The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-21
THE YACHT RACE YESTERDAY
The q" Nameless" Wins.

attract quite a number of visitors who were
time, favorite sport among our citizens
The relative merits of the boats entered has
long been subject of discussion and doubt
among their respective admirers, and, in or
der to settle this vexed question, the race of
| yesterday was arranged.
In the pools which were sold just previous
to the race the Nameless was by long odds
the favorite, selling at four and five times as
much as the others /; the Jennie sold second
he Adelia third, and the Cayuga fourth. The
day proved to be most inauspicious one for
a sailing race the wind veered continually
from one direction to another, at one moment
blowing very stifay, then settling down to
almost a calm
The start was made at quarter to three
o'clock, from stake-boat situated about one
and directly in front Of Hoyt's Hotel. The
course was triangular one of seven and a
half miles and repeat, making it fifteen mile
struggle. The boats got away in the follow
ing order: Nameless first, Jennie second
Adelia third and the Cayuga fourth.
| At the time of starting there were fine
prospects fer gale, and some of the boats
even reefed in preparation for the expected
| wind Before the boats had reached the first
turn the rain was Pc urng in torrents and the
racers were scarcely visible When the Judges
| were enabled to see them, it was ascertaiDed
! that the first stake-boat was passed first by
| the Nameless; the Adelia had stolen past the
Jennie and occupied second place, the Jennie
following, and the Cayuga close behind.
| Before the second stake boat WAS reached it
became necessary to take number of tacks
and use much sailing tact in order to get
in the wind sufficiently to make the next turn
| in good order. Whilst all this maneuveripg
was going on the Cayuga slowly crept by them
all and took the lead, but only managed to
keep it for short time, having at last to yield
to the Nameless, but keeping the second
place. In the meantime the JenniB had
stolen past the Adelia and was near good
third, with the Adelia sailing along briskly in
her wake.
In this order they reached the starting
point which the Nameless turned in splendid
style, some distance aheadof her competitors,
at ~ minutes after o'clock. The Cayuga
made rather a bad calculation, and making an
compelled to return and renew her effort
before she finally succeeded. At this time
the Jennie was fully ten minutes behind the
Cayuga, but rapidly lessened the distance
until in a very short time she was not more
than three minutes in the wake of her rival,
and when the first stake-boat was reached, on
the second round, she had passed by the
Cayuga and taken the second position, the
Nameless still leading and the Adelia bring
ing up the rear.
When the Nameless reached the starting
point the wind was so slight that she was
compelled to hoist her balloon jb in search
of puff of air. When the second stakeboat
was reached on the home course, the race was
acknowledged to belong to the Nameless, as
she was SO far ahead. The Jennie turned
the stake,second, with the Cayuga following at
what appea red to be great distance.
The breeze was now blowing towards the
northeast, and the Adelia, seeing her only
hope was in the chance of getting a stiff
wind, turned her prov to the eastward, but it
was of no avail, and she was soon apparently
out of the race. On the homeward course
the Nameless was a long way ahead, and the
Jennie following her directly; the Cayuga
kept to the windward, and finally catching a
good wind, turned and sailed straight for
home.
Here was witnessed a very pretty piece of
sailing. aided by propitious winds. just az
the Jennie was turning for the course to the
home stake-boat, the Cayuga reached her,
and. sailing lust across her bow in the nick
of time. slipped into the course lust ahead of
her and snatched the second place very pref
tily, keeping it to the end, which was only
about three hundred yards away. The boats
passed the home boat in the following order
and time:
The Nameless first, at eighteen.minutes to
seven O'Clock; the Cayuga second, ten
minutes later; the Jennie third, forty-six
seconds behind the Cayuga, and the Adelia
last, twenty-five minutes later than the Name
less. And thus ended the struggle between
these handsome boats.
Summary,
The N.n,e,ess sailed nv Ale, brewster an.
tered by Robt. Brewster; length 10 feet
10 inches. / |
The Cayuga, sailed by Nick Holly, and entered
by G. B. Keep; length 10 feet 10 inches, 2
The Jennie, sailed by FRED. smith, entered oy
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