New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-14
THE MATFLOWER STARTS FOR NEUP0RT

LIEUTENANT HEM DOES NOT LIKE THE NEW
YORK coURsE-ANxIoUs FOR ANOTHER RACE.
The additional race whicA Lieutenant HEM
IL trying to with tho MayGowe almost the
only thing that NowYoTk yachtsmen could talk about
yesterday. Now that the Americas cup 10 SAFE the
cOoerheaded critics disposed TO concede that tbs
Gslsea had scarcely chance to show her true quality
10 last weeks rather tresome processons II Is worse
than unfair. they say, to judge the cutter Dy such
eQuivocal performances. and Lieutenant HEM lie 700
genuine a sportsman TO carry back willingly such al
unvarnished record with him to England The Newport
Cup OF this week give h the san breeze aud
choppy which he covets But. again, 1t may not,
aud a series OF the Newport fogs mag
prove tantslzing to the cutter enthusiast ia Ihe
dreary failures off New-York. 1t would be grace ul
bit OF courtesy for General Paine I'VE tls Ga.Atea
try the Msy flower in sea OF her own
choosing and in the OF Weather she calls peculiarly
her own
such the talk. least, o. disinteested yachtsmen
As for the proposed II Is still where General Fame
left It oa Sunday morning. TIE owner Of the Myho"er
has apparently been taking lime to tniok
over Lieutenant Henn's proposals Up To
last evening he had not teegra phed
his acceptance OF them and Lieutenant Hem ieels
Obliged mean WHILE kaep thcm secret. ole tninS
certain about the race. however The Lieutenant mas
made up his mind about tie New York Yacht Cino
courses, and 90 Engshmau, who taxes his advice. will
ever compete again for thing in York waters,
General palEe Is in Newport and the MAJ lwer
sailed FOR Rhode Island yestsrday 10 meet him The
Galates viii follow riva to-day ami both soop and
cutter will take part coming CHEERS Cup
OF The yachts which lay like forest OF masts FOR
week along the o. Bay Ridge have Already gone
eastward. The Boston feet has disappeared entirely
the New YORK yachts only the Miranda Triton Grace;
Winonah, Rival, Lone, Rambler, Radha, and a few
Others left yesterday tho deserted chorase
ground Tbs Priscilla Law OF further toward stateu
Island the Msyaower anu GsGtet close together,
1 N
the real racing lad begun. The Bay Wa more
tnlcEly dotted with whitecaps. and the sea MINOR
than IL done for two weeks. The sharp hJrth-
westerly breeEe ct Che yscht nast pitching ana tcsSS
the big sailing vessels scnIding In and out OF thc
harDor under closersefed salc The storm Of sunday
had cleared the air perfectly and The MIS- Of
The coolest OF bue Except for the scaslck spects
board the steamboats,. no day could nave been
finer for racing bu' both tne sloop ana ne eusr .y
idle all the morning with their sails tightly furied AZ
length the irony OF the situation :ew 1s pnen ,or 'ne
o'clock through the NarrOws on her voyage home
the Mayhower passed. aud there some cheering an
something of salute from t9e guns Of me yscn' beet
quiet again and duh, The Gsiatet. .,,. crew
a Of s;Pf 9gsy ant H Ha
Atlantic Yacht CLUB house where II had been stored
vailed the cutters dscx and all inquiries
after Lieutenant lieIns plans ana neah In Tue Az
navy-blue flannel suit AM neGtenants cap Inc
rough sea Kept callers away anu , a 70
yrutured out TO board the cutter 10 tLe acrn'cni
a TRIBUNE reporter Lieutenant Hem sad lee!
better y,
nort Tomorrow. TO t1e WIN the May
Hover have hld telegram YET
from General Paine ana cannot gVe
the details OF before lie accepts only wlAh Wa
had na1 to-day's weather tho racing days q! ia't
wea1 This Is sort OF Wind :or ;h- Galitet aad
the thjcErr the whlte-caps the NOR she SHOWS h-r
sp.ed SUCH breeze would give us real SPORT;
hardly ike to call thrhlEes OF at week races for
Measure they psrfect, Lut they were not yacht
racng The ste.mors too, lid al they could TO MAKE
NV out OF them. Even the New-iork Yacht CURE
hSat ran across In oar wind SATURDAY aud had 10
have tAe fog.hOrn blown twice and was about 10
ha,st a siEnal to get her to stand clear
Ne shall try the Newport course I'M, thlt
week | have 10 faith in the New YORK Nach1.Cnp
courses shall tell al my friends LnSIan9 10 Keep
~ them I hope get the race with me Ma nowrr
though the Galatea has really not al fair chance
yst After that 80 not know wnat we snail 10. rs
not likely. however thAt shall 20 home before u
cold weather -, " II, ,,,,h La.
tns date Of sOI tue cups Ol-red oY
the ci.zsns Newport fixed or odtui lay o. Inl'
wsaE TLo cruise will Ne forty miles or more win 90
unit as to time. There Will be -FOUR cups-onr LOT
a noorers soops Il feeiand over onet loops
81 AID under Il rs and one for sOops OF % TO-
and under. The Miranda, sachem oni hohtauA arc
1nte-ed In the schooner ciass Among the nist
cias. Of sloops are ths Ma f0w-r ami the Galatea
and N the second class Bedouin strang ger ana
Thetls Thu Clara Cinderella and BERTHE arc tere IN
tine hrd Tho entries close on tbs morning OF tne