New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

The Palmer ran aground Squash MeadoW III
rounding the Electra's bow and was hauled OH Dy
tug without having been injured The Meet as inc
table shows, had dwindled down 70 twenty-iour YES
sells, but several yachts lodged through Qucks Hoe
yesterday and waited for the rest Of
the boats at New-BedfoId The racers had
to encounter from the start strong southwest
wind and their progress beat all the way 10 the
SOW and Pigs Lghtship The Mayhower picked mp the
Puritan from the start and passed her old rival OH
Nobsqua Point Among the schooners the Grayllns
started out with the best work All the schooners
carried two working topsai,s and The soops one The
sachem stood far into Iapaulin Cove and lost the
wind Before that she had passed the sea FOX ana
held the Graylinc. The scho0ue,s, altogether, thrh
stood on one long starboar tack from 4aipahln 'oNc
TO Chilmark shore MartAa's Vineyard. The "a ne"l
stood clear into the shore, and when she tachd ad
gained on the sea Fox and again held her position
relative TO the Crayng Tie Providence schooner
again came about little OIL shore, tachcd ana
weathered the sea Fox at Il 90, compelling Mr. can
fields beauty TO weather away.
At this time the Puritan aud Maydovor. which had
been beating mp the middle Of Vineyard sound aud hal
encountered headtde. took star1o4.d ~ hs and
the five leaders headed into AemcnsAa Blight. The
schooners had sailed q better course and the GraylinG
crossed the Puritans bow. The Mag lower was con-
tlnually gaining and then trce-qua1ers OF milo
ahead The cutter Bcdouin. while the breeze lasted
beat the Katrina handly, but the wind LOW lghtened
little and the Katrina qua Delcf NOih ~ PAST
IL O'Clock the Grayling tackled to windward Of the
sachcru tho Puritan following minute later on
Devils Bridge the Mayfower was one mlm ahead Of
the Crawling the latter oneeighth Of mile ahead OF
the Puritan.
As the fleet approached the Sow and Pigs Rocks 1t
was noticed that the Maynower was bearing for the
SOW end Pigs Buoy, while the rest Of the racers were
shaping their course for Vineyard sound LShiship
The latter was formerly known the SOW and Pigs
Iightship but was renamed. The meeting OF the
captains, which decided to refuse 20 accept the East-
ern Yacht Clubs invitation fixed tho course Tor 10
days run, and II specified that the yachts should
round sow and Pigs Rear-C commodore Morgan eilhef
misunderstood the directions or desired 10 rest bis
claims for the race to-day on techncallty. There
was 10 Sow and Pigs Light, and the Commodore
rounded the buoy. All the other yachts took the
lghtship and it decided by the Regatta Committee
that Mayower had lost her chance for the trophy
cup The big sOop left the buoy on her
port hand at % 81. The other leaders rounded the
lightshlp as follows Grayling, 80 10; Sachem,
1 :3j 81; Puritan, 80 :21 sea FoX 81 30.
on the twenty-me beat to windwlrd to SOW and
Pigs IIghtshlp. therefore, in actual elapsed time tho
Grayling beat the sachcm II seconds the Fniltan
l minute 81 seconds. and the Sea Fox minutes %
seconds It a matter of general regret that inc
Mayhower's blunder had occurred, the sloop had
mile lead and plenty of time to round the lishtship
even after she arrived at the buoy. Rear Commodore
Morgan, however, set his splnnaker at once aud
started for New Bedford with his canvas unfer a
heavy strain. The sachcm. soon ai'er leaving the
lightshp. picked up more and more on the Crawling,
until off Clarks Point she was almost abreast OF her
old rival. The brisk ". >. W. wind caught the sails
exactly aft and with spinnakcrs blown out anti tie
strands seemed ready burst, the whole crowd Of
leaders swarmed down upon the finish line. The
feature of the before the wind was rho work Of
the Sea Fox, but II too late. and though CaSs
Canhcld'S wonder again .in-u4>lcd herself 10y her
speed with a free wind. she was doomed 10 defeat
under the time allow aucc rule she led the fleet In
having overhatlcd on the HON" ran the Puriia an
sachem and Graylng. Ihe finish between the Two
schOoncrs last named one Ot The finest over
witnessed. The Grayling led hrr rival by hardly a
yard when the nifty Yards from the line.
The Sachcm seemed tO be gaining. and II looked a
If the Providence boat would pich p the Yorker
To make matters stin mon exciting the Cravings
spnnaker was dropped moment too soon. yet her
momentum too great. and She crossed the finish
line seconds ahead The smaller fry kept coming
In for over two hours af;cl the big schO0ners had
crossed but all came in well ald acquitted themselves
TO their credit. Tho Nymph. Concord and Fanny,
sOOps and the schoOuers Hacyon and HarOlnrer took
q short through Ohcks Hole and were rot timed
The summary Of the race with the winners IS here