New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-10
ONLY A FIZZLE IN THE FOG.
THE SECOND OF THE BIG YACHT RACES A
COMPLETE FAILURE.
Little WIND, BUT PLENTY OF FOG AND RAIN
The MAYFLowER ROUNDS THE TURNING
POINT, BUT THE GALATEA DOESN'T
THE RACE TO BE TRIED AGAIN

THE RACE TO BE TRIED AGAIN
TOMORROW.
The attempt to sail the second of the Interna-
tlonal races yesterday began with every prospect
OF spirited contest. 1t ended in dense fog,
semi-calm and general gloom. The yachts were
not able to get over the course within
the seven hours allowed for making the
race and the thousands who went
out on the ocean in tugs and excursion steamers
| thanked their lucky stars (which they could not
see) when the judges boat Luckenbach. cropping
| her way through the dense fog, managed to find
| the entrance to the Swash Channel and led the
| fleet ND the Narrows. One Of the boats the En-
| pire State, got stranded mile and half below
| Sandy Hook.
| There was good breeze at the
start and in the beat out to the turning buoy the
Mayfiower left the Galatea so badly that the race
became uninteresting Before half the distance
from the Scotland Lightshp had been covered the
English boat was practically out Of the race.
| The wind was fresher and the sea rougher than
| on tuesday and the Mayfower did a great deal
| Detter There was not much wind, to be sure, and
| the sea was comparatively smooth. But still the
wind at the start blew about 13 miles an hour and
at one time few white caps went
dancing over the water. Itwas open ocean sailing,
too-no currents and eddies to take advantage Of
and under these conditions the way the Yankee
|
patriotic American yachtsmen who watched the
| race.
| The foo shut down over the water and the wind
died out when the Mayfower had got about four
miles on her homeward way, and from
| that timo it was evIdeht that there
would be race. The Galatea had
| not then rounded the buoy, and what became
OF her was mystery to those on the judges boat.
| The dim spectre of the Alayfower towering OBJ
scurey through the fog kept in sight until the
seven hours were nearly up, and the Scotland
Lightship still miles away. Then
| everything except some of the excursion
steamers and tugs faded from view and
| general and overwhelming desire to get home
| came every one. 1t was sorrowful feet
| freghted with disgustcd lovers of yachting, that
| followed the Luckenbach in her search for the
| Swash Channel on the return. The dark night
| the dense fog and the danger of trying under
| such circumstances to make harbor with
fleet a coast crowded with vessels added TO the
| disgusting particulars of the affair.
The one big fzze of yesterdays race eclipsed
everything of the kind that faithful yachtsmen
| endured last year.
| The judges boat left Pier No 3 East River at
| $50 and at Bay Ridge took the Gaatea III tow
| and proceeded with her out to the Scotland Light
| ship. As she was being tOwed down two carrier
pigeons which we're Oosened from the Luck kenbach
flew to the cutter and lit on her spreaders. Good
| luckn said every one who re nembered how car
| rier. pigeon had signalled out tho winner
| by alighting the spreader of the
| Mayfower before the last of the trial races But
sailor was sent aloft on the Gaatea. and he scared
| the pigeons away All the subsequent misfortunes
of the day and the bad showing of the English boat
were attributed by the sailors to the frghten-
| ing away Of the birds. The tug scandinavian
| had the Mayhower in tow and at IL o'clock both
yachts were ready for the start off the Scotland
LightshIp. The wind was east by north and the
| course given out was twenty miles to windward
and return
| When the yachts left Bay Ridge the day
| looked inauspiclous for yacht race or IN
fact for anything else. But by the time the
| lightship reached good fresh wiud was
| blowing and the water broken into short
waves that danced on the top of the long ocean
swels.
At 1920 the preparatory signal given.
The yachts, under mainsa, jib. fore-stay-
sail and working topsail, came down
| to the line on the starboard tack
They so nicely tuned the start that the nosepoles
| Of both yachts reached over the line just as the
starting whistle was blown at 1880. The two
racers went dashng across the line close together
there being only two seconds difference In their
| time. The May flower was to windward and crossed
first doing exactly the same tEng that the Galatea
| did on Tuesday. The times OF crossing were as
| foowsi $4,000
May flower. l;3U5O
On the two yachts were the same people who
| the tiller of the Galatea- The Mayhower was
| sailed by General Paine, her owner; He sailed
the yacht with the dvce and Eswops sis1aRfs
on Tuesday, as he did yesterday, and he
sailed her well. 1t has great risk to take, but the
manner in which the American champion was
handled al Tuesday Yesterday
| at rest. As soon as the line was crossed the
| Gaatea began to outfoot the Mayfiower and took
windward position. At 11:5O the Gaatea came
about on the port tack H The MayaoweST i%%s
S" Se%eh SaS' of the sr Gaateas Fe0o mansa Ss was
shaking badly all the the tine and The yRSShs yySS tme t5e
Mayfower kept increasing her lead. The WIND
besan, to grow lighter and at ., l;S9, when theIl
apsn. es She set 'Ip her club I topsa At i5o
she up. small iib, topsail. , The
Galatea still held her port tack. but was miles be
Galatea so far out of the race that all interest
ia the contest ceased.
tack again at 2;l7. After no stand stand
she came the stafboard tack again and made for
the turning buoy. As the Mayfower came, up to
the turning buoy the Gaatea was almost hull down
behind. The Mayhower roundedthe buoy at4;26:22.
having made the run from the scotland Ligmto
snip III HouIs % niuutts anu - scSohu'' -.
wind was now dying out rapidly, and the prospect
Of the yacht getting back to The lightship III time
10 make the grew steadily smaller The
weather became thick and the Galatea disappeared
| from view in the obscurlty. The Maydower set
her spnnaker and balloon jib topsail after round,
ing the buoy, but even that great press of sail ana
free wind 1t was evident, would not carry her 10
| the Scotland Lightship within seven hours from
the of her start. thick fog settled over the
water and only the outlines of the tower of gliding
canvas could be seen.
The shades of evening began to add to the general
| gloom. The judges boat steamed ahead In search
| OF the Scotland Llghtship and the Mayhower dls-
appeared. The judges boat stayed at the llght-
ship until the seven hours and then began 10
| grope her way, toward where the harbor was sup