Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-12
INVINCIBLE MAYFL0WER
SHE AGAIN BEATS THE GALA
TEA AND SAVES THE CUP.

Pretty Picture of Life on the Waves
! Crossing the Starting Line with
Their White Wings spread to the
Brseze-The Cutter Beaten by Two
Miles-Lieut. Henn Ill.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-To-day's race
has decided upon which side OF the Allan
tic the Americas cup shall stay for at
least another year. 1t resulted in a glor-
ious victory for the sloop Mayfower.
When she finished this evening at 6:0I:4 40
O'Clock the Galatea was nearly two miles
astern. The course was twenty miles to
leeward and return from Scotland light
ship. The race was sailed in a breeze
that blew fresh from the northwest for
| three hours, then canting two points to
the westward 1t tell light. the last hour OF
the contest being little better than a
drift. The Maynower only had eight
minutes and twenty seconds spare time
when she crossed tho finish line, as the
time limit OF the race was hours. The
Galatea was defeated on every point of
sailing by the Mayfiower. In the run out
to the outer mark with spinnakers set she
was beaten 13 minutes and 40 seconds,
and in the windward work over half an
|
yachtmen here tonight, while the Boston
ians are fairly wild with delight.
GLORIOUS MORNING.
1t was glorious morning, with clear
sky overhead and a splendid sailing
breeze from the northwest, when the
| judges boat, the Luckenbach, for the third
time lett pier No. 3, East river, this
time half hour earlier than usual
the committee, Messrs. Chase and Robin
son, being anxious to start the yachts
carly from Sandy Hook. BY S:45 O'Clock
the Luckenbach and the Scandinavian
had taken the Galatea and Mayflower
in tow and were leaving Bay Ridge for
the starting point. AS they proceeded
the breeze freshened and there was every
| indication of enough wind to furnish
! fine days sport. on the whistlIng buoy al
1915 O'Clock the Galatea was cast off.
SETTING THE SAILS.
Her crew soon made sail while the
| Mayt1Ower crew did the same, both SET
ting their club topsaIl. When the judges
boat ran alongside the Galatea, LLOYD
| PheniX, representing the New York
| Yacht Club, told the regatta committee
that Lieut.. HEM was very sick in the
| cabin and that he wished the course
to be made fifteen miles instead
OF twenty, 80 as to be sure to finish
within a reasonable time. In case it
should fall calm lie wished the Lucken-
bach to tow the cutter back if the race
was not completed early, so he could see
doctor. Secretary Robinson said he
would consult with Gen. Paine as to the
length OF the course.
J ORDERED TO COVER TWENTY MILES.
That gentleman said he would leave the
mattor in the hands Of the committee.
! They decided that the course should be
southeast twenty miles, and, steaming
| back TO the Galatea, that course was
! given them. Capt. Bradford was sailing
the cutter. Beaver Webb looked after the
sails, while Mrs. Henn peeped out Of the
cOmpanionway with an anxious look In
| her eyes, for her husbands condition
alarmed her considerably. On board the
Mayflower were ex-COmmodOre James d.
Smith, Designer Burgess. and Messrs.
Richards. Taws and Willard. The ship
City OF Montreal a. she passed in dipped
her cOlors to the two racing crafts.
| LOGGING OUT THE DISTANCE.
| At 10:36 O'Clock Messrs. Hyslop
and Olsen, on board the Scandi-
nayian, were given the course and
log out twenty miles. She started from
Scotland lightship at 1O:40 O'Clock. The
| preparatory whistle was given
thirty minutes later, when she
WAS hull down in the distance.
As the race was to be dead before the
wind, and the yachts would carry all their
! light sails, the committee thought IL best
to give the tug a good start A fleet Of
steam and sailing craft nearly as large as
that of Thursday had by this time as
sembled near the starting point.
SOME OF THE CRAFT.
Among the steam yachts were Commo-
dore Gerry's Electra, the flagship OF the
! New York Yacht CluD; Magnolia, Viola,
Adelila, Ibis, Empress and Vision. The
mammoth fag-bedecKed ships Grand Re-
| public and Columbia, and the iron
steamers Sirius, Cepheus and Taurus
were black with their human
freight Of yachting enthusiasts, while a
score OF tugs carried their quota of sloOp
! and cutter partisans. The breeze was
| freshening every moment, and as il was
the first time the yachts had come to-
gether where the first half OF the contest
was to be sailed to the leeward there was
much discussion as to the probable re-
suit.
THE MAYFLOwER IN POSITION.
When the start was given, at II 20
O'Clock, the Mayfiower was in excellent
| position, square TO the north vest OF an
| imaginary line drawn between Scotland
| lghtship and the Luokenbach, lying n
cables length 10 the n0rthward
| OF it. Her spInnaker boom was
| down to port. and thirty seconds after the
signal the great sail blOssomed out amid
wild cheers from the thousands on the
Grand Republic. With Inc main boom
broad off 10 starboard, her pyramid Of
snowy duck cleaning IN the sunlight, and
| a smother OF foam at her sides the Boston
beauty dashed across the line well in the
lead.
START OF THE CUTTER.
The cutter was full a quarter OF a mile
to the westward wber the whietle blew.
She came along with the wind abeam till
she crossed the bow OF the llgntship close
aboard, then squaring away her spin
maker was sheeted cut exactly on
line, ana the third days battle
had begun. The official time
OF the start was: MayAower II: %; 80;
Galatea II a 10. The cutter WAS one
minute thirty seconds 10 the Shops wake,
with a twenty-mile run before them.
There was an excellent chance to test
their speed In steady breeze and but
little sea 10 impede their progress.
STERN CHASE.
That a stern chase is long one was
never better illustrated than in the
twenty-mile run. For about twenty min
utes the Galatea held her own with the
sloop, but after that was practically out
OF the race, for the Mayflower was
leading her nearly mile when