Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-21
The Puritan In Winning Trim.

The Puritan In Winning Trim.
 NEW YORK, June 20.-The sixteenth an
 nual regatta of the Seawanhaka Yacht club
 called out another meeting of the four big
 sloops Mayfower, Puritan, Atlantic and Pris l cilla, the Puritan winning for the first time
 after her two defeats by the Priscilla during
 the week. There were twenty one boats, ir
 five classes, entered in the race. The start l ing line was between the north bastian oi | Fort Wadsworth and the tug Luckenbach l hove to in the narrows. At 11:06:03 the Pu- l ritan crossed the line first, with the Atlantic | second at 11:60:03. The Priscilla crossed next at 11:17:36, followed by the Mayfower at Ii :2456, the small craft following in va rious order The Puritan lead all the way ! and crossed the line the victor at 5:55:52, I elapsed time 6:4E08, corrected time 6:43:O1. | The Priscilla finished at 5:57:41, elapsed time 6:47:41, corrected time 6:46:27. The Allan tic finished at 6:0052, elapsed time 6:44:12, I corrected time 6:43:17. The Mayfower fn- l ished at 6:00:40, elapsed time 6:0O:49, cor 1 rected time 6:50:49. Although the May flower comes in third in the feet by official timing in consequence of the general handi- cap, she made the best record of the day for the thirty eight miles over which the yachts sailed if the actual time of starting were taken instead of the official time by blowing of the whistle. Her actual time was 6:35:53, that of the Atlantic 6:44:12, Priscilla 6:40:05, and Puritan 6:45:05.
 The Mayflower crossed the starting line fourteen minutes behind the Puritan, but she came home only five minutes behind her, showing that she gained six minutes on last years veteran in this race, and but for the fact of their failing to cross at the start within the allotted five minutes would have left the Puritan that far behind on the homestretch. After her superiority in the matter of speed came the Priscilla, which, starting seven minutes after the Puritan, came in only two minutes and thirty-three seconds behind her.
 The yachts Puritan and Mayfower sailed for Boston to-day to take part in the Eastern clubs regatta June 29. They were escorted out of the bay by large fleet and both were Justify cheered as they moved away.
 The Famous War Correspondent Mar
 ried.
 WASHINGTON, June 20.-Mr. Archibald Forbes, the famous war correspondent of the London News, was married to Miss Louisa Meigs, youngest daughter of General M. c. Meigs, at St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church yesterday morning The ushers were Count Glydenistople and Count Speck Stern berg, Dr. May and MT. Tom Riddle, of Phila- delphia. The best man was Lieutenant M Macomb, a cousin of the bride, who, with the groom and ushers, wore wedding favors of lilies of the valley and half-blown white roses. The bride came down the south aisle leaning on the arm of her father. She wore travelling dress of stone-colored eamels hair a1o of a1vva% c,1o of the same color as the dress, small bonnet to match, with strings of white satin and bow of white upon the top. Over her face was caught small scrap of misty silk. In her hands she carried 8 large bouquet of lilies of the vally and roses. The groom met her at the chancel rails, and Miss Macomb left her seat in a front view and stood by General Meigs. Miss Macomb wore simple dress of white nain- sock and a sash of pink moire, white hat trimmed in pink and carried bouquet of La France roses tied with pink ribbon. Rev. Dr. Leonard performed the ceremony and General Meigs gave his daughter in mar riage.
 They will go to the Forbes home in Baff- shire, Scotland, for the summer, and expect to return here in February. Mrs. Forbes is not only daughter of the quartermaster general of the army but niece of Admiral 0. R. P. Rodgers and of Captain Rodgers, U. s. A. Her engagement with MT. Forbes was once broken off at his sug- gestion by his financial reverses and loss of his health, but some three weeks ago when both were members of visiting party at MT. Tyson's it was renewed with to days happy result MT. Forbes has long been widower and has a son and daughter. A priceless present from himself to his bride was a neck lace composed of twelve of the medals given him by European princes for his bravery. The groom is forty eight years old.