Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-31
The Atlantic's Trial Trip
SHE MORE THAN FULFILLs THE ExPECTA
TIoNs OF HER BUILDER.

TONS OF HER BUILDER.
The new sloop Yacht Atlantic made her
maiden trip Yesterday, and 10 a sail of five
hours more than fulfilled the expectations of
her designer and builder, disgusting those
knowing men who have predicted her fat
failure. In the morning the weather was
anything but favorable for a trial trip, the
wind blowing straight from the south and the
rain falling nightly but persistently, For a
time Il was doubtful whether she would make
the attempt. About 10 o'clock a small party,
consisting of Joe and Phil Ellsworth, Philip
Low, the rigger, John Sawyer, who made her
sails. J. E. Mumm, her builder. W. H. Lang
ley, Mewbury ID. Lawton and W. II. Hop
kins went on board. In few minutes the
watchers on the shore saw the sailors man
the halliards and the huge mainsail rose
slowly, until at last the gait had reached its
place and the sail was set as taut as possible,
The sloop yacht, Daphne. with J. Rogers
Maxwell on board. had been cruising
about all of the morning. She
ran down towards the Narrows and
waited for the Atlantic to get under
way, but for time it looked as though Mr..
Maxwell would be disappointed. About II
o'clock the rain ceased and brighter spots ap-
pesred in the flying mist overhead The
wind freshened and hauled a little to the
westward, and there was every indication
that the storm was over. Signs of activity
were visible on board of the yacht, and in
few minutes the anchor was hove up. the
stayssi hoisted, and at II '35 o'clock she got
under way on the port tack and stood over
toward Staten Island. Keeling over slightly.
she took bone in her teeth, and in few
minutes WAS well over toward the Staten Is
land shprp flor rupnipU alont fxn nilps
the helm was put down and she came swiftly
up into the wind and filed away on the other
tack. Her sheets were fiattened down. aud,
with Joe Ellsworth at the wheel, she went
flying down through the Narrows, running
almost dead to windward, and leaving the
Daphne, which had followed her. long dis
lance sstern. As the yacht flew through the
Narrows she met the cutter Cythera,
which was recently bought by W. A. w.
Stewart in England, and caused the
latter's English crew to open their eyes in as
constituent. The Atlantic stood steadily on
her course, never lutfing to the frequent
squalls, and eating steadily to wlndwsrd uu-
til off the West Bank. Then she came about,
and easing of her sheets came foaming up the
bay with the wind over her port quarter.
When just below Fort Hamilton, she met
the sloop Fanny and schooner Crawling. and
Immediately her helm was put down and she
filled away again on the starboard tack, and
ran down the bay in company with them.
But it was a stern chase for the smaller boats,
and, after getting down as far as the West
Bank, they came about and stood up toward
the Narrows. The Atlantic ran on for few
minutes longer, and then, coming about, she
overhauled and passed both boats, the Gray
ling holding her own for a minute, then slow
ly and surely dropped astern. The crowd
who had been watching the Atlantic's ma
neuvers from fort Hamilton began to think
that she was homeward bound. but new fac
tor appeared in the shape of the sloop Pris-
ella, which came rapidly through the Mar
rows, and then made several short tacks back
and forth opposite the fort, with the evident
intention of testing the metal of her new ri
val. The Atlantic ran up as far as the fort,
accepting the challenge. Then she came
about and filling away stood down the bay
with the Priscilla flying along close
to her weather quarter. When both
yachts were heeled over sharply to
the breeze the Atlantic began to show
her metal Slowly, but surely she went
to windward, passing the Priscilla, and by the
! time that the two boats were a mile below the
West Bank the Priscilla was nearly quarter
of mile sstern. The Atlantic then came
about, and easing off her sheets stood up the
0ay. AS Sne came abreast OF ner the FITS
cilla went about, and starting her sheets, laid
her course parallel to that of the Atlantic.
| At this time both boats were under mainsail
fore staysail and jib. neither of them having
topsails set. They few along together for
two miles, and neither boat seemed to gain on
the other. When abreast of Swinburne Is
land the Atlantic set her topssil and slowly
drew ahead. After minute or so the Pris-
ella put her helm down and tackled, standing
over toward the West Bank and leaving the
Atlantic master of the field. She stood on up
the bay, and taking in her topsail of Fort
Hamilton anchored off the club house at Bay
Ridge at 40 o'clock. The party on board
expressed themselves as much pleased with
the boat, and predicted great things for her
in the future She steers easily, comes about
quickly, snd handles well in every respect.
1t Is thought that she will need more ballast,
as she is not yet down to her water line, and
a gentleman in authority said YESTERDAY that
she would have ten tone more in her before
the end of next weekly Y. Times Fri
day
! 1t is definitely settled that Phillips Brooks
will not come to Philadelnb;a Ua hoe no.