The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-19
THE CITIZENS CUP.
An Unsatisfactory Yacht Race
Yesterday.
THE END IS STILL IN DOUBT.
The GaIatea Probably Wins-seriOus
Troubles In China-3Ir. Webb's
Commission Withdrawn
Yacht Race for IL Citizens, CUP.

A4OAS MAUI AON ~ SANaNOhb O0Ps
NEWPORT, R. l., September 18.-The
yacht race Tor the citizens cup. in which
the Hayfo,psr, Puritan and GaIdtea arr
entered, is the event of to-day in these
waters. There ara four PrizesSone each
for schooneIs, for sloOps and cutters
over fifty-five and under seventy one
feet, and for sloops and schoOners
under fifty-five feet. The race Is sailed
under the rules of the New York Yacht
Club. Following is the list of Compel
tors: SchoOners - GitGnG, MORtuuk,
SdchenI and Miranda. First class sloops
-MavF0wer, GdluteG and Puritan. Sc
ond class sloops- Bedonin, Stronger and
TheiS. Third class sloo Cinderella,
Clare and BERTHE.
The course of to- days race was
changed this morning TO the fVllowiugi
From line drawn between the buoy
off Beaver Tail, and the flag ship
anchored to the southwark of it. to and
around the Hen and Chickens light
ship, leaving it on the starbeard hand.
thence To and around Pigs Lightship.
leaving it on the srarboard hand, thence
to BrentOn's Reef Iightship, passing TO
luO SOuAl W dlu VI H. anu DCLHGC11 luC
Iightship and the flag. At 1910 the
yachts Gro sed the line in the following
order: Clara, Miranda, GuiGteG,
1hetis and SdchenB, HsyfOger AID Ptri-
tan. The MoyfOper was half mile be-
hind a the start.
LILO p. m.-Part of the yachts have
turned the stake boat. a large slOOp.
which cannot be distinguis ned, is in the
lead and the wind is getting very light,
and the race cannot be finished unless
it freshens.
1925 p. m.-No change has taken
place in the position of the yachts. The
Puritan is farthest to the Windward,
HGyfOUer next and GGlatsa last.
I240 p. m-The Puritan is gaining on
Gatatea, but the latter has yet good
lead. The MaylOWer does not seem to
be gaining.
NEwPoRr, 4.O8.-The yachts are now
about FIVE miles from the lightship and
coming before the wind. The wind is
now nearly north. The MnyR9wer is in
the lead and to the Windward Puritan
second, GdLateG third.
passed Point Judith at 3.48. The
GaIatea is about three miles behind her,
and is apparently the next boat.
The Puritan, GGLated and Mdyf0lrer
are nearly together with the English
man well to leeward.
After crossing the line, the GaLatgn
| set her spinnaker. The sloops were all
| carrying club tOpsails, balloon jibs and
| spinnaker with their sheets well of,
running decidedly before the wind. At
| l1:22 the GalHteG was in the lead, Pur-
itan second, i little to windWard, and
! MGltlOUeT third, in asOutheasteTly direc-
! zion. The yachts passed Point Judith
| life saving station, as follows; Mdy-
fOWer, HIS; Miranda, HOO; GGiatcl,
| I1:09, but gaining on the HiTdada.
The Puritan, 11:16. The wind is fresh,
and from the northwest.
NEWPORT, R. l., September 1S.-The
wind continued to fall and has been so
for some hours. he small yachts
Rugged Point Judith and got some
wind with the result that they lead the
big slo0ps By several miles. At last re-
port, the GGLGteG, having had the best Of
the position. was five miles ahead of the
Puritan and Mayfairer. There is no
time limit to tue race At the best it
cannot be finished for several hours
yet. It is reported that the Puritan is
coming in tow; darkness shuts out all
| further view.
it proved most disappointing affair
and degenerated into a floating match,
the result depending largely on luck in
catching cgpfulS of breeze and to add to
the anomaly Of the whole affair,
! the first class cup was probably
won by the English cutter GdLG-
tea, whose only hope of doing
anything against the American skim
ming dishes" has all along been pre-
dicted upon her ability 10 get out
into g race with them IN a stiff wind.
Furthermore, the great "Greyhoundso of
| the Sea- both English and American,
were outfooted by the smaller
! fellows. At the last moment
the judges decided upon the Block
Island course, instead of the Cow
and Pig course. The Puritan crossed
| the starting line first at 1927 Is, the
GalGtea at ln.2S.35 and the AoyEoWeT at
! 10. 30. The wind kept falling and fall
ing till 1t was almost a dead calm.
/ The Puritan rounded the first buoy az
| 1850; the AGgfo5Ver at lbs 81; the
| GHlateG 1910. Drifting on the second
stretch the Puritan lost ground TO several
Of the little fellows and was overhsuled
| by the GdI0ted. The StrGnEe-
was the first round the West
Island stake boat. All others were
from two TO FIVE miles astern
and the time Sc this writing, neither al
the West Island nor at the finish, Is OBJ
t4inabe. At midnight Com. Gerry gave
the probable winners subject TO claims OF
fouls, of which there were several, as
follow GGlated, Stranger, GttaRd and
Cinderella. They finished in darkness
between the hours of and 10.