Telegram-herald., 1886-09-10
IT CAVE THEM A PAIN
The Great May flower Galatea
Race an Inglorious Fizzle.
The OITR0IlS BEAT The CHlClGOS.
Racing al Sheepshead Bay-Ths Bicy-
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ing News From All over
the Country.

New YoRK. Sept. 9 1T was what Yachts
man on one Of the boats called "the dirtiest
Yacht race" be had ever witnessed With
the exception of a squirt of breeze early in
the afternoon the whole course was charac-
lerisIic of a New York Yacht Club affair;
n0 wind on the one hand or on the other
fog through which nothing under sail could
mase headWay. Early in the day the TWO
big siO0ps left their Bay Ridge anchorage:
the tug Luckepbach taking the English
cutter Galatea in tow from her an
chorage 10 the light ship and the
tug Scandivia taking care Of the May flower
for the same starting point. Ii was then
shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning and
inside of two hours later they were thrown
of near Scotland light AT 1880 the pre-
paratOry signal was blown and half min
ute after the start was proclaimed from the
proper boat The two yachts crossed stimuli
taueOusly. the Man flower AZ ll.30 and the
Galatea but two seconds later. They both
started OFT on the starbOard tack but within
a few minutes the May Hover worked to
Windward Of her adversary. A fall
OF drilling rain began and drove all the
guests from the outer decks OF the score or
Two OF steamers which followed the race.
The start was from the Scotland lghtship
and was officially designated To be covered
10 windward east-by-north for twenty miles
and back. At ll:4l the Galatea went about
followed by the Mayiower. which had
gained considerably in the matter of lead.
A few seconds afterwards the Boston boat
went of on the port tack TO the nOTthward,
and, as il were stole the thunder
from her adversary. Half an
hour later they went about again, the May
flower still leading, with fleet of steamers
cluging TO her wake. A mild fog lOOmed
up from the jersey shore enfOlding the far
astern Galatea IN its folds. AT 3:45 p. IN.
the May flower was laying northeast twelve
east on the starbOard tack The fog in its
industry hid the British cutter and about
clock the wind died out. Twenty min
utes later it sprang up again and at 26 the
MAY flower rounded the turning point, but
the Galatea did not follow her, inasmuch as
the British cutter had Ostensibly given up
the race and headed for home
Then the MayhOwer tried to
run home before her spinnaker and balloon
ib, but il was evident that she could not
complete the race. In the event of such a
confession il became evident that the
twenty mile outside course should be di-
rected by the committee. About + o'clock
dense haze envelOped the boats and made
navigation without Chart or compass mighty
uncOmfOrta ble. Ii was four hours and
twenty-five minutes official time when the
Nav flower rounded the Scotland lightship
AT that time nobody knows where the
Galatea was. When the MaytOwer started
home before the wind a score or more
steamers set up frightful howl to empha-
size their good feelings, but before they were
through, their OvatiOns were cut short By
the wind dying out. Then the fog came up;
1t was the worst fog that even veteran salts
in these waters had ever encountered in
| Summer time. il envelOped the highlands
and Sandy Hook light in a mist of spray
and drizzing rain which hid their identity
from the float of tugs. On round
ing the lighship, the Maytower broke
her sDinnaker out a. the top;
an instant later she was lost in fog. A
fleet of tugs led the Mayflower from the
rOunding-point twenty miles TO windward.
II was evident that the Galatea had given
| up the race and had headed in for Bay
| Ridge. On the run home before the wind
| il died out and the MayfOwer Jagged be-
hind. Night grew on the accompanying
steamers headed for the point Of Sandy
| Hook and home, leaving the MayhOwer
alone in all her glory to be tOwed to the city.
On the police boat patrol which accompanied
the race a semblance of political heavy
weights gathered, including General Shaler,
Judge Gildersleeve. Police Justice NJ j.
| Power, William y. Penny, Assistant Dep
uty Attorney Delaney Nichal Police Com
miss oner Stephen + ench and many others
| The boat on the return from the lightship
nearly ran foul of the Merritt wrecking
| sc0w, which was run down off Sandy
/ Hook yesterday Nobody knew when the
/ MayfiOwer finished her race at the light
ship, but everyone knows that she did not
| finish within the prescribed seven hours.
/ The Galatea returned 10 her anchorage
| when her captain became convinced of the
| hOpelessneSs of continuing the race IS she
| was at the time about three miles astern Of
her Boston adversary. TOiay's race will
| be- sailed again OH Saturday next over the
same course and subject to the same con-
ditiOns of seven hours Limitation and the
windward or eeward course
NEW York, Sept. 1O.-The Mavhower and
! Gsatea are both anchored safely in the
| Horseshoe.