The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27
An Exciting Ocean Race Be- ,e~een
Two Famous Yachf
Sandy Hook 20 Newport with
Skyscracers.
Place Aux Danes The Madeleine Followed
by the Rambler at Most Re-
Ispectful Distance.
New York to Brenton's Reef in
Fifteen Hours. -
YACHT MADELFrNE, OFF BRENfoS>s REEF, I
Nrr pnpr II l. Inlu ca 1870

YACHT MAps1rrNE, OFF BRENfoS>s REEF
NEWPORT, II. l., Jolly 60 1872.
AT ave p. N. yesterday afternoon the steamer
Schultz sounded farewell popourri on her whistle
and turned her bow for Sandy Hook. The two
yachts Madeleine and Rambler were then about
ten knots dueeast of the Lightship and bowling
along at lively gait The Rambler was under
main and foresan main club tOpsAil and working
foretopsail working maintopmast staysail, jib, n.y.
ing lib and j,b topsail. The Madeleine was under
the same canvas, substituting o.. fore staysail
for the working mafntopmast sraysail; but at
three minutes past ave she set her balloon main
1opmast staysail, which soon yliG good service The
Madeleine was steering east by north, and the |
breeze was fresh nom the i'sonthward making
every inch OF canvas do good service.
THE RAApEER
was about three-fourtlrs "0s mile astern OF the
Madeleine, windward quarter and bearing about |
southwest from that yacht. Both yachts had their |
sheets started and were going about ten knots, |
under q good pull. There was a large party on
board the Madeleine, and as soon as everything
was snug they dreWlcts for watches. The watches
were divided into nfst rate, second hand and third
class. The lucky winners OF the hrst rate were
jubilant but MI. Peter voorhis offered q second
hand warrantedita go, nom twelve TO four, In ex-
change for third class. Won by Mr.. John Oakley,
that went from four TO eight. The latter gentleman
was, however, satisfied with the watch that chance
had provided rgr him and declined the trade. At
ffteen minutes past five
THE MADELEINE
was layiEga course east by north quarter north
and slipping away pretty fast from the Rambler.
the latter yacht then tried the effect of little
more canvas and at thirty one minutes past FIVE
took In her small maintopmast staysail, and set
balloon 1naintopmast staysail sheeting home. As
time sped on the Madeleine kept gradually increas-
ing her distance, and shortly after six p. M we
sighted a number of fishing boats of Fire Island.
At halpast six Fire Island light bore north north
east and the Rambler was fully two miles astern,
bearing about southwest by west
BREEZE WAS STILL FRESH FROM THE SOUTH,
with q shade Of casting, and we were travelling
good ten knots an hour The course was east by
north half north, and at seven Fire Island light
bore north by west, which made the chart show
thirty-twO and half miles run In three hours The
Rambler was stu gradually dropping behind, and
It.. twen a me- minutes past SEVEN when
least three miles astern. The night soon began
70 cast its shadows, and when at three min
west, the Rambler was lost in the dim light, and
her whereabouts was enveoped in mystery until
the rays Of the sun once more Lit up the ocean and
nshered in another day. We set our lights shortly
after eight, and about half an hour later passed
coastng schooner bound east. At fifteen minutes
to nine
sHINEYcocK LIGHT
was sighted, bearing north-nOrtheRst, while Fire
Island light lay of our lee quarter, bearing west by
south. The breeze appeared to nave freshened
twenty minutes to eleven shineycock bore due
north, and at fourteen minutes to eleven north by
west giving us bearing which made the
chart show sixty -seven and o half knots in about
six and three-quarter hours an average Of ten
eleven and the breeze lghtened up little, but it
soon came up again and was nearly as lively as
northeast. The wind was still pretty steady from
died away and we lay becalmed for about an hour
About two A. NJ little pun came up nom the south
we kept on the course east northeast. We came
abreast OF Montauk, bearing north by west, at $685.
the last four hours and nine minutes making
In all 1921 miles run in about eleven hours.
bier In about the same place We left her at dusk;
and at about i've A: M. when
she lay about four or fve miles OF our wlndward
quarter. Point Judith was In sight about five miles
ahead laying in q course northeast, and the breeze
stood pretty steady at southeast The Rambler
appeared, however, to be holding little the best
and opening up her hull on the horizon The morn
ing was not very pleasant, as continued close
southwark Of Point Judith, with the Rambler about
nye miles astern on the same line. The weather
on the first Of the hood. there was Pleasant
breeze, which sent us through the smooth water
to the tune Of about eight knots an hour, At half
part six the breeze freshened up quite lively,
quite fast Point Judith bore about northwest and
the Rambler was over five miles astern and gradu-
but shortly after passing Point Judith we sighted
Brenton's Reef Lghtship and found we were head
board, gave sheet and bore down for the halfway
, house. The point at the end OF the New.
port drive, which would certainly have been
I crowded II the yachts had arrived later In
4 he day, was nearly deserted at this early hour,
a nd one solitary individual seated In buggy gave
n .oof that the region was inhabited. The Made
lei me came
UP TO THE LIGHTsHIP
frn m he pet VI I'd nd Inf
she cts to take stretch on the wind. The Rambler
wss still over five miles behind, as when the
Mao eleine rounded she was about of Point Ju-
dith The yachts rounded Brenton's Reef Light as
Ma ieleine rounded Lightship III 23m COS. backed
and lteered westward towards Narragansett Pier,
and IL cked, steered to eastward with wind south.
Ram bier rounded at Ss; tackled 7 40 and stored
to we 'tward towards Narragansett Pier, and
tackled TO the eastward, bound home.
Heavy Gale From the southea st-The |
Madel 'eine Seeks a Harbor mt New Lon- |
DOM he Rambler the Probable Win. |
ner.
YACHT MADELEINE,
NEW LONDON, July 26-4 p. MI
This may, perhaps appear rather strange, dating |
rom NewIa )ndon instead OF Sandy Hook but there |
are times WI stress Of weather forces one into |
predicament not anticipated. My first despatch
this morning nom OF Brenton's Reef gave an &c.
count OF the "a ce SO far, and purpose describing
the balance 50 far as we are concerned After
rounding the IA ghtship, by our time III. 2sm sos,
we made a "a ,ort stretch on the starboard
tack and the went in stays heading !
for Point Judith The Rambler passed us
at 1881. bound :. for the stakeboat which
she turned at :ss ana then stood up In our wake
The schooner yacht Azala, belonging to Mr.. j.
NJ. Forbes tthe RamiA 'er's owner),. was cruising
around and witnessed the yachts rounding the
stakeboat Before we ron uded Brenton's Reef we