New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18
TIE BOSTON YACHTS BEATEN
PRISCILLA ATLANTIC, PURITAN, MAi'
FLOWER, THE ORDER OF IhE
BIG SLOOPS.
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uoxops CARRIED OFF BY THE CUTTERS
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HoSoRs CARRIED OFF BY THE CUTTERS
BrDoUlN AND CLARA-A DAY Oh
VARIABLE WINDS
Sackcloth trimmed with ashes must oe 'he
carmen, ~ Dostouians to-day for both the Puritan and
Mayfower we're beaten yesterday ny the frischi" anu
.ar,,c Tho Rea,uin even beat the TWO Boston yacnts
,borsh . she was not their class that does not count
The The.s too which sailed away from the gded doe
n, the State House 20 bring back trophies OF Vctory""'
onIv second In her class and the mug ghuntns Gitana
s,ood no show at all with the Grayling. 1t was
Waterloo for Boston. and the only sweet drop Vi
comfort in all the salt OF defeat was the victory
Of the Fortuna in the keelschooner class. ana
that drop was rendered nnitcsmal by the fac Una. 'c
Fortuna although owned by Boston man. was p"'l' i"
New-York The proved that the revised edtoh VI n'
priscilla is much better boat most people thought
Her windward work surprised even those VINO IA" a"
,. ho,,crao in her IL was a big day for the cutter
men too and the performances or Archipaiu hoEo'e'
Bedoun and OF tho English built cutter oi''" ~
r.naration for tho many defeats the deep boats nave
received OF late.
II was day Of fakes and naws' oi
calms sonalls and fair winds. Now the sun
would shine out glittering sea ruiied ny a eooo
yachting breeze. and again rain storm would sweep
over the ocean and the yachts would plunge oi'nu''
oxerdars and gloomy waters. Then might follow
calm after which the wind would spring up from an
.n,irev different quarter that from which 1t had
been blowing. and yachts which a few moments peioro
had been running free would come cose-hauied on 'o
wind The race would have proved nothing mad IL ho'
been that that there good yachting breeze mou
eratey steady from Point OF the Hook ont to sandy
Hook Lghshp. and at the iightship the frischia LID"
the other big sloops fairly beaten
The starters IN the race and the time allowances werc
as follows:
Eeer schooners Dauntless allows Republic GS7 Gitsna
s1conS Cos schooners- Montouk allows Ruth 1885
iarsi eios. Mayhower allows Atlantic ll7 rris'
SScdnd cas. sioops-Grace allows Becoun. oos; Fanny
7strd eGss scns-wheaway allows vivid lo5 AhlGn AII
a3 a2s Hassa Sp9saea 7:se ia Daphne e SS2 EspTo
The Fortuna. speranzs Mayfower, Oracle and
Bedouin are subject to reneasurement.
Tn. start was from of Owls Head n the Upper Bay.
and at 1880 the Luckenbachs whistle gave the pre-
paralory signal. The yachts were crowded above the
line and near by lay largo deet OF sail ana steam
Yachts and excursion steamers which were to accom-
the racers over the course the Oracle sailed
sbout waiting for the sgnal start she excited un
usual interest because board OF her as MI Earles
guests were Commodore de CANA. OF the brazilian
frgate Amirantc Barrasso. the Imperial MILDLY Prince
Augusta and the Brazilian ConsulGeneral, salvador
de Mendonca. The Priscilla went sliding oy the
iudees' boat all her wearing tukes OF
orange and dark blue, the blue being almost niack'
for Mr.. Canfeld is Princeton graduate ana
races his yacht under the coors OF his anna mater
Then the Bedoun reeed by, gay yachting uniforms
tuses OF red and white The Mayfower looked so beau
tul so graceful and feet that 1t seemed Impossible
that she should not WIN. The wind was blowing lightly
from the south. There wa. mist below the Narrows
md threaenincs OF rain everywhere IT looked as II
would be the old story again. and there would be
drift instead OF race.
At IL o'clock the whistle blew, tho blue
meter was hauled down. the ciuD nag
run up, and the racers rushed for the lne 1t was
good start the yachts gong over close together ana
,asnc down throu gh the NarrOws followed by the OBJ
servaton feet OF yachts tugs and steamers The anna
teur photographic ~orc popping Right AMI left
the bands excursion steamers playing the steam
yachts putting churning and the whole mass Olives
sols shining rapily away TO southwark The Thes
wa. the first to The others went over in the fo
loving order: Espirto. Puritan Bedouir' Daphne
Priscilla Athl0n, Cinderella, Regina, Fanny, Hlana'
Oracle Fortuna Will, away Berthe, vivid, Graylng'
Hepublic Atlantic, Dauntess Mayfower, GavIota
Ruth Montaus and speranza The times OF the start
were as follows