The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-27
A SPIRITED OCEAN CONTEST
THE COHMODORE'S TICTORY OYER
THE VICE-COMMODORE.
The Mohawk and Dauntless have n Fortv-
Mile Dance over the Waves for n $1,000
Cup-LittIe Craft Seeking n Harbor.


The Mohawk and DauutIess have n Fortv-
Mile Dance over the Waves for n 81. 900
Cup-LittIe Craft Seeking n Harbor.
The waves dashed spitefully against the
lightship OF Sandy Hook yesterday morning as
the yachts engaged In tho ocean race bounded
TO and fro awaiting the signal to start. A dull,
leaden sky, and a wind from east southea ast
prosnosticated rough times, and the yschtsmen
made ready for a spirited contest. The race
course was twenty miles to windw from the
llRhtship, between Commodore Bennetts
schooner Dauntlcss and Vice Commodore Gar
ner's schooner Mohawk, for $1,000 cup. II
was renar arded I'm case OF heavy weather as a test
between the keel and centre-board models. The
Dauntless Is n powerful keel schooner, which
has proved herself faster than anv yacht in the
world except the SapphO; the Mohawk Is a CEN
trc board, hundred tons larger, and as yet
conpuratively untried.
Sadie, CAPT. Grsenleaf, started with tbe schoop.
ers, but as nothing was seen OF them from tho
Cyclops after running 70 windward an hour, y
together In the Horseshoe.
Nj. Robert Center. the Judge on the Cyclops,
az follows: Dauntless, 11:t3;4T A. NJ; Mohawk,
i,S; n.n Both s, dashed by on tue port tack; the
tsnss ssa ss bs oSsy and a Sppss5ns m sds. s
evident soon after tho start that the Mohawk
was outpolntinR the Dauntless. At 1918 the
Mohawk following suit . few. minutes later.
The little slcops we're getting burners" all the
time, but the big fellows were making good
l2;45 the Dauntless took in her foretopsail, prob
ably to enable her to claw up TO windward
better.
About l p. NJ. It was apparent that the Mo-
hawk was winding the Dauntless. Tho latter,
however, was being handled magnifcently by
the veteran Martin Lyons Tbero was not wind
enc gh for her, however, and tho Mohawk,
which appeared as II she wanted some moro
aNn Nod Int lnA al .ssaN
tlon. until at =. NJ. she had clear lead of over
mile. II was hard dead boat to wndward.
Center hauled in the log and found that the
Cyclops bad rolled OF l6ti miles. The Cyclops
logged OF her twenty miles at 3:s1:2O and hove
over barrel buoy for the yachts to round.
toward il. At a:Os the MOHAWK went about on =,
1852. havlng lost two minutes by standing on
too FAR. The Dauntless came down With a
swoop and jIbed round In hot pursuit.
At 4:Ql2 both squared away for home, and
after balloons had been set, dened the beat
efforts Of the Cyclops to overtake tbem.
In the shape Of muslin that could be carried
were piled on. and bowled both race ; rapidly
At 5:i5 II was apparent that the Dauntless was
Keeping up To windward too far unless the Mo-
hawk and Cyclops, which we're followingg, were
steering the wrong course. This, indeed, turned
out to be the case. the Dauntess was right,
and tho Mohawk and Cyclops 1g. In the
gathering FOG and dusk. however. all three ran
by the lightehiD, way to leeward OF II. The Mo-
hawk kept on In n direction fair TO run her on
Rockaway shoals but the Dauntess, seeing the
mistake. hauled on a wind-beat back to the
lehtship, and passed L close aboard, as the
directions stated. at 6:25:37, thus winning the
race, although the Mohawk, 90 her sailing
qualities, beat her both by the wind aud going
free. The Mohawk discovered her error too late
TO rectlfy 1t, and ran UP the lower bay to her
anchorage. The two sioops did not turn up
when the Cyclops left the lightship for home,
and probably did not sail over the course.
Running up, the Dauntless split her fore
gan and tore her topsail, and In bauling on .
Bennett cut away his main-topmsst staysaii.
Owing TO these damages the race to Cape May
with the Resolute 10 postponed until Thursday.