New-York tribune., 1871-10-11
YACHTING.

THE pbUGLAS CUF WON 81 TIE DkbADNhUGHf.
NEWPORT Oct. 10.-The race to-day for the
Douglas Cup OF the most exciting and brilliant
contests Of the season, and has resulted In decisive
victory for Capt. samuelss new yacht. the Dread
naught. Friends she had from the first who have
claimed that the Dreadnaught equal to the
brilliant success Of this day. but many have
been very skepticm. Her time over the course Is
but very little greater than that Of the Sappho yester
day, and exceeds by many minutes the time Of the
SapphO in her then denomnated remarkable over
the same against time this Summer. The victory
otthe Dreadnaugh comes fitting sequel to her aoci
dent yesterday and adds another argument in favor Of
keel yachts.
During the years Of yachting off Newport HarbOr the
yachtmen never before q beautiful day, nor
one better suited to the enjoyment Of the sport The air.
though the wind blowing fresh not chilly as
yesterday, and those deck did not suffer
in the least from the weather The Mdge.
Capt. Leoper. had arrived during the night and when
the sun rose, was found at anchor in the harb9f
The wind was blowing strong from the n s1u.n
az 6 when me Dreadnanse n. ot the north
ern entrance to the harhOr. The Wanderer, ,or aor
sss her large cuS iopss she was closely
by the MadCie and Palmer, hotn SAILING unuer n
only. The bluffs at the Harrows never looked more pc
tursque and the throng OF people and carriages on tno
sumIns was alone wanting 10 complete lne uSuA ou'
After passing the Dumping Fort the Dresdnsught set
her working manopsa and the Wanderer was std soon
after arriving near ght-ship till all came up After
having given the signal to start sne S he the
Madgie at S:2?:37 and the Wanderer, s:25:l7 All
got Off the port tack, and the wind continued strong
ucd and the Palmer rapidly closed up the between
herself and the Drcadnaugh crossing the bow OF the at
ter at s5S the end OF the second tack Inc
Palmer and Madcio kept close to the shore,
while the DTeadnaught and Wanderer Kept ras Lne
from shore until she could make the buoy on one
long stretch. The Madgo had been doing remarkably
hud he nv following her
the three leading yachts headed for the llghSip It
soon became very manifest that the D5cadnousht had
every moment gaming time upon her purr,
easy ode. She rounded the buoy the port tack
the WsnIcrGr at 12:9a The course was then east by
north 2s miles under free sheet The boats as they
moh staysai of the Dreldnaught filed she passed the
boats they approached the lghtShip perfect cloud
set ncr glib Opsail at once novelty ami decided ln
The run TO the Vineyard chtship was the most inter
smooth the running i'll long swells. the Dread
ufes exactly III minutes longer than the sappnos time
yesterday. The wind luled considerably during the
run and the Palmer enabled to regain and
% seconds of ne but when the again freshened
up, the Drcadnaught held her way on her rivals
and the Palmer about eight miles from the ligltsp.
The Dreadnaught approached the turning point and,
% 2oso and hauled Close on the wind II was long time
before the Palmer arrived and she did not pass until
2:$6. The appearance Of the wandercr as she
neared the light ship was one OF great beauty and as
enthusiastic yachtsman said, "She carried canvas
taken down, and working stay-saiIs set. The Dread.
h t1ss d
her deck under water. She gradually dropped
all the other yachts until only the tops of their sails
aS Sont three sSn miles ro% oB shp
Palmer visibly gained the leading boat the light
wind which was then blowing, but the victory OF the
line at 34958 making the i'll hours 33 minutes ard
l3 seconds The Palmer arrived AT Hll:05 giving the
race 10 the former by q minutes seconds As the
Dreadnaught up into the harbOr and dropped an
chOr she received loud and prolonged cheers from the
Dauntess and SapphO. The of to-day has settled
the question regarding the ability OF the DreadnauGht In
a good wind The Wandercr and Dreadnaught will sail
/ for New York tomorrow morning.
! THE INTERNATIONAL RACES-MEETING OF TIE
NEw-YORK YACHT CLUB.
| special meeting of the NewYork Yacht
Club held at DelmOncos rooms, In Beaverst, yes
erday take action with regard 10 the international
races Commodore Bennett presided. and II yachts were
represented. Vice Commodore Douglass offered res0-
luton that special committee be instructed to mako
arran gements with Commodore Ashbury representa-
tive OF the Royal Harwch Yacht Club for series Of
races, including three the regular course OF the
York Yacht Club, aud three outside course,
20 miles tho lightshp, and return In Of tie
another will be sailed. In all other matters the
viii be subject TO the regulations OF the NewIork
he entitled to the Queens As previously announced,
the yachts selected by the Committee TO with the
LyOnis the Columbia, Dauntess, SapphO, and Paper
REQUISITES OF GOOD PIANO.
Very few of those who speak of a piano