The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-17
THE YANKEE WINS.

The Haynowsr Wins the Great Interna-
tionai Yacht Race.
NEW YORK. Sept A-Yeaterdsy was the
greatest yachting day that New York has
ever seen and another day Of glory for Bos-
ton. for her latest and prettiest product Of
naval architecturc-ths sloOp yacht May
f0wer-won the FIRST race of the int~rna-
tional series against powerful antagonist
the British cutter Galatea.
At 1880 light breeze from q little east
OF south came seward clearing away the
haze and ripping the waters Of the bay.
Quickly tho two contestants and the i'm.
niense flOtilla of steamers of all sizes from
the 80 foot launch to the three decker.
Grand Republic. clustered about the start
ing point The preparatory whistle
screeched out its warning ut 1O:45, and
tan minutes later camB one tor the start.
Both yachts, carrying the same sail-main.
sail. clubtopsaii, jb aud fotrstaysail. had
been Unanswered into good positions. and
down they came for the imaginary line be-
tween the Luckenback and buoy Is. bear.
Ing cast from her quarter mile 1t y 5-knOt
gait, the MayfiOwer apparently ahead and
close to the Judges b0at-not close enough,
however, for with twist Of her long tiler
Captain Bradford shot the handsome Gala.
tea into windwar,t between tire Luckem.
backs bow and her rival and crossed the
line second ahead amid the widest ap-
plause. Mrs. Hem In yachting costume,
with scarlet Tam O'Slanter cap. stood In
the companion hatcliway, her husband
standing on deck. cOOl and confident. Cap
tain Stone steered the MayfiOwer. with Joe
Ellsworth at his elbow and General Paine
near the wheel. The official start was:
Galatea, 10:56:l1. MayfOwer, l0:56: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.
Tacking close under the Long Island shore
at IL 80 they made stretch over for Staten
Island. The Mayfl0wer held tile windward
position and, with the last Of the ebb lido
under her leo boom, she managed to keep it
and began ''0utfOOting" the cutter ut once.
Hundreds watched this first part of the bat
tie from the heights of Forts WadswOrth
aud Hamilton. At II :O2 the Galatea set
her jib tOpsail and at 1l:l2 the Mayfower
tackled close under quarantine, the cutter
following suit minute later.
10 buoy 81 the Mayflower had already
beaten the cutter s minutes II seconds.
From here to the outer mark-Sandy Hook
lightship-the contest was extremely
pretty. The MayfOwer slowly but surely
Out(OOted the cutter, and, lacking for the
outer mark at 2:27.30. came grandly along
for it 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: MayfiOwer, 2:35.O3 !;
Galatea. 2:44.3O. Both made splendid
picture as they rounded the lightship. To
this point the MayflOwer had now beaten
the Gala.ea 0 minutes 20 seconds and she
was fully two miles away when
the cutter squared away. Back to
the nOrthward came the great flo
tilla Of steamers with their freight of rnthu-
siastic admirers. Tie Mayflower, with her
big balloon jib topsail belIying out in the
now strung breeze, came horsing by buoy
81 on the home stretch at 1884, just as the
Galatea was passing the point of Sandy
Hook. The latter passed the buoy at 3:46.
and both angling over to port came grandly
down to the finish on the flood tide. Find
ing that the spinnaker would draw Lieu.
tenant Hem ordered it set to starbOard at
ALB. Captain Stone. finding the cutter
overhauling him, followed suit and set the
Mayfi0wer'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
tile MayhOwer came tearing along
through a narrow path Of water and crossed
the finish line amid the firing OF guns,
screecI of whistles and waving Of acres Of
bunting and handkerchiefs.