The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-08
MAYFLOWER'S VICTORY.
A GREAT DAY FOR AMERICAN
YACHTMEN.
The Galatea Badly Beaten After an
Exciting Race-The Race
ia Detail.

aud prettiest product OF naval archi-
lecture. The sloop yacht Mayhower
has won the first race OF the interna-
iional series against q powerful an
taSonisi, the British CATER Gslates.
With a steady whole sail breeze from
the southwark, permitting each to
rfy all their light sails the Galatea
was beaten 12m. 40s. actual time,
or I'm, 2s. corrected me, the May.
flower having given 80 seconds time
allowance, according to the New York
Yacht Club Iu'es, under which the
races are sailed. The contest WIS
eminently fair fjr both yachts, mas
much a. half the course sailed gave
almost all windward work, while the
other half was with free
sheets. Although the cutter
was defeated she has shown
herself to be a faster yacht then thu
Geneeta ID light breeze and on that
may be very hard to defeat in o srorg
breczo, and seaway. l. has been q
day Of excitement, euch as is seldom
seen in New York. From dawn to
dark, sflost or ashore, in hotel, club
or Change, the "yscht race" was the
leading topic OF conversation. By 10
o'clock in the morning the Thousands
who were going to witness the rscs
had embarked and were scanning
down the bay OF the rend ES,us off By
Ridge, i. /. There lay the two ty pc,
Of clipper craft. r,ady for the grand
marine tournament. A hundr, d sail
If yachts surrounded them, some at
anchor and some under weigh, but all
eager to be on the move. Ten o'clock
wss the time set for the stsrr, but uo
10 that hour heavy veil OF haze hung
over the city and barbor. Not
breath Of wind stirred the
foliage, while the cum shone
q re ly down, as II to mo, k
the efforts Of the yachtsmen. Messrs.
Robinson, Chase and Cahoone, the re-
g TIA committee, on board ofthe Luck
enback, after pa sing the sailing or
drrs to Gen. Paine and lieut.. Hem
on board theic respective yachts, in
stIucted both to get under weigh and
got in oeition for prompt start when
a brerZ, cine. At 1890 a light
breeze from little east on south came
s,award, clearing away the haze and
ripping the waters OF the bay.
q ickly the two contestants and the
Immense fl lila OF steamers of all
s'z ss from twenty foot launch to the
three decker Grand Republic clustered
alb put The starting point, The prepar.
atory whistle screeched out it., warn
ing at l0:45, and ten minutes later
came one for the start. Both yachts,
carrying the same sail, mainsail club
TOT sail, jib ana fore staysail, had been
unanswered into good positions, and
down they came for the imaginary
iDe between the Luckenback and
buoy Is, bearing east from her a quar-
ter OF mile away vt five knot gait,
TIE Mayhower apparently ahead and
clo to the judges boat; not close
enough, however, for with twist Of
her loog cutter Capt. Bideford shut
the handsome Galatea into windwa,d,
between the Luckenbsck's bow and
her rival, and crossed the line a sec
ond ahead, amidst the widest APP
plause. Mr. HEM, ia q yachting
costume, WITH a scarlet "Tam O'Shan.
err cap, stood In the companion
hatchway, her husband standing on
deck, cool and confident. CAPT. Stone
steered the Mayf)wer, with 'Joe
Ellsworth at his elbow and Gen.
Psine near the wheel. The official |
Start was: Galatea, 10:56:11; May
flower, 10:58:l2
Mr.. Lloyd Pt enix, OF the schooner
Intrepid, repre- ,nted the New York |
Yacht Clue on board the Ga atea.
Lieut.. HEM said be did not care to |
bave a representative on board the |
Mayhower.
Both yachts stood across the chan.
mel on the starboard tack and began
their tattle for the Americas cup |
Packing c!o'e under the Long Island |
shore at 1880, they made stretch
over for Staten Island. The May.
flower held the windward D ,sition
and with the last of the cub tide \
under her leeboom she manegad 10
keep 1t and began "outiooting" the
enter at once. Hundreds watched
the first Ct The battle from the heights
OF Forts Wadsworth and III milton.
At HOP the Galatea set her lib iop-
sail and at l:l2, the Mayflower lacked
close under quarantine, the cutter FOL-
10 wing suit minute later. The breez.
was frtshehing every moment aud the
prcspecs for foe race were eDcour.
aging. The la'g, fl set of accompany
ing steamers made trouble for the
yachts at times and they had 10 be
chased away by the Judges boat
VIII q the Mayhower tackled 10 port at
ll:2l O'Clock she had Fort Lafaye,ts
under her lee quarter, while the Ga
latea was yet under Fort Wadsworth.
The Boston slcop or ssed her bow fully
a quarter Of mile to windward three
minutes later aud left, steadily in.
Creasing her lead. At 1850 O'Clock,
when the Gslatea lacked to port ntar
buoy 10, the sloop was leading her by
three fonrths OF mile. The flood
tide bad inst begun to make and
Opp'. Joel Ellsworth, who pilCtei the
May flower, was working 1t for all he
was worth. Capt. Sam Gibson, pilot
OF the Gala'ea, was alec doing bis
best in thi, direction, but the cutter
WIS not equal to the occasion. He
finally "split tack'" with the sloop and
going about at 1920 held the port
lacks while the May fl)wer made two
and gained by the operation fully
half a mile. Both then made short
boards for buoy 81 the fret timing
point, the Msyhowel fetching around
fret at l;0l:bl and the cutter at
| :07 :07. They were greeted with a
perfect ovation OF whistles from the
steamers az they flew away
with sheets started for buoy 5. The
passed it at :lS and the
Gaiatea at :25. To buoy 81 the May |
lower had already beaten the cutter
) minutes and II seconds From here
10 the "outer mark" Sandy Hook
iRht.hip the contest was extremely
pretty. The May flower slowly but
surely outiooted the cutter, and tack.
ng Ior the ou'er mark st 1922 80,
came grandly along to il on the port
ack. As she squared" away round
Il a few minutes later and |
her big balloon topsiil blossomed out
II its tops, the whistle serenade that
was given her could be hea d for
m lac The Ofiinial tfna - tha t,,.r 1