The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26
K "a G III y I N G..
The Law mia and Daun'less Match Race Ofe-A
Heavy saa Outside and the Committee Boat
Puts lack for Safety : A Seaman
Drowned Ashbury Claims the Cup.

The second race between the Liyoula and The
Dauntless for another aity guinea cup was to have
come OF yesterday. II fell through however owing
TO variety OF circumstances. including the deter.
mined refusal OF the committee boats captain To uro
coed TO the lghtship. after rounding Sandy Hook
| point on account Of the roughness OF the weather
As previously intmated, the owner OF the Livonla
desired to sail two private matches with the Daunt.
less altogether distinct from the OF interna.
| tonal contests. The latter vessel having won
the first race Oh Tuesday the contestants
| aReeed to sail the second one yesterday
| under similar regulations-namely, an allowance
| OF time by the Dauntless under the Old
apportionmeat, the course being from Sandy HOOK
| Lightship twenty miles to windward and return.
The morning looked very unpropitious, a drizzling
rain and heavy mist contributing TO render 1t
very dsagreeaDle AT about half past O'Clock
the steamer Virginia Seymour LETT the foot or Des.
orosses street win several persons Interested In the
race and arrived at the anchorage ground OF the
yachts In due season. On tine previous evening ths
Ldyonla had carried away her maintopmast when
sGuarfng for home from the lightship but a new
U ;ns, n ~ Dven promptly supplied no time was
,oss IN adjusting It, The Danntless and Llvonia
Leon respectively at iali-past nine O'clock and orc.
ceeded towards the starting point
Aner C, clearing the Narrows moderate breeze
,rung up from the eastward. and as The log began
4 clear away the prospects OF . Inc
ye were very encouraging. Approaching
5 S Hook the sea became very heavy, while
ne wind continued 10 Increase. It was
athrr ominous to see the reception Meet and several
,in, IA lS putting back towards the Narrows but
ne o' van us nevertheless continued on their way
me H"A Of the Hook was rounded abouf har-past
ose eia.a AZ vi from the Dauntess in order haf se
night DeaA wards i the lightsnip the steamer going
ared once: 4 nj subsequently under 10 ana MAIN
all saued uiorA eoo, .,.
lew S,ead,l, is m the east. aud as the sea ,ecamc
cav the ieck.N the steamer became rather wet
salle sue pIung h,shp me .se ea waseS ,, mn
lis intention to M back for sa ety. and without
ado ne Yachts wss n, 1r e Mar
tyie under recfed na aii and no. and beat towards
he lixhtsnip. In their company was the tug Anna,
nortiy alter twelve csA lock rour or ave men
we're out on The nbooom q the Daantless slowing
wept two or them--Lucas Murray and Gustaye
.ausen-oo. The vessel VA no, not making much
aving been promptly cast overheard, a boat was
lowered, ana stegD ing into H. Gustaye
bout two hundred yards astern- ihe poo" (eliow
ras fast sinking when be was
DExTRoUsLY RRsCCED
nd brought aboard III feeble condition. Murray
ia and who came down assist in THIS race, was 6
ever seen to rise As he was nndouoiedly strock by
rough Ineiectual search was made for HIM and
ndng the case hopeless one the Dauntless co-
llueu 10 beat CoWoruS the llRntStlp AS the Stcal
TX did not proceed much further the race was
oandoned. The Lvonia stood or for while in q
)ulncry direction but soon afterwards came
,und for staten Island, where she arrived about
ree O'Clock. The Dauntless, after beating about -
II while in the vicinity OF tue lghtshIp \
80 returned somewhat later IN the day. Whether n
Re yachts would nave finished the race Within the ii
quite certain that beat OF twenty miles to wind
ard In such weather would have most thoroughly | d
ssted their qualities. Mr.. Ashi,ury being | q
ANXIOUS TO RETURN 10 ENGLAND !
a few days, 1t was agreed that the second race
etwecn the LvOnia anu Dauntess should be de- y
Jared OF. The Lvonla will probably have one race !
nth the Dreadnaugnt. und 1t is likely that the '
Drmcr Will clear for Cowes in the beginning OF next
veek. Her owner intends to make a formal de-
land for the Queens Cup. claiming that he boz :
lready won three races and that he was rrady ~ .
all the fourth yesterday and would have xo'c over
he course mad the committee beep-~sfcsent 10 VII
less the start.
To-day lace comes 81 between the Dreadnaught
Ind Dauntiess from the llgntshlp twenty miles 10
yndward a1d back, the latter giving double the
Tine allowance according to the new appor'iou-
nent, The Sapph0 sails the preadnaught on sat
rday the cohrse aid VITA the same
llowance OF tine.