Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27
THE MAYFLOwER WINS.
A Great Victory in the Big Race Over the
New York CIub's Course.

New YORK, Aug. 22.-The contests for
the honor of defending the Americas cup
against the English cutter Galatea began
yesterday morning. Four of the largest
single sail yachts in the world started
over the course of the New York Yacht
club. They were the Mayfower and Pur-
itan of Boston and the Atlantic and Pris-
ella of New York The signal for the
start was given at 10 a. III. precisely, ac-
ccOrding to arrangements. AT that mo-
ment, however, the sloops We're all
menpuverlng for position to the north
ward of the line and the breeze failing
suddenly they were none of them able to
reach the stakeboat within the ten min
ute's allowed them, and all were handi-
capped. At the expiration of the 10 min
uteS limit, however, three of the boats
the Atlantic, Puritan and, Priscilla were
close to the line and ran up to it in line to-
gel her as if in dress parade. They came up
so exactly level with each other that from
the shore it was impossible to tell whether
one or the other of them had the
slightest advantage. At one time the
three tall sloops were merged apparently
into one. The Mayhower had bad luck
and got into bad position. She passed
the line several lengths behind the lead
ers. The wind was easterly and the rae
ing yachts all sailed close hauled on a bee
line for the narrows. Lieut.. Hem and
his wife We're on hand to witness the start
of the race They We're on the Galatea
and attracted much attention. They were
heartily greeted and acknowledged the
compliment.
1t was 1910 o'clock when the yachts
started. The Mayfower and Puritan
crossed the line together at that time, the
Atlantic two minutes later and the Pris.
ella a few seconds behind. The May
fut1tauat,, ODGG, "fnanlTt thffd and the
Priscilla last. All We're on the port tack
and heading up for the West Bank.
The Mayfiower was leading at 1920 by
at least an eighth of mile. The Puritan
to leeward of the big sloops, with the
Priscilla to windward almost few cable
lengths astern. All the boats were doing
grand
At 1915 the Atlantic led the fleet about
half mile ahead with the Priscilla sec
ond, the Mayflower third. and the Puri-
tan astern. The Atlantic rounded Spit
buoy at 1913, the Priscilla at 1875, the
Mayflower at li;3630. The Atlantic at
ll:4O:l5 went about on the starboard tack.
The Priscilla was half a mile in the rear
of the Brooklyn sloop the Mayhower sew
eral cable lengths behind, and the puri-
tan minute and half In her wake.
The Priscilla went on the starboard tack
in the wake Of the Atlantic at l1:44 A
second later the Mayfiower followed. A
clever piece of yacht handling ensued, for
the nose of the latest addition from the
Hub moved up into second position The
Puritan at this time was doing some grand
work. She tackled for buoy So at 1l:45:2O
The Puritan went by the May flower and
Priscilla, on the reach to buoy 81, at the
point OF the Hook. A pretty race ensued
between the Mayhower and Priscilla. the
ISOStnn nI1tS coil b,. ;,,,,
sloop. Then the Maytlower got another
streak of wind and crawled up on the
Puritan. They had it nip and tuck for
two minutes, the Mayhower finally pass
ing the Puritan just before buoy 81 was
reached.
The Priscilla was then crawling up on
the two Boston sloops. The Atlantic
weathered the buoy 5H at 1859. The
May flower was only 25 seconds behind.
The Puritan followed 10 seconds later, and
the Priscilla only 10 seconds in the rear.
1t was pretty race then, all the yachts
the Atlantic stood away for the lightship,
the other yachts almost abreast of each
other, and all on the starboard tack.
AT 1918 the Mayflower took the lead,
the Atlantic being second about cables
length behind. The Priscilla ran across
the Purtan's bows and prevented her
IRON gaining on the Atlantic. At 1870
the MaytlOwer was half a mile in the lead
and within three miles OF the turning
stake
Al l2,45 the wind was blowing 90 mile,
an hour, and the Mayflower was about
half mile in the lead of the Atlantic, the
Puritan next, about II cables length. The
Mayllower went around the lghtship and
started for home at l2:47.
At 1924 the Puritan passed the Priscilla.
AT In the Mayfiower was ahead with the
Atlantic second. At / 30 the Puritan was
leading the Atlantic. The Atlantic pass
ed the Scotland lightship at 2:15. The
Puritan passed Scotland lightship
at 213. The Priscilla at 2:19. The
Atlantic passed buoy No. at 2:57, the
Puritan at 2:59 and the Priscilla at 305.
The Mayfower turned the buoy on south
west spit at 2:0230. The Mayfiower finish
ed in 1904, the Atlanta 5:4735, the Pur-
tan 341;55, and the Priscilla 5:55l3. The
course was 3Sls miles