Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28
THE GREAT YACHT RACE.
The Mayfower Wins and 10 Selected
Sail the GalateS.

The Maydower Wins and 10 Selected t.
Sail the Galatea.
New YORK, August 25.-The second and
last trial race between the four big slooF
yachts, "Mayfower," puritan" "Pris
cilla," and Atlantic" to decide which
shall sail against Lieutenant Henn's British
cutter "Galatea," in September was sue.
cessfully sailed to-day over q thirty mile
ocean course outside of Sandy Hook. It
resulted in another victory for the May.
flower" and in her selection by the com.
mittee to defend the cup. She defeated
the Puritan" 3:35; the priscilla" 8; and
Atlantic" 8:45. corrected time. The
Puritan" which took second place beat
the 'Priscilla" 4:14 and the Atlantic
$3.50. For the first five miles the positions
of the sloops did not change mush. When
Puritan" made one tremendous roll to
port and her spinnaker boom was buried
ia a sea. The foot Of the sail filled
and it's weight snapped the boom of six
feet from the outboardend. The "outer
mark" as gybbed around in the following
order: Atlantic" ''Mayfower," ''Puri-
tan" Priscilla" Now began the battle
of<the giant sloops to windward. The
May yfower" soon began both outpointing
and outfooting the Atlantic" OF Long
Branch she passed her quarter-mile to
windward. The Puritan" passed the
Brooklyn sloop at $40. The breeze fresh.
ened consi erably now and canted q point
to the eastward at 4:OS. When off upper
Highlands with the lisht ship bearing east
lao north the "Mayfiower" tackled to east
The Atlantic" and "Priscilla" tackled at
4:31, and 4:35 respectively. The MAY
flower" tackled for the finish at AL and
came dashing across the line at hours
so minutes and 46 seconds, in grand style,
her crew waving their caps and cheering as
she squared away" for home. She was
cheered by hundreds on the attending
steamers.
Prince Alexander.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 25.-It is an
nounced here that Prince Alexander ar
rived at Reni yesterday. that he will i'm
mediately proceed to Australia by way of
Vololotskisk, and that he was in nowise
prisoner.
SOLID FOR THE PRINCE.
PHlLLIPoPoL1s, August 25.-The news OF
Alexander's eposition provoked great in
dignation here among citizens and soldiers.
A ,uass meeting was at once held, in which
DOCn SOIOIer6 anu CttIzeuS pdECACApatcu'
The meeting adopted resolutions affirm
ing the loyalty of Eastern Roumelia to
Alexander. During the entire night pro.
cessions marched through the streets
shouting "Long live Prince Alexander
Colonel Montkowoff; commander OF the
Eastern Roumelian troops, has sued a
proclamation summoning patriots to de.
lend the honor OF Prince Alexander and
Bulgaria." S ,ldiers everywhere through
out Roumelia are declaring for Alexander,
but SO far there has BEEN no disorder.
COMPLICATIONS INCREASING.
CoNsrANrINoPLE, August 25.-Al com
munication between Turkey and Bulgaria
has been stopped. Two batteries of artil,
lery and squadrons OF cavalry have been
| ordered to proceed from Phillipolis to
Sofia. Diplomats believe Russia will not
permit Alexander to return to Bulgaria
even if the counter revolutionist troops
are successful in his favor. Russia will
rather, the diplomats argue, insist that
the Bulgarian Assembly shall choose
| new ruler. The Powers undoubtedly de
sire to localize the question, but the de
| mand upon the Car to allow the return o
Alexander might result in making thu
whole matter International.