New-York tribune., 1886-08-22

Priscilla. i0iS29
1t was magnificent start The water was blue aud
sparkling the yachts graceful aud beautiful In nuns and
spars The towering pyramids OF canvas geamod IN tho
| bright sunlight and rushing by with sound Ike
| the wings OF brds The yachts were under malnsai,
forestsy SAIL o li5topsail aud club topsal Soon aer
the start the Ia her foresysa aud pus
I'D q larger one Tho Puritan took iu her jib top
sail and set q smaller one. She took
long time IN doing It, however The yachts
went out Narrows with tho Atlantic well in the
lead and sailing for all she worth. Tie Priscilla
was second ,kng effort TO catch the cocked
I'D stern which perssenty whl.ked itself further away
n Purtan came third Tho PrscIila nal dropped her
ittle but the white sloop began to pick up again
and to work herself mtos good wndward position Ihe
Atlantic took her biz JDtopsai AMI set smah Que
and increased her lead. The Maydower took n herJo-
topsail altogether
on raye.eud Bay the Atlantic and Priscilla were close
together The Pdritan was not far astefn anu
the Maynuwer having awakened to tho fact
that there was yacht race that d,y, was coming up
hand over hand. Then the Atlantic sailed away from
the Priscilla aud left her to battle with the Puritan
which came H., to wndwari. Just below the Lower
uo,ota Island the Puritan kept OF toward the Priscilla
with the evident intention or crossing her bow she
as not far eli ough aheai however snd passed under
the iron sloops Botn Puritan and Priscilla we're
rather too TAR to wndward and kept OIL 10 rouhu
p,,v M 10 The Atlantic was now far 10 ADVANCE ana
h three other yachts close together asern lhe
vach,s rounded B loy No 10 as follows:
..i,u,ic 20 26i Puritan - os
pTSiiia ..... II 32.4O Maydower -.il."'N
ma rac,rs now stood well down to the southwark 10
ot around Buoy sig ard then LAID their course ou'
he ,ha non of the ooa the starbosri tack Inc vino
a little lighter IL hal been. nut consderaos ssa
WAS running in from tho ocean and '"e'e W"
,.tw,rk Of shining foam wbere tho breakers huhs
,her sprsy on the cleaning sands OF the hooE' ihe
Yachts felt tho effects of the sea az soon rs t"ey
, ront Of the Hook The Puritan went ahead vi 'hs
,scula at Buoy No. s. and oil the point OF the hook
the Maynower also passed nor. i"s P'oos'''" "
hi,e soops going by seemei todiscourase tue fricA'
h vas ont OF the race trst time. The sailing
.,ar ~ the Priscilla kept pnching he, snd hait
the time her jo topsaii was sbaking once out'e 'o
uook with tho whole Atlantic ooioro "or' '"e
M,vaower began show what was IN her' sh' "en'
svtpp,ng across the roers that tuno'ed in o'er ' US
nv. AN albatross Before the people on tho Puritan
,,,.a vbat had happened they were gazing Al the
,reover,s graceful overnans. and 200" Eliswof'n'
eating his chm the peakeiup stero OF the A~"c'
..w tho great white Sea Queen sweeping do"n On "'''
I'm, caIa.a hal got under way soon after the racers
.,arted and towing small boat AsIero sue follower !"
Tho aLe OF tho Uig soops The way she sailed on inc
un from New-Bedf0rd to Vineyard Haven WIN 'h' "'''
~, ,h. NawYork Yacht Club aad the way
.h. .auea Yesterday were two dhere"' ''"s~
yesserdsy she slipped through tue wa''' ;"
that made Americans doubiy giaa 'n~' ' -.
sov.r She went little way outsine snu $50 49,
80, A, noon the Maynower had lets 'no Tu''."" ""~
70 eontssr for the last place snd ran o'o'o
.,,, Roth boA,s were on tho starDoard TACK
'uo ~ A g., ~, ~ ..a Tho Atlantic waited untii tue
.,oon vas .lnoat up to her. and tnen eA"e ~eous
-, n,, tno Maylower was not 10 DO ossu''ea 'n'"
s'' ,.ck. with the leading oost Oc'ore 'no
sp'"'e .. fairly nled away on the port TACK
A''"u.o xaout was about on tho port tack Aiso
n.r in the lead. aud ~ she also went to Wind
.tsawboat, tue race WAS hers fromthAt minute
" ,,r and Priscilla left the other boats Aud went
uo n I.r,sy coast Tue Puritan soon got sick ana
Wv" pr,.,,,la 20 20 70 south America II she wanted
Tn. Mayaower came about and crossed tho AuAh-
W.. w. No., Then she went lying away TO where 'no
uo Iii a, rne sandy Hook Lghtship rocked on the
~ rha other yachts could not study her ovcrhsnx
"w-.h. was too far ahead. The Msynower rounas1
81. t,yhtsh,p far In advance In tumut OF enthusiasm
U.s.. .,..r, whistles. Theu sho attempted 70 ss'
- .r,pnaker and took over eight minutes In DONG.
~ ,,ht havs been contempt for her competitors 'n.s
n.r do this. but It looked like the buneling Oh ~
,.s,n.d crev Tho Puritan and Atlantic were now oo.
uns nsa comiug up the Lightship on tue sSsn
,e ,ecr ir seemed at nrst - ,,,. tno hsd
would round frst, ouS tne sr.sraod 40 the
uroor,vn .loop got around hrsL AZ soon - n .flcS
ronnd they set tner spinnakers ana von' n,mnAraOs
Tho sloop they never could eaten. the a - star.
wevdowsr The Atlantic gibed her ms'ns~ lar az.
hoard aud cot spnnAker on ths po, Thai Yacht
nually got around the Lgnlsh'p'
Lightship were as follows ia6o.
,,aveowa, i. .36:25 Puritan ....-..'''''' SO Il
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