The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-27

THE WIND.
The following record. character and velocity
OF the wind during the entire contest. courte-
rusly furnished US by Mr.. Vanhensen, Of the sig
nal station at this point. and derived from OBJ
seryations from wind gauge which he had on
tha sRo. I s,ssa " u ~ "
SHf7sd asc8nu round with an average of 70
sailed third round with an average Of 10
pounds pressure per square foot In tenths.
Wind puffy. blowing at times only miles,
Average velocity during the after noon. 70
THE COURSE
was the usual triangular one, and the distance
fifteen miles-dffering from previous races
only in that the course was three times around
the stakes tInstead OF twice as formerly. which
were placed one and two-thirds miles apart:
second 10 the westward and the third to the
eastward.
THE START.
At hours 4 minutes with fourteen m lie
wind blowing east by south (almost dead
asternl. everything having baen made ready.
the third and last gun was fred and the
Pluck and Luck and Susie 8. next. and Brew
named, Lady Emma losing much time in get
ting under way. The Susie s. was soon In the
lead "a place, which she kent throughout
mo Name" third Lady Emma fourth. the re- |
mainder of the fl,tila being pretty we'll
Wapars 4 bsas sdan hat the The
was tearing her competitors In hand
some style She came about at s15:35 followed
by La Belle In 3:l6l7 Lady Emma next and
No Name fourth. Midway between the
second and third stakes Lady Emma. hav-
s sns to She " Was up passed ss sy int .aa
and others. and now began the dead beat to
windward. the. wind. which had fallen for
a quarter of mile In the lead, the distance be-
ing cleared In one t, elk and that gallant craft
coming around the easteriy stake at st:o7. the
Cydnus losing its second place in favor 81 the
Pluck and Luck, which rounded the stake at
3:444o the Cydnus mud Lady Emma coming
around together. Ia Belle next No Name end
Juanita following closely. The home stake was
rounded In the following order:
Susie s.; 3;52:ls D M. Pluck and Luck 4:12 be-
hind, Lady Emma 10 seconds later: La Belle
3:57: 1876: Cydt ", 35s:oo: Brewster's No Name
3:5s:llh: Zrphinr., 10000; Juanita. LOG :s2H
Olivia, ALL 54h: Mary A 4:14 90: Gypsy. :14:06:
Glare f., 5:2s foulingl, and Brenda, 4:22 :3yH
The Limpas having parted her llb stays on
ing lost much time In reseuing one Of her crew
who had gone overheard. were Withdrawn from
the race.
THE SECOND ROUND.
The Susie 8. leads. of course. around the
westward stake and full quarter OF o mile up
the wind R, Pluck and y \ Luck second followed By
the smaller crafts. all strung out and pretty
much In the order Of rounding tho home stake
successfull pun o. tne part OF the Cydnus for
Lady Emma's place between the third and
home stake ADD the home run being made
under slow wind. as fol ows: Susie s 4a2:54, +,
Gydnus 449.2s Pluck and Luck 4:49:43s. Lady
Emma 4:bos4. NJ Name a:5622 gaining lost
half minute. In Belle 4;57:4s Zephine 5:12:33 t
Xiphias b:la:36 Ju 4nta5 II :3s Olivia SIT 81
Gpsy 5.22:45. Mary A. 5:23:ll Clare f. .23 :56. {
the catamarAn and Brenda VT ~ So {
Puck the competitor Of Xiphias was decid- /
eddy In had luck yesterday. for during this 9
round she bad to give up the race. her throat t
nalyards having given away. Be this said VITA 3
out detrimant how yer. to the veteran Xiphias /
which was then leading her handsomely t
THE THIRD ROUND
was marked by two Incidents but otherwise !
monotonous On bearing a pwn for tn west =
WI. STAKE the Gydnus gib~d unskilfsyfv and y
ava 'a,uaole time. neatly gained on the Pluck
an INK, causing the latter, about 200 wards i
m. u 9tsernaul her and snuff1ng her wind 4
1rnnnH Ssie SUI leads. but has lest some littIa u
time n IN On beating to the wind for the third
ma Inahr etty race occurred brtwean Pmos 2
stood in I'M Sssaa nr,a ana lady Emma. who :
Ing the f 'front.' ah stakethe cydnus claim
wards by sau cs. ,os1ns her ground after
tha MISUNDERSTANDING the natty Fmnort TACK to
&1e s'aSe and Into the home run with a nraannd