The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-09-02
SATISFIED WITH The RESULT.
Yachtsmen Say the MayAower
Is the Best Boat.
Fromptness of the Americas Cup Com.
mit'eo. Capt."Joe" Ellsworth to PILOT
The American Sloop.


The select on Of Boston new sloop yacht
Mayaower by thu Americas cup committe
to d fend that trophy against thu British
cutter Gala;ea was the chief topic of CONVEX
! sation among yachtsmsn at Now York on
Thu sday 25 h. Those who witnessed the
| trial races were Mt surprise at the result
| and all com Dlim 'ntei ey Commodore Jam IS
ID. Smith an W Ham Kreb' o t cir excal-
lent management of tho contests and tn if
pro apt decision at tia conclusion ofWednes.
DAVIS race.
| After the Mayfower re uraed to her an.
| ch)ra5e, she was visited by number OF
yachtsman representing the Atlantic, New
Yo k, Larchmont and other clubs. Gen.
Pains entertaiue them in the sluop's fabin.
He was warmly congratulated Oh the sels =
| tioa OF his hand ONE va h., aid every ore
wi he'd hi n slc,c n the coming inter-
national contests, Gen, Paine personally
thanke his crew for their faitnfulness during
| the races
Lieut.. Hem of the Galatea, speaking of
tie tr,al aces, said: II have been most
handsomely treated by the commit e, during
these contests, and through the courtesy OF
Commodore E.dr.dge 7. Gerry, have had an
opportunity to wit ess the races and judge
the merits of the yachts from the deck of his
beautiful steam yacht Electra. After the
| first race l was satisfi ID that thu Mayaower
was The yacht should have to sail againt,
and consider the committees selection a
| wiso one"
The 10 " owner of the Galatea a 1ed that
ev y since he h ID arrived in New York
waters he had boel the reel pient of ovation
after ovation, an | that he was overwhelmed
with kin Ines on every hanl. ut was
great contrast he said 80 my departure
from the other side, for al houyh We laid
| - t,,. HAaf Of ltSt, nnh nf
one even waived handkerchief or bid us
| Godspeed.n
The Lieutenant, VIII SO pleasant manner
has won him many friends here, spoke with
confidence about his ship" as he calls her.
He greatly a imires the Mayfower from a
zach sman's standpo MT, but thinks her crew
med more training In the handling of sails
! In a stiff breez, to windw nd and choppy
or heavy sea he is more conf lent of beating
the Maytiower than in light weather. Th'
Galatea's racing boom is shipped and her
racing sails are bent. She sailed over the
New York Yacht Club course to-day, aud
she will be sent out continually be.ween now
and the day set for the first race.
The Americas cup committee, through ex-
| Commodore Smith, its caarman, sent their
| full report of the trial races to-day to Mes rs.
Chase, Cahoone and Robinson, tie regatta
committee of the New York zach Club, in
whose hands the management of tine interna-
tional races will be placed. Ex-Commodore
Smith paid well-deserved compliment 10
Gen. Paine to-day, when he said he con sd
cred the Mayfower's owner one of the bes.
| yachtsmen IN America, and that the people
could not have better man and yacht as
their champion. Il believe said he, THAT
the greatest care will tie taken on the May
flower in the matter of Election of ironwork
and the testing of rigging. so that nothing
shall be left undone to bring the Mayflower
| to the line the beSt-ftted yacht that ever COM
patcd for prize in American waters" 1t is
under. TODD that Gen. Paine will invite Capt.
"Joe" Ellsworth to pilot his yacht in the in
ternational races; also that If either yacht
meets with an accident sufficient time shall
be allowed to repair damages.
Mrs. Henn it is aid, will surely sail in the
Galatea during her races. She is so much
at home on board that her husband car
| ha' dly induce her to go ashore at ALL Gen.
! Paine left for Boston and will return to per
soAaly superintend the fitting up of the
Mayfower Latham A Fisher owner OF
the Grayling AMI part owner of the Atlantic,
said this morning: I'VE were fairly beaten
by the Mayhower. She is unquestionably
the best yacht to meet the Galatea. The At
lan,ic will be stripped and laid up at once
Her work is done j. Malcolm Forbes of the
Puritan took the defeat of his yacht
philosophicaly, and appeared satisfied with
the committees decision.
| Commodore A. Cas- Garfield of the PriS
ella. who spent large amount of money in
the preparation OF his yacht, feels his defea
keenly, but ,cepts thu situation in a true
yachtsman's pirit