Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-10

SANDY HOOK, September 9th.-Shortly
after daybreak there was unusual activity
on board the yachts. On the sailing craft
black smoke that rolled from the stacks of
the steam yachts showed they were prepar-
ing for the work of the day. All of the
great throng of people that had filled the
verandas Of hotels along the narrows on
the occasion of the first race, those who
had stationed themselves along Long Island
or Jersey shores, or Ferched upon the walls
and breastworks of two big forts at the en-
trance to the upper bay, appeared to have
been lifted in one great mass and set down
upon the beach at Sandy Hook or on
Jerseys hills. The beach between the
grove and Nerersink highlands, as far as the
eye could reach, was back with people. Not
only from seaside resorts did they come,
bur from inland towns, where the contest
has awakened intense interest. Before
clock the clouds broke away in the east,
clearing up began, and the wind continued
from the east-nOItheast, and appeared TO
freshen. At o'clock the Signal Service
gave the velocity Of wind at twelve miles
per hour. 1t was wet work on board of the
sailing vessels, and oilskins were in great
demand. At $50 the wind was twenty
miles, with light rain.
A START MADE.
SANDY Hook, September 9th.-1:30 P. NJ.
The yachts got off shortly after II A. NJ,
but the fog completely shut out the view of
the Scotland Ightship. a tugboat captain
just come in from off shore reports that
when he left the yachts the Mayfower was
about one-eighth of mile ahead, both on
their second starb0ard tack, standing to-
ward Rockaway Beach. The Galatea
started ahead in the race from Scotland
Lightship.
THE FOG LIFTING.
SANDY HOOK, September 9th-2:20 p. NJ.
The fog is clearing away off shore. Sew
eral yachts are cruising outside the bar
waiting the return of the racers. The wind
is in the east and blowing Ii miles. 1t is
probable that the race will be finished by 5
o'clock.
THE RACE DECLARED OFF.
New YORK, September 9th-7:30 P N
Incoming boats report that the yacht race
is off to-day. on account of failure to
THE RACE POSTPONED TILL SATURDAY.
New YORK, September 9th-There are
plenty of disappointed yachtsmen in New
York tonight, for the second race of the
international series has been postponed till
Saturday. After sailing in q fresh breeze
from the eastward four hours, for two hous
more the Mayfower and Galstea, with an
accompanying fleet of nearly hundred
vessels, were enveloped in thick fog ten
miles east OF tie Sandy Hook lightship,
and were compelled to abandon the race
When the Mayhower rounded the outer
mark, twenty miles east of Scotland light
ship, at 1862, the Galatea was not in
sight from that point. The Mayfiower had
outsailed her on every tack from the start,
both carrying the same sail in breeze that
was steady from about east, with occasional
rain squalls, and a moderately heavy swell
from that quarter. The MayhoHer could
not have finished the race in the allotted
time ofseYen hours, even if the weather re-
manned clear.
CHALLENGE FROM THE OWNER OF THE May
FLOWER.
New YORK, September 9th. - General
Paine called on Lieutenant Hem yesterday
morning. He proposed, after the interna-
tional races, to keep the MaytoWer in COM
HilSSiOH III MGGDleHedu Day uuul tnere
came up a gale Of wind. Then in this gale
he proposed to race the Galatea from Mar
blehead to Cape Cod. Lieutenant Hem
was somewhat taken aback at this bold
challenge, and asked time to consider the
matter. The news of General Paine's chal-
lenge got abroad Yesterday, and opinions
are divided in yacht club circles. In the
discussion of the prospects for to-day 5 race
it was the general opinion that a race
across Massachusetts Bay III gale of wind
would be much better test of The wealth
erly qualities of the American and English
champions than q race around Bermuda.
One yachtsman said: The English pa
pers have been saving that the Galatea is
not the fastest boat in England, but all ad-
nit that she is unrivaled among racing
yachts for weatherly qualities. l don't be-
lieye that any one believes that even the
boosted Trek could sail with her in gale.
Now there is a chance of a race OF the he
roic kind, worthy of two great maritime
nations. l hope Lieutenant Hem will ac-
cept the challenge"