Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-21
THE OCEAN DRIFT.
xxr NEWPORT cur TAKEN by TIE
uAYRLow1R
cvssssne che Line but Forty Feet Ahead Of
the 0alstes-A Race That Disap-
pointsd Everybody.

NkwpoRr. r. l.. September TO-
n The moonlight of Brsnton's Reef last
pjsht, after the Regatta Committee.
Commodore Gerry, and oil tho yachts
men Who bad come into the harbor had
conceded Q certain victory to the Gala
tsa, The May floWsr snstched the glory
from her literally in the eleventh hour,
crossing the line ahead Of her . few mo-
msnis before III o'clock. II was the
GROWING tluke Of . chapter Of acci-
dental changes.
No race In the history OF yachting
ever puzzled people more than that OF
yesterday. When the Electra LETT the
etskebost ct st.lslsnd buoy at dusk
the Stranger had rounded 1t, the Thetis
and Gitsns were near ii, and the Gala.
tea vas about mile and halt west OF
AZ. The remainder of the feet was De-
Gained four miles away, and there was
no sign of any hope that they would
sst IN before morning. General PANE
6eveyer, saw the Galstea foul the buoy
At Block Island, and supposed the Re-
eatta Committee would rule her out.
The committee decided that she vas
forced into the foul by the Cinderella,
and was not TO blame. General Paine
did not know that, and seeing the Pari-
tan towed home, supposed he had
vslk.oyer, and 80 held on his course.
With an almost imperceptible move
meot of air 10 and that part Of the
fasst with him drifted down to west
islspd, where they found that the Gals-
tea had just crept around the marx;
The Ma, Hover got around slowly and
than 4 gentle breeze sprsDg up from the
southesst. and Immediately the Boston
sloop began to overhaul the cutter
Just ON tho finish line she passed her,
besting her across by about forty feet
The Mayfowsr had started 50 long
after the Galstes that she would have
beaten her even II the Galstea had
crossed q short distance ahead OF her.
Mr.. Paine said this morning that the
result was o surprise to him, greater
than il could be to any one else, for he
supposed that the Galates had finished
before be found her at West Island,
three miles from the finish. The May
flower crossed the line ct 1882 and the
G.lstss at l0:52:30. The Moutauk,
Miranda, BedouiD. and the rest crossed
at about the same time.
The Stranger, it was said last night,
had foulsd the buoy at Block Island.
Her commander denied this to-day, and
SO she will probably be awarded the
prize in her class. The Cinderella
finished first in her class, but the Re-
estts Committee was Of the opinion last
pieht that she Was out Of it for forcing
the Gslstea on the buoy. The Cinde-
rella's people declare that they had the
right Of way. The Clara was also be-
believed by the Regatta COMMITTEES to
have fouled the Block-Isl buoy, but
her people say she did not. Others who
were much closer to the buoy than the
Electra and the Regatta Committee sup
port this statement.
Messrs. Chase and Robinson, OF the
Regatta Committee, started for New
York Immediately after the race, and
left the Commodore to receive all pro.
tests and complaints. These will oil
be sent to New York and settled there
at leisure. A. M. Cshoone, the third
member of the committee, remained
here until to-day, and started for New
York this evening. The actual time Of the
race, 80 far Is taken, is herewith given.
The time Of the yachts that crossed late
at night was taken on the Brcnton's-
Reef lightship.
sCHo0NERs.
Elapsed Corrected
Start. Finish. Time. Time.
H. ~ S. H. 81. y. II. VI. y. ~ NJ. y.
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