New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-16
1T WAS THE PRISCILLA'S DAY.
SHE DRIFTS IN AHEAD OF THE ATLANTIC
AND PURITAN.


THE BOSTON BOAT LEADS TO THE SCOTLAND LIGHT.
sHP-NOT ENOUGH WIND FOR GOOD RACE
-GRAyLINGi BEATS THE MoNTAUK.
The bean pots of Boston were shattered yes
terray and those long suffering and faithful New.
Workers who have sat nights to sound the praises Of
the Priscilla the iron sloop Ia winner ct last
with tho hitherto unconquerei white sloop far In her
wake. To add to the JOY OF homo yachtsmen. the
Atlantic second with plenty OF open water between
her ana the Boston boat. The was like many
races over the inside course fair sailing brocze psyond
the Hook, varous slans OF wind In the Lower Bay and
helpless and dispiriting drift at the finish food tee
drfted tile yachts the line at the end OF the
with sails tapping idly against the masts. The race
proved one thing. however, and that that in .
drifting match the Priscilla Is wonderful boat wheu
the big sOops finished the yachts further down the Bay
had little wind, bue very to. The Priscilla had
no wind at ALL but she got there all the same"
When the judges boat Luckenbach steamed down to
the Atlantic Yacht Club at 10 o'clock Ia tho morning.
the sky overcast and light wind blowing from
the north. The water covered with yachts,
excursion steamers and tugs Tle yachts that to
take part in the sailing abont with great dis
tinguishing numbers scwed their maipsas and the
Atlantic Yacht Club aag flying from their peaks. steam
yachts and sailing yachts that we're TO lie merely
spectators OF the regatta gathered by themselves
the shifting feet o, The excursion steamers
Cygnus Columbia and Sylvester, wded with Ieopls
lay by waiting for the start while their bands
played "Wnite Wings" and the latest thing from
Harrgan's. The revenue cutter Grant came siean-
ing down, her officers gorgeous in uniform and
her sailors crowiing the sides to get look at tho
yachts A boat from the United states man -ot-wst
Juniata, rowed by six sturdy sailors and having four
officers in uniform In the stern Sheets pulled about
among the yachts
To the southwark it loo sed hazy ami the wind was
Just strong enough to fill the sails OF the yachts Bus
every one said there would be more wind outside tho
Narrows and looked hopefully in that direction. Tho
Atlantic, with her curious high in air. like the
poop of Dutch gaot, drew her lead coorcd hall lazy
over the water and the black Priscilla and the
white Puritan moved about gracefully all keeping above
the line and maneuvrng for position. The MayHower
like certain other flowers that Of had nothing
to do with the race and lay at anchor with her top
mast struck. Every one admired her greatly and
regretted that she not TO sail She is delicate
Puritan; evidently the same model fined down. Tho
rebuilt Oracle in for q large share OF attention.
She would not be recognized the boat great
have been the changes in her. The Boston soop Thets
looked especially speedy and cutter predicted great
things for the English cutter Clara.
At 1875 Captain Gregory fired gun from the high
greer bluff in front OF the Atlantic Yacht Club house
preparatory signal All the yachts, massed in bunch
towers OF white close together PREF ared for the
start. Srnnaker POLES lowered aud balloon jib
topsails up in stops ready to be broken out Five
the signal for the three biz slooT the scooncrs the
cabin soops sixty feet to start. Five minutss
elapsed and then third gun sent of the rest OF the
yachts. The Puritan the first the line. and
usual she made a beautiful start. The breeze had
fresheDed little and she went in ine style break
ing out big jib-topsail as she went There no
bungling at all. One moment nothing except tue stay
with the white roll along it, and the next great white
sail that looked II eecy cload had been blown there
and caught in the rigging The rest OF the feet crowded
after the water curling gracefully back from the sharp
bows and the towering pile OF rushing toward
the narrow 81 between the stakebOats The Thebs
and she the line her jIb topsail
and spnnaker were broken out Of the stops Then
the schconers Haze aud Grayns the big sloop Priscilla
the destined victor OF the day, and the schooner Nom
The Priscilla broke out her balloon iibtOpsail as
she went put il Q buneling piece OF business
and the sail dragged for time in the water Tho
other yachts crossed In the following order Agnes Tidal
Wave. Leona, Atlantic, Gracie Vdete, Republic, Clara
Hypatia Arab, Cinderella, Vivid, Rover Stella,
Crocodile, Roamer. Adelaide. Rival, Thistle, Berte,
Concord Athlon Daisy. Penguin. Daphne and nieran.
The time OF tie starts follows: