Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-12

The Mayfleuer Defends It
From the GaIatea.


Eww Tonx. Sept. f1.-T0dag's ranas
has dseided upon ubiah aids e The A.
iantie tAe AmeFiaaaE cup shail stay for
a4 least another wear. lt resulted n 4
aI1Eions sic1oFy for che sioop Nay.
aaueF. Whea shs nni4hed this eBsnina
at 6.l5s&0. tbs Gaiafsa wau ueariy two
mfles as1ern. he oa1rsa Wan 20 miles
20 lessaxd ana return from Scotland
Light ship. he race uas sailed il :
b4et ~ that blew fresh from the north
west for thIee houra. and then casting
tWs points q westward Il feIl light, the
last hoaFs Of the contest being little
hettef than a drift. TIE Mayh09er
only had minntes and - ssoonda 10
spare Hhan ahe crossed she fnish line,
a. the time limit 0f the Eaes WAa seven
hours.
xHn aALATnA Was nMEHAxHn
On every point of sailine By the Nay
fewer. II The ran suf % the outer
mark with he apinnnkar aes. she was
beaten ~ l3 minutes, IS seconds. and
IN Ne windwaFd work By over half an
houK. There Il great rejoicing among
The yaohtamsn here toniRhi, while the
BoeAoniane ere fairly Wild with deliRh :.
i OA y Htal1E UNuI q AtsAA US 4A43AGM
vas east Of. Her orsW soon made sail,
while the MayfoRsf oraw did the same.
both settinR their club topsails. when
tbe iudQs' boat ran alonQsida the Gala
tea, Lloyd PhU1ix, representing the
New YORK Yacht Clab. told the regatta
committee THAI
IxEurNAHT HENs Vas vHRT SICK
II she cabin aud that be wished the
course 70 b made fifteen miles instead
of twenty. 60 as 90 be sure 60 dnish
within q reasonable time. Ia oase that Il
should fall Gala. He wished the Lack
enbaoh ts toe che latter back, II the
raee was not oomple1ed. 20 that be aonid
zee q doctor early. SeerstaRy Robinson
said that be would e0nsalt With General
Payue as 10 the lsngth Of the coarse.
That gentleman aaid he wo1ld leave the
matter entirely in the hands Of the CON-
mittee. They decided thai the coarse
should Be southeast twenty miies. and
sfsaminR back to the g Rlalea that course
vas given them. Captain Bradford vas
sailing the cutter, Beaver Webb looked
after the sails, while Mrs. Heen peapsd
oat Of the companion wAy with an anx.
io1s look IL her eyes, for her husbands
oondiiion alarmed her considerably.
A VLKkr or srzan AND sAKLua cRATrs
Nearly as large e. that Of Thursday
bad assembled near the starting point,
Scotland lightship. Manmofh flags
bsdeoked the steamers Grand Republis
and Columbia. and the iron steamers
siren. Orphenz and Taurus we're black |
with their hnman freight OF yachting
enthusiasts. The breeze vas fFsshez-
ing every moment, sud a. it YES the |
irst time that the yaohts had ooms co.
RetheF where the drst half Of the con-
test vas 10 be sailed to la8Ward. there !
was much discussion as 70 the probable |
Fesalt. When
THE sTABTEs0 SIGNAL
Was given at I1s20, the MaydoweF uas
in an exceilent position, square 10 the /
northwest an imaginary line drawn be- |
tween The Scotland liRhtship and the |
Luokinbaah lying q cables length TO |
the North Of il. Her 50 pnnakerboom /
vas dOwn 70 port, and thIFty seconds
Aftsr the signal the great sail bl0s9smed |
out amid Wild cheers from the thou- |
sands on the Grand Repnblio. With |
her mqinboom broad OF 20 siarbOaFd, |
her pyramid Of snowy sail cleaning 10 |
she euniiaht and = smother Of foam at /
her sides, the Boston beauty dashed i
aoross the line we'll 10 the lead Phe /
cutter was q quarter Of a mile 20 west |
ward when the shistle blew. When shs /
came along with the wind her beam |
crossed the bow Of che liQhtship close /
aboard, and then quarterinq away, her /
spinnaker vas sheeted out ex4etly on /
the tide, and the hard days hattie YES
began. The official time Of she start /
Was: MayhoveE, 1l:22sE0; GAlatea.
1ls24s10.
Il uas an eaoellsns opportunity 10 |
test their speed in 9 steady breezs. and 1
With very little sea 70 impede their
progress.
THAT a srKRE cHAEE
Il a long enc vas never batter illustFA-
ted than 10 that 20 mile run. For about
% minutes the Galaiea held her
with she sioop, bat after that she vas /
practically ous af the race, for ths Nay Il
flower vas leading her nearly mile
when half the diEfanoe, three cater
marks" vas covered.
The steamboat captains regarded past |
warnings and kept well away from the
contestants AtI2s50 the "outer mark"
hove 10 sight, and in half a. hear the
deel OF steamers. namoefinG thirty one
in all, had gathered around Il
70 await tbs coming Of she yachts.
The wind had fallen and had oanfed q
point % the westward. DoWn eane
the trio like white wiaeed birds befors
tbs wind. Tha MaydoWsr'a balloon ito Il
topsail came tn at 1.ais30. Four MIN
utea later in came her spinRakeF, Ana
az lssS she gyhed 10 port and came for
ths mark aloss hauled on The starooard
tack, lafang RFandly around Il. A fsg
minutes later. amid serenade Of esm
Whistles, the pride Of Bsstou. With her
sails and club topsaii began her wind
ward work, With q le8a Of nearly mile.
The GAlatea Ryoed at I:72s30, having /
" d0ussd" haF apinnAkeR three minutes
before. The time Of rounding The soot.
eF marx" was-the MayfossF. ls5ts05
tie Gaiatea, &i0s50. The Priscilla
luIed around the mark only three min-
utss after the MaYaawsr.
TIE Galatea made very pretty PIC
ture as she laid down 10 her soappers
and began her chase 70 leewAFd after
the aiooP. Both bad about 81 the wiDd
they wanted % carry. Captain stons
poi the Mayhoweg aboui At iss6 and
stood e the northgaTd. Beaver Webb
vas sailing the Gaiatsa. He Fefased %
tack. AZ 80 Capt. stone brought tbs
Boston sioop ar0und aRain- she vas
then over . nile % the CATERS beam.
F~o Einusas before going about the
MayfsueF took Ia her elnb topsail. She
carried heE working topssii for an boar,
When, the wind having hghtensa con
sideFably, she 81 her club topsall again
and bss BABY IN topsAil. ths Galataa
hAVinR set hars shOFtly before.
BOxa YACHTS wKsT ABoUT
az 40. and stoad - the northWard.
They we're oG Deal beach ~ this time,
and the Wind was Nr9wiaG lighter every
minnts. The MAyfSWeF was inoky
eneueh 10 held the hRhs sir under the
land. While the 0alaisA lay Almost BE-
oalnsd for tgenty mtnutes. Tie iattsr
tAcked a. 1s37 a1d mada q short board
IN shore, going about again e AsAA.
Prom hera ~ Al up the Nsw Jersey