The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-08
THE MAYFL0WER.
par Victory Yesterday in the
Big Yacht Race.
O,RT. CULARS OF THE CONTEST
vbistIe serenade that Greeted
Her Could be Heard for Miles
Other Notes,
The MayfOwsr Wins.

I'm the greatest yachting to-day that
New York has even seen, and another
Ia of glory for Boston for her latest
ND prettiest product of naval architec-
4,,,o The sloop yacht MayfoUsr has
~ the first race of International series
WI the powerful antagonist, the
Bs-lisb cutter GGLaIeG, with a steady
IIboIa.ome breeze from south
,oard permitting each to carry
~ their hight sales. The Gala
as as was beaten twelve minutes.
IN seconds actual time, or II minutes II
soco1ds corrected time. The Ndyf0wer
having given her 3Ss seconds time al
iovance, according to the New York
Yacht Club rules, under which the
-sces are sailed, the contest was emin-
emily fair for both yachts, ina6nuch as
fbe balf-course sailed gave almost all
WiudWard work, while the other half
vas with free sheets. Although the
cutter was defeated, she has shown
herself to be a faster yacht than the
GsneSta in a light breeze, IN ore that
NAV be very hard to defeat IN a strong
breeze and a sea way. 1t has been a
dav Of excitement such as is seldom
seen in New York. From dawn
till dark, ahoat or ashore, in
hotel. club, or on Change, the
Yacht race was the leading topic
of converse ton. By 10 O'Clock in the
morning thousands who were going to
witness the race had embarked and
we're steaming down the bay to the rem
devious off Bay Ridge, l.. l. There Law
the two types of clipper craft ready for
the grand marine tournament. A hun
Gred sail yachts surrounded them. some
ct anchor and some under weigh. but
81 eager to be on the move. Ten O'Clock
was the time set for the start, but up to
that hour LeaVy veil of haze hung
over the city and h6rbor; not a breath
of wind stirred the foliage. while the
sun shone fercely down as if to MOCK
the efforts of the yachtmen. Messrs.
Robinson, Chase and Cahoon, the
regatta committee, on board the
Lpctsabqsk, after passing sailing orders
to General PANE and Lieutenant HEM,
on board their respective yachts, in
structed both to get underway and get
in position for prompt start when the
breeze came. At 1879 a little breeze
from little east of south come in from
seward, clearing swav the haze and
ripping the waters Of the bay. Quickly
float Of steamers of all sizes from 20
foot launch to the three-decker Grand
Republic, clustered about the starting
point The preparatory whistle
screeched out its warning at 1915,
and ten minutes later came on for
start, both yachts carrying the same
sail, msinsail, club topsail, jib and fore
stay sail, had been manRuYred
into good positions and down they
came for the imaginary line
between the Luokenbdck and buoy is,
bearing east from her q quarter of q
mile away at a five knot gait the May
Foiger apparently ahead, and close 70
the judges boat, but not close enough.
however, for with 8 twist of her long
tller, Captain Bradford shot the hand
some GO5Itau into the WindWard be-
tween the LUckeH5dck'S bow and
her rival, and crossed the line a
second ahead amid the widest ap-
Dlause. Mrs. Hem, in yachting COS
Ame, with the scarlet Tam O'Shanter"
cap, stood IN the companion hatch way,
heI husband standing on deck cool ana
SOLICITED. Captain Stone steeTed the
Hdgr0Wsr with Joe" Ellsworth at his
eloo6 and General Paine near the
wheel. The Official start was GcLatcG,
400 L, NgQFoCer 10 5612. Both yachts
$1,000 across the channel on the star
BOARD tack aud began their battle for
-Anerlcas cup, lacking close under
long Island shore, at 11.30 they made
SIIe'Gh over for Staten Island. The
1uyF0Vsr held the WindWard position
ana with the last of the ebh
uoe under her lee boom she
managed TO keep it and began:
out-footlng" the cutter at once. HIND
reoS watched this first part of the hattie
from the nights of Fort Wadswortbs
Snu Hamilton. At HOP the GaIntsg set
let 10 top sail and at II ID the Hqy.
H. 49, lacked close under Quarantine,
IT. Tuller following suit minute later.
AM a U1se]e was treShening every NOM
e els ana prospects for a fine race we're
D oUG;uEaglng. The large feet of accom-
TanLts steamers made trouble for tie
cbo-uS Do Times, and thew had to be
The ~ away by the judges boat. When
Sbo L1-554l.oUer tackled to port at Il.2I.
.1 enc sSu FORT Lafayette under her lee
os IeI' Wnlle the GdLqted was vet nm
ST. HOII WadsWorth. The Boston
- III crossed her bow fully a quarter of
as iI &c 10 WlndWard, three minutes later
A. ePI steadily increasing her lead.
rort 20, "ntn the GaLdtea tackled to
Inc T,' b nsar buoy l6, the sloop was lead
The 9 se oy three-quarters of a mile.
''Jos iJ TTi. noe Just began, and CAPTAIN
f9,gs, ellsworth, who ploted the kav-
worn, y +" aS working it for all he was
the o., Captain Sam Gibson, pilot of
this I5F;. ta., was also doing his best in
eonsI Titaoetc,tlon, but the cutter was not
t5cI a1 % The occasion. He finally "split
at p % WIN IN the sloop, and going about
EG1,g-oo5, held the port tack while the
o pcrofioa i made two, and gained by the
msje e', ~ July half mile. Both then
first nor, mort boards for buoy So, the
mo mo a .olh'9g point, the JlavRo,cer fetch
cpi, o,ould Tie first at LOi5I and the
win az lG707 They were greeted
tbastt. perfect ovation Of histles from
Win lending steamers, as tn Y few away
luor ne sheets. and started for
It ~ o The May1lorer passed
TO LIS and the GdIatea at 1.25.
beataooy "a. The MayFoarer had ALREADY
Onds the cutter minutes and II sec
the G. from here to the outer mark.
., DdugV Hook TiObt Shin +ba ~,