The Portland daily press., 1886-09-13
WE WIN.
The Yankee SIoop Easily Beats the
English Gutter caIatea.
The Boston Boat the Superior Craft
in All Kinds of Weather.
Great Rejoicing in New York and in
the Modern Athens.

cided upon which side OF the Atlantic Amerl-
cas- cup shall stay for at least another year.
1t resulted in a glorious victory for the sloop
Mayflower. When she finished this evening
at .1.40 the Galatea was nearly two miles
astern. The course was 20 miles to the lee
ward and return from Scotland Light Ship.
The race was sailed in breeze that blew
fresh from the northwest for three hours,
then canting to two points to the westward
it fell light the last hour Of the contest be-
ing little better than drift. The Mayflower
only had minutes 20 seconds to spare when
she crossed the finish line, as the time limit
of the race was seven hours. The Galatea
was defeated on every point of sailing. In
the run out to the outer mark with the spin
maker set she was beaten 13 minutes As sec
ands, and in windward work over half an
hour. There is great rejoicing among yachts
men here tonight while the BoStonianS are
fairly wild with delight. 1t was a glorious
morning with a clear sky overhead and a
splendid sailing breeze from the northwest.
When the judges boat Luckenbach, for the
third time left Pier 3, East River, this time
half an hour earlier than usual, the commit
tee, Messrs. Chase and Robinson, being anx-
iOus to start the yachts early from Sandy
Hook. By 845 the Luckenbach and Scandi-
navian had taken the Galatea and Mayfower
in tow and were leaving Bay Ridge for the
starting point As they proceeded the breeze
freshened and there was every indication of
enough wind to furnish a fine days sport
was cast off. Her crew soon made sail while
the Mayfiower's crew did the same, both set
ting their club topsails. When the judges
boat ran alongside the Galatea, Lloyds Phoe-
nix representing the New York Club, told
the regatta committee that Lient. HEM was
very sick in his cabin, and that he wished
the course to be made 10 instead of 20 miles
so as to be sure and finish within a reasona-
BILE time. In case it should fall calm he
wished the Luckenbach to tow the cutter
so that he could see a doctor early.
Secretary Robinson said he would consult
with Gen. Payn as to the length of the course,
That gentleman when seen said he would
leave the matter in the hands of the commit
tee. They decided that the course should be
southeast 20 miles and steaming back to the
Galatea that course was given them. Capt.
Bradford in immaculate duck trousers and
blue yachting jacket was sailing the cutter.
Beaver Webb looked after the sails while
Mrs. HEM peeped out of the companion way
with an anxious look in her eyes for her
husbands condition alarmed her consider
ably. On board the Mayfiower were ex-Com-
modore Jas. ID. Smith, Designer Burgess
and Messrs. Richards, Tams and Willard.
The ship City of Montreal as she. passed in
dipped her colOrs to the two racing crafts.
At 1875 O'Clock Messrs. Hyslope and Olsen
on board the tug Scandinavian were given
the course and were told to start as quickly
as possible and log out 20 miles. She start
ed from Scotland Lightship at 1040. The
preparation whistle. was given 30 minutes
was to he dead before the wind and the
yachts would carry all light sails the com
mittee thought it best to give tug good
start. The fleet Of steam and sailing crafts,
nearly as large as that of Thursday, had by
this time assembled near the starting point,
Scotland Lightship. "A score of excursion
steamers were black with their human
freight of yachting enthusiastists while the
score of tugs each had their quota OF sloop
and cutter partisans.
The breeze was freshcning every moment,
and as it was the first time the yachts had
come together where the first half of the
contest was to be sailed to leeward, there
was much discussion as to the probable re-
suit. When the starting signal was given at
11.20 O'Clock, the Mayfower was in an ex.
cellent position square to the northwest OF
the imaginary line drawn between Scotland
Lightship and Luckenbach, lying a cables
length to the northward of it. Her spinna-
ker boom was down to port and thirty sec
onds after the signal the great sail bios
somed out amid wild cheers from thousands
on the Grand Republic. With the main
boom broad off to starboard, her pyramid of
snowy duck cleaning in the sunlight and
foam at her sides, the Boston beauty dashed
across the line well in the lead. The cutter
When the whistle blew she came
along with the wind abeam till she
crossed with the lightship close aboard, then
squaring away her spinnaker was. sheeted
out exactly ON the line and the third days
battle had begun. The official time OF the
start was, Mayfower, 11.22.40; Galatea,
1124.1O. The cutter was / minute 30 seconds
in the sloop's wake. With a 20 mile run before
them there was an excellent opportunity to
test their speed. In the steady breeze and
with very little sea to impede their pro
gress. That a ''stern chase" is long one
was never better illustrated than in that 20
mile run. For about 30 minutes the Galatea
had her own way with the sloop, but after
that she was practically out OF the race, 1or
the MayflOwer was leading her nearly a
mark was covered. The steamboat captains
regarded past warning and kept well away
from the contestants About 2.5O the outer
mark hove in sight. and in half an hour the
fleet of steamers, numbering 81 IN all, had
gathered around it to await the coming
Of the yachts. The wind had fallen light
and had canted to point to the westward.
Down came the two like white winged birds
before the wind. The Mayfower's balloon
lib topsail came in at 141-30, -Four minutes
153 she jibed to the port and came for the
mark close hauled on the starboard tack,
luffing grandly round it a few moments la
ter amid a serenade of steam whistles, the
pride of Boston under three lower sails and
club top-sail began her windward work.
Galatea gibed at 1920, having dOused her
spinnaker three minutes before. The time
of rounding the outer mark with elapsed
time was:
Name L I'm. Elapsed time.
Mayfiower .....1h. 55m. OBS. Oh. 32m. 25s.
Gaiatea. Oh 10m. 20s Oh, 46m. los.
The sloop had beaten the cutter 13 minutes
and 45 seconds The Galatea made very
pretty picture as she laid down to her SOUP
pers, and began her chase to the windward
after the sloop. Both had about the wind
they wanted to carry topsails in.
Capt. Stone put the Mayfiower about at
155 and stood to the northward. Beaver
Webb was sailing the Galatea. He refused
to tack, so at 222 Capt Stone brought the
Boston sloop around again. She was, then
over a mile on the cutters weather beam
Two minutes before going about the May.
flower took in her club topsail. She carried
her working topsaill for hour when, the the
set her club topsail again and also her baby
jib topsail, the Galatea having set hers
Shortly before. Both yachts went about al
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