New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
THE LIVONIA DEFEATED.
TIE LAST YACHT RACE OF THE NTEH-
NATIONAL SERIES

TINE HOME STAKE BY nLEs-AE. AsHBuAi0
| MANIFESTO. A.,
The international series of yacht races ior
tAe famous America cup, between the AVonH :" -
ROYAL Harvtoh Ysoht CluD and the ysehh SappnO
Columbia q tAe NeV-Yerk Yacht Cun' ~onoea W. W..
80 veStes,dsy over TIE Club cOarsA- The rosun
.al Of four raees for the American yachts 70 one % o
vDolish ohasnpion where such men - Moses ID. Hrln
Y III sbeppard Candy RObI A Hone, Philip eGnuy'or'
.ACAaa A. MintOn SeRVe On cOmGsesee teeH oSolAoH
-,,ba % taken anal BY any American yeeA'n1 ~
- AshbuYy last evening sent the following etsor 70
=, oouomittee wAioh be declared to be As ultimatum;
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-. communication the Committee decline to notice,
and have declared the race ended asserting that MI
4 A,bbury may sail alone - muOh as he plesseS
TEsTERDATB RACE.
~ Raw OF the Quarantine Landing crowded with
an hnds Of steam and sailing craft, from an ocean
a.smer paying tribute to corrupt Quarantine official
the small propeller and from the largest Of yachts to
4 a. smallest Of socpa The day all that could
AVE been desired; the air was quite warm
! "a the sky almost eloudless. As Mr. Ash
ny had Q previous occasion objected TO the
Cab regulation requiring the start over the regatta
surte the Committee offered him the choice Of Tying
s He declared to the Committee, after consultation
xa Cpt Wood that he preferred 10 start from anchor
usH Chairman Grtnnen informed Mr.. Ashbury that
%, Committee had concluded TO start the Sappho. Mr..
E the representative Of the LvOnla the toss for
~ seather position and the sapphO raised sail TO run
ssvp 10 the line. She dropped anchor sufficient
| kntance 70 the leeward, but OF 1905 her an
| AOF dragged, and, bearing down upon the Livona,
hr several moments Q collision seemed inevitable Men
bsped cut On the main-bOOm Of the LVonis, and the
Svpho dropped her main and foresais into the water
srr5 ne her head sails, These were, however, barely
Sunoent TO SWING her free, and the
sense which had hung over the mulhtudes
4 As heArnerS decks, on the shore, and in all
ue mSa boats, ended in O sigh Of relief Had the
a,pphos jbboom pierced the sinsa Of theEivohia ts
FVesb that her owner would have claimed the race OF
1 Yesterday.
ne crisis passed, the sappho swung into place, and
Tythiug was In readiness for start, but, usRAl
hy an hour was lost In waiting for the tide 70 slack
ne Ilvonia had lowered her foretOpnast and looked
sbe anticipated heavy weather outside. At l1:1e,
Er desperate attampt on the part OF the Committee
bat 10 Keep all and sai6oats out OF the way,
ae fret signal was gven and ct Ill., the whistle
Aown for the start The wind moderate from west
puth. vest ana the tide at the last Of the ebb The
nvona got uch the best Of the start a. men had been
cent aoft Who the sound OF the whistle, jumped out
the rigging cnging TO the bstays, and thus running
he head sails up with celebrity. The OF the sappho
HSplayed remarkable eoOneGs and the EvORis's
\ Gs we're half up before the ssppho began; every
ang moved with the most perfect system, and
though the Avonia filed and got well under way,
| h work went along deliberately upon the deck OF the
nerican champion. The confidence In the ability OF
kbOat marked for although 1t was FUZZY nVe MN
/ aaafter the signal - minutes after the LVonla
assd the line, that tho 6apphO got her sails drawing
ps7tcy the universal sentiment wRs The ssppho can
RG her that much and more" The LtVOnis was Leading
FULLY threefourts Of mile, and under jio, staysah'
Jkheaded mantOpsa and fore and mainsas, was DONG
Ir utmost ~ maintain her position The sappho in add
lon 10 her main and foresais, carried her three lower
Jbs and fore and main gaftopsails
The Livona ran somewhat further out IN passing the
NArrOvI to avoid the light wind under the bluff while
the sappAo stuck close ~ the shore, and although she
did not t 80 good wind actually began to close up the
zap Ire sappho passed Fort TompkinP at u:S7' ana ~
abe cape from under the lee of the mh trimmed IN
her mansan to lay her course, close hauea 10 the
sOuthwest Spit She gained constantly ana on Upper
Quarantine Island was less than onequarter OF nile
behind At Lower Quarantine Buoy No. ~, the Yea"
Of the Lyonia was leSsened to zoe ieeL ape
sappho continued 10 gain wonderfully ana ~ n'OV
her hs shook from the back wind OF ne LVo2A buoy
No IL Was passed by the LvOnia at llSS ana oy Vhe
sappho at 1l:6sl5. The quarter Of minute was soon
spnIbila,ed. and as the sappho took the lead-bOth
yachts sailing as fast the accompanying seamers-the
enthusiasm among the 1000 spectators knew no bounds
The water broke very badly on the lee-bow OF the
LIvonia while the cOncave bow OF the Sap-
pho left scarcely a ripple The hospltai-enp
buoy was passed by the sappho at ll:6s. and
Sspnbo at 1901 and the tivoUiA 10246, the latter
having held her with the tormeT Seeing this a the
10 the westward that this sail could be got into per
feet trim before Buoy No. 10 was reached BON yscn1
now had a ee-bOW tide, which setting toward the
southwest The Llvonia set maptopmast staysail'
which trced to the top OF the lowered &
serious fears hogan to I've entertained when sne ran 70
the westward OF the Newell huoy threeqnarteass OF
mile beyond the channel, that the Llyoms ~9uo p SS
the pt inside of her The manenyeT proved 70 be goo
one however for the ssPpno stareG than
minutes ahead The LyOnia was now fully as iar Oehho
a. she had ahead at the start AFTER passing tns
buoy the IvoDia hoisted fOretopmast and spread
her large club tOpsails. The wind now chanee1 70 "
ysr6ts y With the WIad dead aft sailed wae and wing
booming out their manSails 70 port ana tnelt ~
ia H The Tpa woS ruS the WIND
The sappho approached the lghtshp, trimmed her FORE
TSa SapoSo bDed round the hghshp at s26S amid the
Of the steamers whistles and salute from Dr.
uSUna got her sails ready In the same manner as she
up and passed at 1t6:22. The wind soon aiter
ward to the Nook and the ssppho after making tack
towa',tbe Highlands went about to the port hesdlhG
SOOut uOrt0- nOrt1eaSt.
The nvOna held the cardboard tack only short Time
Tor at Sl6 beaded In about the same direction as
the Sappho. 1t was, however, matter OF general re-
marx that she did not sail within two points as cose IN
the winds eve as the BapphO The LfVona AFTER long
TACK which she Cad fallen badly to leeward went
abe failed TO do, and was forced 70 tack again. at
GeB the eastward Of tho Hook The sepPho nae NAG
2 better wind, and being, far TO windward a 1Sd
lacked, at 2:2S TO the starboard. ct GA2 70 the
port when clear Of the Hook and at G had cne eoout
HodS "feSsrd again In such po.inonH a,soshos The
pho az lacked for Buoy No 10 after settng ner
toOpeau which IN The beat 70 wildwerd had been pye
6se and her mslntopmAst stAysail Tne LiVonle mace
M nna tack Oh the Hook ct air. and experienced great