New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-02
DEFEAT FOR THE CUTTERS.
THE MIRANDA BEATEN BY THE sACHEM
SAILING TWENTY MILES TO wINDwARD AND RE-
TURNING IN STIFF BREEZE.
fBY rELEGR lPH To TRIBUSE,1

NEWPORT. Oct. lin the race off Newport
to-day between the English built schooner yacht Miriam
da and the sachem built by Mr. Burgess
the designer Of the Maynower, the Blohem won by
minutes and a seconds. The was the only rcal
race had this year, because oil other races have beon
less drift matches On this occasion the wind
held out and blew with the force all day long.
Early In the morning there little prospect OF race
heavy mist hung tho 'harbor, but soon as the
began TO rise the mist rapidly cleared away and
sht breeze spriDgng from southwest blew the fans
and flies out board the sohooners. Mr.. Hill went
board the Miranda shortly after O'clock hoping for
a good wind The New-York tugboat Narrsgansett,
black-lookng craft which had como down from Provi-
dence r order to sakeboat for the race ran
alongside the sachem to receive her instructions
"Well." said Captain owens, ono Of her owners.
suess we will have breeze and shall go out by o."
At half-Iast s the Sachem hosted her mainsail and
foresail and sheeted homo the working topsals The
Miranda made sail about the time and awaited the
arrival OF her rival About o'clock tho Narragansett
alongside the sachcm and gave her a tow
line The anchor quickly hove IN aud the tug
started with the yacht In tow out OF the harbor Cap
tain owens at the helm and alongside of him stood
Richard 8. Rowland The handsome steam yacht
Talisman with John w. Slater and Commodore Garfield
board, which to accompany the yachts over the
course, loft her anchorage the Sachem shortly
after the schooner had started out and under tho
tern OF the Miranda. The latter coked as slick and
as tnOugn sue out Oh
OF the season. She required assistance from the
yacht hove up her anchor and nnder mainsail
staysai aud b stood the end OF tho wharf at
Fort Adams. After the Miranda had passed the fort,
Captain Fish, who stationed at the tiller, ran the
yacht up into the wind while the putting tho
foresal on her. The Talisnah up to the Miranda
and Con- molore Canhed who to act referee,
accompanied by Edward Burgess, and Mr. owen of the
Sachem went on board the Miranda IN order to make
the preliminary sements for the race. 1t was to
be twenty miles 20 wpdwrd and back Tor 5000 side,
and purchase cup out OF the money lett,
after all expenses mad been paid The south.
west by west twenty miles from BrentOns Reef light
ship, which placed the stake ab0nt eight miles west
from Block Islaud Tho sachem's length ss47. The
Mlrandas is s57j. The Sacnem therefore, allowed the
Miranda minute aud 3j seconds. TIE race was 10 be
sailod within eight hours.
AT 1888 the starting signal given by long blast
OF the whistle hauling down OF the blue peter.
Both yachts kept of the Starboard tack aud headed
for imaginary line drawn between the sh.shp and
the Tasinan The yachts crossed the line as follows:
Miranda, 1854 :35; Sachem, O:56:00. The Miranda
presented beautiful picturesque sight, heeng over TO
port from the pressure OF strong breeze Her 0rght
copper splrkled IN the sunshine She carried staysail
and No. b and working topsa on the main. but noue
at tie fore. sho crossed the line l minute and "a
seconds ahead OF rival which carried both working
tosails. time Sachem gained on the Miran-
da aud alter having run abouttweny minutes was fully
an eighth OF "a milo windwart and ahead. At ll:1s
the Miranda set her fore-gan topsail and almost the
same time clewed IL up again ana went about. The
Sacnem followed suit and when hoth yachts stand
ing on the port tack PLAN that the Miranda
stood chance OF winning the race. Ou hoard OF
the Tasman the Sachcm'S friends were happy ana
congra uaed their fayorte Al 26 the Miranda went
about. again standing on the starDoard TACK bHt tue
Sachcm closely followed example. IL WAS evident
that the Miranda trying 10 get away from the
Sachens track noticed that by tricks OF this
kind only, sue might stand chance OF outsaing her
rival, bat tho Sachens people could see into this
the port tacg at III 4G heading ior
Point Ju iith. this time 1t was procession more
The white boat passed .he stakeDoat, went about
the port tack eased Oh her Sheets set the foregah-
topsa with good breeze from northwest by west,
blnwae about eighteen miles an hour started Oh her
trip home TO tue niishing point at 2:lS. The Miranda
was approaching the stake boat rapidly at this time and
when sne around went through the same manoeu
yrcs as boa had and chased fast as she
cOlud. Tt glOrOu sight to see the two yachts
rush n, through tue water
The official time of turning the stakeboa was: Sachcm
2:ls; Miranda, 225. The Sachem made her twenty
miles to windward in hours u minutes aud 81 seconds
while the Miranda in hours 80 minutes, and 2t
seconds. Nothing romans to be told with working
tops In both tops the yachts rushed toward the hnish
When tie Sachen crossed the lue between the Fasman
and the ghtship the steamers saiuted with Whistles
and tho firing OF guns announcer to those shore that
the race finished. The Miranda had done her lest
and got beat fairly The following is the official tlme OF
fnish sachem, 3:53:50; Miranda, 1902 20. The
SacLem the run from the liRhtsnp and back In
hours 81 minutes and Al seconds and the Miranda the
distance In hours minutes ana 25 seconds.