Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-11
kilograms to The Star.
MAYFL0WER AGAIN SETS THE PACE.
Which is Much Too Fast for the Galatea.
A Beautiful and Spirited Race To-day.
MIR. PARNELL'S RELIEF BILL.
WRECKING LAKE SHORE PROPERTY
ALExANDER's PROPOSED ENGLISH VISIT
The Literary and Personal Gossip of London
MR.. PARNELL'S RELIEF BILL.
WREOKING LAKE SHORE PROPERTY
ALExANoER's PROPOSED ENGLISH Visit
The Literary and Personal Gossip of London
ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE.
The MaydOwer and the Galatea start
im q Stir Breeze.

hiGHLANDs, n j., sept. IL, BIO a.m.-This
was the day liked upon by the American cup
committee for the third of the series OF the in
ternational races providing that the sloop and
cutter had each Won one of the contests, but be-
cause of the fizzle on Thursday the second race
Is the event of to-day. Just before sunrise this
morning a heavy mist hung over the ocean,
but when the sun burst forth the fog BEGAN to
disappear, and in half an hour it was gone en-
tirely. Down here, off the Navesink Highlands,
the sea was tumbling in and the surf very
heavy. The wind was pretty stiff and puffy
and the generally placid bosom of the Shrews-
bury was somewhat ruffied. BY o'clock there
was quite fleet OF schooners standing down
the coast, making the most of the friendly
breeze. They carry all their skyscrapers. In
side the Hook the waves are crested with foam.
The race will be to leeward and down the Jer-
sey coast. The weather is a little hazy seaward.
THE BREEZE FRESHENs
925 a. m.-The wind appears to be steadily
increasing. 1t is now quite heavy, and this,
together with a tumbling sea, is just what the
cutter people have been crying for. The May
flowers supporters seem to be satisfied with
any kind of wind. Early this morning it
looked AS though the day would be an excel
lent one, but later it became thick outside and
dark, threatening clouds began to roll up. and
1t is possible that there will be "A shower before
many hours. The pride of Staten Island, the
Priscalla, got outside quite early and stood up
like house under working topsails and lower
canvas. The schooners Comet and the Miranda
came out shortly after. The Comet walked up
on the iron sloop and they had "A tusse in the
Horseshoe. The Athdon and Sagitta got under
way at O'Clock and stood out for Sandy Hook
point. The sea was
DOTTED WITH WHITE WINGED CRAFT
moving about waiting Tor the big sloops to
come down. About $50 O'Clock the boats at
Bay Ridge prepared 20 sail and few minutes
after came down through the Narrows. When
they passed Gravesend bay the fleet there
Joined the squadron. Across the bay all man.
ner OF craft were seen, including the steam
yachts Electro, Atlanta Meteor, Ocean Gem.
Empress, Ruth, Rival. Ocean Queen, Corsair,
stranger, Fra Diavolo, Puzzle ana Fedalma;
the schooner Gitaha and the cutter Bedouin.
All the sailing vessels coming down are curl
ing the water under their bows and leaving
long fUaning wake.
CROWDS OF YACHTING ENTHUSIASTS
are filling UP the beach and hotel verandas.
The coming trains bring hundreds of people
from New York who did not care TO again risk
their lives ON the steamers, the little accidents
that resulted from the heavy fog on the last
race day having had its effect. The steamers
Grand Republic Columbia, sylvester, Sirius,
aboard to fill every deck. Tugs by the dozen
with special parties aboard came down. and
many people. The Navesink highlands offered
as good n view as any where along the coast,
and consequently
THE BLUFF WAS LINED WITH PEOPLE
with marine glasses. At 9:2O the wind had
freshened To about twenty-three miles an hour
and came from the northwest in gusts, and the
prospects Tor an exciting race were brighten
ing.
The race will be 20 miles to leeward. the
yachts TO turn q stake boat opposite Ocean
Beach.
THE RACERS APPEAR
The Mayfower passed Sandy Hook in tow at
945 a NJ, and the Gaatea also i'm tow is now
passing out; wind northwest 23 miles: slightly
cloudy; moderate sea.
1O:15.-The yachts are standing about the
lightship. The Electra has already taken up
her position near the lightship. and the judges
Sf "A hrn nhraH
1t. Before the preparatory signal was given the
racers made short boards, the sloop standing in
towards the Jersey shore and the Galatea
standing tC sea.
1925 a.m.-Both yachts have set their club
topsai!s. The crew on the May flower are dressed
in blue uniforms, while the cutter men are at
tired in the regulation white of the royal yacht
squadron. The picture presented 10y the inn
mense fleet, with the snow white sails of the
big boats towering above the loftiest rig of the
nOtilla, was beautiful.
WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL
The preparatory signal is anxiously awaited.
Both yachts are making short boards to the
windward of the lightship. While the sloop
was on the port tack she passed a schooner to
leeward. Neither of the racers seem TO heel
over to any great extent, but they are curling
white water under their bows as they speed
along
OFF THEY GO. THE MAYFLowER LEADING.
11:4O a.m.-The preparatory signal was
given at 11:l1. Then both the yachts were
standing in towards the Jersey shore to wind.
ward vi the lightship, the sloop shaking i'm the
wind. Both lowered spinnaker booms to port.
aud the Maytiower ran out her spinnaker in
stops. The Luckenbach gave the signal To
her spinnaker bore down on the line and got
away at 11:23:45. The Galatea crossed at
ram sontheast The sea- was az 'ee Covered vdeS wie
white caps. The wind is blowing twenty three
miles an hour and it is hazy down on the
horizon.
11:5O a m.-The iron sloOp yacht Priscilla Is
accompanying the yachts over the course. She
has all her light sails set, and is leading the
MayfOwer by quarter OF q mile. She seems
to be outsaillng the racers. AT 1897 the May.
II .wer passed the Sandy Hook light-snip. The
Galatea followed at l1:3S:45.
The MayfiOwer at 11:4S was crawling gradu.
ally away from her adversary. The excursion
steamers are hugging the Boston boat pretty
shifted more to the westward. At11:5I the Ga.
latea following in the May flowers wake seemed
to De holding her. The wind is not over twelve
miles.
THE GALATEA GAINS A LITTLE.
1890 p.m.-At noon the Galatea lifted herjib
topsaii, and it seemed to help her on towards
the Mayhower. A few minutes later Captain
Payne gave the sloop good pull, and she again
commenced to widen the gap. The wind does
not stiffen, and Is affected some by the intense
heat. The weather is still hazy.
At 1918 the yachts had gone about ten miles
from The start and were about six miles OFF
shore. Their relative positions had not changed
materially. The velocity OF the wind, which Is
from the northwest, is ABOUT twelve miles an
hour.
NEARING THE STAKE BOAT
12:4O .. m.-The yachts under full sail, are
about fifteen miles from the start. The Galatea
has hauled up ON the Mayfower. The Priscilla
il about quarter Of n mile ahead of the racers.
12:55.-Tne Maydower is tbree-quarters Of
mile ahead of the Galatea, aud nearing the
stake boat The wind is steady at ~ miles,
northwest; weather hazy.
LOS p m.-The yachts have gone over the
course about fifteen miles. The Mayfower is
increasing her lead, and Is now la mile ahead.
She is still standing southeast
SANDY Hook, Sept. IL, 1:2s p. m.-The
yachts are now nearing the off-shore stake
boat. The Mayf1ower Is still increasing her
lead. Wind nineteen miles an hour; west-
northwest; clear.
THE MAYFLowER TURNS THE sTAKEBoAr.
SANDY Hook, Sept. IL, .1:55 p.m.-The May.
flower has turned the off-shore stakeboat on
the home stretch.
THE NAYFLOwER THREE MILES AHEAD.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. IL, 2:12 p.m.-The Gala
tea turned the cff-shore stakeboat at 2:1O:1u.
Both yachts are on the starboard tack. TIE
Maydower Is three miles ahead. Wind twelve
IN lies an hour, W.N.W. Clear.
while Playing with . Revolver.
LONDON, ONT, Sept 11.-To-day, while play.
ing with u loaded revolver, q ten-year-old lad