The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-12

was cast off. Her crew soon
made sail, while she MayfOtrer
crew did the same, both setting theic
| club tOpSaIis. When the Judges boat
ran alongside the GaLGtea, Lloyd Ph9-
nix, representing the New York Yacht
Club, told the Tegetta committee
that Lieutenant HEM was i'll
IN the cabin, and that he wished
the course to be made fifteen
miles instead OF twenty, so as to be
sure and finish within a reasonable
time. In case it should fall calm be
wished the LuckeHb Oh to tow the cutter
back, II the race was rot completed, so
that he could see the doctor early.
Secretary Robinson said he would con-
suit with General Game as to the length
OF the course. That gentleman when
seen said he would leave he matter in
the HAMS OF the committee. They de-
cided that the course should be S. E. 20
and steaming back 10 the G1IdteG that
course was given them. Captain Brad
ford was sailing the cutter. Beaver
Webb looked after the sails, while Mrs.
HEM peeDed out of the companion way
with all anxious look in her eyes. for
her husbands condition alarmed her
considerably. A fleet o. steam and sail
ing craft nearly as large as that of
Thursday had Assem- bled near the start
ing point, the Scotland light ship nam
moth h4gs bedeckei the steamers Grand
republic and Columbia and the iron
steamers Siren, OrpheuS and Taurus
were black with their human freight
of yachtin: enthusiasts. The breeze
was freShing every moment and as it
was the first time The Yachts had come
together where the first hall of the con-
FrcA !. = i
was much discussion as to the probable
result. When the starting signal was
given, at ll.20 the MayfOWer was in an
excellent position, square to the north
west of an imaginary line drawn be-
tween the Scotland light ship. md
the Luchenbdch lying a cables length to
the nOrthWard of it. Her spinuaker
boom was down to pent and thirty sec
ondS after the signal the great sail bios
sOmed out amid loud cheers of thou,
sands on the Grand Republic. With the
main boom broad off TO starboard. her
pyramid of snowy sail cleaning in the
sunlight ana smother of foam at her
81 les, the Boston beauty dashed across
the line we'll in the lead The cutter
was a quarter of a mile 10 the westward
when the whistle blew. She came
along with the wind abeam till she
crossed the bow of the Gghtship close
aboard, then quartering away her spin
maker was sheeted out exactly on line
and the third days battle was begun.
The official time OF the start was, Nay
fdUer 1l22 40, GdLdteG ii. % 10. With a
twenty mile run before them, there was
an excellent opportunity to test their
speed in a steady breeze, and with very
little sea to impede their progress. |
That a stern chase is a long ole was
never better illustrated than in the
twenty mile run. For about twenty
minutes the GdLGted held her own with |
the sloOp, but after that she
was practically out of the race
for the .HdyfOUer was leading her
nearly mile when half the distance of
the outer mark was covered. The
steamboat captains regarded the past
warning and kept well away from the
contestants. At u so the outer mars
hove in sight and in half an hour the
fleet of steamers, numbering thirty-one
/: all, had gathered around it to await |
the coming of the yachts. The wind
had fallen light and had canted a point |
to westward. Down came the trio. like
white winged birds before the wind. !
The Aayfower's balloon lib top
sail came in at I4I30. -Four !
minutes later in came her spinnaker, |
and at l.53 she gy6ed to port and came
for the mark ClOse-hauled on the star
board tack, luffing grandly round It a |
few moments later. Amid a serenade of |
steam whistles the pride of Boston, with |
her sails and club topsail, began her |
windward work with lead of nearly |
mile. The GdluteG gybed at 230, haV-
ing doused her spinLaker three minutes |
before. The time of rounding the outer |
mark was: MqyF1Wer. 1.55 05; GdtGteG,
3 10 20. The Priscilla luffed around the |
mark only three minutes after the May
fOWer. The GGlGteG made a very pretty |
picture as she laid down to her
scuppers. and began her chase to the
after the sloop. Both had
about all the wind they wanted to carry,
club topsails in. Captain Stone put the
ndU3OWer about at 1.55, and stood tothe
Beaver Webb was sailing
the GGJated. He refused 70 tack to. At
2 % Captain Stone brought the Boston
sloOp around again. She was then over
3 mile on the cutters beam. Two min
ltes before going about the MdyRolger
,ook in her club topsail. She
carried her working topsail for
IN hour, when. the wind having
ightened considerably, she set
he club topsail again, also her
'baby"jib topsail, the GGlqtea having set
ler's shortly before, Both yachts went
lbout at APO anu stood to northward.
They were off Deal Beach at this time
md the wind was growing lighter every
The MdyROWer was lucky
enough to hold a light air under her
and, while the Gdldted lay almost be-
,almed for twenty minutes. The cut er
acked at + 81. From here the sail up
o New Jersey Beach was but
title better than drift. As
he Aay1lower slowly approached the
inish, the excitement became intense
among the passengers on board the
teamers. There was no longer any
ear that the Mayf0lCer would be de-
Gated. but the time, seven hours, had
almost expired, and there was great
ear that after being so near the goal
he Boston slOop might not be able to
inish. Just as all hope was dying out,
he breeze freshened, and with only
M. 20 s. to spare the Mdf0tuer shot
cross the finish line close hauled on
he port tack, just as the sun sank TO
est in q crimson halo, behind Sandy
Hook. The cheering and whist
ing and waving of thousands OF
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