New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-29
THE MADGE BEATS THE WAVE.

SAILING POWER OF THE SCOTCH YACHT.
THE AMERICAN VESSEL BEATEN BY TWENTY-FIVE
MINUTES AND THIRTY-NINE sECoNDS-ANOTHER
RACE TO BE SAILED TO-DAY
The second attempt to beat the Scotch cut
ter Madge in race with an American yacht made
yesterday and with the same result as beforethe vic
tory of the scotchman Her competitor this time was
the Wave of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club
The starting point lay in imaginary line drawn
from Fort Wadsworth to the judges boat the as
yesterday. The course was also the AS the
yachts came down TO the ine the Wave behaved and
looked as though she would show clean pair Of heels
TO the Scotchman The signal for sailing given, and
after some manGuvring the boats got off, crossing
line as follows: Wave, 10:3743; Madge 1O:3S:9.
Inc wind was west northwest and blow
ing hghtly-just enough to ripple the water
and temper the heat of the sun. The air was
remarkably clear, and every object and shore
could be distinctly the right the frowning
parts of Fort Wadsworth and the wooded heights of
Staten Island on the left the defences of Fort Hami
ton and the long sandy reaches of Coney Island Far
the south the merest suggestion of land showed where
Sandy Hook and it's white lighttowers guard the ap-
proaches to the Bay.
dozen more yachts, two tugs and the judges boat
after the racers. The Madge was under mainsal,
ib, forestaysa and gan topsa while the Wave had up
her mansail, lib and gaff opsai The two yachts stood
well out the Wave leading. When opposite the Quaran
tine grounds the Wave stood long distance ahead
eastward and ran up club topsail. The tide
running in and the wind had shifted to the West The
Madgc set her club topsa five minutes later The wind
now veered to the Southwest. The Wave far
ahead and the Madgc doing poorly that American
stock rapidly and seemed if the defeat Of the
day before was To be avenged
TIE ,shftlns Of the SEsSezs to the sSathxest
came about and stood on the port tack for Buoy
o S %s" he so Ss % c stood S on I
coming aboat on the sarboard tack for the buoy 1t
was apparent now hat she had got too far out The
and BEGAN 10 spin through the water The breeze fresh
tween her and the American. She passed ahead and
The wind now changed again, blowing from the west
wind under full sail for sandy Hook the wave carrying
the sandy Hook g6iship the Madge took in her bic
club topsa and act smaller When the light
the Madge carrying her club opsai for half mile
the WnHe as fS sr n The me Of Sundg the
From the start to buoy No. the Madge gained
No. 10 to the sandy Hook Iightsp she gained 3 min
utes 81 seconds After rounding the sandy HOOK Light
thH Ware carrying mainsail, Jib and working top;
sd wor d the cp e dse S SO Sr asaa
of the Wave that almost ceased interesting;
coming s p % TRe @a T ss %o
yachts grew less and less as Buoy No 10 reached
lows: Madge- 4:So4i; wave, 4:36:43
walked away from the wave. Now and then it seemed
as II the Wave was closing up but no, the distance
DttWcch ncr ana tnc Mduge Fenlllncu unnlmlnlshcd.
The wind getting around to the again.
The water covered with yachts of description,
many of which had accompanied the the
tire All hurrying for the Narrows; for
10 the north heavy black clouds evidence that
squal was coming. The Judge boat steamed ahead
ana took up a position opposite Fort wadsworth down
came the Madge under Iu sail, and, gardening under
the first touch OF the squal crossed the line victor
Scarcely the Madge passed inside when the threat
ened squal swept down from the north and the Wave
was Obliged to shorsen sail and stand over toward the
eastern shore under mGinsail and lib. Then coming
about the starboard tack she passed into
and across the line
The Wave the Madla thirteen minutes forty eight
seconds time allowance according to the of the
wanaka Yacht Club. The of finishing was as fol-
lows: Madge 5;45:3t wave, 5:5G:59