The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-24
RIVAL YACHTS.
The Priscilla Beats the Puritan in the
Triangular Contest.
She Comes in 6 Minutes and %
Seconds Ahead Actual Time.

New YORK, Aug. 22-The past twenty
tour hours have wrought change in the
aspect of the trial yacht races which is sur
prlslng to many and eminently satisfactory
Eothose interested in the PriScilla'S welfare.
In light and fairly steady breeze from N.
>. W. and water comparatively smooth, that
boat defeated the Puritan by minutes and
70 seconds, actual time, over triangular
forty mile course, one-third of which pre-
sented all windward work, one-third with
WIND nearly dead aft, and one with itabeam.
During the forenoon the breeze was fresh
and the sky cloudy, with every appearance
Of rough day outside, but much valuable
time was lost in the minor details of placing
crews and sending the mark boat Anna j.
klpp away, SO that when the yachts were
ready to start the wind had died out almost
completely. At $50 the judges boat Luck
enbach took the Puritan and Priscilla in tow
and proceeded with them to the horse shoe
back of Sandy Hook, arriving there at II
o'clock.
AT 11.30 the signal ''G'' was hoisted on the
judges boat, signifying the course would be
triangular. To the first mark from the Scot
land light ship, the course was to be S. E. by
e; from there to the second mark, placed
about miles S. W from Long Branch, the
course was S. W. by w. and from thence to
the finish was due North.
Each side of the triangle was 13 miles in
length. The start. while not as exciting as
that of yesterday, on account of light wind,
was still an extremely pretty one. AT 20
the preparatory signal was given from the
Judges boat, laying to the southwark of the
Scotland light ship, and one five minutes
later for the yachts to start, The Puritan as
usual came across the line first at Il. %. 49,
Breaking out an immense balloon lib and
topSail, as she crossed and sending out a
spinnaker boom to starboard she prepared
for the days bottle. Mr.. j. Malcolm Forbes
was at the helm and Mr.. Busk Gen Paine
and other prominent yachtsmen were on
deck.
The Priscilla came across at 12.2627, right
in the Puritan's wake. She also carried
balloon jib and topsail, and made an exceed
ingly pretty race as she sped away to the
southwark, guided by the Skillful hand of
Can't. Gibson. Mr.. Earles sloop Oracle
came bounding across the line under the
same canvas as the Priscilla at 12.2703, and
the cutter Bedouin 36 seconds later
The boats came along to the finish Just at
twilight, and the Priscilla defeated the Puri-
tan minutes % seconds actual time and 15
minutes IA seconds corrected time. The
Oracle beat the Bedouin 13 minutes %
seconds, corrected time and ID minutes 26
seconds, actual time.
In the run before the wind, from start to
first mark, the Priscilla beat the Puritan /
minute and % seconds. In the windward
run from first to second mark, she beat her
three seconds, and in the run home before
the wind from there the Puritan was beaten
3 minutes and 81 second. The results of to-
days races are not specially fattering to
the Priscilla, still they show her to be a
trifle faster in smooth water and light
weather than the Puritan. The same yachts
will race on Monday again.