Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-21
RESULT OF THE YACHT RACE.

New York, June 19-The race be-
tween the giant sloops Puritan, Priscilla,
Aayhower and Atlantic to-day was held
under the auspices Of the Seawanhaka
C%orinthian yacht club for the subscrip-
ton cup, worth $1,000. It was moro
satisfactory than either of those that
have preceded it, but it did not prove
which of the quartette is the best boat
for the international match. There was
IN unfortunate start, every yacht being
handicapped and the winds were light
and variable most of the time. The run
home went %furtherest to disabuse the
ideas that had been formed from the
already achieved success of the Priscilla
that the yacht was the coming champion.
Yet she did remarkably we'll, and had it
not been for several mistakes in her
management she would have done even
batter. The mistakes she made haye
generally applied to the Mayaower, and
the same may be said of the Puritan.
The Puritan had unusually good luck,
while the Atlantic once lost wind at o
time when it would have been Of great
worth to her. The general opinion
formed by expert yachtmen
who Witnessed the race was
that the Maytlower was the best
OF the day. The start was made at 1850.
The boats went about pretty we'll of
the same time, and they passed the buoy
IN this order: Puritan, 1889; Pris
oilla, lao .4S; Atlantic, 1:42.4, and May
flower, 1:47.12. They stood away for
buoy No. So, the Puritan doing good
work. The wind soon after come out
from the south. southeast and was fresh
ing outside of the hook. Half way to
sandy Hook light ship the Priscilla had
worked to the w1ndward OF the Puritan.
The Mayfower had passed the Atlantic,
and was to the windward of her. The
Puritan was the first to come about to
round the lightship. Shs dressed the
Priscilla's bow, turned the ship at
3:0S.37, and squared away for home. The
Priscilla was next at 3:11.20, Mayfower
next at 3:15.03 and Atlantic at 3:23.Gs.
Tho Puritan had q good lead and
squared away nearly o half o mile ahead
OF the Priscilla. The wind was blowing
about eight knots and the sea was
smooth. The sea was running ebb
against the yachts.
The principal incident of the run back
was the way in which the Mayaower
oYerhauled both the Priscilla and the
Puritan. She caught up with she Priscilla
while off the middle OF Sandy Hook beach
The Atlantic was at least two miles be-
hind, but when the first three yatchs got
within the point of the hook they lost
wind and the Atlantic got the full benefit
of the breeze outside. This enabled her
TO catch up very we'll from buoy No. 10.
From buoy No. 10 to the home stake
the race was exciting, especially the con-
test between the Atlantic and Mayaower.
During the fret part of the stretch it re-
NAMED anybody's race, as the Atlantic
had como from behind and was
not far from even terms when all the
yatchs had Strengthened out for No. is.
There was not much more between the
Puritan, Lender and Atlantic, less than a
quarter of o mile, but the Puritan got /.
wind that none of the others felt by re.
naming to the windward, and she few
home with everything set like a true
racer. She had been lucky in this re-
spect ell day. The Mayfower and Pris-
ella, and afterward the Mayfower and
Atlantic, had some close fighting, but
the Priscilla finally took second place.
The Mayfower and Atlantic crossed this
home line only two seconds apart.
The official corrected time gives the
cup to the Puritan by three minutes and
twenty seconds over the Priscilla. which
beat the Atlantic by three minutes and
twenty seconds, and the Mayfower was
last, ffty-two seconds later. This award
is based on club rules, which, put the
time of all ut 1I:1e. Taking
the actual time of crossing the lire at
the start, however, and making the
usual time allowances, the Mayhower
oufsailed them AL, covering the COURSE
in 6:3053. The time of the others was:
Priscilla, $3.50; Puritan, 6:42. IS; At