The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
THE PURITAN WINS.
THE EASTERN YACHT CLUB
RACE AT mARRLEHEAD.
1ne PRISCILLA Sccond-The Hlayfower
= Anird-Detafls OF the Splendid
Race-A False stars Loses Tim,

AAe Frisciiia Sccond-The Hlayiower
Third-Desails of the Splendid
Race-A False stars Loses Time.
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, June aO.-The re-
| gatta OF the Eastern Yacht Club was
sailed Monday IN the presence of thou.
sands of people. The race was twice
around a l5-milc triangle off Marblehead
Rock. five miles to leg.
/ AT 1907 o'clock the start was made. the
fIlscliia crossing the line first at l2.OS.
the Fortune second. The Puritan. close
behind, took tho wrong course was sent
back, and crossed the line at L.
followed blythe Mayfiower ut 1919.
Shortly past the line the Mayfiower
almost careencd, and had TO take in sail, ,:as
sne was unable To hold up under the tre
mendous canvass she WAS attempting to
carry, and tor several seconds many feared
tnat she would capsiZe. At I2.16 O'Clock
the second-class boats crossed the line.
The Puritan lost one and half ana the
Mayhower two minutes by not getting
over the line within the time limit.
The Priscilla Immediately forged ahead
and led the others by half mile, but the
wind soon began to freshen and the Puri-
tan and Mayflowcr at once gained on
New forks favorith. The yachts turned
the first stake boats as follows:
Gitana, 1885 1-2; Priscilla. 1896 IA:
Fortuna, 1887; Mayfiower. 1910; Puri.
tan, 1910 1-2. The Puritan and Nav.
flower continued to gain on the second
leg. The Mayflower showed great speed
ana rapidly walked away from the Puritan.
Half way between the first and second
mark boats or between seven and eight
miles from the start, the Gitana was an
eighth OF mile ahead of the Priscilla.
which led the Fortuna by about the same
distance. The Mayfiower was doing re-
markable work, but was still mile to the
bad. She had drawn to windward of the
Puritan and was leading her by about 20
rods. Both the Puritan and Mayfiower
We're TO W1ndward of the leading boats
The six leading yachts passed the second |
mark boat in the following order:
: Gltana, l.O3.50; Priscilla, 1.O4. SO; For
tuna, LOS; Mohican. los; Mayfiower. |
l.0e.l5; Puritan, 1.0S15. Cheers and /
steam whistles greeted the yachts as they
passed the mark boat
Al :l5 the leading boats came about
with starboard tacks. They started aWay
at a fast pace on the last leg of the first
triangle and the Puritan made splendid
work. The Priscilla had sailed further to
landward than her competitors and when
she tackled she was only short distance
ahead in the running. Before mile had
been sailed the Puritan had walked away
from them all. The yachts were then
sailing close-hauled.
|
She had reached the Mayfower, got to
weather of her, and then began work on
ne PRISCILLA. When the vessels came
annf ffs aH U Ia pofttr i hAadsA
,illa was to the windward, but the
Puritan was flying at such clip
that before the Priscilla had squared away
and got her speed the Puritan had out
sailed her to leeward, and gone into the
lead, amid cheers and shouts of joy on
all sides. The yacht rounded the home
stake boat with one-half the race COM
pleted as follows;
Puritan, :53 :55; Priscilla, / "a :55;
l :57. The Puritan now began
to outruu oil hands before the wind, and
the balance of the race was a procession.
The Puritan crossed the finish line at
8 :O4, the Priscilla at 3 :37 so, and the
Ma6fiower at 3 ;39. Had the Puritan and
been more prompt in getting
under way, the Pu::itan would have beat
en- the great New York sloop by over
eight minutes, while the Mayfower would
have beaten her by q little more than
minute and occupied the second place of
the finish instead of the third.