Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-11
INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE.
.wovsiower'' OutsaiEs the "Galatea'
ut Fog Puts a Stop to
the Race.
TIE YACHT RACE.
r., N second International Contest Between
+be aIss flower and Galatea.

roc,,d Inter national Contest Between
+,s Ma, flower and Galatea.
o,>oy Hook, September 9.-Shortly
ogt.. ,!aybrtak there was unusual activity
,,,,r,j the yachts. On the sailing crafts
,.,,sai,s were SIT while thick black
+r,at rollct! from the stacks OF the
.,, v,cbts showed they were prepa ring
Ets'.%s st.'.", work Of the day. All OF the great
.I.ang ~, Of pcopIe that had filed the yeran-
.nfibe hotels on the occasion OF the
G".t race and those who had st-tioned
.iansnlyes along Long Island and Jersey
shores or perrhcd upon walls or breast
ynrLS OF the two big forts at the entrance
to the upper bay appeared to have been
lifted in oHe great mass and sat down
mon the beach at sandy Hook or on the
Ierrey's hills. The beach between the
crove and Navesink Highlands as far as
fho cga could reach was
BLACK WITH PEOPLE
Not only from the aside resorts did they
come. bat from inland towns where the
contest has awakened intense interest.
The piazzas "f all the hotels near the sea-
were occupied by spectators who came
down on early trains and boats. Before
yo'clpck the clouds broke away in the east
and clearing up began. The wind con-
tinuod from the east northeast and ap
ncared t 0 freshen. At 8 O'Clock the signal
spryice gave the velocity OF the wind at
Twelve III les an hour. The fog horn was
hushed and the mist began to
move. 1t WAS wet work on
hoard Of tine sailing vessels and oilskins
var. in great demand Vessels coming in
from sea-ward carried tight sails aloft.
With the wind in the present direction the
vachts will probably run down to the cast
ward, At $50 the wind was 20 miles with
O light rain.
THE YACHTS OFF.
SANDY HOOK 1,50 p. M, September o.
TIe Yachts got Off shortly after l 1 a. M,
hrt ,'' the tog completely shut out the view OF
scotland lightship. A tug boat captain
inst come in from of the shore, reports
that when he left the yachts the inlay
anwer" WAS about One-eighth OF a mile
akea,i OF the "Gslatea;' Both were on
their second stArboard tack, standing to-
wards Rockaway beach.
GOING TO wINDwARD.
SAypY Hook, 1:4o p. m., September o.
The velocity Of wind is 22 miles an hour,
sti,l hold ng from the eastward. In wind
ward tie CATER is at her best, but the
captain OF the Boston vessel will not allow
the Euglishman to get away IRON her ana
il she hugs closely will have The advantage
in the run home with free sheets. The sea
il covered with white caps and very
heavy surf is pounding on the beach Eere.
There - re no sisus OF q let up in the storm.
The fog has not lifted.
THE FOG LIFTING.
SANDY Hook, 2:20 p. m. september o.
The 10. is clearing away, Off the shore. Sew
eraI yachts are nising outside the bar
waiting the return Of the racers. The wind
is in the asst and blowing IA miles. 1t is
probable that the race will be finished by
five O'Clock.
TIE RACE POSTPONED.
There are plenty OF disappointed yachts
mpi in New York tD-night, Tor the second
race Of the international series has been
postponed till Saturday. After sailing in
a fresh breeze from the eastward for four
hours and in IL light breeze from the same
quarter for two hours more, the May
flower" and "Galatea," with AN accOmpa
nyins feet Of nearly one hundred vessels,
were enyeloDed ia IL thick fog ten miles east
OF Sandy Hook ligIlt-ship and were com
peeled to abandon the rare.
THE "GALArEA' oursAlLED.
When The Mayilower' rounded the
.'ouer MARK twenty miles east OF Scot
land i5htsiliD at 4 hours 2G minutes 22
seconds the .Galat ~ was not in sight
from that point. The Ma, flower had
outsailed her on every tack from the start
both carving he same sail in a breeze that
was steady from about East with occa-
siona rain and moderately heavy swell!
from that quarter. The ''Mayfio"er'
could not have finished the race III the
allotted time Of seven hours even ii the
weat ther remained clear.
YACHT RACE OFF.
New YORK, Seytember o. Incoming
boats report that the yacht race is Off to-
day on account OF the failure to make tue
astance in the required time.