The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-16
THE YANKEE WINS.
The Msyiower Wins the Great Interns-
tional Yacht Race

49, ny ho"cE wins the OEcae
tional Yacht Race.
NEW YORK. Sept S.-Yesierday was me
greatest yachting day that New York has
ever seen and another day of glory for BoS-
Ton. for her latest and prettiest product or
naval architecture-the sloop yacht May
iOwer-wOn the FIRST race of the interna-
tional series against powerful antagonist,
the British cutter Galatea.
At 1890 light breeze from little east
of south came seward clearing away the
haze and ripping the waters Of the bay.
Quickly the two contestants and the i'm.
nense fiotila of steamers of all sizes from
the 20 foot launch TO the three DECKER
Grand Republic, clustered about the start.
ing point The preparatory whistle
screeched out its warning at 10:45, and
ten minutes later came one tor The start,
Both yachts, carrying the same sail-main--
sail, clubtOpsail, iib and fOIestaysail. had.
been Unanswered into good positions, and
down they came for the imaginary line be-
tween the Luckenback and buoy IS, bear
Ing east from her quarter mile At a 5-knot
gait the MayfiOwer apparently ahead and
close to the judges bOat-not close enough.
however, for with a twist OF her long tiler
NoPeoth Sllub TIC uluOSOilC Ntid~.
tea into windward between the Lucken-
backs bow and her rival and crossed the,
line second ahead amid the widest APP
plause. Mrs. Hem i'm yachting costume.
with scarlet Tam O'Shanter cap, stood i'm.
the companion hatchway, her husband.
standing on deck, cool and confident. Cap
tain Stone steered the Maytiower, with Joe
Ellsworth at his elbow and General Paine
near the wheel. The official start was.
Galatea, 10:56:11. Mayfiower, 1O:56:l2.
Mr.. Lloyd Phoenix of the schooner Intrepid,
represented the New York Yacht Club on
board the Galatea. Lieutenant Hem said
he did not care to have representative on
board the May flower. Both yachts stood.
across the channel on the starbOard tack
and began their battle for the America cup.
lacking close under the Long Island shore
at 1870 they made a stretch over for Staten
Island. The Maytiower held the windward
position and, with the last Of the ebb tide,
under her lee boom, she managed to keep il.
and began ''outfOoting" the cutter ut once.
Hundreds watched this first part Of the bat
tie from the heights of Forts WadswOrih
and Hamilton. At 1:O3 tina Gaatea set
her jib tOpsail and at 11:13 the Maytl0wer
tackled close under quarantine, the cutter
following suit a minute later.
beaten the cutter 5 minutes II seconds.
From here to the outer mark-Sandy Hook
lightship-the contest was extremely
pretty. The MayflOwer slowly but surely
OutfOOted tine cutter, and, lacking for tho.
outer mark at 2:21.30 came grandly along
for II on the port tack. As she squared.
away round 1t few minutes later and her
big balloon tOpSail blOSSomed OUT of its
stays the whistle serenade that was given.
her could be heard for miles. The official
time for turning was: Mayf,Ower, 2:35.O2;
Galatea, 2:44.30. Both made a splendid
picture as they rounded the lightship. To-
this point the MayflOwer had now beaten
the Gala.ea Q minutes 20 seconds and she
was fully two miles away when
the cutter squared away. Back to
the DOrthward came the great flO-
tilla OF steamers with their freight OF enthu-
siastic admirers. Tie MayflOwer, with her
big balloon jib topssil helIying out in the
now strong breeze, came hOrsing by buoy
So on tine home stretch at 1884, just as the
Galatea was passing the point of Sandy
Hook. The latter passed the buoy at :46,
and both angling over to port came grandly
down 10 the finish OH the flood tide. Find
ing that the spinnnker would draw Lieu
tenant Hem ordered it set to starbOard at
Alb. Captain Stone, finding the cutter
overhauling him, followed suit and sci the
May1Ower's spinnaker five minutes later.
The finish was the grandest marine specta-
Gle ever seen in New York bay Surrounded
by nearly 500 steam and sailing crafts
the MayflOwer came tearing along
through narrow path OF water and crossed
the finish line amid the firing of guns,
screech of whistles and waving OF acres OF
bunting and handkerchiefs.