New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
PRICE THREE CENTS.
NO RACE AT MARBLEIIEAD.
THE WIND NOT YET SATISFACTORY.
CONTESTS AMONG SMALL YAcHTs-cRANKs WITH
FxTRAoRDINALY INVENTIONS.

CONTESTS AMONG SMALL YACHTs-CRASKs WITH
FxTRAoRDINALY INVENTIONS.
BOsToN, Sept. 25 tSpeciat There was nc
yacht race to-day, and the contest between the May
flower aud Galatea has been postponed for
lack OF wind. Although the breeze that was blowing
this forenoon would delight the hearts Of the rcsats
committee OF yacht club with big regatta 10 bs
sailed and although small boats sailing about 10
Marbebead Harbor with single reef in large sloops
can carry topsails and this kind Of breezs
what was wanted bJ the owners
OF the racers. breeze in which nothing
but lowsr sails can be carried Is what
Lieutenant Henn stipulated for and for this the
Judges OF tho race will wait. At m. to-day. when
Lieutenant Henn to look at the weather there
was piping from the northeast that promised 10
blow gale before the day was over BY daylight how
ever 1t had attcned out perceptiby. and when those
first astr in the town reached tho wharvee there was
only an ordinary fresh easerly wind that promised no
increase in force during the day. All tho old
skippers prophcsied that the wind would
die out before night and then come IN
again the southwark. The yacht captains thoughs
the same and when Commodore Hovey stepped or deck
IN the early morning this was the opinion given MIN oy
Captain Newcomb consultation was then nal with
Lloyd Ph9nx and by O'Clock II decided that tho
race would not be sailed unless the wind freshened
materially in tho next half hour Commodore Hovey
waited until the last moment allowed him under the
agreement making final DECISION, and then, at just
O.
the signals futtering her masthead announcing that
there would be no race. As soon as "no race
announced Lieutenant HEM went 10 boston
with Commodore HoveY and his example
followed by other gentlemen In the large yachts.
The Adrienne the only yacht that got under way.
her owner evidently preferring sail to Boston rather
than ride in the cars As the yacht passed out she
was sauted by the feet The yachts remaining are tho
Galatea Msylower Intrepid Fortuna and Mohcsn. the
Gtana having sailed last night The Mohican would
used the judges boat to day and has been
offered for Monday.
b. b. Crownnshied said to-day: We feel sorry FOR
Mr. Henn He evidently feels and his people feel also.
that he has no show against the Maynower except in
half gale and heavy sea- Even then | don't thlnx
her people have any confidence that they can WIN
You the cutter has beam to hold her up TO lit
her in a way as our sloops have. Inc MaynOweTs
breadth lifts up. the that she
goes down mead on into the sea and there 10 at times
chance that she will never come up again. lake tnS
Genesta last The Puritan Was not wet partlce
Genesta plunged down into the seas on hat day
on which there DO race and wet her 10 up to
height OF fifteen feet. They don't recognize the centre
board In England IN the larger yachts, because they say
It is nero machine, but II that is what can they call
their cutters | that there Is some talk about
larger Yachting through the and DIVIDE the
ists between kees and ccntrebOard, and
you Will lind regarding times that IL IS pretty even
division between the two showing that there Is hotlhe
difference that has been Imagined" ,,,,,. ,,u,.
| The crowd hung about the wharves some ntte tline
In tho and for those who remained tbero was
a sail off at haf-past two. between the Tartar aud
Peri cen reboarts and the Vera (see In the second
class centreboa rds and race between Mr. Crownlh-
shields Witch and Mr.. GOddards Fad. =.
"The yachting mas developed It's snare OF cFanks
says The RecOrd and the who has seen most OF
I them Is probably Mr. Lawley, tho South Boston DOas
| builder who built the Puritan and Maynowcr after
Mr. Burgesss design All or these people come 10 hini
with their ideas for improving the models OF
racing yachts supplying them with devices thatw
make them independent OF all cOnitons OF wlni ana
water. zone very intelligent looking man, said Mr.
Iawley other day. came to me with the model OF
mOveabe perpendicular centreboard which would MAKE
a boat invincble. He argued that II hecentreDoarl
be equally effective in all cases 1t must always s,snd
straight up and In the waer-that IT, vertically 10
the surface OF the waterand not cant this way ana
| that with the position OF the boat OIL tns
| side the boat coming to an edge az
the keel and farng out upward like funnel
the centreboard play TO port ana starDoar
above Eeel keep part OF II that was down
straight up and down In the water. IL 10 useless 70
argue with such a man. His scheme was nothing to
that OF who came in afterward with a beautful
working model OF yacht having the whole length OIL
keel sores OF ob0Dg glass receptsces IKE the INKS ot
a bologna sausage. Each was about max
fun of Quicksilver lie maintained that when ths
yacht, after mounting wave, took urch forward ths
quicksilver In every OF those links would rush for
ward force and the aggregate power OF All the yes
sels qucsi wound give the yacht push that would
send II almost quarter OF mile and would put IL thao
much OF an the rest OF the yachts at every urch
When | asked how about Its effort when the bow is
waves inventor didn't seem to have thought OF pas
who proposes TO propr the yacht IN CAIN W means VI
h.1ln in fhA afar