Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-01
NO YACHT RACE THIS SEASON.


| gave an alarm and the fire was extinguished
| with a loss of $500.
| NO YACHT RACE THIS SEASON.
The Mayfower Goes Into Winter
Quarters at Beverly.
! MARBLEHEAD, Mass. Sept. 30.-At $50
| this morning the signal of ''No race" was
| sent to the masthead of the flagship Fortuna,
and with this announcement all hopes for
another contest this season between the Gal
atea and Mayfower expired. There was
scarcely wind enough to make a ripple on
the long easterly swell which the yachts rode
at anchor and neither sea nor sky gave indi-
cation of a breeze. Soon after $50 the May
flowers colors were hauled to the deck and
she went out of commission. Her sails were
then hoisted and gentle breeze moved her
lazily out of the harbor towards her winter
quarters at Beverly. The Galatea remained
at her mooriags, but will probably sail for
New York in a day or two where she will be
laid up until next summer. All of the other
yachts in the harbor are making preparations
to go out of commission. This practically
terminates the present yachting season.
The articles of agreement for the race be-
tween the Mayhower and Galatea called for
contest in a lower "sail breeze to be sailed
before October 1, and for nearly two weeks
the rival yachts have lain at anchor in this
haIbor waiting for gale. There are many
who claim that the race should have been
started yesterday, when the wind reached
velocity at one time of twenty-five miles
an hour, but this breeze did not hold out,
and Commodore Hovey, although DESTROYS
of having the contest over, was compelled
to admit that the wind was not such
as was called for in the agreement.
1t was just the wind for the Mayfower and
her captain and crew were much dsappoint-
ed at postponement The match was
private one between the owners of the cutter
and the sloop and grew out of an assertion
by Lieutenant Hem that his craft could as
readily beat the Mayfower in heavy weather
as the Mayhower could beat the Galatea in a
moderate wind and the desire on General
Payne's part to give him a chance to prove
this. At no time during the past two weeks
has such wind prevailed as would satisfy
the demands of the cutter people.
SALEM, Mass, Sept. 30-The Mayfower
has arrived at Beverly and will be stripped
and put into winter quarters.
A Pretty sloop Race.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 30.-An interest
ing sloop yacht race for silver cup took
place to-day off Rocky Point, ten miles to
leeward and ten miles to windward. The
competing Scoops were the m1SnOn OF raw
tuxet, the Ada and Kelpie of Providence, the
Mabel F. Swift of Fall River and the Peri of
Newport. The Mignon won, sailing over the
course in hours "a minutes A seconds. The
wind was from the northeast and neld steady
The race was most successful one in every
particular.
The Sachem at Newport.
NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. 30.-The schooner
yacht Sachem, " hich is to race with the Mi
randa to morrow, arrived here at 2 p. m.
Fatal Quarrel over a Word.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-George Mccarthy,
pugilist, engaged in quarrel with William
Donovan in front of rhe saloon at Schermer-
horn and Court streets, Brooklyn, last night
about the pronunciation of the word "pousse-
cafe" Each man accused the other of ignor-
ance. Finally Mccarthy seized Donovan's
coat and tore it. Donovan struck Mccarthy
on the head, telling him to tho sidewalk. In
falling McCarthy's head struck the pavement
and his skull was fractured. He died this
morning without having recovered conscious
ness. Both men were partly intoxicated at
the time of the quarrel. Donovan was ar
rested. Mccarthy was famous feather
weight several years ago and "bested several
celebrities of the prize ring.
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