Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-08
BRITAIN BEATEN.
Yankee Skill and a Yankee SIoop
Makes the Boosting Butou
Haul Down His Flag,
boston's Mayiower Wins the Ameri.
can Cup Easily Defeating the
English Gator UaIatea.
me Greatest Yacht Rece EVER Witnessed
TaRes Place within vlew OF
Nov York CITY.
GLORY FOR lsos.on.

GLORY For isostan.
NEW York, Sept. This has been
the greatest yachting day that New York
has ever seen and another day Of glory
for Boston, for her latest and pretlest
product OF naval architecture, the sloop-
yacht Maynower has won the Hrst race OF
the international series against power
ful antagonist, the British cuttor Galatea,
with steady wholesale breeze
from the southwest, permitting each
to carry ali Of their light sails
The ualateA was beaten lg minutes 40
seconds actual time, or IL minutes Q
seconds corrected time, the Maydower
having given her SS seconds time al.
lowence according TO the New York
Yacht club rules, under which the races
are sailed. The contest was emlnentlv
fair for both yachts, inasmuoh as half the
course sailed gave almost all wlndward
work, while the other half was with free
sheets. Although the cutter was de.
toated, she has hhown herself "a be a
faster yacht than the Geneata In ilrht
breeze, and one that may DO very hard %
defeat In a strong breeze and in sea.
way.
II has been day OF excitement such
as Is seldom seen In New YORK, From
dawn I'LL dark anoat, on shore, In the no.
tells. Stubs, or on change, "the yacht
race" was the leading topic Of converse.
ton.
BY 10 O'Clock 10 the morning thousands
who were going TO witness the race had
embarked and were steaming down the
bay 10 the rendezvous on Bay fldne.
H. l., thore lay the two types OF clipper
craft, ready for the grand marine tourna.
ment. hundred salts OF yachts sur.
rounded them, some st anchor, some I'M
der way, but all eager 60 be
on the move. Ten O'Clock was tho time
set for the start, but up 10 that
houra heavy veil OF haze hung over the
city and harbor. Not breath of wind
stirred the foliage, while tho sun shona
fiercely down as II 70 mock the efforts OF
the ytchtmen.
Messrs. Robinson, Chase and CohoOn,
the reRat committee on board the
Luckenback, after passing sailing orders
TO Gen. Payne and Lieut.. Ilenner, board.
ed their respective yachts and instructed
them 10 get under way aud get ID posi-.
ton Tor a prompt start when breeze
came. Az II $50 light breeze from n
little east OF south came seward, clear.
Ing away the haze rising from the wa
ters OF the bay. Quickly the two
contestants and the immense iiotlllA OF
steamers OF all sizes, from the 20.foot
launch 10 the threo.decker, the Grand Re.
public, clustered about the starting point,
The preparatory whistle screeched ont
It's warning at l0i45 and ten minutes later
came the one for the start.
Both yachts, carrying the same sail, q
main SAL, club top sail, jlb and fore stay
SAILS had been Unanswered into good
positions and down they came for posi-.
lions at the Imaginary line between the
Luckerbuck and buoy rs Bearing east
from her quarter mile away az n fye.knOt
gait The Maynower was apparently ahead,
close TO the Judges boat, not close
enough, however, for with twist OF her
long tiller Capt. Bradford shot the hand
some Galatea into wlndward, between the
LUckenbuck's bow and her rival, and
crossed the line second ahead, amidths
widest applause. Mrs Hem, In
yachting costume with a scarlet "Tam
o'Shanter" cap, stood In the companion
hatchway, her husband standing on deck
cool and confident, Capt Stone steered
the Mayfower, with "Jon Ellsworth at
his elbow and Gen Payne near the wheel
The Official start was; GalEtea, 1886
and li-G0tbs.; Maynower, 1886 and
l2.G0ths.
Mr.. Lloyd PhUnIx OF the schooner In-
trepid represented the New York Yacht
club on board the Galletoa. Lieut.. Hem
said he did not care 10 have representa-
tiyes on board the Meyhower. Both
yachts stood ncr0es the channel on the
starboard tack and began the battle for
the American cup.
Tacking close under the Long Island
shore, az | 100 they mnde Il stretch over
for Staten island The MaynOwer held
the windward position, with the last Of
the ebb tide under her Ice boom, she
managed 70 keep II beyond "oulooling'
tho cutter ut once. Hundreds watched
this first part OF the battle from The
hcighta OF Forts Wadsworth aud Hami
ton. AT l;02 tho Galatea set her ~
topsail. At1i;i2 the Maynowcr tackled
close under quarantine, the cutter fol.
lowing suit q minute later Tha breeze
Was freshcning every moment and the
prospects for fne race we're
encouraging. The large feet OF accom-.
pAnylng steamers maze trouble for the
yachts, and at times they had 70 be
chased away br the judges boat When
ihe Miyfower ticked 20 port et lIs2l
she had Fort Lafayette under
her lee quarter while the GalateA
was yet under Fort Wndsworth. The
Boston sloop crossed her bow fully
quarter Of n mile 70 wIndward three min.
utes later, and left her steadily ncreas,
Ing her lead. Al ~ 100, when the Gala
tea lacked 70 port near buoy lG, the slDop
was leading her by ihree.querters OF
mile. The iood-tide had Just begun to
make, and Capt. Joe Ellsworth, who
pilcted he MeyHower, was working Il FOR
III he was worth. Capt. Sam Gibson, the
PILOT Of the Gaiaiea, was also doing his
best ia this direction, but the
;ulter was not equal 10 lbe occasion
md he finally 'splig tacke" with sloop,
md going about at 1920 bad the port
iack while the Msyrower made two, and
gained BY the operation fully one.nalf
nile. Both then made short boards for
buoy eight and one-hali, the first timing
,oiht. the Mas fawer fetching around frst
il f0il5.l and the enter At iia0,f.