Telegram-herald., 1886-09-08
A THRILLING SCENE
The Great international Yacht
Race.
.IiI 8EllIFJl RlifLl88 tIAS.
Q1s of lns G-aadasi 90 sights Do~n
tas 8sg -HlIsiiss split me rteas-
ems ~fh Tnsr n5~s- I1e
NsN Rsle Tomorroe-

T.aa selt T-ils noble May
I.sn sla Captain ,Iaae ~ -Elmpseltte.
he sbss hi ,kiples Ias Ellse9rfa
aaal lf ID uts a.m points HQa lae arsi
n4es Vi rle SERIES ,1,iag sslasI lle 1s..sn
..f.er atafea. aai manifested -ll'iHs laa.-
..es fl.deIsut ta e9nlrm lhe coAs.e'.9ns af
l-. advocates as .o bee ability to save the
Amer.cta esp frlm candsoat.on lar another
F-ar al leasr Iae start sas uale ilom
0sIs Head q .ilds hs.os BaE ridge. early
-ia the day "a Dense fug hung over lae bay
4uI Hlrl llr facltsa-eu o4 toe
I.fl .Uanet LhrIF heals above
rle laNles llLc after sunrise
their hearts Irnuaet when thcy .uaten-
plated The situation Ihe tnz Llcseu bach.
ssl Tons herman at tlr wheel started
fr1u DI-r safiF in Che Gas Hitn Nr + b.
Chase Fraux & Robinson. oi t4e cfp CON
m.lIer. and a issaruu af guests on board
aaI lelied doEu tI owls Head. VAST
i-et si Faells Numbering a huutr-i a.
least Eers beating about ot the CLUB
sr0ulls and Tar down che bay Toe tao Big
sIoops lsezed aoous luII i0n when they
hsaled lD tle stream llI lay to. as "a
Faehfsman on board lhe Judges boat said
flr further particulars.
ihe original programme ot the start
called ior che preparatory signal abaat ten
% el1ca Dlt 90 Nas lNsl before the LucSen-
bach opened lrr mouth and when She
d.d .l Nas Tor uO preparatory signal out
start Outright A deet % steam and sail
craft hung t1oul the starting point as thick
as ore- and scrapet che paint of one an
others slide iu tlelr eageruess. or rather
tn- Interest of tAeir owners. to witness the
send af AZ iJ g. official rime. the 0alaiea
sor over The ine plain sailing sails. and
carrTin. her baby I.o top-ssiiing almost
neck and neck Nita Che NaYtoger Cap
liin Stone vas al tae waee. 0f the Boston
boat. and near him, cHaxlng to the back
stag Tas the o.d joe Ellsworth, acting as
pi.ot The MlvilWer was slightly CD wind
sarl and 10 dlt noe like ler long -0 MAKE
tle best 1l ler position Tea minutes
Afterwards che tfiiat-a went ab1I. and
healed over GA Che Uluer tack Tor Furt
Ntiswortl The wind shifted slightly
solflNtrd and promised dead head to
bg1V ten nr the tvo boats bat the
MagioHer hallrd away from che English
cutter as though fae latter was az anchor.
coz saplet0n. staten Island. both boats
went about again and reached over o. near
Conev Island point. bat So Tar did the Bos-
rou slo0u 1Au lu che lead that when she
entered The ia foot channel near C0ney
Island the GaiAtsa was mile
astern. AZ ten minutes to one. the
MayH8Wer rounded buoy ten 0n the port
tack hut away to lreNari oi the buoy.
The 0alafea followed far astern. About ten
minutes later che English enter rounded
The buoy So close as to almost scrape the
paint of her sides and headed in the wake
~ the Nayi1Ner for buoy ~ which she
turned az qD lFr and a half minutes after
she Msyd1Vcr Then both boats made
stretch to tle eastward on their course TO-
-nnty Hoos Hghthio Near che point OF
of sandy Hook . vast deel of steamers and
pleasure crafts hung about buoy - in direct
violation of tbe request Of the New y Ork
Yacht CLUB cap committee and bothered che
yachts with tae back wash aud dead water
90 their Shstls and screws. Below the
Hook tas uiad lreshentt and the May
dover somewhat increased her lead. She
stood 0uf to .ea away l1 fhe Eastward head
inz ftr enough to clear che sandy Hook
lxntsnip wit1olt making tack on her
course across nder hrF working sails
She beaded across t0 the sandy and
rounded .t at l31 1-. amid Che screfching
90 tux and steamer Whistles and booming
~ guns The British craft followed in
2tfi3 and was greeted with % similar
ovation Far after Tie letd the Bls-
f0n sioop blew 0ut her big balloon
n5 tnp salt and beaded back for the point Of
ihe Hook on the port tack with The wind
nearly t1eam. Toe run home va beau
nfli srsne A5oat $3.50 the wind bagsei
and fhs Msvf1Fer.s big To top SSH dfag<ed
ln fhs aut tag 1r two on che sheet
htlied her u again The tsaIatea away 0h
near me tgrninr buoy eyed her spinuaSer
hlt lor reasons best kDown to her skipper
ara noe set che saiL A. a4 the
haFf1wer rounded buoy - on Che
bone stretch iaIIoNed a. l6 5v the Gal ltea.
Ifrle aner 'our the Mtg doEsr broke ogt
Der spianaker and created so beautiful a
szlL FIfh every stick set aud going before
fhe wind chat al tAe steam caff set lp a
tremaniaus bowl O1 ,he rIn up che '0T-
sr bav poor 1.d Priscilla. Che craft of great
hopss and nothing else. came ioFn 20 meet
tha beats anal HoVe-fn uear The Boston
snoo A.I Che steamers of kiEh and l0H
degree nsie al last a. they could for buoy
rs fo waaop themselves haa7se af che hnisu
arf aa ore hlf g. aasolIte pilot eoa.d have
ffsfnFl shed iust vher- the finish was to
he st dense vas fhe feet OF outside crae
The f1H1NinE .taIe Niil show che lme
~ tla fnish ard the general statistics of the
rare