New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-25
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The third and last ~ the trial races 10 seleeh
defender of lhe Americas cup wss sailed ys.ss.ssy
over the Nsw.Serk Yacht club eonfss ana sssss sss
Puritan was vciarieus fhe aaf wss sssssnsy fsses
able 10 the Priscilla. 81 there i,ie o. ma vhaw.rs
work fhe Yankee 81 sp the siasef hy snlg ahs,t
Two minates, true. bat the slctofy was ncssfshs
less, dscisive Tho ~ lasl FRIDAY ssssss.
sFafed fse fact that he Priscilla ne aafsh fsf fhs
fnriisn IN eind~aId wart, end ycsferias'a essssss
proved ha' hs nesion soep could beat ,hs Nee fefs
boat " 'eaehins and ralnM Tho msnasg N ehsh shs
"e nrS sloop. n ihs three sfal hass ef te b..
hind thcs' he heiaaia ana nfasle With uefa bafass
considered fa Yachts. s he mess sas
pflsins thine of The tia Faess sas
makes yachtsh pause to thiet that rsfhaar "A,
osnesia may yet she~ what fas, hsas rally 10 sac
leeAed essf,nels wicked, - sire laf ~ saskef -
s'arleien Yesterday morning. when ths iaasss ssss
iHekehhacs went douh D. stare the raoefH fee sais
were fTisd and sif ehasd sylSsntlt hsa ns "a
tenon ofeshibiing the pfsvess ~ be yaoht thai asa
Three fee, 10 b. taken N boz togaaa aad saalsr
suii Of sails have been sent Tor ffom Fneisna
Tue course ior the ifitl ffsm hnsy ~ oegs
Head desa 10 end around buoy No 10 on To- faash.
west hptt, thence around The fsHdy ipok hlhtahlr.
nnlnbins at buoy jos, outside she Narfewa n ~as
nearly ~ o'clock when the signal start was ssen ina
wind waa from tho south west and blowing q
fair breeze The yachts over tbs llne rlass
together and went dsshag away the stafboard tsek
plies Of cleaning canvas, and made the goam ana
sparkle ko diamonds toe nod swiftly bact from
the glossy aides OF lho hyns The Puritan took
the ead and proceeded 10 put open between her
self and the Priscilla. Both Of hcm drew away from tho
Oracle and Bed0un The two latter yachts stood side by
side, nrst getting little ahead the other
The Oracle was sailed by Joseph Ellsworth. and vac
skully handled got TO The windward OF the Bed.
ouln finally. aud passed ahead Of her. The Graco and
Bedouin held their tacs clear the Southwest spit
aud the other two yachts might have done SO, bat,
the Priscilla coming about the Puritan followed her and
the lower Hospital Island they both stood on tho
port tack The hone sloop nade short leg and then
came about the starbJard tack again The skipper
OF the Yankee sloop evidently bound repeat
his mistake OF Saturday and leave his antagonist the
Puritan came about too and tho pair reached away for
the Southwest Spit fleet OF sailing yachts which had
come down 20 the whitened the water with
their sails they down after the The steam
yacht Polyna, flying the nag Of vce-Commodorc Doug
lass steamed down TO the buoy and Jay Gouds Ataanta
drew her long black hull swiftly bright waves
she along within sight of the competing yachts
The Puritan TO the windward OF the Priscilla aud
a considerable distance In advance She carried no lib
topsa until nearly half the distance to the buoy had
been sailed. Then she set and still further increased
the distance between herself and tho Prsc.. The wind
fell considerably before the Southwest Spit was cached
anH the hopes Of those who had to 500
q fell likewise. But 1t freshened again and soon
the buoy close enough together make the exct
ing and they hew the tossing mark, broke out
their spinnakers and for the point Of the Hook look
ing like sunlit clouds blown seawari They kept about
the distance from each other the Priscilla gaining
little on the point OF the Hook they took In their
spnnakers and set balloon Jib topsais. The wind
hauled little to the south and the Puritan opened
the gap little more In the meantime the Oracle had
put respectable distance between herself and Bed
ouin aud seemed only be outsaing her. but out
pointing She rounded the buoy nearly three minutes
ahead Of her rival The time OF rounding Southwest
spit buoy was as follows:
Puri l2o: Oracle. i2ogso
Priscilla Beioun 10000
The reach ont TO the lghtship made by tho lead
ing yachts with marvellous rapidy. The Boston beauty
had gained a few seconds tho Priscilla when the
lightshlp reached, but unable to walk away
from her. she did last Friday, when the stiff breeze
and rough water enabled her to show her weathery
qualities The Oracle did beautifully and constantly
creased the distance between herself and the CUTTER
But long, long stretch Of sparkling water interviewed
between the leading yachts and the Oracle Bedouin
Tue time Of rounding the sandy Hook hghtship
follows:
Puritan Oracle ooa3
Around Tho ightship they went and then there was
another long reach In TO the Hook xhe
Priscilla struggled bravely 70 catch the fy-
ing Yankee and the Puritan tried hard
to increase her lead on the point Of the Hook there
came wind FOR few moments that MADE them iay
down their work. until the water poured In their lee
scuppers. Then, with the same steady wind that had
carried them out to the Ightshp and back. they came
again TO the Southwest Spit. They both came about
soon after passing the psint OF the Hook and made
leg the sarboard tack In order to reach the
buoy on the Southwest Spit Then about again on the
port tack and around the buoy the yachts went. Tho
and Bedouin hull down. could be seen coming In
toward the Hook the Oracle far In advance Tho lead
ing yachts rounded the buoy as follows;
Puritan. svtiso
Prscila
Then with the wind sbaft the beam. but far enough
abaft to make the spnnakers OF use. the
yachts came sweeping Up to the finish. The
Priscilla gained the white sloop, Dut noe
enough 20 save the day. and the Yankee showed the
way over the lac. The Oracle far ahead OF her
rival the cutter BedOuin that the latter over the
line badly bseten yacht The tune OF the raoe was ~
follows:
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