New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
MA ATFLOWER LEAF DS THE PURII an
FROM NEw-BEDFORD TO VINEYARD HAVEN
LIEUTENANT HENN WATCHES THE GALATEA PROM
THF DECK OF TIE rLtCrRA.
fRY rYIEGRArI TO TIE rRIBUNE.

LIEUTENANT UFNN WATCHES THF GALAifh 1h'"
THF DECK OF TIE rLVCrRA.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
COTTAGE CITY, Mass, Aug. 1O.-If anything
was wanting prove that the defence OF tho Amercas
un lies between the Puritan and aynower with odds
In favor o' the Maynower furnished to-day by he
race from New Bedford 10 Vineyard Haven Thc WIN"
blew good yachting breeze from the south ana the
shelter OF the islands made the smooth The May
flower beat the Puritan mint ties and the FRS
ella was badly left although the smooth sea Was ia'o
able 10 her The Atlantic nowhere In the race Ol
tbe big sloops. The new schooner Sachem cutsaileh
everything else led the yachts in her class n TACT
the Burgess models were TO tie ioie throughout i"e
aaiea got under way and sailed over with the h'e'
but as her racing not bent and her bottom Is
covered tn barnaces IL impossible 10 compare her
with the ohcr yachts She certainly seems stiner thh
the GENES a and is a wicked look boat Lieutenant
uenn cane across in the sgship Electra He would LOOK
over and ask If any one had seen bis ou sai
dine box" That sardine box however was
watched with an eye by the yachtsmeh OF tue
fleet
The ony accident Of the race the rroYdnR Of the
Wnndrrer lust as she was Leaving Nsw-~ tord she
wa, hauled Oh by a tag and joined In the race
In the reach across Bnzzards Bay tie yachts stretched
out in "A rtering crescent OF white sails Inc furitah
started before tue Mavnower but beioo Quicks Hoir
was reached the Mayhower was close upon hei' IHe
hoats led Tue feet aud close behind them came the
strngge ended In favor the rof sOop which theh Do
came third boat All interest centered III the Two e"l
inc sloops now and Qnick's Hole the Mayhowef n"u
canned anont two the Puritan As the vacht'
came ont into Vineyard Sound the latest offspring OF
Mr. Durgesss genius overhau-d last years saver oi
the cup ana FOR while they sailed sde!by side SeV-
era times Mayfower attempted TO pass me fur""
NOW lut.uc II to ieeward aud now 10 wndward bnt the
Pu-it An seemed think they had enough as they
ver. and obj tina ely refused L. he isss"'i.
Tne TWO fleets bore away over toward the vineyard
shore and sci their spnnaRcrs. When Lieutenant hrhl
saw Them WING under the Tremendous press ol
AN ne said: That - "a sight wOrta lns the ocean
se, He watched the i.trntly rom thu deck Oi
tb ELECTRA expressed great admirailUnNor the W"
white sopps etrtnls say. ioo 1t was III" ns' lie
that he Lal ever seen hs own yacht under way Irom
anywhere except her deck and he watched her viin
rrraf interest When the Galatea iay New BEDFORD
Yesterday AL tha yachts saiue except the America
Ir tty soon a boat from Bold Bem's yscht cam"
lousslde the Eugsh visitor and snHl brass cannon
WIS nut nnard with note from 'eberil Bntirr o Lieu
tenant Hcuu SAVING thai he wanted To give nm "a gun
IN fine u-Hal manner lie sent II aboard Tue yacuts
came uouriHg dOwn West chop Light with the infl-
Tan md ayilo oi the leading yachts Inc
America was dong well and showing her iuddef 10 the
majority of tae rert n evident mat thr recent
i,rttnu. had n,ucrted her The Oracle. too. sailed
well aud showed she only needed some alteration III he'
sas do hrtt-t sD. ,, A..
rlt- evening there reception gwen aboaru inc
yartra h, ComInOd re Gerry Leutenb aud MIS-
Ienu The dlessed ship THIS afternoon III lAculeh
ant HEM hon The squadron Will sal ior NeWp"Il
to- morrow there disband The time oi the race To-
/ AS IollOWs.