The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-10
m BE SAILED ON SATURDAY
The Yacht Races

SANDY Hook, September 9-Shortly
tier break there was an Unusual
aotvitv on board the yachts. On the
soilipg crafts mainsails were set, while
.bo thick black smoke that rolled from
tbs stacks of the steam yachts, showed
NV we're preparing for the work of the
80 All OF the great thrOng OF people
eSstbad filed the YerandaS OF the hotels
nc the narroWs on the occasion of
e. +5rst race. those who had stationed
themselves along Long Island or the
Tl~-ev shores. or peTched upon the
v,ofIsspd breastworks of the two big
t,-tsat the entrance to the upper bay,
arneared TO have been lifted in one great
rtass and set down upon the beach
- andy Hook or on Jerseys hills.
Tho beach between the grove and
Novesink Highlands, as far as the eye
conld reach, was black with people. Not
onIU from me seaside resorts did they
come but from inland towns where the
contest has awakened intense interest.
The ni9zzas of all the hotels near the
sea were occupied by the spectators who
came DOM on the early trains and
haats. Before 9 O'Clock the clouds
broke away in the east, and the clear
lac mn hogan. The wind continued
from the east-northeast, and appeared
to freshen. Ate O'Clock the signal ser
vice gave the vel .ty of the wind at
twelve miles an ur. The fog horn
was hushed, and tie mist began to
move. It was wet work on board of
the sailing vessels, and oilskins
were IN great demand. The vessels
coming in from seward carried light
sails alOft. With the wind in the pres
eut direction, the yachts will probably
run down TO the eastward. At 9 so the
wind was twenty miles, with light
rain.
1.30p.m.-The yachts got off shortly
after II am, but the fog completely
shut out the view of Scotland lightship
A tugboat captain just cone in from
of the shore, reports that when he left
the yacht HGytiOUer was about one
eighth Of mile ahead. Both are on
their secont staTbOard tack, and stand
ing toward Rockaway Island. The
GGLatea started ahead in therace from
Scotland ghtship.
SANDY Hook, LAO, September 9.-The
velocity OF the wind is twenty two miles
an hour, and still hold from the east
ward. In windward work the cutter is
at her best, but Boston does not allow
he Englishman to get away from her,
and if she hugs closely, will have the
advantage in the run home with free
sheets. The sea is covered with white
caps, and a very heavy surf is pounding
on the oeach here. There are no signs
Of let Up In the storm. The fog has
not lif.ed.
Up. m The fog is clearing away off
shore. Several yachts are cruising OUT
side the bar, waiting the return of the
race. The wind is in the east and blow
ing fourteen niles. 1t is probable that
the race will be finished by o'clock.
Inere were PLENTY Of disappointed
ysChJsmen in New York tO-nighf. for
the second race OF the i, teruational
series had been pOsponed till Saturday.
Alter sainl e in fresh bTe Ze from the
eastward Itr four hours, and IN
light breeze I ON the same gu after for
two hours more, the HggFOWer and
Ga.It5G, with an accompanying feet of
nearly a hundred vessels, were envel-
o. ed IN a thick fog ten miles east of
Sandy Hook iighUShip, and were com
PEELED 70 abandon the race The hoy
F9Ter rounded the outer mark. twenty
miles east OF Scotland lightship, at Ali.
25m. 42Sec The Gdi0ted was not
II sight from that point. The
H7gfoccr had outdistanced her on every
TACK from the start, both carrying the
same sail IN the breeze that was steady
from about east with occasional rain
squads and a moderately heavy swell
rom ITO. that quarter. The MGUioper could
nog nave finished the race in the allot-
Ecu TINE OF seven hours, even If the
weather remained clear.