New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-30
a THIRD VICTORY FOE THE MADGE.
THE MIsTRAL GIVES UP THE RACE.


THE YACHTS STARTING IN A STIFF BREEzE-FINE
BEHAVIOR OF THE MADGE.
Another attempt to beat the Scotch cutter
Malge with nm American yacht made yesterday.
The boat matched against the Madge this time the
Mistral, soop yacht owned by Edward
Fox. The start from point Off Clifton, s.
H. and the finish ut buoy No. Is, outside the Narrows
At the start the wind eastsouheast and blowing
stiff lowersail breeze. The scotchman came down TO
the start under mainsa ib working topsail oresai
while the Yankee carried her mainsai jb and working
topsa The two vessels ed the line together
the Mistral getting OF at 1o4535, and the Madge ten
seconds later The passed ahead ana led the
way out toward buoy No. 10 heavy sea was running
and with the exception of the judges boa; tug Luck
enbach not craft OF any kind ventured follow the
outside.
Soon after passing outside the Misra took topsa
The Madge stood for Buoy No. 10 and soon drew
away from the Misra. From the judges it looked
as II the Madge was sailing under water Of the
southwest r spt and TIE winds might blow aud waves
not to BREAK the waves bnf to % S wa seT aoar
IN rouadc spd pass %'ich as quickly slid OF her
reef in her malnsal and minute later the
Madge took in her foresail The Misiral seas
apparently superior TO the Madge's in everything nut
ing times: Made, 126:51 Mstral, I2:I6:35.
FROM the buoy to the Hook the Madge su, more in
The high and the feshenng breeze rendered IL nee
sry d0 0r he again 5 To- shorten SAIL The Scotch
malnsa Previous to rounding the buoy Mistra had
taken IN her 11b and set her storm saysail. She
ran III partially under the lee OF the Hook taking I'm
her storm staysa. set her jib and CARRYING
mainsIl and iib double reeed From the Hook 10 the
ghtship stretched eight miles OF covered with
wnitecaps and rolling heavily. The tug LucRenbach
with judges, reporters aud invited guests board
headed out iortne scotland light ship pitching rolling
untl the keel seemed the dryest place about her. Half
OF tn party gathered I'm the Pill t-house and part hnd
died together in the stern and rolled from side to the
other Sandwiches at a disco aud the in
tcrest In the seemed snguiarA ..hated In tenn
polrS lu ole man. more energetic than the rest, in
CURED Of another against whom he happened TO be
thrown.
Where are they now2"
81 haven't yacht for half hour" was the re-
ply with groan he shot OF side Of the
boat
by the time the Scotland lght-shtp WIS rounded IL
was evident that the Mstral would not able TO
weather the Sandy Hook hght-ship But she stood
DraNey 70 It, and NOT uuul her forestry had given way
aud her b split from top to bottom did she give up and
sta Tor nome. As Tor the Mage, she simply housed
her topniast and continued her system OF sub
marine sailing The Scotchman rounded the
sandy Hook lightahip at 2;37:23 The Mistral put
BACK at 10 peng at the time Il miles eeward OF the
nght aud four or live miles asIern of the Mldge The
Madge ran back over the under mainsai lib and
foresail, rounding buoy No on the return al a. g. 40
ana flushing buoy No Is 4: So having been out
ayont SIX hours and quarter TIE dimensions of the
2iSiFa are: Length all, 80 feet inches water
me- 20 feet; beam. 10 feet uepth , feet 10 inches
sac was sailed by John Prior and Madge Captain
duncan; To-day, weather permitting, the Madse will
race with either the Wave the Schemer Saturday
with some other boat yet 10 be selected.