Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
NeWS Dy IeIegfapn FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE MARBLEHEAD RACES MayfIower And GaIatea On
 Hand.
 HENRY GEORGE FOR MAYOR. A Fearful Fire Started By
 Lightning.
THE ODD FELLOWS AT BOSTON.
Knights Templar Clos ing Up Their Session.
THE mAYFLowER AND GALATEA

| THE mAYFLOWER AND GALATEA To Sail a Private Match To-Day to Satisfy the owners Lieutenant Henn,s Views of American and En- glfsh Yachts.
 BOSTON, Sept 23-In an interview to-day | Lieutenant Hem stated that the match be- tween the Mayf1ower and Galatea to come off tomorrow is to be private match between General Paine and himself for their own sat isfaction. ''He is as anxious to sail as am, {" said the lieutenant 'sand we both want to have try in breeze just to see how the boats will act together in that weather. I am perfectly satisfied that I have no chance with the Mayfower in any breeze in which she can carry her topsail and I want to see what we can do with her when we come down to the three lower sails. I may say did not
 have much hope of beating the Mayhower in
 light weather and reflection will show you why. The Mayfower carries nile thousand
 feet of canvas to my seven thousand. The
 Mayfower has only no tons while the Gala
 tea displaces 154 tons. Consequently have
 only seven-ninths the power and have to dis
 place once and half as much water as she
 does. So it stands to reason that I cannot
 beat her in light weather. I perfectly
 convinced of that But what want to see
 is what she will do in a breeze. I think
 the Mayfower will have to shorten
 sail before the Galatea does and
 that I can carry working topsail
 when she will come down to her three lower
 sails. In that case we will be more on an
 equality as regards driving power. If I
 cannot win then I cannot win at all. That
 is why wanted to race to Bermuda. Your sloops are fine vessels and undoubtedly able boats when properly rigged, but do not think they can carry their enormous spread of canvas in ocean cruising I think they would have to shorten their spars. They would then be very able vessels and should be carrying the same canvas as they"
 ''Would you carry your present racing spars in race to Bermuda?'' was asked. 'fOh, yes, indeed. We should have carried them across the Atlantic only for the wear and tear on the rigging. They are not so large your boats carry, but they are larger than anything on the other side. There is not yacht in England that ca1 ries a spar like the Galatea's main boom. It is consid- cred tremendous over there."
 "Why not tighten it by facing the mainsail to the boom?" ''We tried that and it would not work. Of course loose-footed mainsail necessitates q heavier spar the sail pulls on the two ends. We should be glad to lace the mainsail, as we should save an immense weight and relieve the boat. But we tried it and she would not work nearly so we'll and we had to give it up. Even in light winds and smooth water she did not behave as we'll"
 The lieutenant further said there was no cutter in England that could sail with the Galatea in the light weather we have had. He should not sail in any races in England. He preferred English boats as they were un- capsizable and combined so many more ad- vantages. He would like to have some Amer ican Eoat cross the water and race in English water. English yachtsmen would do all in their power to make the trip pleasant.