Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-04
THE OCEAN YtCHp RACE.
The Cambria the Ivinner-Ttme 20
DAYS p Hours.

NEw YoRR, July 81 The yacht Cambria
passed Sandy Hook at 335 p. m, and is tho
winner Of the ocean race. She subsequently,
anchored off Club Station, StGten Island.
Her progress up the harbor was greeted
with demonstrations of welcome from ali
passing and accompanying vessels. The
outward.bound Cuparder Scotia and tho
inward-bound Cuba saiuted her A num-
Der OF tugs and yachts, gaily decorated,
went down to the Cambria and cordial
congratulations were exchanged, The an
nounccment Of her arrival created great
excitement in the city, and the victory was
announced by display of colors on City
Hall, and the firing OF cannon ~ City Hall
Park. The Dauntess nso arrived this
afternoon. Shepassed Sandy Hook at 4,55.
The English yacht Egeria, which arrived
this morning from England, via Bermuda,
was Mt first mistaken for the Dauntlegs,
The time OF the Cambria was twenty.eigbt
days and five hours.
The sailing master OF the Cambria SAYS
that the yacht never sighted the Dauntless
after the night OF the start. She reached
Cape Race in eighteen days, had many
many fogs, and saw many icebergs The
greatest run in any one day WAS two hun
dred and eight miles. She passed Sandy
Hook light-ship one hour and thirty-fye
minutes ahead of the Dauntless The
sailing master also says the Cambria passed
q pilot boat last night, and that the Daunt-
less passed the same vessel, which had re-
manned about stationary, twelve hours
afterward.
Mr.. Lorrillar', who was q passenger on
the Dauntless, reports that she lost two
men overheard, and spent over two hours
and a half in " vain effort to pick them mp.
The log of the Cambria shows that on
July 9TH she run 56 miles, with heavy
sea; 9th, weather moderate, 179 miles; Tn,
clear, l42 miles; Sth, lost fore-topmast,
fore-topsal and jib-topsail all hands en-
ployed In clearing the wreck; 9th, 300
miles, moderate weather; 10th, AZ miles,
light air; | 18th 80 miles, heavy sea, shipped
great quantities of water at times; 18th,
lao miles; 18th, al; 4,h, ia; 18th, PA;
18Th, 50; 18th, 81 18Th, $50 miles passed
Cape Race at p. M. 18Th, l01 miles,
again lost forc-topmast; GOTH la miles;
2lst, lG9; 22d, 1873; 23d, rs; 9th, l58;
18th, AS 18th, 81; 9th, passed Sandy
Hook at $3.50 p, m. The highest north lat
itode during the voyage was SO SO min,
on July TIN, which was only decreased / .
on the 18th; to 52o on the l4th; to d.
80 min. on the 10th; TO Al O on the GOTH
and TO $50 81 min. on the Goth.
The Dauntless though the course varied
with the tacks, ran down the latitul 10
steadily from the start. Her log shows ti.at
July 9th che ran l03 miles with fresh
westerly wind, hazy; 9th, 80 miles varia-
bic winds, heavy head swells, cloudy; 7th,
l40 miles, heavy gale s. s. W.; lost Chas
Scott and Albert Demon overheard while
furling the fyingjib, hove 10 two hours
got out boat, but were reluctantly com.
PEELED to give them up; 9Th, 30 miles
fresh gales and rough sea, which modera-
ted to moderate breeze and smooth sea;
9th, 1870 miles, variable weather; 10th, 122
miles, night squally, with heavy head
sea, split fore-staysail and broke jibboom,
and hove to over an hour; 18th, l55 miles;
18th, 81; 18th, 1870; 14th, 1876; 18th, las;
10th, $50; 18th, 70 miles; 18th, 68 miles,
light winds; 18th, las miles, squally; Goth,
225 miles, pleasant weather; 2lst, 40
miles; 22d, 1916 miles; 23d, 81 miles, cain,
and foggy; Oath, 1870 miles, variable wealth.
er; 25th, SO miles, foggy, at 800 p. m.
sounded in forty fathoms; Goth, So miles;
9th, $50 miles, passed Sandy Hook light.
ship at 4:47 p. m.