New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12
THE MAYFLOWER.
!. The time of the start was as fol-

jib for headsas. The time or the start was as loi
lows:
Gaatca
The Mayflower at once began to run away from
her competitor. The red cross IN the white held
fluttered from the peak of the Galatea's mainsall
In the strong wind. Her lean body was scarcely
perceptible beneath her towering piles OF canvas,
and her sharp bows cut through the waves like
knife. But the Yankee ghost ahead OF her'
with the waters foaming beneath her bows.
drew further and further SSwab Soa bas the
Mayfower in front of her, its length has no end
except the regatta committees seven-hour limit
50 the two racers went NJ sTseSnIg 'UTarS wSch
had passed inside the ghtshio about the same time
as when they crossed the line, went sweeping down
also her racing sails dstended by the WIND ana her
ron hull making good time over the water. She
was in shore from the racers. but rapidly drew up
on the Gaatea, and before the outer marx
was reached she was ahead OF the cutter. l ne
course being forty miles in all the Mayfiower
allowed the Gaatea thirty-nine seconds. The
Mayfower and Priscilla came up to the turning ~
tance behind. The times Of rounding were as FOL
lows:
Mayaower .5:29:99
Gaat i"'-o
The Priscilla rounded the buoy at I'57:00. The
Mavfower had gained thirteen minutes and forty
five seconds on the Galatea on the run out. The
elapsed time to the outer mark was as follows:
May
Gaiatea .2:46lO
The Priscilla after rounding the buoy began to
beat up to windward. but when the WIND died out
and she saw the MayflOwer a hopeless way ahead
of her she took dimlnutive but friendly tug ana
was towed home. The yachts took III their
spnnakers before rounding and the balloon d.nd
lib tOpsajl of the Mayflower likewise disappeared
The yachtshad up fore satysals and jIbs when they
began the wndward tack, and after while the
stood on the star a-d tack, reach
ing far over toward he Jersey shore. Inc
Mayhower made short leg on the port tack, but
quickly came back on the starboard tack again;
hp wind hpQan TO die out soon after tUe DuDy
been turned and every minute it got lighter and
ligater Finally II was almost a Hat calm ana the
long swels shook the sails OF the yachts.
Over toward the jersey beach was long, mar,
row ripping streak of water. There wind
tnere and If yacht was fleet enough to get TO IL
ocean entirely died out she could get the
advantage of it. The Mayfower and Galatea both
headed for it. The Yankee boat got there; The
she began to 90 at something like her ordinary
everyday pace. Bnt valuable time had been
slipping away, while the yachts went III search
Of wind to carry, them oyer the
line and the l1ghtshp was miles away. The May
flower came on the port tack and LAID her course
for the lightship Far aft to the south streak up
and down the sky told when the Galatea was be-
ginnngto get a breeze and was making her way 10
the finish.
TO the lightshIp m time to make race. tut even
IN the light wind it was seen that she was coming
up with wonderful swfness Inc sun h was uss On
and the shades of the evening gathered over the
ocean. Then clear and beautiful against the
setting sun, her lofty canvas towering INTO the
glowing skv the swlftest aud most beautiful boat
the world has ever seen dashed over the line. =,
The Galatea could be seen coming up In the
gathering gloom, but she was far away. Inc he
gatta Committee waited while at the hghtshp
and then decided to run to the Gaatea and otter
her tow, not stopping to take her
suspicion that it would hardly be courteous, or
else some emphatic remarks which were made
about an international yacht race at which the
x-;o;t hoo txxyal not them
and wait to take the cutters time. The time OF
the race was as fOllOws