New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-08

seconds difference in their time and with speed
thai was wonderful to behold In the light air the
cutter swept ahead CT her antagonist. The
Americas cup seemed dissolving into Air. Surprise
was on every face among the yachtsmen who looked
on.
"The blamed thing can go.' shouted one yachts
man in CONSERVATION. But the success of the
English yacht was only momentary. The May
flower soon regained what she had lost at the start
strong flood tide was running at this time. The
yachts crossed the starbcard tack and stood
over to the Long Island shore, the Gaatea being to
windward. When well under the Long Island
shore the yachts came about almost at the same
time The Galatea was ahead. but the Mayhower
soon began to eat out to windward. This wind
ward position she constantly kept Increasing. The
Galatea seemed to 20 through the water faster
than her rival but she could not hold her own with
the Maynower in wind ward work. The superiority
of the centreboard over the deep keel for helping
a boat to get to windward was being demonstrated
From the start 60 the finish the cruise thirty
eight miles long. and for this course the ayhower
allowed the Galatea thirty eight seconds
The time OF the start was as follows:
Galatea .-..........................1 1056l1
The racing yachts held their way on the port
tack toward the Staten Island shore, and when
inside tho line of merchant ships anchored there
came on the starboard tack again. When they
came on the starboard tack the wndward position
of the Mayhower gave her the lead and this lead
she never again lost; The Mayfower. being ahead,
Narrows first and still further increased her lead
Thus they passed out through the Narrows into
the Lower Bay A fair yachting breeze was blow
ing in the Bay which rutied the waters but there
was no sea running, and besides the ceaseless
chnrning of the tugs and steamers the lazy swell
that relied in from the ocean was all that rocked
Just below Fort Lafayette the Maydower came
about on the port tack The Galatea still held ner
Nav at
West Bank and then came about on the starboard
tack again. The Galatea had come on the port
tack aud was following the Maytiower over to the
West Bank when the steamer st. Johns came down
and ran across her bows, making great swash
which made the cutter rock and pitch. Inc Nay
flower stood toward Coney Island Point and then
at | 80 came about on the port tack again. one
minute later the Galatea came on the starbOard
tack. The Mayflower made short leg ana then
came on the starboard tack once more. When the
yachts got far to the eastward that they could
see the waves creeping up the white sands on the
the port tack, the Galatea setting the example: =.
AS they now went reaching to westward III
seemed if the Galatea had gained little on the
American boat. But the gain was not enough TO
give any fear that the Boston yacht would drop
behind At 1856 the cutter made short leg on
the sarboard tack but soon after came BACK asaha th
starboard tack at 1905. but came about again five
minutes later. The Galatea. after holding her
stood to the eastw ard. At 12:2550 the Mayhower
did the same. Thus they went tacklng down 10
the Southwest Spit with steamers tugs ana yacses
around Buoy No. 10 nearly five minutes in the
lead The time at this point was:
Maynower 900
little further on toward the Point of the Hook
was Buoy No. Sl2 The yachts rounded that marx
at the following times:
l'V' 'o'
Thus at Buoy No. gig the American boat led her
antagonist i've minutes and sixteen seconds. The
wind had hauled more to the eastward now and
was blowing from south-southeast The yachts
laid their course for the place where beyond the
horizon they knew the red -hu led Sandy Hook Light
ship was rocking on the waves for them to round
The wind began TO fail as the yachts crossed the
bar and those who had been through the harrow
ug experiences of last year, when day alter day
the wind refused to be party to an International
race between the Genesta and Puritan, ieit their
hearts go down with the WIND; put thelr ndnS Iosrs
the breeze freshened again: It was long reacn
out to the lightship, devoid OF especial inteIest
from no RACING Ro Bopt o steadily Sep
lead and having stood far enough over to fetch the
lightship, came about on the port tack and stood
for the turning point of the race. She had taken
in the small jib-topsail under which she mad sailed
so far, and had her balloon llb-topsail run up IN
stops ready to break out when she should round
the lghtship. BY great exertiOns the Judges boat
cleared pathway for the sloop around the light
ship among the inconsiderate tugs aud steamers.
The Maytower rounded the ,,, llg,h,tshlp% nearly nearly lo
OF whistling of steamers and shouting OF men.
The time at which the yachts rounded the light
ship was as follows:
Maynower Z3o;OZ
The Galatea took in her small jib topsail and set
her balloon lib topsa and large forestaysai after
rounding. The Grew of the cutter, usually so
quick and handy, seemed to be demoraized at the
certainty of defeat and were q long time IN doing
the work. When the Mayfower broke out her
balloon jb topsail. which she did quickly and
neatly she took IN her other head sails. The two
yachts aid their course for the Point of the Hook
and the Maytower still further drew away from
the Galatea as they went sliding toward the low
sandy beaches that stretched along below the
Highlands. The yachts rounded Buoy No. 10 on
the run as follows:
Mayhower .--...-----...------.---- 5000 5000
They now ran for the finish at Buoy No. To- just
outside the Narrows The wind would scarcely
admit from its direction of spinnakers being USED
until shortly before the finish, when the Galatea
set hers and carried II to the buoy me May ynower
did not need 10 take the trouble. The tugs,
steamers and yachts aud the people on them seemed
to 60 wild with excitement as the Mayiower swept
III q handsome wiuner. beating the Galatea IL
minutes 40 seconds on actual time and = minutes
z seconds on corrected time. When the Galatea
came up past the judges boat Lieutenant Hem,
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