New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12
THE RACE AGAIN A FAILURE
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ook on GOD people at the Iron Steamboat CompanyS
dock See 'em struggle along" remarked the boy
HThey don't know whether to pay 81 Oh ana rue !"
the Horseshoe or go uptown to get the race reports o'
rotb;ng at bulletins Half on em waiting for the
Sirius to come down from Twenty second-st' 'ni"Ans
sbe won't be crowded. Wish could 90 on the
Sirius" a.,
Tn. Grand Republic swept by :" That ere oig
t0er,s only got about 500 OF the critters. It's Com
,er bo cold day for steamship companies The boot
bac steppcd down from the pile to pick up eas'a-
vav cigar stub. just give me some hre mister' he
said; - it's so tarnai damp that my liver mas pour
draft ter day. La There goes the Eliza Hancox Win
less than 200 Guess them Rapid Transit swes won't
cit paid fer their steam" The Columbia passeu
along from West Tenth-st with 4OO spectators. me
Empire State left Alexandre's dock with zoo Boston
,non The Kill Won Kull went by with 400 guests
Jaw Goulds ATLANTA shot down the Narrows Win
stately dignity. Tugs with big flags trailing fastened
owax TO Join the somewhat dinlinutiye procession.
Eel yer what" whispered the bootblack. t9mbhng
constantly in his jacket pocket, Tier pnonc go'
mo II aqin why last Monday thar wasn't room TO
move about down here and the Anne5es ndu r. dy
could do to git over to Brooklyn ana pson swe has
thar amt much down here 20 see anu no' " S"o ~
stuck up his foot for shine. r. .Lo
The iron steamer Sirius suddenly came in from the
North River dock at Twenty-seeond-st WIN too PeoI
,Io ON hoard There was a rush 400 more crowded
ont Of the companys pier TO get the best seats On
board. say mister" said the eootDiaek, w nth
Jim the ellar wOt sells papers on the corner oie
thar I've got 81 AZ. II yerll gimme cents II llle
the gang on the Sirius Thanks. mebbe kin git SHINES
enoneh aboard for sandwich lunch which, WINE ls
kinder wearing ON the stomach keeps kld IN oeter
yumOr air water AFTER TINS W1suo; eu UOU,
black jumped down from the lumber pie aga". PI u1
his last cent for ticket. aud was seen towaSe us n
at the stranger the Sirius as she sped down 'c
bay r .o.h;, commands much
disappointment was expressed at the greatly
b demand for tickets While it was estimated una.
an 900 peoplc paving almost three tunes as many
dollars took passage for the races ON MONDAY wa
generally believed that less than SOU went uoWn
Yesterday The morning was pleasant enough pu' .o
-eIictiou for nauseang sea, together WIN the 'Wo
irav;ons failures of the races seemed 10 nave ue
;;,ressipo effect on public interest thousands OF
S..rors from ont OF the city are said TO nave gone
1,"n,c inclndiuq many delegations from yacht clubs
hc Soand steamers brought few visitors mere NeIe
cnly straggers present from outside CLUBS ihgI"rS
Netyp.rt New-B Bedford, Oswego, Chicago. Ioruanu'
INN Dorchester etc. the largest number being rom
poston IN fact more tnan Onc-thlrd OF the boston
oIr seemed to have remained for the race. bubbhng
over with euihu siasm for the Puritan III was Sltcu
thaf In spite OF the diminished attendance yesterday.
fully 60 outside localities were represented among
thc SPECTATORS and propOrii0naeiy !hete was no'e HI
tr,c.t nvn,rcnt in the country than in New-lo .
t.e OF th remarkable spectacies III connection WIN
t, ectotots YESTERDAY was the attendance OF women
In tvefa steamers IL was claimed that ohe-hau anu
oven a majority of the ticket purchasers were women
Furthermore many Of them were more eagerly oe''hE
gIc;ove,e onlg about $50 spectators along the Bat
tSiy wall and they disapl oined at seeing that
the vessels going out were sGalceiy more numerous
than @ any far wind day. Inc vessels presenter
lively appearance however, and the sun flashed on
brilliant display of Colors in bunting and flags
In 10 the honr when Wall street was empted oil
brokers co ,tomers and L" hangeTs-On IL was not
known that the yacht had been postponed because
H. ,esols couid NOT cover the COURSE within n time
limit Only the few belaed stocknen ana the aniois
learned down town Of the third disappointment OAR
Ing the eraly part of the day the contest had been a9
almost absorbing and the failures OF Monday ana
Tuesday seemed only have whetied tho appetite OF
everyone for the last item Of news aud whle yacht
ing hayor marked the conversation beard early IN
offices in the streets. ana iu the hooks OF the ex-
changes where little business was beng done, It's
pungency was increased after the word was spread
The yachts have started" All the telegraph offices
in the neghborhood OF the Stock Exchange posted
bulletins Of the progress OF the race IN windows or on
telegraph poles and these places were points OF aitac
ton up TO 3 o'clock the afternoon TO crowds that
varied in numbers but little at any time. Lively as
the stock market in the forenoon. most brokers
appeared 10 regard il of minor Importance to the
great international bout on the waters.
To the surprise of some persons wall Street lost
larger quota usual attendants than had been
pected. Ii had been imagined that the excellent
qualities of the Puritan as displayed Monday and
the disappointment felt after the race was prevented
by the accident of the next day would combne to cause
light exodus trouD the Street The promise OF sue
cessful race however, far the weather was con-
cerned had taken away in the early morning most OF
the spcrtsmen of the Exchange. such yachting
veterans as Commodore James ID. Smith would be sure
10 attend the if there had been hundred previous
genial presence. The long building IN RectOrst look
Ing out on Trinity ehurchyard, robbed Of three
shining lights. Jay Gould was away on his yacht
ATLANTA aud he carried with him guests the scdale
and deaconly Russell Sage. together with DIR. NOryin
Green who for the forgot all Problems OF burlng
tbe wires: General Thomas T. Eckert who l. said TO
have resolved TO dream dream OF telegraph tOmpc
ton for twenty-lOur hours and Addison Cammack, the
noted and ainiable bear" When the news that
q" Old Cam" member OF the party first became
public the Street stood aghast, but from the best IN
formation that could be obtained there was no reason
TO doubt the announcement Washington l.. Common
did not appear his Office, but the boys were not
sure in what direction he had gone. Some one prob
ably with malicious intent started the report that
Deacon White had gone TO see the race but the
presence of the Lackawanna leader in the Street
stamped the story out
General surprise and disappointment were felt when
the bulletins announced that the Genesta ahead.
There was less regret however, than would have been
expressed il the accident Of Tuesday and the behavior
of Sir Richard Sutton had not many friends tor the
English boat. As the day wore on and the dispatches
from the Highlands began TO give with increasing
particularly the details OF the Wall street put
look of wondering surprise at the ability OF the Sandy
Hook observer and the power OF his glasses. The
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph offices announced over
their posted dispatches that they came 10y carrier
pigeon service and brokers blushed when caught gaz
ing at the sky to try to the birds that were bringing
adj ices every few minutes the yaci Is
Late in the afternoon when tie time made by the boats
began to indicate the possibility OF no race the
interested brokers showed decided di gust Discus
sons took place over the time limit and some
remsts went far as to urge that the boats be al
lowed week in which TO cover the course " bis
labor agitation has gone too far, one operation who
had freely bet the Puritan was heard to remark.
Well have to repeal all the eight ten hour laws II
this blamed ever il 10 come OIL"
The interest taken in the made clear by the
throDgs around the bulletin boards. These were
watched with the closest interest from IL until
the announcement that the yachts were heading for
home The majority who assembled at the centres OF
information were young men; occasionally, perhaps
frequently, gray hairs gave countenance to the re-
spectablity OF the crowds From noon great
the number that people wishing pass along the east
side OF Printing House Square and along the news
paper side OF Park Rev obliged u make detour
at every bulletin board There little loud talking
and offers OF bets heard The uncertainty pro
dnced by the snecessye bnlleiins The notice