The Portland daily press., 1886-08-26
THE MAYFLoWER WINS.
The Second Trial Heat and Will Con-
test with the
English Yacht caIatea in the Contest
for Americas Cup.
Description of the Race Yesterday
and the Official Time.

SANDY Hook, Aug. 25.-To-day was the
one fixed upon for the third trial race be-
| tween the Puritan, Mayfiower, Priscilla and
| Atlantic, the shippers of which are com.
| peting for the honor of defending the Amer
ica's cup against Lieutenant Henn's English
cutter Galatea in the international contest.
but owing to the light wind of Monday,
which was the day set for the second trial
race, that, that event will be sailed again to
day.. The course for to-day'S race was
10 miles instead of the regular 20 miles of
the New York Yacht Club, the committee
having come to that decision upon the night
of the drifting match.
This morning opened with northeasterly
breeze and heavy cross sea breaking along
he beach. A better breeze could not have
been hoped, for, and it is just what the big
sloops have been wanting. Every yachstman
is happy. The wind blowing at u miles an
hour. guarantees good race within the allot-
ted time, and the rough water affords an ex-
cellent test Of the sea-going qualities of the
slo0ps When the sun came up out of
band of mist this morning welcome breeze
accompanied it. At 7 o'clock the wind
gauge at the signal STATEN registered Is
miles an hour, and the Atfantie ocean,
stretching out from the hook, became dotted
with white caps. A steady blow set in, and
at s O'Clock 20-mile streak was registered.
The direction was E.N.E., just what every
good yachtsman wanted.
0.50-The weather is cludy, and at the gov
ernment station storm signals are displayed.
Very few of the schooners bound in carry
t0pSails.
9.OO-The schooner Rambler is pushing
through the water in and around the Horse
Shoe, with single reef in her malnsall.
The wind at this hour is brisk and the air
clear. The breeze seems to be freshening,,
Long before the sloops appeared from the
upper bay the wind had increased to 26 miles
and there was heavy swell on the ocean.
could reach. The waves broke upon the
Romer shoals with vicious intensity and
formed into breakers quarter of a mile from
shore.
the government station, ,denoting that a blow
of 80 miles was likely to occur. The weather
is always chaDgeable at the HOOK however,
and this was shown at 9.45, when the storm
signals were ordered down, and the wind
took sudden drop to 10 miles. 1t freshened
promise heavy blow.
The New York yachtsmen in the Horse
Shoe were delighted.
All said it was just the weather for the
Atlantic. If Ellsworth's sloop does not win
today, they said, he ought to run it high and
dry upon the beach and leave it there as a
monument of thwarted skill and wasted
money.
The blow was also considered favorable
for the Puritan. 1t was in just such weather
Inat she ueleateu tne UeneSta. lne MAY
flower had few friends among the yachts
men on the beach, and they declared that
the Boston beauty could outsail the others
in any kind of weather. The Priscilla was
friendless, and it is evident that the white
sloop is not considered dangerous by we'll
informed men.
9.45-The Mayfower and Puritan, in tow,
are in sight opposite Hospital islands. Fol-
lowing them are the Priscilla and Atlantic,
with separate tugs. No, canvas is spread,
and the Puritan has her balloon jib run up
in stops. The start will be made at about
1890
The Priscilla followed suit few minutes
later. The British champion schooner Mi
randa bowled down with all sails sets. Her
big spinnaker was off to port, and drawing
then the two Boston sloops, and with the
wind dead astern set merry pace for the
Scotland lightShip. The fleet presented a
spirited picture passing the point Of the
Hook The steam yachts Electra and Stran--
the sloops. Behind the racers came the
yachts Defiance, Rambler, Mascotte, Dare,
Lotos, Agnes, Grayling, Ruth and Athlon,
and bringing up in the rear were the Grand
Republic, Cepheus, J.. b. Schuyler, and a
school of pOrpOiSeS moving fast and evident
ly intent upon witnessing the start.
The fleet moved down for the lightship III
grand shape. The Priscilla reached the rem
devious last, and the cynical Hook yachts
men said it was the position she would hold
during the race. All were clustered near
wind was blowing strong and the waves
were rolling high.
The yachts figured around the Scotland
lightship for half an hour, and the wind be-
ing then north-nortneast, 1t was seen @ tnat !1aI
the racing fleet could not make the 20 miles
to windward from the wreck of the old
Scotland.
Signals were Immediately hoisted upon
the steam yacht Electra, and the yachts
were ordered to the Sandy Hook lightshlp,
three miles further out and seven miles from
the point of the Hook.
The Mayfower at 11.20 stood out for the
starting point on the Starboard tack, the
Puritan following close behind and pointing
better to the wind. The Atlantic, half
mile behind, weathered the Scotland light
ship and stood off for the two Boston boats.
She went through the water better than any
of her rivals. The Priscilla Jagged behind,
and did not seem to like the thrash to wind
ward. The four sloops made a rapid run Tor
The Atlantic crossed the line first in l206.
40; the Puritan second at 12.07.30; the Prls--
ella third at 10000; the Mayfower last at
1211.20.
1225-The Puritan is leading the fleet.
The Atlantic is second.
12.3O-The Priscilla has just passed the
Puritan and taken second place. the Allan
tic is apparently increasing he lead, While
the Mayflower seems to be just holding her
own.
1254-The Priscilla is passing the Puritan,
with the Atlantic still leading by half a mile.
The Mayfower is nearly half a mile astern
of the Priscilla.
12.55.-The Atlantic now leads, and is in
creasing her advantage. The Puritan. is
next, and the Priscilla is gradually drawing
upon her. =,
1.25.-The Atlantic still leads, with the
Priscilla second. The Mayfower is now
passing the Puritan.
The Mayfower won the second trial race
in the yacht contest today, and has been
selected to contest with the. Galatea for the
Americas cup. The following table shows
how the yachts finished today:
Elapsed Corrt'd
Name Start Finish. Time. Time.
Maylower 10000 $4,000 1910 40 ~. .ae 90
Puritan. .12.07.34 4.55.05 4.47.29 445.36
Pricilla ...... .12 .09.0O 4.59.47 4.50.47 4.49.5O
Atlantic 49,. .12.06.38 4.58.58 4.52.20 4.51.32