New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-21

The Huron, lydia, Athon. Mayfower Miranda,
| 1roquois, Sachem, Cinderella, Peri, PapoOse, GavOta
! and Mabel Swift were given handicap time, crossing
the line in the order named. As the yachts neared
the line they all dropped their spinnaker boom TO
starboari, and they came across the start set
ther Spnnakers and balloon jb topsails well, and
In fact all the light kites they could There
hardly enough wind then to fill the sails. and the
sheets tapped mournfuy along the funeral process
sion. Before the racers were mile out the wind
headed them and spnnakers had again to disappear.
The Volunteer. at this time. had overaken the Puritan
and passed TO the lead that at o'clock she led by
half mile The little sloop Fanny also had the
temority to pass the Puritan, and at three bells
the order OF those in sight was Volunteer,
Fanny, Puritan. The OF The twenty-five
starters were IN the ruck far that hoy could not
be seen and matters were growing worse
BY great and lasting streak of luck tho
Volunteer carried wind with her and selfish
enough TO keep It, General Paine looking for
revenge, and II ever a aided in his purpose
by the laes he was to-day. lie had left the entire
competition below the horizon when he rounded the
stileto, and tho melancholy fact became apparent
that. under the rules the Volunteer would finish with
In the time limit Of eight hours and would thus make
a race for all classes and would compel both the
stllcto and Electra TO stay out the piless sea
for at least a portion Of the night. Then there
much philosophlzing aboard the Electra, and Com
modore Gerry defended his reputation wind
chsimcr by bringing out leaf from a political
almanac for 1855 where, under dato Of August 20,
Shakes pearo quoted as follows
Was ever feather 30 lightly blown to and fro this
multitude ?-Hcnry VI. Part Q.
The Bard of Avon is therefore hold responsible
for the luke. Well, there describe
after tho Volunteer rounded stake The pride OF
America simply increased her lead and half |
way back to Brenon's Reef while the rest were still
foolng around the outward The Puritan |
met her rival coming in she going and |
her proud heart broken. She turned for home
and did finish. The two leaders tho first /
class sloops took the close haul home together,
the MayiOwer also turned tail when her sisters came
along
The Electra returned Newport to put several
dinner parties ashore aid then again went out to
the reeI prepared Tor a nights stay The Palmer.
Puritan BcdOuiE and Mabel swift returned without
finishing, General Paine crossed just after sunset gun.
on the port tack under brisk northeast wind. The
exact time :Io 40, the having been made
in G:42 Al. therefore making for all classes.
revealed In the darkness by the Electra's electric
search light The schooner passed The haSshps
also OF the competition for the cups The moon
rose brightly with rs full face disappearing for brief
periods behind the cirrhus clouds but there was no
sail lf0 - for couple of tedious hours. The soOp
Fanny the second 10 cross the line, and was
closely followed by the Katrina, the close finish Of
1nly six minutes being something remarkable. At
he time, there no other sail I'm sight. The
Fanny allowed m nutcs 30 seconds, by the
Katrina. making the corrected elapsed time ;25 :25
md s 20 :5s. respectively, the Fanny winning In
econd class sloops by minutes; 32 seconds,
DaunlesS emerged from the gray INST and she
rosscd tho line at s 40 :05. She far ahead
# the Of the irst-cass schooners that It was
crtain that Commodore Colts celebrated yacht had
chOOneIs at 09 :22 starting at The fleet
viii dlsband Immediately after coIors in the morning