New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-10

FACE THAI VAS NO RACE.

NEITHER 1nr Oracle NOR TaE FANNY GOES OVER
THE COURSE IN THE PRESCRIBED TIME
The much talked Of and long anticipated
,ocah between the slooo yacht Gdaee AID Fanny was
sr,ed Yesterday with every prospect CT "a ne con-
test as has been witnessed in these vaers for years. o
fNe yachts making long stretch TO the SOUTH ~" Wv
wind dyiug out they unable 10 make the c,".Se
within the eight hours allowed aud the race was
"oa" 1t was n little after 1880 IN tho mornlaS va"
f,e tug Iuckenbaeh, the judges boat LETT the D'so
Office landing and proceeded down the paS'
Oracle and Fanny had been all night at the "nc"o's0
OF stapleIon, aud they. we'll "a ne s'aAe'o''
taken In tow and lowed TO thr Point OF tA' '0'H'
those on board the Luckeuoach wore Ooh io'',e -
Smith referee; F. w. J. Hurst. jueee LOT "a, 'cr5
Commodore Jeifries, OF the Beverly i"ou'
who acted as Judge for the Grace IN p'"o0
NJ NJ s,axvar, who was absent on account OF SIX
moss. Charles A. Chfds. j. n Bidder, OF bos.o" "" 1"
Trayers Thomas Warner, Frederick May Dthe' "V'"''
Police CAPTAIN williams Fraukyn basSloru '"o "ri'"0
artist. d. r. Worden, son Of Admiral W"fuen' eNNoin-
,rosora Mcyicker Of the New-York Yacht Ciuo' W.
7. BROOKS the former owner OF the CWue'
tryu,o, raaray. j. T. Warren. william Parker
49,, poner, T. STROBE On board the Oracle were
Toss,b p Earle her owner. J. V 5. Oid'e ana Henry
Tarle On the Fanny were Jules Montant ahd Ch"r'es
A Childs The schooner-yachts Montauk auo ho'nS'
The sloops Arrow ana Mischief and the steam y"on'S
Utawaua, Sentinel ana Aida, al Win i"'s0 P"'"V'
aboard were down az the start
The signal to start given al 1910 and Eve minutes
were aowedtO cross the line. over ak minutes elapsed
however before either of the yachts crossed ana iuey
were both handcaap TIE Oracle one minute eisA'
seconds aud the Fanny one minute ten secohos' 4
strong food tide was running, and the windb-W almost
directly from the east The given for the race
was east one-half south Enough wind was DioWins 10
Ill the sails of the yachts, and they went over the hs
side by side, the Gra0e being tribe IN the
advance The Oracle had up mainsail' ioFesai'
tib working jb-iopsail esftop'ail ana cuD-Iopsa.
cepton OF the forcsa, which she does not carry Ihay
went oyer9n the port tack put naae ssJe S V
and stood on the StaT0oaId tack lor apoai &c"
tic Oracle taxing tie lead. Then they caie "Dgul ..
me port ecT,n ''4 mere eD' was less tide there,
and the Yachts evidently in search Of southeIy
PREF oa,e ont Of he s5aih lough The wind haul
half point in that dreclon, aud there miles ont OF
ere mere secks on the horizon from the judges boat
they sailed, closely vatcins each other nntil
nn v Syev,n the "tIer c1nd lave sailed The course
within prescribed tim and won the race ne nul
!, was l rs ,r,d fo leave Ihe other for fear tnat
her ar lgOnist would Get aoulerly Oge ~ ana come
rushing down with fair wind ana snre,s II e. , ,
Fanny 70 alter he course but was nor uati oclo X
that the yachts came tl,1I anu 500 81"
TIE +ventv nils from Tie point Of the Hook had now
been logged Oil ANA tue Oloy thrown 0fer'"Afl py.n
sfarfei sheets ana came down the ioy The Oracle
had been leaang me Fanny, part OF que une p'lns
two and Oue-ha miles ahea bur on the long star o'tf1
tack up from tho south the Fanny gained, 9u- zen
fhev e1sed OH their sheets she MP aut passed te
Grace rounding the buoy five minutes ahead or
her The Oracle rounded al J:OI:3l, an1 me Fanny al
bO2.2o Then thev went WITH IAN sheets before the
wind Tor home, but II was evident taat the slakeooat
would not 0e reached in time a. make 30 race an 30
81 proved. The Fanny steadily ncr.a 8el her LEAD
on the run III TO the Hook, finishing at 40
O'Clock, 55 minutes TOO late 70 maze '"e
race The Oracle ia tw.ntY-six minutes later.
iril liant display oil fireworks gwen from the Non
fauk as tDe Ia .er- came Auu.cf atemp TO ai she
race Will be made to-day All bets made for yesterday
tar far folaV.