St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-20
THE rIAYFLOwER WINS,
Although There IS n Cloud ON Hts
Title Id the Victory.

NEWPORT, IL. l., S0pI. lS.-Mduy yachts
have left the harbor and the rest will go to-
morrow. The yachtsmen are disguised
with Saturdays race and seem anxious to
get home The result of yesterdays drift
ing race is as yet unknown. Commodore
Gerry was seen on board the Election to-
day and asked for the time of the finish of
the Yachts. The time taken by each yacht
as it passed Brenton's reef lightship was as
follows:
Stranger 8 So So Is Is Thetis. 81 s.
Cinderella. 80 Al Is Galatea. 10 SO 80
Gitana. ..9 "a "a Mayfower. 10 81 40
It would seem from this that the Galatea
finished before the Mayflower, but such
was not the case. The commodore said the
Mayflower passed the lightship one length
ahead of the Galatea, and the discrepancy
in time is due to the difference of time of
the watches used on different yachts. Com
modore Gerry could not say whether the
race would be given to the Mayfiower or
the Galatea, though the fact that the
former finished length ahead of the Ga
latea. and was handicapped besides, would
seem to leave no question" He also could
not tell whether it would be decided that
THE STRANGER FoULED.
He said he could not decide these ques-
lions. They were for the regatta COM
mittee to pass upon, and as the committee
has already gone back to New York, the
race can be decided only by them there.
By the time of finish, without regard to
fouls. time allowances or handicap, the win
ners are the Gitana, Mayfower, Stranger
and Cinderella in their respective classes.
An effort was made to-day to arrange for
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Yacht club, including the big sloops, from
here to Marblehead on their return to-mor
row. but on visiting the Fortuna, the flag
shin of the Eastern Yacht club, this after
noon, it was learned that the race had been
abandoned. A sufficient number of entries
could not be obtained. The yachtsmen
seemed to have had enough of racing for
the present season. The Boston boats
would enter, but others were desired. The
Sachem is ready for race, especially with
the Miranda and it is still hoped that a race
can be arranged between them. The wind
has been blowing from the southwest all
day. With such a breeze the contest
Yesterday would have been grand affair.
1t was nearly midnight when the MayflOwer
and Galatea, the last boats in, dropped
anchor in the harbor. All the big yachts
remain except the Puritan, which sailed
to-day.
NEWPORT, Sept. 19.-Capt. Williams,
who was in the stake boat off West Island
light, says that the manner in which the
Montauk, Miranda, Bedouin, Mayfower
and Galatea rounded that mark was the
most interesting yachting experience he
ever knew. The Stranger, Cinderella,
Thetis and Clara, in their class, were the
first to round the stake boat, the former
being mile ahead of the latter three,
but when the first named five
rounded the sight was an extraordin-
ary one First came the Galatea,
leading the Mayfiower several lengths. then
came the Miranda, Bedouin and Montauk
so close together that one could toss bis
cult from one to the other. When the fin
ish was reached, ali five were aaoat in a
bunch. The announcement made last night
that the Cinderella had been ruled out on
account OF foul at Block Island buoy was
entirely erroneous. Lieut.. Hem comes to
the rescue of the Cinderella. and declares
that the latter was not in fault at all and
that he ought to have kept off.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The members Of
the regatta committee are expected to ar
rive from Newport tomorrow morning. A