New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
THE PURITAN'S TURN COMES.
SHE BEATS THE PRISCILLA-THE May
FLOWER THIRD IN THE LIST.
ALL THE BOATS HANDICAPPED AT THE START-THP
MAYFLowER BADLY HANDLED-A SMOOTH
SEA AND LIGHT wIND-THE
FINISH CLOSE AND

FINISH CLOSE AND
EXCITING.
Boston got 81 900 of consolation yesterday,
Tor tho Puritan the cup of that amount offered by
the seawsnhaka Yacht Club to be competed for at It's
| annual regatta. It was the third and last OF
| The big regattas Of the season in these waters
ani was the only OF the In which there was q
comparatively fair test OF the yachts 1t was beaut'
ful day with blue sky arched blue sea and a
gentle wind which. though somewhat giddy and uncer-
tain at first, soberod down light yachting breeze
from the south-southeast.
The start most unfortunate and bunglng one
all OF the racers being handicapped The Mayfower be-
h@ved In manner which proved that those who so
much admired her not at fault in their iudg'
ment. but she handled in way
calculated to draw eyes Of THAT sweet
little cherub that sits up aloft Never did finer boat
develop better qualities. and never one more out
rageousy handicapped by bad sailing. The cutter
Cara did wonders and the best Corinthsn yachtsman
anoat e. Smith Lee. handled her In manner above all
criticism The feet OF tugs and excursion steamers
Following the race larger than usual and they
eIerted themselves than usual to get in the
way OF the racing yachts. II 1t had not
oeen FOR the bad start the race would have
been the most successful and satisfactory so far this
season.
Shortly before II o'clock the judges boat, Lucken-
pach took up position OFF the north bason OF the old
masonry portion OF Fort Wadsworth, and at ii
mo yachts were marketing up the bay somewhere
AT tho time ana 1t some time before they woke up
10 the fact that there to be yacht race In the
course OF the day. Whom they did they all started for
tae ne but 1t too late for Of them to get there
before the time for crossing had elapsed The signal for
The schooners and frstclan soops to start
was given at 1105 and only nve
minutes were allowed to the line The wind was
blowing lightly from the NORTH aud the yachts set their
balloon jb topsals they approached the line Ihe
signal for yachts not in the schooner soop
classes was given at lilo The first yacht TO
cross the line the yacht that saved the cup the
snowwhte Puritan. She went across the line shining
In the bright sunlight cleaning Of white In
sails and hull but she did not get across III
time to escape handicap OF three Sec
onds She set her spnnaker as she
went over, example which nearly all the other
yachts followed. The second boat to cross was the
schooner Grayng the only schooner yacht in the race
Then came the pot-leaded Atlantic and the black
hulled Priscilla The Daphne, Elephant Clara Nomad,
Cinderella Iseult. Bedouin, Athlon. Grace and Regina
followed In the order named
Just then 1t seemed strike General Paine that 1t was
time TO get the Mayower tho lne and he did so
When finally the line there seemed to be
some doubt on board as to what should be done with
her and for fully three minutes she had not sail on her
excepting her mainsaiI and club topsa Then the crew
eisurey set the spnuaker and some head sail. After
tho Mayfower came the Rival, Marota and Nyssa.
Now all the yachts with spinnakers and
big jibtopsails slid gently toward the
south. Before the Upper Hospital Island was reached
breeze was observed to be ruiIng the water to the
southeast AMI vessels coming in from Sandy Hook we're
to be sailing with a free wind The wind had de-
cidcd blow from and came rapidly, rip
ping and dancing the sparkling water In came
the spinnakers and balloon jib-topsas and me Dig
sloops set fore staysas jibs aud No jib.topsals.
The Puritan had a good lead the rest OF the heet
Relti ind hpr he Z
To the eastward. Before Lower Hospital Island was
reached the Priscilla taceI under the Atan:ics stern
and stood of to the eastward. She soon followed
by the Atlantic The Puritan also came about and then
the whole feet came tho starboard tack. When the
Priscilla ana Atlantic about again IL was
evident that the iron soop rapidly gaining on the
Pride OF BROOKLYN" The Puritan held tle tack for
some time after the sloops had about and
then she too came OF the port tack Tho Priscilla forged
abe ad and ran across the Aantics bows. That settled
the race FOR the Atlantic The Naynower had got good
wind by standing to the eastward and was rapidly
coming up on the other soops The Priscilla pulled
away from the Atlantic and the Puritan kept the lead
without any perccptible difference in the
dsanco between her and the other yachts The Clara.
Daphne aud Bedoun having Close race of IT, but
tho Ciace which had dono spleniidy al first got into
a calm streak and dropped behind. The Daphne, too.
began 10 grould Thus the yachts took their way
down 10 Buoy No. 0 on the southwest spit.
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