The Portland daily press., 1885-08-25
the PRISCILLA BEATEN
For the Second Time in the Trial
Yacht Races.
The Puritan Crosses the Finish Line
a. Seconds Ahead.
Programme of the Races for the
American Cup.

New York, Aug. 24-The Boston slooI
yacht Puritan won the third and last of the
| trial races to-day that are to decide which is
the fastest centreboard sloop yacht in Amer
lea, and the one best fitted to do battle will
the Engusn cutter Genesta in the early part
OF September; Of the three trial races, the
| Puritan won the first in strong breeze; the
| Priscilla won the@Second in extremely light
weather, and the Puritan won the deciding
| one to-day in moderate breeze and smooth
water, showing to all fair minded yachtsmen
| VINO nave witnessed the contests that she is
| the best all around boat. While it is moi
| actually decided that she is the yacht that
| viii be selected to defend Americas cup ii
IS almost certain that she will be chosen al
be held during this week.
A light air from the W.S.W. was ripping
| the waters OF the upper bay when the judges
| boat, Luckenback, having on board the re-
| gatta committee and a number of the clubs
| guests. steamed down the bay to Tompkins-
| vile, r. l.
| To the surprise of many the cutter Genesta
| lay at anchor off that place, and Sir Richard
| Sutton, her owner, came on board with Sir
William Sebinge, his brother-in-law, and
| politely declined an invitation of the COM
| course. AT 1870 the judges boat anchored
| off Owls Head. The yachts were then
| standing off and on with club topsails set
stemming the young ebb tide and await
luS tllS SlSudl 10 SbdTl. lU was gwen at
| 1850, and the echo of the tugs
whistle had hardly spent itself among
the Staten Island hills when the Puritan al
ways ready came down across the line at TO-
| 90, 2S with sheets fiat aft ON the starboard
tack SO close aboard the tug that a man could
almost have jumped aboard. Two seconds
later the Priscilla had crossed 80 yards to the
leeWard, then came the Oracle at TO- so. 46
and the cutter Bedouin at 10, 81, OIL. Away
they sped out through the Narrows past the
forts almost IN the form of a hollow square,
with the Puritan holding windward posi-
tion in the van. The Priscilla tackled to the
westward first at 1121 and the Puritan
four minutes later. When both went about
again two minutes later for a long legto the
southwark, the Priscilla was close upon her
weather quarter and both We're feeling
the freshening breeze which came out from
the southwest covering the bay with minia-
ture white caps. j. Malcolm Forbes who
was steering the Puritan watched and took
advantage OF every puff of wind to send the
white sloop to the fore, and soon when they
were both able to start the sheets for buoy
10, the first turning point she was well in
the lead. The buoy was rounded as follows:
PuIltan .,........-...-..-......12 90 IL
Prlscllla ........................12 Oh SO
Irdcle .....................12 06 55
Bedouin. ........................12 90 90
Away the two leaders fairly flew dead be-
fore the now fresh breeze, sending out their
immense spinnaker. to starboard as they
headed for the point Sandy Hook At
Buoy the spinnakers came in and they
hauled up SW by w; for Sandy Hook light
ship the "outer mark With her bic bal
loon iib topsail. pulled like horse, the
Priscilla tried in vain to close the gap be-
tween herself and the Puritan.
Meanwhile the Oracle had given the
Bedonln terrible drubbing and was in
creasing her lead every moment The light
ship was luffed around as follows:
Puritan. ............. ~ IN
Irlsellia SO Oh
Gfaele le..--.-'..... 80 %
beuodih.. ...'......-. .........-........ 05 90
Close hauled ON the port tack they came
back for the Hook with everything drawing
well and ''scuppers to2 at times making a
pretty contrast to the many coasting
schooners and other craft surrounding them
Puritan tackled to the southwark under the
Hook to fetch buoy No. 10. The
Priscilla Went about at 1880 and
4 minutes later both were standing in for the
buoy. The breeze had been momentarily
freshening and the Oracle was plotting the
cutter home to the finish never allowing her
to gain ON her for moment. The Puritan
rounded buoy 10 at 1, 45 % and the Priscilla
at l, AZ, II. 1t was grand sight that run for
the finish to buoy 10 where the judges
boat awaited, With sheets off about three
points and every stitch of canvas drawing,
the Priscilla gradually drew up on the white
slo0p and had there been another two
miles to go she would certainly have
passed her, for she was only IS seconds
behind her at the finish. Every steamer
in the vicinity saluted the yachts at the
finish. The appended table gives the results
of the contest.