New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06
THE PRISCILLA LEADS.
THE PURITAN SECOND IN ThE hAOD'
~Acr OF THE BOATS TO NEw-BEpFoRD HAhDoh-
THE GENEsTA AVOIDS CoNrhsi'
inv rrtEoRAru TO THE TRIBUNE


fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Nvw-BrproRp, Mass, Aug, 5.-Eastem
..s..,,.r are quiet this evening. Their handsome
sh,,e yacht Puritan badly defeated to-day oy wna'
.hv have been pleased to call the brick sloop fs
ella In the run OF thirty miles from Newport 10 'n'
,,ace the Puritan beaten IL minutes, 10 seconu'
actual tmc and 10 minutes ID seconds corrected ''ho
The question that the Prisca's friends are askh. w
night Isl II tho black yacht can beat the wA'e QUO
,weIve minutes over a thirty mile course, now mucn
more en- she outsal her the forty mile course Oh e
New-York Yacht Club I" Todays performance pu'' '0
rivals on even terms again, with odds ht,io III ~
Priscilla and IL also leaves open the question Vi VIM"
vessel is tho to pit against the 1enes'" !"
ber ,, pon,a
min r. Butler Of Massachusetts, He hasmet WIN many
disappointments during his checRered garrett ouV 10
was completely crushed this morning wheh ITO came Wy
the compsnion-way OF his yacht America anu iouhu
sIrpoI Of distress flying from the main peak OF the ou
.cbooner The yachts ensign had been ho's'eu
,,n.,do duwn and Que had seen
A. III, the Generals eagle eye aetec'eu
n, Soon after color" orders were issued 10 inc cap
tains of yachts belonging to the New-iork 0'uo
souadron and to those invited participate In the
crn.e 70 be OIL Brentons Reef and ready for start a'
10 O'Clock this morning. BY that time tweh'ysA
,,naer al, working canvas and some with club topsMs
aloft had worked by Beaver Tall ana were s'ahohs
of and on to the southwark OF the Imaginary inc ur"
from the flagship Poynia to Brent0ns Reel -hsh'sP'
For nearly hours there was an eXre my g' a a
Vice-Commodore Douglass thought ~ pruae' " "'"'
' The Wshe. Of ali were grated when inst before noon
splendid breeze came from ne ,n "" yanhtsmen Of
ninSdav heavy weather race. Hedge anchor was
dropped hold the aagshp to Inc t'ae; anR r. Ears
handsome soop Oracle came first over tne t tnnsa III
i2o23 he stsIboard tack under hv Mr Basks Mis-
chief the Vixen Clio, Clytie Princess Prsciiia page
%S;1s A Ainon pursaa n'r Marion es
Norseman. Dauntess Isis. Fortuna speranza Dpo d
nMea pretier start has not during the
cruise Every yachtsman in the meet was nta wouS
do in the run Of thirty miles to she came
out Newport aror just Seo off the to eastward under
nalnsa. gsf topsa forestay SAIL 19 ana sna Sp
i S,ecsara evidently did not wish his boat
with of the Meet, i0r ne Of the contest
ants The Priscilla who got just two minutes
ahead of her antagonist set her bg naoon
r@ az @ DhSe West Of the Hen and Chickens hsp
tie Zig schooner wandcrer was heading tne nees W,n
Princess Clye and Clio and the soops Miscnlel anu
Oracle The latter fully mile III the n,s sdoo iss
cutter Stranger with the Puritan on her weather daatsf
aong and passing n tine n6aes se passed the
Crawling to wndw ard whilc the latter was oianke.eu
between the MonanS and r After r9 the start but
patched It up and set IL again. .o,nc ,,o
The Priscilla ssed pumping Isnt ~, eUin-
rnce horse IN The smooth water and with her Immense
spnnaker filling splcndidly. When Clarks Point lgne.
house bore W. by n. from the flagship her anchor was
dropped Vice Commodore Douglas, who looked every
inch AN athlete stood the bridge wearing New. 10TH
Athletic Club shirt upon the front OF when the pfgIt
red foot the clubs emblem. stood out distinctly ne
admired the scene at the finish with watch IN hanu
he timed the handsome fleet Of vessels Prsclla wa
first across the line. perfect beauty under eiouu
snow Uhite duck with the boom we'll on 10 staDoafu
The others followed within half an hour making
splendid picture they stood MP the haroor me Inc
crnesta was the last three. Oar blades we're nash
irg.in the dying sunlight five minutes after me ate Oh
anchor cha on board the yachts announced thc air
Of MANY of tue yachismen with their guests came
on shore while hundreds Of people among them many
ladies' stood in groups on the old piers facing ne
anchorage and with waving handkerchieis weIcOmon
The yacltsmen to the historical home of the whaers
e foloving table Civ es actual results OF the races