New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-29
PURITAN AND PRISCILLA.
THE NOTED YACHTS TO RACE AT BOSTON.
A FINK CoURsF-THE MAYFLowER A CONTESTANT
YACHrsnEN MUCH INTERESTED


rBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRrnrvE1
BosToN. June 2S.-The entries for the
great open regatta OF the Eastern Yacht Club of
Marbehead closed O'Clock this afternoon.
They comprise OF the fastest yachts the leading
clubs OF this country. The interest, Of centres
In the three rrsScas sloops the ritan the Myhower
and the Priscilla All three boats have heen put per
feet condition Mr. Burgess Is still confident In the
abilities Of his latest design, the Mayower and IL hop
Ing for good breeze that will show her merits Among
the large cutters the BE loun. Huron and the
Stranger The performances OF the Clara Will lie
watched with interest Will those Of the little
5tonncr shona. The official list OF entries Is fol-
lows: Frst-cass schooners-Mohcan. r. u. Burnham.
length on water line 100 feet inches Fortuna H. =.
Hsv~y lO5 feet Gtans. william T. Well. lOOoS feet
Msyhower. c. J. Punr, s5 Priscilla. A. Csss Garfield.
~ second clas. srhoonrrs-Ac-. w. L. Lockhart. "a IL
60 os: second class sInops-stramger' George H. War.
% feet; Huron. William Gray. jr. IS Bedouin. A
sl"eps-Acuve Charles Krnnov. 50 02 feet UIida. E.
n Padd ford AZ Clara Charles Sweet 80 OF snona,
Charles Tweed
Everything this morning points to successful race
tomorrow The weather is pleasant; and fair weather
and sti breeze all that will be to make
eventfu day IN the annals Of yachting in Massachu
s~tts Bay. TIA have created interest than
any similar Boston. Thousands OF persons will
be In Msrbehead Hxrbor bright and early tomorrow.
All kinds OF crafts have engaged for days in adj
OF the and probably 100000 people will wit
the for the supremacy the water. The
presence OF Sew-York boats has added very much TO
the interest In the for II Is believed that II the
wind is right better opportunity will be Afforded in
Massachusetts Bay to test the re, sailing capacity
of the yachts then In New-York Hlrbor There
currents the course selected
that will be likely 10 seriously incommode the visit
yachtsnen and there plenty room for the
boats.
The Eastern Club has chartered the Twilight. the
Lawn halo R.af and
Steamboat Company. to carry members of the club.
friends and members OF press The steamboat
company will also send out It's next largest boat. the
Nantssket All the tickets the Nantiskst were pur-
chased long Numberlrss smaller steamers tugs and
yachts Will carry full complement OF passengers to
old Msrblehead Neck tomorrow morning.
The announced to be started at 1l:45
o'clock The coursei triangular each arm OF the
triangle being FIVE miles long AL yachts Of the rrss
aud aud thrd class sloop' will sail twice
round this triangle and thus make the race
thirty miles All thr-class schooners and 'ourthclass
slo0ls will sail hut arc ma IL The reg att. com
jackson. r. e Peabody. E. b. Haven aud Georie A
Goddard -erreiary There i scarcely man IN Boston
the degree ed the WHO has not
made al least one guess - 10 wirh vessel VIII Nc te
win ler In The Inherent classes The ihier crack Dgs
are the ONES must freely b'cked. " course by Their
respective adirrrs ana great ihinss are expected OF
as prophets upon tue Puritan are hoping Tor sool,
stn hrrrZr. II she has th hey assert. there VIII he
has host Of admirers, too VINO expect her 70 sweep
everything before hcr
The Prise LA, although in a manner among the Phlis
une-, nevertheless hrr quota or treh ;, am ..e
New 1rker- conf ieni that she vii carry on the
FIRST prize ThOse sho are pointin. significantly To ina
record o the Clara who Is To -aI Ia the second-cAs
sOOp ser e.. are not few. THIS doughty little vessel
well 80 me ir'1 AM II wond NOT pe rrs"rlrd ~
miracle by the snSwine ones II she shond hapken 10
snow lean pair OI heels 10 the rest IN her class
Mnch iuferpst In regatta account