Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-09
FHE Meas" VICTORY.
CHART.FsTOS AGAIN DEFEATED
* T4F OCEAN RACE

i LII MIA AZ
CHARLESTON AGAIN DEFEATED
N THE Ocean RACE
r. -.-.nash Eat Eou.ds the Light
shIp AZ fte Ffz5sb Pear kills. Ahezf
% Her Rfyaz-HSE the Race wzs
sailed.
Tie pEossf ocszn race was 1nis1sd Fss-
ca-IaT Eorning. Tse TsesorT q tss
s-Seczv overt5s -Frzness EllZzbe-hT Ezs
= su55sct q gszerzl iEteres- 1Hrl1g tle
dzF-
AZ z GEEK su Eozdzy inning -
rZas hats -Ss@z,7 g SaFznza1- en-
narcsd b CAPT yoaE 4 Craig. and
szFrsress EI-zzsesh-7s q CEzrisst01- en-
nznded - Cape- sEsz, g9t Ender NzF q
TTbee and said f9r Nsrtin's In11stTg
Tfvst-bfr- sixteen ulle< fr1E1 y5es l-1t-
- I.ss-in one Il the nan1s0Ies1 rGcss TAI
hzs ever faker place O ne -Sl-l = - -
tfe east Bg-h boars Esrs lato-e- 80
- or-.bore Wind VITA tie SO
ses--e G1s1anee In The LEAD ln-A tleg
r1ze5es7 = uClnt about 30 Tzr1s from t1e
$500. --ter TIE -se--z'1 ll-I-d her sal
49,. as her coEpetirgr cane up toak t1e
irzsors O. wea1.er pos1ri0z- having No1
the eEozee- with tie -Fra1css EllZzeet1
abreast q her riE1r- - 70 tie leeE ard
- r-rrfaffe q TIE llZntsnip- Ire cDurse
70 - szfled was - TIE RzrLles1zEe llg1t-
s1iu. distant according % tie LElLel
stats eoast survey cart "a niles
~ The rgrfEzzst and rzrIrG- the
tozts % turn TIE RzttlesnaEe hghts1ip-
~ ressfry batEesE that vessel and tle
sForr. ard after r0un1ing- y return On
The o1tside q re Msr1in's i1dastry ilg1t-
safD and sbe1 pass hetWssn her and Ne
s1ore a. TIE 1r1so-
TIE sind Wss blowing q good sailing
breezs fr81 TIE west - BoEf1EesS Eoen
the Word cane, ARE yOu reaeJ =
ave are. SIR was heard from Do.1
Masters IN response
.-Go,-r cred cut C0Dmot0re 9. 2
Prfrchzr5- acting In beHalf q TIE caFsn-
nan Yacht Club. and rle sheets q the
racers nlBsd. TIE stzysziis were - ard
to- bosts Eers a ssc1ud tine beginning =
saoE tbeir sped ssgn after the starr
the .-Frznces7 dropped astern AID % TIE
ufndwaFd. and continued IN this position
nearly two hours WIrl t1e NID1 al the
tine Increasing In strength ApCur :
C-cI1eE . reef Bss taken IN the -Neczs -
sails without lesse1lng oeT speed, the
Captsgn having become satisfied t1aT her
reT ssH vas hzggIng tuo much. and
hence acting rather - an impedImeut
tsz1 o. erElse % the sped q the boat
Afs O'ciock beT pm main chain rlate
suf1eulv gave way. W1eu E1e was IN in
ufrent DANCER q losing her mast Capts-
Proctor and Hernandez were sent
f0rT ard ard reefed = tackle % secure the
szr1uds and tnus save the mast Bat a.
. best t1e Uis1lp placed the ''-se sa.' A 2 Us
adFantsze- - s1e could not o. that tack
AZ least 1--WE f1I play % her sail Inc
wInd IL TIE Meantime was shifting %
4 northwest b. nOrth and the ~Erancss
. EEzzbethn vas taking advantage d
tsa condition q the .-Seczu ard pidlg
gaining uuon her. TIE wind IlzilF
I s-I.ted u the Northeast and cane Win IN
creased tc-oe WIEN The -Neca' lacked u
shore beading for AOEE1 Edisros the yes
81 tneu 1eirZ Of the south end o. E1lstO
Island. While On aais tack s1e had an
Cpp1-tuu5ty u haul down On her port
Z ssrouds AID % make her impFOVIsed
Tfggirg On that side % some
I extent. secure for the remainder o. the
race. While tbs work was icing done
she lost considerable he3dWay. At
O'Clock in TIE afternoon the wind died out
completely. leaving bOtn vessels De-
E caInsed. With the Frances Elizabeth
about four miles % tle eastward and
Z wind sard. II vas evident that the Tela-
{ tive POSITION d the bats AZ this
tine was not due entirely 70 the
superior sailing qualities u the -fran-
I ce-'f aid u vas noticed that as the wind
7 bezzn % lessen in force before the calm
/ Capt Craig was gradually shaping Dis
c5ursss and making insn're 70 take the
I wind. which, in lis judgment, ap-
parently must come from the
I westward. His reason for form
I ing that impression was thought
E bv many % be Cue 20 TIE fact That IN That
direction was a small bank q clouds.
I Capt. Craig, however tnls may BE- re-
I marked 10 a NORNTEG EEWs reporter
I yesterday that II the clouds we're there
I IL had 10 recollection Cf them.
! About Q C;cIOck a light breeze
I IRON the northwest spraug up, and
I the .-Necs- - being between three ard four
I railes u the WiudWaFd q the Frances
U Elizabeth" first felt H. influence and
I bent . the breeze. das1ing gracefully
I ahead. Her competitors sails also nlie1
I about ten minutes aiterWard- but she " as
I unable % OTertzke her competitor. WHO
held the inside track 10 the lightship.
which she rounded in gallant style Al
E 80 o'cI0cE in the evening. with the
/ ..Frances Elizabeth following > minutes
I later.
.Both boats squared away for the home
4 stretch. and ia the bright moonlight the
. sight was a grand one. Inc wind vas
( from the North with the sea rolling after
tie racers and showing every nov and
Z then long lines Of siiTered crests dancing
/ and leaping upward in the glimmer. Not
I a cloud was seen anywhere in the heavens,
T and the stare. Ike thu moon. shone
I with undimmed brillisncy. The '.Neca-"
I from the time she rounded the
ligntship. continued 70 increase her lead,
I and when within four miles OF the Martins
I Industry lightship lowered all her sails
/ but two, her mainsail and ji5. At tais
{ time the Frances" was sailing wing and
Z wing. her white sheets being visible
[ ID the moonlight % every one on
/ the @Neca.n Capt. Craig was asked I:
s-Why did you lower your fOresail: why
not have kept It up and made still better
/ timer
Il was not sailing for time, but for
I money! was the reply. Il knew had
the race won, and that il was impossible
| FOR them 70 OFertake me-"
The "Necav rounded the Martin In
/ dustry llghtship, and passed between that
/ vessel and the shore at 2:Il5z O'Clock.
I The Frances Elizabeth followed at
2.36. 81 minutes behind the ''Seca," or
at the raie the wind was blowing knots
an hour. The distance was over miles
in favor o. the ''Neca."
The latter then went up alongside the
/ Frances" and took OF Capt. Hussey,
| Henry ClaghOrn. J.. g. de FOutaine and
others from Savannah. Among other
/ gentlemen on the Charleston boat besides
I Capt. Swan were Capt. James j.
I
| Thomas Young. On the ''Seca" were
Capts. Craig, Proctor, Hernandez
and E5eThardt Of the Savannah pilots, and
| Messrs. wilkins, SimpkIns, CObuTn and
/ Joseph ClaghOrn, besides four deck hands
and a cook.
Capt. craig remarked TO a reporter that
/ when the MEGA" was being Oyerhsuied a
I great deal Of her ballast was removed.
/ .This.v said he, "shOuld have been
| replaced. and / admit THAT / made
| a mistake in not having il done. The
ballast she carried was sufficient for light
/ winds. but not enough for the higher wind
we had during the race"
/ The MEGA" and her crew came up to
the city yesterday morning and received
the congratulations Of their many friends.
/ The "Frauces Elizabeth" went TO the
/ southwark with the intention Of calling at
| Brunswick.
THE NEWS FROM CHICAGO.
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Crowds Up to the Hour OF Adjourn
ment.
The public interest is absorbed in the
/ Chicago Convention, and until a nomina-
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