Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-07

kilograms to The Star.
THE YACHT RACE TO-DAY.
The American Sloop Leading Handsomely.
PARNELL'S NEW LAND BILL.
THE CURIOUS BULGARIAN MIDDLE
ANOTHER SHOCK AT CHARLESTON.
THE ELECTION IN VERMONT TO-DAY.
Proposed Reorganization of Knights of Labor
THE FIRST OF THE YACHT RACES.
THE YACHT RACE TO-DAY.
The American Sloop Leading Handsomely.
PARNELL'S NEW LAND BILL
THE CURIOUS BULGARIAN MUDDLI
ANOTHER SHOCK AT CHARLESTON
THE ELECTION IN VERMONT TO-DAY
Proposed Reorganization of Knights of Labor
THE FIRST OF THE YACHT RACES.
The GRia'ea Gets Away First, but the
MaynOwer Quickly Overhauls Her.

The GRiasea Gets Away First, hat the
MayhOwer Quickly OverhauIs Her.
THE START VERY PRETTY oNE-A FoGGY
MORNING, WITH FRESH BREEzE-rHE
NAYFLowER INCREASES HEB LEAD STEADILY
UP To TWO O'CLOCK.
SANDY Hook, N. j., Sept. THE only indi.
Gallon OF the rising of the sun this morning
was "a dull glare in the east There was not the
SMALLEST patch of blue sky. Heavy black
clouds were scurrying towards the southwest,
propelled by an eight knot breeze An hour
iater The aspect was not more promising. A
nasty drizLie set In and made things very un-
pleasant. The atmosphere was heavy and
lnugSy, and the sea only within a radius OF two
miles Was Visible. About seven O'Clock the
ram held up No storm or even cautlonary sig
idIs were displayed from the signal service Sta
tiou. lue ste.tin log horns were In operation
;'ii night and until about 1880 clock. A. that
iiour Tue sui 5 rays burst through opening
in Tie cloud bank and two distinct lights oi
iiiiiost Diiudlng whiteness We're thrown upon
the ocean > BOSOM. This was
THE FIRST SIGN OF CLEARING UP.
The AR oeciine clearer, anu In lew minutes
Coney isiald aud all the hotels there could he
made out distinctly. fue big observatory on
The island and the dome Of the big Rockaway
house were visible. The red hulk of tue sandy
HOOK hghtsnip aud the Scotland iigatsuip
stovu ouL al bold reiieI against the darx blue
sea.
THE BREEZE GROWS STRONGER
$50 A. M.-EXcept for long swell the sea
was as Smooth as glass, and tuere was no more
tnan "A apple upon the beach. Tue wind Is
coming out OF the north northeast, AID accord
ing ~ predictions by The United Sla es signal
service w.n shut during the day ~ tine east
SOUTHEAST Ii appears W be freshening, and
should IL continue AT its preseaL velocity there
are excellent CHANCES ior q fii.isn wIluIn the
time limit. In Tie Horseshoe this morning
tncte were Two Or three yachts aud any NUN.
Der vi us.llng sinacks: rnere viii be several
eXcuf,toIs nom the AtlAnIic higuia0us TODAY
to wltncss the International yacui race.
.ioes VI liie bis scdovaers and sloops were at
aucnCr IN the AL,anLc yacht ciuo basin last
hlgAt vi tnc ioriner Lnefe were a. ieasL 20, aud
aoout lie same nuInucr vi tne Latter. Tue r,,ec-
tra, AtaiahIa and many oLuer Steam yacnLs lay
an LIE oiIlIs tuere.
GETTING READY FOR A START.
NRw YoRK. July z, 10 a-m.-The yachts are
now Setaiilg IA position ,or u start. rne weather
IL naZy ou the Day aud scents 10 Ue gellins
thick outside. Wind east-souuheast about elg gnL
iuIies.
Before 10 o'clock tine wind had increased To
about e,sat kuots and Was Blowing from the
COURSES straisht out VI the Nsrows anu down
10 the Southwest spit lney viii turn Tie buoy :
tnere on Lne porL nand and then stand out ON
The s.arooard TACK. passing buoy No. o OF the
dook " starooard.
A BEAUTIFUL START.
NEW YORK, Sepl. Tine START In the first
competitive race ior Tie Amerlcus cup between
the English cutter GalaJea and the Doston
sloop Ma, Hover was made at lO:54:3O O'CLOCK
=,
6U,Ouu persous. Both yachts went over the line
at Lne same time. For iaore tnau haII an hour
tney hugged tue starting point, each manou ver-
iuS Tor ANY advantage L.iat sulfL In the wind
or the iasL cub oI The tide mlguL give Iuem
Chaucc favored the Gaialea, for just AS the
wuisLle oi tue Luther Z. W aru screecned out
tue signal ,or the start u orisk wind set in from
tue southeast aud
GAVE THE ENGLISH CUTTER THE ADVANTAGE
Oi position. Iuc clouds that had hugyed tue
Wind during sac early hours seemed 10 Ureak
IL
tneir course in hue styie. Never was there "A
-prct,ier start and never were two acnts pi, ted
ae..IusL each Otner in better more periecL
working oruer. Nor We're Inere ever be.ure Two
yachts uuiIAe Ia Uuild NAL reseiilUled one
auo.ner more closely. over The line Lne Gaia
Tea caught The WIND anu drew ahead "a the
May Hover with = bound. Her lead, how
ever, was not long lived. Inc jiu-lopsail
o. ,ne May flower Was set and il nlied sunici-
emily 10 bring her uUse-aud-nose Win the cut
Ter, although she Was PERFECTLY biankeIed by
Uer. Iuen the race began la earnest Botn
OoaLS We're ilauleu as Close as they wound stand,
Tie May ynower being eased on "A lutte toward
tue Long Island suore, lhus getting Iue iead oI
the Ga,a.ea. lhe Ensiisn boat was then put
about coward S.aten Island. Inc Aia, Hover
Was put auouL almost ssu uickly aud uesdeu lu
the same direction. Tue wind had iresueued
CONSIDERABLY Oy THIS time and the competing
yachts PROMISED much ior their respective
owners. As they Went down the parrows the
May nower seemed 10 nave a lair read.
ine racing yacuts We're ioiiowed oy hundreds
oil Vessels Oi all KINDS and descriptions.
Ills a. m.-The MAY flo wer is now on the port
tacA, having a lead, passing the quarantine sLsa-
tlOn.
the BREEZE GOING DOWN,
SANDY HOOK, Sept. z, ll:25 a.m.-At 11:2l
the MaydoWer tacked a-alu, anu ON the uurt
stretcu stoOd for Staten Island, aud at LIZA
Lue siOOp crossed the GaiALcas bow, she on Lue
st.irDoaru JACK about three iengLls auead.' Tue
breeze where the yachts were was stroug but
at tnls place ~ Was d, lug out anu sailing yes-
sells were almost Oecaimed. Ii the breeze does
not come out suffer 1t IL feared that the race
cannot oe made.
Ward, naAlns short stretches and Crossing each
oLner's bows down the channel, with The sluop
oul-sailiug ner opponent
THE MAYFlOwxR HALF A NILE AHEAD.
The May Hover passed West Bank at 1l:47.
bound out. Tue G..iatea PASSED " est Banx at
1l:55, bound out The Maytiower leads 10y
ABOUT nalI u mile.
1895 a. m.-Tue Mayfower went about on
the sLi.rDoard tack AT 1l:l3 aud headed for
Couey Island, and is ieaulng. TIE cutter losl ner
winu by stauuinX In wv CLOSE u Staten Island
Two miuu.es is,Uer the Giaiatea went About
lac May Hover caught u sLreak VI wind anu in.
Creased uer lead rapidly. ine Eugiish sioop.
Wafer Is UNUSUALLY calm.
IL m.-Tue May hover ON the port tack
crosseu tue Gaia.eas bow. aud is ABOUT nve
Icing .hs in Lne lead W winaward. Iney are
spiit,ing tacks OIL Hoffman island. Wind six
inIies, SOU LneasL; weaLurr ssIr.
CLOSE SAILING FOk THE CHAMPIONS.
SANDY HOOK, N. j., sept z, lz:IV y. m.-At
noon Lne wand had snliteu more 10 tle souIn-
ward aud csaiue IN puus. During Lue slreucnes
Tine Capt brauiord being on The port tack. had
~ iaIl OH ~ allow Tic AaaynOWer 10 cr,as
his Do~. as The latter mad Lue right OF way
MOrklng scnVOuers anu nsliiux sIlisGcks trou bled
tne yacnLS very mucu ueAr I1Vifiaaau' D Leland
aud tne lower hospl.ai Is,aud, apparently not
Ovinx aware .na. .ney were la .oraering with
Reached Ltie lower AospitAi Island the May.
flower MAS sLiiI IA the lead.
PASSED THE HOSPITAL SHIP.
SANDY Hook, sept q. l2:26 p. m.-The May