New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-21
UHATTHE EREGATTAS ia VEPEOVED.
IT WILL BE ANOTHER STORY IN OPEN SEA.

THE DEFENCE OF THE CUP PROBABLY IIRs BE-
TWEEN THE PRISCILLA AND THE BOSTON sLooPs.
Regatta week is over. and the merits of the
foor big soops much in dispute they were be-
fore the egatas began 1t Will he impossible TO get any
e1uatc idea OF relative of the soops until
have taken place under the circumstances as
attended tho trial races OF last year The Puritan and
MayHower sailed for Boston Yesterday morning. and
probably they will have chance 10 test tier metal IN
the regatta OF the Eastern Yacht Club The winds that
sweep Marblehead and Deer Island down the Bay
generally stronger than those that blow over the
OF the New York Yatht Club. The performances
of the Maynower in these waters have caused experts
10 trust in heI as tie coming defender OF the Americas
Cup.
The three races which took pucc last week proved
little The Mnyrower badly handled In the Sea-
wanhaka race end conflicting wins and currents playei
inn part iD the propulsion OF the yachts IN
the other give any adequate idea OF their speed
under such circums will attend the race FOR the
preservation or the Americas Cup In two OF these races
the Priscilla In OF them she drifted over the
line aud other victory ascribabe more to chance
merit In the third race that of the seawanhaRa
Club Puritan only because she got over the line
at the start. While the other Shops marketing In the
Upper Bay
The date OF the tI.a TO select competitor FOL
the Americas cup have not yet been fixed. When they
are Will be First-Over tie Now YORK
Yacht Club course second, over the triangular course
from the Point OF the Hook, and return. The yacht
that is selected to defend the Cup must not only be
yacht that IL good in the frequent calms and the flaws
ani edles in the Lower Bay, but yacht that with
steady bIeeze and In the open distance all her
competitors When the English yachtsnan Is ontslhe ol
Portsmouth southampton he Is generally 10 heavy
and breeze. The natural result IS TIA, Eng
sh yachts best when White are ON the hlIlOWs
and strong winds blow the ocean. Now, yacht
must selected to defend the Americas Cup that VIII
beat LeuteDant Henn's Galatea in her own weather
and %
week proved nothing. The Priscilla has shown
however thai the alterations made in her have been OF
immense advantage IN wndwafd work and the Nay
flower has shown that experience wed with science Is
port she il tho fastest yacht OF the llg our
Tho championship Of the Americas cup certainly lies
the Priscilla and the white soops from iio-on
The Americas cup won hy schooner yacht; ana
there those who long for the time when II shall ne
again competed for by two Oma>ter. The America
wrcsted IL from the combined feet or the Royal squad
and If the crcums ances att ndng the catUre ol
the Cup be repeated in It's defence 1t would re-
main for many years these shores. The Gaalel Is
boat tnan the both these hoats have been
by the Irex and dD we!have the very best loas
that England produced to compete against the rel
tive merits OF American ana English yachts cannot NC
ascertainei. We put best boat against the yacht
that England sends to but unfortunately she does
not send the best boat she has The advent OF tho
Genesta and the Calea In these waters Is undoubtedly
a good advertisement for j. B. Webb yacht DESIGNER;
hut if England sent the yacht that acknowledged
in her to he the neetest tic test would De
much more complete and satisfactory