New-York tribune., 1886-08-24
NOT WIND ENOUGH TO RACE.
PosTPONEMENT OF THE SECOND TRIAL or
THE YACHTS,
THE FOUR BIG sLooPs WILL TRY 1T AGAIN To-Mons
Row-AccIDENr TO THE ArLANrIc--rHE

THE FOUR BIG sLooPs WILL TRY IT AGAIN To-Mons
Row-AccIDESr TO THE ArLANuc--rHE
MAYFLowER STILL PAvoRrrg
The attempt to sail the second of the trial
races for selecting defender Of tho Americas Cup
suited yestsrday In IN experience common In these
waters ct this seasons failure mako tho race within
the prescribed time on account of
lack Of wind. Tho attempt was
wearisome nzse In every respect. and tho only thing
that came OF it was largo amount Of work for
the crews Of tho yachts. broken topmast for the
antc good deal OF bobbing about In sycurson steam.
ere uncomfortable tugs for spectator and expense
TO the New. York Yacht Club.
When the yachts were towed out to the Scotland
Lightshp In the morning there good breex blow.
ing from tho southsoutheast and overy indication Of
feshening. southeast wind which sets IN before
generally does freshen on all days except those on
which yacht are TO be held. On thosa
days nsttens out small tug had been engaged for
the committee boat, and whom tho yachts had been
towed to tho lightship there was soms sea ana 10
looked like piping breeze later Dstrustng the sea-
going qualities Of the tug the committee unanimously
adjourned to Commodore Gerry's steam yacht Electra
But their fears groundles; tho committee could
have gone over the course on raft The scandina
Wan with patent log and buoy steaming or to
tho outhsouheast to anchor the turning mark
Electra gave the sigra for the yachts to start They
got across the limo as follows:
Atlantic. l8 IS Puritan. 1900
Priscilla. ayfower
on tue port lack with club and
headsails up. The Priscilla to leeward with the
Atlantic to windward of her. As they passed over tho line
the Atlantic began to pinch the Priscilla and make her
keep off. She kept this up. blanksng tho sloop
and using the advantage Of her windwari position until
she was able TO pass ahead The Mayower crossed last
as usual and as usual at the beginning OF did
seem to be thoroaghy awake for some time. No
sooner had the yachts got fairly started than tho
wind began to lighter. 1t kept this up until s
failed entirely aud died of sheer Inanition.
The yachts stood down the New-Jersey coast followed
by the feet OF stesm yachts tugs and excursion steam
ers. On the Electra guests OF Commodore
Gerry were Lieutenant aud Mrs. Hsnn When
off the Hotel Bevidere the Atlantic had o
good lead on tho other yachts though the Puritan
begin ming to pick her up. Tho Mayfower was
ginning to crawl up on the leading boats The Puritan
passed the Priscilla aud the Msyaower was
coming up so fast that the iron sloop saw
her only chance was In breaking tacks with
the other yachts, and she about the star.
board tack and stood well out to sea. This wss 1t
H. 4l:30. The Atlantic took in her b and saet with
fore staysai and big Jib topsai for her heai sas.
She doing we'll when suddenly, of Sea-
bright. the ehan.plato which held her pro.
ventor Dackstay broke, and her topmass
by the board, carrying sails and rigging with It in
one confused tumble. That settled the Atlantic and az
the wreck was cleared away she came about
the sarbOad tack aud stood out to sea- where Captain
"Joe could free to his feengA This left tho
Priscilla third.
The yachts were strung out in line with q couple OF
miles Of open water between them for the Priscilla hal
now come about on the port tack again and
was heading down the New-Jersey coast
Tho yachts stood down tho until OF
Long Branch, making occasional legs the starboard
tack to keep off shore, and at 1897, when OF Eberon.
they all the starboard tack and, punging into
long rollers that came up from the southeast laid
their course the invisible buoy beyond the
horizon. Then the Mayaower began to 20 like
horse though tho falling wind gave her no CT.
for doing and she passed ahead OF the Puritan.
She got farlead her sister soop, though the Pur'
| tan had good wndward position. The wind
was so light by this time that It was evidens
that tho chances Of making the race In
the prescribed hours extremely small Tbs
Puritan resalned her lead over the Msydower. snd
the Priscilla was left far astorn.
ns sai nasn ae race and At ESQ., wSea was svsas
that the time would have to be ext"ndei .
that the race for the day was O and steamed back to
Bay Ridge. Tho yachts were collected by =
E:SsTs y!n: oil M,dss Sss.ss
committees boat on which the reporters, csme
alongside OF her. Ex-Commodore Smith leaned over
"rhe ard will be sailed on Wednesday. Is
be fifteen miles to wrdward aud return. instead OF
morning OF the race Par coliseum"
Thu: s.ded tho ssy ss rasp s as A.,
dsisuder OF Of the cup 1t would be well for General
Paine to overhaul tho yachts bowspiI Iho SruDet AZ
aud of the nosepols and tho band over
IT, which attached the bOwsprt shr0uds and tho
bObsays. have bsen janmed into the woodwork AMI arc
twisted. IL she should 20 pnnging into heavy sea
regular nose ender" would probably snap Oh the end
| of the bOwsprt
No yacht has yet accepted Iieutenants Henns chai-
eng-to sal. around Bermuda and there does not seen,
4 likelihood Of i,s being accepted IL 10
generally admitted that for such race
this sesson tho GaAtes Is superior TO any AMERICAN
soop Ono yachtsman yesterday offered to bet that 4
OF tho big sloops excepting the Priscilla attempted
the race she would he heard from. A
Boston man. however. announced his willins-
| make the trip I'm either OF tho
white slo0pa. Tho Galatea unshipped her small boom
yesterday preparatory TO shipping her largo boom FOE
tho loose footed mainsaii.