Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-08-13
The ocean saeh, race.

IHt Uttdu tttht Nttts
The ocean race has been ran by
the competing yachts, and amer
moro than three thousand miles oi
beating u windward, the CAmbria
and the Dauniless passed the i's,hs
shin at Sandy NGok vilhin one
hour aud ,ksltS-nye minutes ofeaeh
other. This is small margin indeed
lUl So long a run, Both vessels re-
port very heavy weather and con
slant head Winds, and AMER the first
day tbs two vessels did not sight
each other again until they reached
tho appointed goal, We may ho
certain that ON board 0f each, all
that good seaInarsrir and pluck
could do was done. Tho time OF
the Cambria was % days aud )
hours.
The two vessels followed different
lines 0i sailing, the Cambria taking
the within or most northern route,
while her competitor adopted what
Is known us tho middle passage.
The Cambria reached Cape Race IN
Is days, during which time she had
ycry heavy fogs and saw many ico.
bcrgs. Tho greatest run IN any one
day was POS miles. On tho third
day out, in u heavy gale, while On.
gagged in slowing tho jib, two men
were washed f,'cm tho Daantlcss'
iibboom, and although tho yacht
was hove 10, and every effort Tor
throo hours was made 10 save them,
.hcy wc,c lost. On tho sixth day
out the Daunticss carried away her
,iibbOo,n.
The racers havp met with nm en-.
thusiaslic reception in New York.
A largo fleet OF yachts awaited their
arrival ut the club house on staten
Island and salutcd both yachts with
guns aud flags on their arrival. An
immense crowd Of peoplc lined the
shores and clccred the Cambria rs
she came of the club house. The
ROYAL IIarwich Yacht Club ensign
was Immediately displayed from
the flagstaff of the club honsc above
that of the New York Yacht Club
ON tho arrival ofthc Cambria. When
the Dauntlcss came in the rigging
OF the Cambria was manned and
three cheers We're given her by the
crew of the Cambria, which were
returned by tho pauntlcss crew.
The progress Of the winner up the
harbor was greeted by dcmonstra.
tons of welcome from all passing
and accompanying vessels. The
outward bound Cunard steamer
Scotia and inward bound Cuba sa-
lutcd her. A number of tugs and
yaclhs, gaily decorated, went down
TO the Cambria, and cordial con.
CALCULATIONS were exchanged. The
announcement Of her arrival crca-
ted arcat excitement In tho city,
and The victory was announced by
displaying colors Oh the City Hall
and firing cannon in the City Hall
park.
From the different courses pur-
sued by the vessels in crossing the
ocean, we cannot look upon the race
It's II test either of the modelling or
skill in handling slips, nor tho re-
suit rs anything more than II chance.
The log books Of the two schooners
may give us some idea of the rcla-
tive merits for speed and safety on
the ocean, and enable seamen to
form correct idea Of tho relative
merits of the two lines Of passage
between Europe and America but
in weighing these questions tho nc
cidcnt of arrival an hour or two
sooner or latter can have no in
Aucncc. We congratulate the win.
ncr heartily on his success, and bid
him and craft welcome to waters OF
the New World. lie may yet car
nv further honors back to Old Eng
land, in the cup won by the Amcri.
ca, and whose possession by the
Now York Yacht Club ho has so
boldly challenged.
New York Taper.