Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-25
SPORTING.
THE YACHTS.
Trial ThiTd-The Boston Sloop Beats the
New Yorker BY Al Seconds - Three
Cheers for the ankee.

The Boston sioop yacht Puritan won the
third and last Of the trial races TODAY that are
TO decide which is the fastest centre. board
sloop yacht in Americs and the one best
ntted to do battle with the English 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 exceedingly light weather and the
Puritan won the third today in a moderate
breeze and smooth water, showing to all
fair-minded yachtsmen who have witnessed
the contests that she is the best "all around"
boat. While it is not actually decided that
she is the yacht that will be selected to de-
fend Americas cup, it is almost certain that
she will be chosen at the meeting of the New
York Yacht Club to be held this week
light air from w. S. w. was ripping
the waters of the upper bay when the judges
boat, Luckenback, having on board the re.
eetta committee and q number of club guests,
steamed down the bay to Thomkinsville. To
the surprise Of many the cutter Genesta lay
at anchor of that place. Sir Richard Sutton.
her owner, came on board with Sir William
Sebinge, his brOther-in-aw, and politely de-
clined an invitation of the committee to ac-
company the yachts over the course.
At 10 30 the judges boat anchored of Owls
Head The yachts were then standing of
and on, with club topsails set, stemming the
young ebb tide and awaiting the signal to
start. 1t was given at 10 so and the echo of
the tugs whistle had hardly spent itself
among the Staten Island hills when the Pur-
itan, always ready. came down across the line
at 10 h. 80 min. % sec. with sheets fiat aft on
the starboard tack. SO close abreast of 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 10 h. so min 46 sec, and the
cutter BedOuin at 10 b. so min OIL sec Away
they sped out through the narrows, past the
forts, almost in the form of hollow square
with the Puritan. holding the windward posi-
ton, in the van. The Priscilla tackled to
the westward first at ll.2l, and tine Puritan
four minutes later. When both went about
again, two minutes later, for long leg to the
southward, the Priscilla was close upon her
weather quarter, and both were "feeling" the
freshening breeze which came out from the
southwest, covering the bay with miniature
white caps. j. Malcolm Forbes, who was
steering the Puritan, watched and took advan-
tage OF every puff of wind to send the white
sloop to the tore and soon when they were
both able to start sheets for buoy 10, the first
turning point she was well in the lead.
The buoy was rounded as follows: Puri-
tan. II. 90, IL; Priscilla, ~, OIL, SO; Oracle,
II, O6, So; Bedouin, II, 90, 90. Away the
two leaders fairly flew dead before the now
fresh breeze, sending out their immense spin
maker to starboar as they headed for the point
of Sandy Hook. At buoy the spinnakers
came in, and they hauled up S. W. by W.
for Sandy Hook lightship, the "outer mark"
with her big balloon jib topsail pulling like
horse. The Priscilla tried in vain to close
the gap between herself and the Puritan. In
the meanwhile the Oracle had given the Bed
ouin terrible drubbing, and was increasing
her lead every moment.
The lightship was luffed around as follows
Puritan, II, 81, so; Priscilla, IL, SO, OIL;
Oracle, l, 0c, %; Bedouin, /, O5, 80. Close
hauled on the port tack they came back from
the Hook with everything drawing well and
''scuppers to-" at times making a pretty con-
trast to the many coasting schooners and
other craft surrounding them, bound in or
out of the harbor. At |, 81 80, the Puritan
tackled to the southwark, under the Hook, to
fetch buoy 10. The Priscilla went about at
l, SO, 80, and four minutes later both were
standing in for the buoy
The breeze had been momentarily fresh
ening, and the Oracle was plotting the cutter
home to the finish, never allowing her to gain
on her for a moment. The Puritan rounded
buoy 10 at l, 45, 35, and the Priscilla at l,
Al, IL. Twas grand sight, that run for the
finish. At buoy 10, where the judges boat
awaited them, with sheets of about three
points, and every stitch of canvass drawing,
the Priscilla gradually drew up on the white
sloop, and had their been another two miles
to go she would certainly have passed her,
for she was only Al 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.