New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-08
WON BY THE MAYFLOWER.
AN EXCITING RACE FOR THE GOBLET CUP.
THE PURITAN OVER SEVEN MINUTES BEHIND-rHa
CRAVINGS INCORPORATING QUALITIES
OF THE ATLANTIC

THE PURITAN OVER SEVEN MINUTES BEHIND-rHs
| GRAYLINGs VICrORY-sAHING QUALITIES
OF THE ATLANTIC.
| NEWPORT, Aug. 7.-TO-day was a great day
for Boston and for Burgess The big white sleeps
Of tho scientific builders design walked away from the
Atlantic, Priscilla and the rest Of the feet 10 manner
which showed they had In them the stun that winning
| yachts made Of In tho beginning of the
race it looked oil tho honors OF the
| dav were to fall to Mr.. Burgssss boats,
| and the new schooner sachem would carry off the
schooner cup 1t the for tbs Goelet cups and
IL was good square from beginning to end. Tue
Sachem which seemed to have the schooner In her
grasp made mistake in standing 90 tar to wind
ward and was relegated to third place at the finish.
being beaten By the Monauk and Grayling II she had
broken with the Graylirg 1t difficult to saw
| what she would have done, for though the New.York
| schooner WAS at her best and sailed beauti-
| fully, tho sachen developed qualities that hiled
every one with admiration ami strong fath
In her future sne only nty oil the ways and this
was her first regular she is not down to hsr lines
| yet, but when she Is she will be a wonder.
The course being all outside there ware no conhctlnS
OF air and water for ockeyng kppcrs to take
advantage Of and the only change in the wind was it'
hauling from northeast to east IL was real
yacht racing. with considerable sea aud
| wiud-not too much OF either, but
enough to test the yachts fairly and squarey. The At
lantc got good start and beat the Priscilla by Iitts
| over minute The showed what the friends OF
the Atlantic have all along beon contendin2 that she
wanted rough and plenty Of wind TO do her best
for she did better to-day than she las done be.
fore, and II the weather had been heavier she might
have done still better As o foreshadowing Of what
yacht will be chosen defend the Americas cup. tho
| indica tions point to the Puritan Mayhower Ben
| Butler along with his schooner America. and
although she not regularly In the race, not
belonging to the New York Yacht Club, her time was
| ..i.t Thu anlt
America which for US the ynboi OF the sovereignty
Of tho yachting seas did not particularly distinguish
herself to-day and the day Of her glory has evidently
departed The Oracle time lookei as she was
going heat the Bedouin but the cutter came In ahead
the Oracle had to be content win beating her old
time enemy. Fanny. The halfhour time allowance
which the little English cutter Clara got brought her
less IAN minute behind the Oracle corrected time
The race ended cold wind and rSin and tonight the
harbor full OF yachts and every yacht 10 crow
tired with racing and preparations for racing which
have going since the fleet rcndezvoused at New
London.
It was about o'clock and q cloudy morning with .
light wind which gave promise OF freshsuing, blowing
from tho southeast when the judges boat Luckenbach
steamed by the Dumplngs and, followed by largo
fleet yachts TO the buOy0f Beaverta Lgnt
The Atlantic already there dragging her long Lead
coored hull azy the waters, while Joe" Els
worth stood beside wheel and prayed Tor SgNo OF
| wind. In going out Of the harbor the LuckenDacn
passed asern Of the Almirants BarrossA The Brazi-
Ian had bandOn the poop and sauted tho judges poas
with "Yankee Doodle" When the Luckenbach was
finally In position the surface OF the ocean was
covered with sas while others. blown rapidly downDy
Castle Hill, came constantly from the harOor aId
augmented the fleet Sailing yachts, steam yachts. cat
boats and excursion went weaving in ami ous
among each other shifting nest OF dim-it SAILS ana
| towering mssts When the signal Tor the start was
given the wind was almost due east The course was
from line between the judges boat And the RED
buoy oil Bsavertail ana around the SOW and figs
Ightsbip leaving 1t the port hand, thonce 10 ahf
around tho Hen and Chickens IgnIsh!p aud thence 10
Brentons Reef Lghtshp distance oI foriy'hve miles,
Tho entries for the were as follows; s1Oops-Miy
| flower, Puritan, Atlantic Priscilla. Bedouin, idh-y
Oracle, Clara, Stranger. linda. Hi1fexAra' REGINA
Cinderella Gaviota, Athlon and Cy;Eefai schooheFs-
Crawling Moutauk. Fortuna, Sschem, GiIana. Norma
| Iacyon, Dauntlees ami Ruth
The start was beautfu one, for when the LIckcn'
bach blow the starting whistle at 1910 nearly all tho
racer. we're massed near tho line aud all rushed pel
NELL with every sail drawugo cross The little cutter
Ildia was the first and after her came ths
Clara Atlantic Puritan and Grayling The Dauntless
attempted 10 cros but got In irons III the line apd hunS
there her sails refusing to carry her over
for some time Tue America u coming ~ 70 'he ne %
cro,, blauketed the aud some time before
| that schooner got headway again The rest OF tAs
yachts went over in fine style aud stretched away Ia
| . long reach for the sow and Pigs Lightship.
Rv ths time the Brentons Reef Ishtsh.p reached
the four big sloops aud the saoohers sachem "rayns
Fortuna and Montauk began TO 20 to the iore Tue Az
| lautic had such a good start tIat she ~a' long
| way IN the lead. When the fleet was on
| Vest Island the Msyrower and Puritan had
| picked up tho Priscilla ami were maKios
streuuous efforts pass her, The Puritan tackled aud
stood far I'D to the wniwsrt She now began hauiing
to the when sue came about on the porltSck
again and bore down toward where the Mayh) ahd
Priscilla were having an exciting race. The three
sloops were ranged Ike pair of stairs the friscina
hsuy stn ahead but to leewari, then the May
ana then the Puritan astern but to wlnaw award' ihe
Atlantic WAS rAble distance ahead OF the throe
or the schooners the Graying was eaiinS pul cioso
IN her WAS th. sachem doing splendiy aud threatening
| to mass nrr The Montauk WAS coming up rapidly, ~
| dti not seem AZ II she could eaten tue TWO iesnhs
ser scho"n,rs but all calcula upset aud wicked
@e" Who nad bet money we're rendered doeiul wnen
| the white schooner broke tacks Win tne "ry-
ling and stood ss UP tH the pors tack ss.ia, tic
| Grayins and Moutauk were FAR In aiv.ncs Oh nes
Ahead OF tue Priscilla, aud now bors tho same relation
Atlantic that they had Deiots TO tue iron H soo@ &
Viking topsa with the exception Of the Myn0wss' YER
who eans TO her cup & oP'a s two % wht Sns. from Bos
ton passed. ahead o. nsp, ,h. a, ,.n,.h,p " Tss
drew sAS,' sp ." the
could not catch her. Tho rest OF the Meet were pnf
along behind rnus they took their way to 'a' 80" aIa
The tune i.xen ghtshp was as follows Nay
Gr,yllng 33:OO; Priscilla. l:37:OO; Montauk, l:ll:oo
Bodouin l:45As; Clara. l53oo; Oracle. i'32'' Fan
| ny. E54OO ~ e., 49,, Han an, f,,.,.,s and
he boats rounded the ghtship there as follows
Wavdower 1880; Puritan. l:i7:30; Atlantic, l;5s:o0
| craving 2:Oo:3o; Priscilla, 10000. -
As far asthe schooner cup wont was now
con,usop that tho Crawling hat 1t. As 10 tue so'ps'
while tue odds all IN favor of tue MAY nows,
wsrs those who thought the Puritan woud oVeIaa1
ON the run home. As soon as the Hen anh & N i1s
Lghtship rounded the yachts set 'IS. S ntIIp AZ
topsalls aud spinnaKers aud flew fo ne ,isn'SIp ~
Brentons Reef tho hnshng polns ., .1o ,, ~
rim. the Puritan did pick up 0ntho MAyuo"ci pus s'o
could not hold ner gain aud tue race from tnat e Was
the Maytowers beyond ~ aT snsn an immense press
"a All and before steadily Increasing wind; ihs
| SW,.sanwsr fairly seemed 10 spring out OF tho
| iay q. she crossed tine line. The Puritan
coming behind her took It more iesutey T anu s
lake ~ yh" w.re on tho yachts and excursion
peopo tad the victory OF the Maynower witl MI.