Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
VICTORIOUS oMAYFLOWER."
A Graphic Account Of the Great I~nterna-
ti0nal Yacht Race,

A Graphic Account Of the Great Interna
tional Yacht Race.
New YORK. September 11.-To-day'l
races lave decided upon which side OF tn
Atlantic Americas cup shall stay for a
least another year. 1t resulted in a glori
GUS victory for the "Mayfower. Whel
she finished this evening at 6 hours. 1;
minutes, 400 seconds, the "Galatea" wal
nearly two miles astern. The course wal
thirty miles to leeward and return from
Scotland Light Ship. The race was sailet
in a breeze that blew fresh from the north
west for three hour and then canting two
points to westward, when it fell, the last
hours of the contest being a little better
than a drift. The 'Mayflower" only
A 8 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS To SPARE
when she crossed the finish line as the time
limit OF the race was seven hours. The
"Galatea" was defeated o. every poiIt O.
sailing by the "Maytiower." In the lur
out to the outer mark with s%pinnakers SCI
she was beaten 13 min. 40 sec.. and in
windward work hall an hour. There il
great rejoicing among yachtsmen tonight
while Bostonians are fairly wild. OF
whistle buoy at 1915 the "Galatea" was
cast off. Her crew Don made sail While
the ''Mayf1ower' did the same, both setting
club top sails. When the judges boat ran
alongside the "Galatea," Lloyd Phoenix,
representing the New York Yacht Club told
the Regatta COMMITTEE that
LIEUT. HEM WAS VERY SICK
in the cabin aud that he wished the course
to be made Is miles instead Of 20 so as to
be sure and finish within reasonable time.
In ooso r. ohr111 fol colin ha Niaho0 the
Luckenbach to tow the cutter back, il the
race was not completed, SO he could see
a doctor early. Secretary Robinson said.'he
would consult with General Payne as to
the length of the course. That gentleman
when seen said he would leaYe the matter
in the hands OF the committee. They de-
decided that the course should be southeast
twenty miles, and steaming back to the
'.Galatea" that course was given them.
Capt. Bradford was sailing the cutter and
Beaver Webb looked after the sails while
Mrs. Hem peeped out OF the c%ompanian
way with an anxious look in her eyes for
her husbands condition
HER CONSIDERABLY.
A fleet OF steam sailing craft nearly US large
as that OF Thursday had assembled near the
starting point, Scotland Lightship. Nam
moth flags bedecked the steamers 'Grand
Republic and 'Columbia," and the iron
steamers "Siren," "Orpheus," and Tau
rus were black with their human freight
OF yachting enthusiasts. The breeze was
f%reshening every moment and as it was the
first time the yachts came together where
the first half OF the contest was to be sailed,
there was much discussion as to the pro-
bable result. When the starting signal
was given at 11:2O, the "Mayfower" was
in an excellent position square to the
northwest OF the imaginary line between
Scotland Lightship and the "Lnckenbach"
lying a cables length to the north of it.
Her spinnaker boom was downto port and
thirty seconds after the signal, the great
sail blossomed out amid wild cheers from
thousands on the Grand Republic" With
her main boom broad of to starboard, her
pyramid Of sail gleamingi in the sunlight and
a smather Of foam at her sides the Boston
beauty
DASHED ACROSS THE LINE
well in the lead. The cutter was a quarter
Of a mile to westward when the whistle
blew. She came along with the wind abeam
till she crossed the bow OF the light ship
close aboard, then quartering away, her
was sheeted out exactly on the
line and the third days battle had begun.
The official time was ''Mayfower" 1922
40, 'Galatea' 1l:24:1O. With a twenty
mile run before them there was an excel.
lent opportunity to test their speek in a
breeze aud with very little sea to
impede their progress. That a "stern
chase is a long one was never better Illus
than in that twenty mile run. For
about twenty minutes the "Galatea' held
her own with the sloop but after that she
PRACTICALLY OUT OF THE RACE
4lo INTorao.-ox r.. l.. L.. l..e.-.
mile, when half the distance to the outer
regarded past warning and kept we'll away |
the contestants. At 1890 the tout
mark hove in sight and in hall an hour
the fleet of steamers, numbering thirty-one
in all, had gathered around it to await the
coming Of the yachts. The wind had fallen
light and had canted a point to windward.
Down came the trio like white-winged birds
before the wind. the "Maytiower's' balloon
jib topsail came in at 1:41.3O, four min
utes later in c me lirrspinnaker, at at 1:53
she g|ided to port and came for the mark
close hauled on the starboard tack. luffins
grandly around it a few minutes later amid
a serenade OF steam whistles.
THE PRIDE OF BOSTON
with bersails and club topsail began her wind
run with a lead of nearly a mile. The
''Galatea" gybed at 1:52:3O having ''dous-
her %spinnaker three minutes before. |
The time Of rounding the outermark was
the "Mayhower' 1:33:O5, "Galatea" 2:1O:-
20. The "Priscilla' luffed around the
mark only three minutes after the May
The "Galatea '..made a very pretty
as she laid down to her scuppers
and began her chase to windward after
the sloop. Both had about all the wind
wanted to carry club topsails in.
Capt. Stone put the "Mayfower' about
1:55 and stood to the noreh. Beaver Webb |
was sailing the "Galatea" and he refused
to tack too. At 2:22 Capt. Stone brought
Boston sloop around again. She was
then over a mile ON the cutters beam. Two
before going about the "Maytlower"
took in her club topsail when |
the wind having lightened she
set her club topsail again and also her
baby jib, the "Galatea' having set hers
before. and both yachts went
we're off Bealbeach at this time, and the
wind was growing lighter. The MAY
was lucky enough to hold light air
under the land, while the "Galatea" lay
almost becalmed for twenty minutes. The
cutter tackled at 4:37, and made a short
i'll shore, going about again at 4:45.
From here her sail up the New jersey
beach was little better than a drift, as the
'Maytlower' slowly approached the finish.
THE EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE
among the passengers on the steamers.
was no fear that the "May1ower'
would be beaten but the time Of seven
hours had almost elapsed and there was a
great fear that after being SC near the goal
The Boston sloop might not be able to fin
sh. Just as all hope was dying out the
breeze freshened and with only eight min
ties and twenty seconds to spare the
'Mayfower'
SHOT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
lose hauled on the port tack just as the
sank to rest in a crimson halo behind
Sandy Hook. The "Galatea' finished
minutes, eighteen seconds later.
As she came to anchor the 'May1ower"
rev gave her three rousing cheers which
he Englishmen answered. The following
THE RECORD OF THE RACE.
"Mayhower'- start 11:22:4O; finish