New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-11
The CANADIAN AGAIN BEATEN

THE MISCHIEF DEFEATS THE ATALANTA
CLOSE OF THE YACHT RACES FOR 16Sl-scESRs
ON THE BAY YEsrERDAY-rHE CANADIAN BOAT
FAR BEHIND.
The second of the series of races for tbo
Queens Cup commonly known as the Americas CI,p,
was sailed yesterday. The from the point a,
the Hook twenty miles 10 leeward and return Ths
Oracle and Mischief ran down to the Hook
under sail, and the Ataanta was tOwed down
by the tug Luckenback, the judges boat The
Luckenback left the city at O'Clock, and 1t was ex
peced that an early start would be obtained but there
considerable delay the part Of the people Of the
Atalanta who shore at breakfast when the tug
arrived at Clifton, S. l. Then came the run down 10
Sandy Hook and the final preparations for the race
Sailing instructions sent on board each yacht Pro
visions were made for the showing of lights by the
stakeboat of the point Of the HOOK In case
the prolonged after nightfalL
The Iuckenback gave the signal, and the racers
line the Mischief first, the Atalanta second
and tbs Oracle nearly ten minutes behind. The tne
them with a buoy board, steamed away to the lee
ward The east by south, the wind north.
west and the tide the ebb The Mischief started nm
der mainsai b working topsa and she crossed the
line ran up balloon jib-topsail and poled it ont
Soon after she her club topsai The Ataanta had
reef in mainsa to make it set better and for some
occult a reef in her jib She set balloon lib
opsall and spirit tOpsail she passed the line
The Oracle carried mansai fOresa jib btOpsaIl and
working topsaI. Beyond the Scotland lightship the
Mischief lowered her ib and set large balloon lib on
her mastbead-stay.
The yachts were sight TO delight artists eyes a.
they flew the dark waters of the November sea
The air clear that every spar and rope could be
and so pure and exharating that 1t put life and an
mati into the least enthusiastic. The iron steamer
Sirius, with a party board, over the course
She was decorated with flags. among them
Iriffa qay beh aha
when the ATLANTA went by her Several yachts
lowered around the contestants the course
with them. Among the yachts ont were the cutter
Oriva, the elegant schooner yacht NOrseman and the
steam yacht Ideal The racing yachts had their balloon
btopsais out starboard and their other sails TO
port and the Oracle Just the opposite at the start
but she jibod over twice the to the
leeward. Tie Luckenback having reached poin,
twenty miles to the buoy was thrown overheard
where it lay tossing with its red flag the long swell
Of the Atlantic.
Down came the yachts, shortening sail as they
came for the breeze began to freshen, and
few white caps appeared the surface OF the water
A flaw struck the Mischief and she mhcd up
little, but soon held her again. The
Gsacie had gained on both boats since the
start and the Mischief had considerably increased
the distance between her and the ATLANTA. They
rounded buoy the following order: Mischief Alta,
lanta and Oracle.
Then began the beat back. The ATLANTA and the
Mischief carried only mainsaH and iib
and the Oracle mainsaiI, jib and foresail. The
Oracle stood far off to the southward the star
board tack, and the other yachts Kept further
over toward the Long Island shore. The Ataauta after
a while put another reef in her mainsai Some time
lost by the Canadian in this operation. The Mischief
rapidly LEFT her rival and II apparent that the Yacht
from the border would be beaten worse than she was
Wednesday. II was getting toward sunset, and me
lights began 10 show Sandy Hook and the Highlands
the Navesin Far away tue south, where the
ing lights marked the wreck 81 the Scotland was no
Oracle. Hull down the southeast horizon tAe
Atlanta and heading straight for the Hook, In tu5
middle Of the picture. the Mischief Toe sun set,
but the Mischief the finish, and with rush
and utter Of in the deepening gloom she passed
tine lights OF the stakebOat and won the race.
4 few minutes later the Oracle crossed. Then there
was "a long wait for the Ataantt. but she finally got
there The Oracle would probably have beaten cor,
r.red time a. well actual II she mad far
the south As II was she was Is seconds ahead "
the Mischief actual time. The time at different points
follows;