Evening star., 1886-09-18
kilograms to The Star.
THE PERENNIAL IRISH QUESTION.
The Tory Attitude Towards Parnel'S Bill.
THE YACHT RACE AT NEWPORT
Future Plans Of Secretary Manning.
Ell COYOTE KILLED BY TROOPS.
MExICANS ON THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Fury Of the Hurricane in Michigan.
The Tory Attitude Towards Parnel's Bill.
THE YACHT RACE AT NEWPORT
Future Plans Of Secretary Manning,
Ell COYOTE KILLED BY TROOPS.
MExIcANs ON THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR
Fury Of the Hurricane in Michigan.
THE YACHT RACE TO-DAY.
The Galatea Leads mt First, but tn
M0vflOwer (1verhauls EIae

The Galatea Leads Mt First, but the
MaydOwer OverhauIs Her.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 1S.-The yacht race for
the citizens cups. in which the Mayfiower,
Puritan and Galatea are entered, is the event
of to-day In these waters. There are four prizes,
one each for schooners. for sloops and cutters of
Il feet and over. for sloops and cutters over 55
and under Il feet and for sloops and schooners
under SO feet. The race is sailed under the
rules OF the New York Yacht club. The course
is about As miles long. The following is list
tauk, sachem, Miranda. First-ciass sioops-
Mayhower. Galatea, Puritan. Second-claSS
sioops-Bedouin, Stranger, Thetis. Third
class slOOps-Cinderella, Clara, Berthe.
The course race was changed this morning to
the following: From II line drawn between the
buoy Oft Beaver Tail and the flagship, anchored
to the southwark OF it, TO and around the Hen
and Chickens lightship, leaving IL on the star
board hand; thence to and around the Pigs
lightship. leaving it on the starboard hand;
thence to Brenton's reef lightshp, passing to
the sOulhward Of it and between the lighisnip
and the flagship. The wind is blowing strong
did race is anticipated. The yachts were at the
starting point at 1880, ready for signal.
THE YACHTS GET OFF.
1O:4O.-IachtS crossed in the following order:
Galatea crossed the line at 1892 o the, Puritan
at lo:33-l II: Mayfiower half mile behind at
start. The Mayflower crossed the line at lO:42,
half q lille behind.
THE GALATEA LEADING.
BRENToN's POINT, X. l., Sept 1S, 1857 a.m.-
Alter crossing the line the Galatea set her SPIN
maker. She holds to the windward, and for the
leading place. The sloops are now ali carrying
club topsals, balloon jibs and spinnakcrs, with
sheets well OF, running directly before the
wind.
11:22 a. m.-The GaIatea is leading the Puri-
tan second, IL little To the windwarI, the May
Hover third, in southerly direction.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, k. l., Sept. 1S.-The
following is by homiug pigeons 11:2G Il. ~:
Puritan gaining. Gaate.. leading. sea sinOuth.
w ina west and falling at 11:2S. Miranda just
taking in Inantopsail. 11:3o, Sachem nearly
abreast OF Miranda. Maynuwer not gaining on
Gaiatea. Miranda setting club sail.
NOW THE MAYFLowER LEADS.
POINT JUDITH, K. l., Sept. Is, ll:45.-The
yachts passed the Poiut Judith life station AS
follows Nj syflower, 11:16; Miranda, l1:oY;
Gaiatea, 1l:O9t4, but gaining on Miranda;
SacheIn at ll:IU-. Bedouln, ll:16a.; Puritan,
11:1osa. Wind fresu, northwest.
A DIFFERENT STORY.
NEWPORT, Sept. Is, 12:a5 p. m.-There is
no change In the position oi the yachts. The
Puritan Is iartilesL 10 windWurd, the MayfoWer
next aud the Gaiatea liLsL
12:4O p.m.AThe Puritan Is gaining on the
Galatea. Tut the latter iias Still i, good lead.
The Maynower does not seem " be gaining
TURNtNG THE sTAKE2BoAr.
LILO p. n.-part pi the yachts have turned
the stake.bOat. A NlrGe bloop which cannot be
distinguished Is, ahead. Tile Wind is getting
very light, and the race cannot be finished by
daylight unless ie freshens.
THE MAYFLowER ApPARENfLY AHEAD.
POINT JUDITH, RI, sept. lS, 3p.m.--A sloop.
white TO the waters edge, which Is considered
the MaynOwer, rounded She buoy OF Block
Island Ut 1:24l4. She went on the port tack.
The wind seemed TO die out and tnen come
southwest. The other boats could not be made
out. The May1iower seemed to be before the
wind and u gOOd half hour ahead.