St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
The Galatea 0utfooted From the Star
and Practically Distanced at
the Close.
Line Barely Within the Seven
Hour Limit
Lieut.. HEM Sick in His Cabin Dur
ing the Contest--D of
the Race.
The Mayflower wins.

ana return from OcOtland HghtSnlp.
The race was sailed in breeze that blew
fresh from the northwest for three hours,
then canting two points to the westward it
fell light the last hours of the contest
being little better than drift. The May
flower only had IN, 20 to spare when
she crossed the finish line, as the time limit
of the race was seven hours. The Gaiatea
was defeated on every point of sailing by
the Mayf1OWer. In the run out to outer
mark with spankers set. she was beaten
13 m 45 s. and in the wndward
work over half an hour. There is great re-
joicing among the yachtsmen here tonight,
while the Bostonians are fairly wild with
delight Off the whistle buoy at 1918 the
Galatea was cast off. Her crew soon made
sail while the Mayflbwer's crew did the
same, both setting their club top sail.
When the judges boat ran alongside tia
Galatea, Lloyd Phoenix, representing the
New York Yacht club. told the regatta
committee that
LIEUT.. HEM VAS VERY SICK
in the cabin and that he'Wished the course
to be made fifteen miles instead of twenty,
so as to be sure and finish within a reasonable
time. In case it should fall calm he wished
the Luckenbach TO tow the cutter back, if
| the race was not completed so that he
could see doctor early. Secretary Ro bin
son said he would consult with Gen. Paine
as to the length OF the course.
| That gentleman, when seen. said he
would leave the matter entirely in
| the hands of the committee. They decided
that the course should ne southeast twenty
miles and steaming back to the Galatea that
course was given them. Capt. Bradford
was sailing the cutter aud Beaver Webb
rnd off Tho caiTc x1vhj In
peeped out of the companion way with an
anxious look in her eyes, for her husbands
condition alarmed her considerably. A
fleet OF steam and sailing craft nearly az
large as that of Thursday had assembled
near the starting point, Scotland light
| ship. The mammoth flag-bedecked
| steamers Grand Republic and Columbia,
and the iron steamers Sirius, Cepheus and
| Taurus were black with their human freight
of yachting enthusiasts The breeze was
! freshening every moment and as it was the
first time the yachts had come together
where the first half of the contest was to be
| sailed to leeward, there was much discussion
| as to the probable result. When the start
| Ing signal was given at 1920. the May
| flower was in an excellent position.
| square to the northwest of the
imaginary line drawn between the Scotland
| lightship and the Luckenbach lying a
| cables length to the northward of it. Her
| spinnaker boom was down to port and
| thirty seconds after the signal
THE GREAT SAIL BLossoMED OUT
amid wild cheers from the thousands on the
| Great Republic. With main boom broad
off to starboard, her pyramid of snowy
duck cleaning in the sunlight and smother
| of foam at her sides, the Boston beauty
| do tba fi,7a in, +to
cutter was a full quarter of mile to the
westward when the whistle blew. She
came along with the wind abeam till she
crossed the bow of the lightship close
| aboard, then ''squaring away her spinna-
ker was sheeted out exactly on the line,
and the third days battle had begun.
| The official time of the start was:
Mayfower, 11:22:40; Galatea, 11:24:10.
| With twenty-mile run before
them there was an excellent opportunity to
test their speed in a steady breeze and with
very little sea to impede their progress.
| That a stern chase" is long one vas never
| better illustrated than in that twenty mile
run. For about twenty minutes the Gala
tea held her own with the sloop, but after
that she was practically out of the race, for
| the Mayflower was
LEADING HER NEARLY A MILE
| when half the distance to the ''Outer mark
was covered. The steamboat captains re-
garded past warnings and kept well away
| from the contestants. At 1850 the ''outeT
mark" hove in sight, and in half an hour
| the fleet of steamers. numbering thirty-one
| in all, had gathered around it to await the
| coming of the yachts. The wind had fallen
| light and had canted point to the west
ward. Down came the boats like white
| win birds hnfnro no ind
flowers balloon jib top came in at 1:41:30.
Four minutes later in came her
spinnaker and at 1852 she gybed
to port and came for the mark close hauled
on the starboard tack. luffing grandly round
| it. A few moments later, amid serenade
of steam whistles, the pride of Boston, I'M
der three lower sails and club topsails, be-
| gan her windward work with a lead Of
nearly a mile. The GaIatea gyoed at
1:52:3O, having ''doused" three minutes
before. The time of rounding the outer
mark was: Mayfower, In 55m 13s; Gala
tea. Oh ION 20s. The Priscilla luffed
around the mark only three minutes after
the Mayfower. The Galatea made very
pretty picture as she laid down to her
scuppers and began
| HER CHASE TO wINDwARD.
after the sIoOp. Both had about the wind
Stone put the Mayfower about at 1855 and
stood to the northward. Beaver Webb was
| sailing the Galatea. He refused to tack to.
and at 1922 Capt Stone brought the Boston
| sloop round again and she was then over
mile on the cutters weather beam. Two
minutes before going about, the Mayfower
took in her club topsail. She carried her
| working topsail for an hour, when the
| wind, having lightened considerably, she
| set the club topSail again; also her baby"
| jib topsail, the Galatea having set hers
| shortly before. Both yachts went about at
| APO and stood to the northward. The May
| flower was lucky enough to hold light air
under the land, while the Galatea lay al
most becalmed for twenty minutes. The
cutter tackled at 4:37 and made short
| board in shore. going about again at 4:45.
From here the sail up the New Jersey
beach was little better than drift. AS the
| Maytiower
| SLOWLY APPROACHED THE FINISH.
excitement became intense among the pas
sengers on board the steamers. There was
| no longer any fears that the Mayfiowey
would be defeated, but the limited time,
seven hours, had almost expired and there
was great fear that after being SO near the
| goal, the Boston sloop might not be able to
| hnsh Just as all hope was dying out the
breeze came and with only SIN 20S to spare.
the Mayfower shot across the finish line
| Just as the sun sank in the crimson halo be-
| hind Sandy Hook. The cheering and
whstling and waving of thousands of hand
| kerchiefs lasted fully ten minutes, the crew
| of the victorious sloop waving and cheering
themselves, till the yacht was long past the
| finish. The Galatea finished Sim 1Ss after
the Maytlower. AS she came to an anchor,
| the Mayhower's crew gave her three rous-
ing cheers which the Englishmen answered.
| The following shows the record of the race:
MaYhower, start, 11:22:40; Galatea, 11:22:1O;
| Mayfower, finish 6:11:40; Galatea, 6:42:5O;
elapsed time, Mayhower, $4,000; Galatea,
7.1S:46; corrected time, Mayfower. 6:49:0O;
| Galatea. 7:1S:09.