New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
RACE or FORTY MILES.
THE YACHT PURITAN AHEAD or THE PRISCILLA IN
ACTUAL TIME.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.1


NEWPORT, Aug. Livery New-Londoner,
who loved salt hoped for the last fortyeght
hours that the Boston sloop Puritan would defet the
NewYork yacht Priscilla and they wagered anything
from n glass OF Connecticut cider to their last dollar I'D
the attic pet sloop would arrive In Newport
ahead OF all the yachts In tue Ncw-iork
Yacht Club squadron to-day Their fond
hopes were realized in measure Tor
the pretty white soop beat the Priscilla "a seconds
actual time but the latter did tho prettest sailing ana
led the feet into Newport Harbor In grand stye'
minutes 40 seconds ahead OF the Puritan aud 33
seconds ahead OF the crack schooner Grayhng when
started minutes seconds ahead OF her. Mainsails
hosted and club opsails mastheaded long before
the co.ors this morning. but tho high hopes OF vice.
Commodore Douglas ana Fleet-Captain Robert
Centre abruptly collapsed at o'clock and
ba.ished into the heavy fog which an unklnd
southerly wind brought In from the
sea For three hours the dismal music
Of the steam fog siren at the lighthouse was all that
was heard, while the Commodore resplen-
dent in white flannel yachting suit. padded his own
canoe about among the fleet encouraging the yacht
owners Informing them that when the fog lifted the
days run would the form OF race to Newport
The . lifted lust before noon "a suddenly It came,
and the flagship Poynia Immediately took up position
Off the ledge to time the yachts as they passed
out through Pine Island Channel into Fishers Island
sound
light air from the southwark, barely sufficient to fill
the sails gradually increasing In force, sent the
schooner Wave Crest across imaginary line between
the ship and Pine Island At ll:53:iO with sheets
nearly fat AFT on the starboard tack and all kites aoft
that would draw the followed In the order named In
The table below There thirty vessels In all AID
haudsomer fleet yachts never started for forty mile
race. The Oracle the seventh frscllla tenth ana
tho Puritan the yacht away With the rocks
close under her lee 1904. the Priscilla was oDhgeu
to make a short lack port. In coming about she was
blan Boy tho Schoouors Social and Norma and got
helpessy ''ln irons for fully three minutes, In which
time the Puritan stole up alongside on her weather. Just
A. the Priscilla gathered headwsy again tho starooard
tack In "a few moments. tho breeze freshenlng' the
had the advantage and forged ahead OF her
autagOnsf Both set balloon b topsas anu Az me en-
ran, Fishers Island sound IN" contest ma iaiIy
| begun. skipper " Fam y GIBSON rarcihy cVhIeu MS
Priscilla and although on Noank the BOSTON 10, 49,
lengths ahead Of him. before Napatre foln was
abesm lie hal the Puritan IN NJ shu
the wonderful Crawling had passed ana was ITn"tng
them both out BY Walch hlIi wheIe tns ho ond
piayKss swarmng win iad,es anu anu
eentemen watching the exciting spectacle Down the
long stretch ~ sandy beach 10 Iont Jndsn 'ney
chasing each other with breeze from thr sou'n",s.
right sbenn that made things crack and whipped tne
before the nnish. About I'VE miles 10 'ne
Point Judith's white lighthouse, the RAINY W X.
tackle the two big soops crossed the Prlscas wahe
fired "a gun and ibe over. began tue tsse fndhe tnnt
she being dropped her crew broke out oalooh lD
topsai but 60 20 purpose for the Puritan passed her
In ,ss than twenty minutes aud the Fanny came to the
y We, Point. half way between Watch Hlll aud Point
JUDITH were the Graylng first, the Priscilla hall
mile IN her wake. tho Oracle. the same distance
behind tie Puritan. the Vixen on the Gracios
weather quarter aud The Montauk oncialf n
mile asern Of the Oracle, with the Rambler on her lee
beam The Fortuna doing we'll In the real division,
rs che proved ut the finish u at she had beaten the
Crawling Il seconds and the Rambler 10 minutes,
81 The Mischief also surprised the Arrow ana
usen.
Spnnakers were broken out Immediately after round
Ing Point Judith. aud the steam yachts Nsdetc, Vision,
Sirtto stransrr and Polynla accompanying the sad'
era came tearing along the finish of Fort Adams,
where the flagship had anchored TO time them. As
Priscilla passed the and trimmed down her sheets
the harbor her lee rails were Ia the water she was
saluted by guns and whistles from tho steam yachts