Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-16

The New York Tribune of Tuesday says
Most of the yachts. which lay like forest OF
masts for week along the shore of Bay
Ridge, have already gone eastward. The
Boston fleet has disappeared entirely; of the
New-York Yachts only the Miranda. Triton,
Oracle, Winonah, Rival, Leone, Rambler
Radha, and a few others were lett yesterday
on the deserted anchorage ground. The
Priscilla Law off further towards Staten Island
with the May hower and Galatea close togeth
err, nearer in. Since the great races are over,
it seemed that the real racing weather had
begun The Bay was more thickly dotted
with white-caps, and the sea ran higher than
it has done for two weeks. The sharp north
westerly breeze set the yacht fleet pitching
and tossing and the big sailing vessels scud-
ding in and out of the harbor under close
reefed sails. The storm of Sunday had cleared
the air perfectly and the hills of Staten Island
stood out against the western wind clouds
in the C ldest of blue. Except for the seasick
spectators on board the steamboats,, no day
could have been finer for racing, but both the
sloop and the cutter lay idle all the morning
with their sails tightly furled. At length the
irony of the situation grew too much for the
Mayhower. Taking tug she disappeared
about o'clock through the Narrows on her
voyage hone.
The Galatea lowered her ensign and raised
it again AS the May flower passed, and there
was some cheering and something of a sa-
Lutte from the guns Of the yacht fleet for the
victorious slpup After that everything was
quiet again and dull The Gaatea's crew
had been kept busy all the morning carrying
the baggag of Lieutenant and Mrs. HEM
from the Atlantic Yacht Club house, where
it had been stored before the races to tighten
ID l. lYNI tlN.,
tet's deck and answered all inquiries after
Lieutenant Ilenn's pl&rs and health. In the
afternoon the owner of the Galatea appeared
dressed in navy blue flannel suit and lieu
tenants cap The rough sea kept callers
away, and scarcely half dozen ventured
out to board the cutter in the afternoon. To
a Tribune reporter Lieutenant Hem said ;
~ feel much better TO-DAY, and have decided
to sail tor New ort tomorrow. AS to the
race with the Mayfower, | have not had
telegram vet from General Paine aud cannot
give the details of the race before he accepts
| only wish we had had to-days's weather on
the racing days of last week. This is just
the sort OF wind for the Galatea and the
thicker the whte-caps the more she shows
her speed. Such breeze would give US
real sport. | hardly ike to call the t1ukes of
last week races. For pleasure they were
perfect, but they were not yacht racing. The
steamers, too, did all they could to make
play out OF them. Even the New York
Yacht Clubs boat ran across in our wind on
Saturday aud | had to have the fog horn
blown twice and was about to hoist signal
to get her to stand clear We shall try the
Newport course this week. | have no faith
in New York Yacht Club courses. and shall
tell all my friends in England to keep off
them. l hope to get the race with the May
flower through. The Galatea has really not
had a fair chance yet, After that | do not
know what we shall do. 1t is not likely,
however. that shall go home before tine
cold weather.
At special meeting of the New York
Yacht Club last evening. the date OF the races
for the cups offered BY the citizens of New
port was fixed for Saturday of this week.
The cruise will be forty miles or more with
no limit as to time, There will be four cups
one for schooners, one for sloops II feet,
and over, one for sloops IS feet and under I |
feet, and one for sloops of 55 feet and under.
The Miranda, Sachem and Montauk are
entered in the schooner class Among the
first class of sloops are the Msyfiower and the
Galatea, and in the second class are the
Bedouin. Stranger. and Thets. The Clara,
Cinderella, and BERTHE are entered in the
third class. The entries close on the morn
ing of the race