Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
The start was as follows !:
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Inc yachts at once went In an eaSterly
direction followed by six or eight steam
tugs and several steam yachts. The race
down to Brenton's Point was devoid of
special interest save that it was Il very
short time ere the Priscilla got to the
windward of the Puritan and obtained the
lead, holding it securely for well nigh half
an hour The yachts bearing down to-
wards Brenton's reef and thence along the
Newport cliffs made a pretty sight the
chief feature of which was the struggle
between the Priscilla and Puritan for first
place. In lacking shortly after wrestling
the lead from the Puritan, the Priscilla
lost her advantage and the little white
Yankee, as yachtsmen style the Puritan,
forged ahead.
The friends of the Priscilla became
alarmed to see their favorte making an
unusually long tack to round Easton's
Point, fearing she would lose by so doing.
In the meantime the second two leading
schooners, Fortuna and Montauk, We're
keeping company, standing off for East
on's Point, but away to the rear the
foremost sloops were having things
much their own way. At 1870 some inn
portant changes took place for then the
Puritan got well onto the port tack, then
for time heading directly towards Sow
and Pigs in her effort to weather Easton's
Point. Shortly afterwards the Fortuna
and Montauk tackled, the Priscilla however
being still headed towards Easton's Point.
Some four or five minutes after making
the tack that brought her out from Eas-
tons Point, the Puritan crossed the Pris-
elias bows thus increasing her advantage
over the New York craft. For all prac-
| teal purposes neither BedOuin, Graylng,
Mohican, Isis, Oracle or Athlon were in
the race, A few minutes before noon the
! Puritan made another tack from Cormor-
ant light. AT this point her advantage
over the Priscilla was absolute and 1t was
conceded that there was no necessity of
any special trial between the Priscilla and
Puritan to see which should wrestle with
Sir Richard SuttOn's Genesis over the
possession of the Queens cup, for the sup
eriority of the Puritan was manifest and &C
Rhowledged by several of the Priscilla s
friends.
The next stretch of fifteen miles was be-
fore the wind with the leaders holding
their own. The Puritan slightly increas,
ed her lead on the home stretch and
turned sail some half hour before reaching
the winning point. Many of the contest
ants were distanced and returned into
the habor. The Puritan crossed the win
ming line at two seconds and fifty-ont
minutes past three. The Priscilla did not
cross until four hours and two minutes ant
eleven seconds after giving the time al
lOwance to the Puritan of one minute
$ and twenty-four seconds. She was DeateI
by ten minutes and sixteen seconds actua
time. When the Puritan crossed the I'M
the schooners were at least six miles off
The race between the schooners was ever
: closer than that of the sloops, the Fortun
beating the Montauk two minutes ant
thirty eight seconds in forty-five mil
! run, occupying nearly six hours The fol
: lowing gives the time of arrival of tn
! yachts and elapsed and corrected time:
4 rSchooners.
> NAME. ARRIVED. ELAPSED. TIME.
. n. M. s. II. NJ. 5. II. NJ.
= Fortuna ...4 Is 20 3 81 IL A.
+ Montauk ......2 - III d % AZ
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