New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
FAILURE OF YESTERDAYS CAPE MAY
RACES.


THE RACES OFF FOR THIS YFAR-NO WIND THE
cNsr-A RACE TO NEw-YOEK BY THE FLEET.
Iron A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.l
CAPE MAY, July 14.-TO-day was the exact
reverse Of yesterday. Then magnificent contest oc-
Cured Tc-lay none has occurred at all. In the
former there fair wind to and from the
Lightsbip In this there has been none whatever
Pointed as this Cape directly out to counting the
fantes that the woodlands. it was rare
occurrence that not "A breath Of air blowing to-day
The sails OF the feet, which lay at anchor, did not at
A. H. even fap. They hung listessly from the gals
There was no dimnuiion Of interest In the race, now
ever and the usual crowds attended on the beach III
required no aged seaman to inform the spec
iaors that the auSuries were not FAVOR
able Every one could that for
himself An August haze hung the place and
vailed the PROSPECT five miles out With no light
hearts therefore, the people whohad permits to 90 out on
the Talapoosa took carriage for the steamboat alnnS
where in the only safe halbor in THIS Vicinity the
Steamer WAS anchored. Having got her lugnblious
party on board. she steamed around Ia front OF INC
hotels about $50 m. signaling the fleet to follow
very light puff Of air and with the tide assist
ing them around the bar they managed to get In 'front.'
OF the stockton House about IL a. Then. the
wind died away, so that the Madeleine wnic"
WIS under full sail on her way to New
York, without any forcopmast barely made
h,,dwov She WAS saluted by a gun from the Taapoosa
The vessels which had entered for the were the Mo-
hawt Rambler Idlcr and Sunshine schoonrrs; and the
sadie Niudcx. and Whitening. The vessels when re-
turned home were the Drcadnaught Resolute, Greedy
VcSpcr. and Kaiser Wilhelm The proposes conteslan.s
on,horcd i'm front OF Congress Hall. There being no
wind the Committee ordered that nothing should DC
done until p M and then, n no Drceze snouiu ~ i r
arrived there was not the faintest evidence OF
wind and then it WAS decided 70 consult h
with the yacht owners AS 10 whether t W,
contest should be renewed Tomorrow i was finally de-
cidr that a. they would need To make the best losSD
tnr Ia in order to participate III the cruises Oh
I'M. New York and Brooklyn clubs the races had Decr
rake place as only the IDEAL Mr.. uayemeyers boat Is
There will be an interesting from here to New
York between the sloops AMI srhoOhris WHICH IeI l'o
IN be- il Will probably be favorable, as the peNaiing
winds this season from the SOUTH southeast or SOUTH
west. ooo .odov a.,
onno;nted the many who came down III
tr, and steamboats, to witness 1t, anu VINO ui ho ~
,nnt TO make the dangerous landing IN front OF tne
crow,led with 5000 pCTsOns who swrned on he main
uppcr and hurricane decks. Inc st'dh-hp
l,, tnu the sam. city with number Of officials ana
officers Of the coal compInes. iidFils 49,, '
nme amid he firing of cannon, the Ginning 81 bells and
djppng of flags, and Ind farewell to Cape May iof the
present. .,a. ,,o, and a,.rtod
for sandy Hook followed by the Ider ID minutes later
rhcn tho hi e. sadie went 10y, close III ncr WAKE, hnu Tue
t NJ The rct follow at intervals OF 10 ana 10 NM
ut,s At n.,htfa a lair breeze was bloWihg from the
sonih and The whole fleet under working SAILS started
az, The home run At p III. the naFa vessel iaiapo"s
steamed of Washington, where sl" WIZ take ia eoa
and receive instructions as To hci iutu, oor'; "a %
her, Of persons are leaving here tonight Tor NewiorK
pIadlpha Baltimore, and other places. but the noteis
,rn .;iIl comfortably l'd. and the stockton House Is
crnwded "A the weather Is very warm, people prefer
this local. y 10 the heated cItics'