over an llour after the ar1iysl Of tn
CaullFia tho Dauntless WAS seen coruiu,
J through the Satrows. attended, as hal bee,
hcr competitor, by large crowd Of siste
yachte. Asshe approached tie Cambria, tn
officers OF the latter ordered their men to na1
tue rigging. Which they did in tine man.of-wa
], style, ono man At each mast ascending to III
very summit Of her long top1nasts. an
D ! others standing in the crosstrees. hand il
hand. while the rest OF the crew wese sttnn1
mp and down her nesiug; and as ID
Dauntless paesei by they gave her three rons
ing cheers. WHICH were as heartily rc,uraea D.
\ the crew OF the beaten yacht. The eushusl
asm on the sr1ivll Of the Daunt1es. exceeie
D cycu that which greeted tho Cambria, an
from every Attending yacht guns we're hse
ANd H1Es dipped IN Der h0nof. Az So0u IS nc
= anchor was down the u1s boarded By host q
the friends Of Yr. bennett aud Of Cap:ai
b :samuels, who welcomed them back, aud, Will
they symnath;zcd with them in their tiefeai
, congratulated them upon tho closeness Of til
contest, Which Aardly gave the victory /
either,
Captain SAu1nels ssys that il coming th
middle passage he only followed = cuuts
0 whicl, experience HIS generally proved to b
hest, aud ,h-: which Maur. e Investigations Ia
. prnved to be the most favorable At ibis pes;o
Of the year, TIA. the English Cap, ain, know
inG that the Dauu.1ess wAs tho fastest boa.
knew that he should to bestcn il lie took III
[, game course A. che did, aud so o1teese,la tliEe,