The New York herald., 1872-10-12

light OF those on board as 1t settled any doubts we
might have had on the question. The work now
We made stretch in shore OF about six or seven
miles, and then stayed and stood on. Daylight now
Sc, sst In and enabled a. to LOOK about little We
on this tack as, suppostng she was eight or
ten miles astern, we would probably have sighted
was visible on the horizon OF anything bearing the
semblance OF . yacht, and we were left In ignorance
sa Nv, A. ao we shook ont one
LuMPY WATER.
The wind now began to haul round to the westward
Barnegat, heading northeast half north. At
7ao we sighted that dismal. looking lighthouse at
known as Absecum light. We were getting throush
three-masted schooner, bound east, tnsEt
the tan IsnthcSss soon SA'nss ioomea up sn0rs, IN
tne IN s,roca Gear SKY with the dreary looking
under the present aspect they did not present d
very M inviting appearance BY way OF resting place
and in shore the water was comparatively smooth'
At $40 Absecum bore northwest by north. and
shortly afterwards we set the nying jib. AT s2s
horo :, ABSECUM
we SUre took BY west and the breeze reshening
north-northeast lgying li6; We were now steering
sheets wa srm@eS 1ne zinc Sorn aSCS w
aai p at Ii :3i b BarnegasTt asTt two or three hours,
BY wsst The breeze now mounaoo.r!nS nor.%ress .
tisIie thn ana cn we set the flying jib and passed
the soathward The Ssns bound to
nor'ard we shook her up end trimmed everything
single reef, leaving her under the fonr lower sails.
AZ l2:24 we stayed and ! stood IN shore heading
the quartermaster made out to be
THE PALMER,
bound to the eastward. This gave us a little scare,
but in half an hour we had come up on her so fast
that we discovered our Palmer to be coaster.
At 1888 went on the port tack, heading about
north northeast along the shore. When about three
w ali
the
DAuNTLEss
coming down with a beam wind frOm the east
ward. She came up pretty fast, and passing under
our stern all hands gave us o cheer, which was
Se singing erd not
the wind, and minute later we tackled and cross
Ing her bow stood In shore AT 2:35 the Dread
naught tackled and reached along shore,
sQUAM BEACH ~f
bearing northwest. The Dauntless then bore cast
northeast, about two miles distant, and we were
heading nortl-northeast, One-half north. The
Dauntless tackled at 3:4o, and 1t became matter
OF conjecture which boat would weather the other.
AS they came together, however, the Dauntless on
the sta,board tack, not wishing to bother the
Dreadnaught, tackled OF her lee bow at $780, Both
pretty little brush together The Dreadnaught was
TO windward anu appeared TO be holding the best
was falling away to eeward the breeze now be.
p. NJ. the 8II L
stayed and stood in shore. At 4:19 both yachts
tackled again, and the Dauntless crossed the bow
OF the Dreadnaught and tackled on her weather
quarter. The pair now kept along the shore, each
gaining every now ana then on the other as the
wind favored them. At 4:4o both set working
maintopsails The Dauntless got hers set 1rst,
and, passing
LONG BRANCH
she came up Off the Dreadnaughts weather beam.
As we came up past Seabright the sun was setting
over Long Branch, and away to the nor'ard the
Highlands loomed up, their wooden heights making
dark and gloomy background. At 8 20 the Daunt-
less stayed heading In shore, and the Dreadnaught
Immediately bore away for Sandy Hook Lghtshfp,
gave three hearty cheers when they heard the well
come news that the Palmer had not arrived. We
then lutied up slowed the topsa ana, putting o
double reef In the mainsail, beat in for Staten
Island under easy canvass. The following table OF
time and distances made by the Dreadnaught dur
ing the race shows pretty fast rum