Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-08-10
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS

GkNEAAL EOAHIGN HEWS.
Right Hundred Liverpool Broker
and Merchants Sign the Memorial
Asking That MRS. maYbrick be Re-
prIeved.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 9.-The memorial to the
government asking that Mrs. Maybrick be
reprieved on the ground of the conflicting
nature of the medical evidence given at he,
trial has been signed by eight hundred
brokers and merchants of Liverpool. Judge
Stephens today protested in court against
the abusive letters addressed to the jury
in the Maybrick case. He said he thought
that they had oonscientiously done their
duty.
THE YACHTS AT NEWBORN.
The Geolet Cup Race Sailed Under Fa-
vorable Conditions Yesterday-WiR.
ners are the Sea Fox and Tisania.
NEWPORT, Aug. 0.-The Goelet cup race
was sailed under favorable conditions. The
wind this morning was fresh from south.
west. Over $50 yachts were in the harbor.
The Electra steamed down through East
Channel to her station opposite Brenton
Reef lightship, where the sea was very
smooth and the wind constantly freshening.
The Block Island course which was selected
by the committee was about 81 miles from
an imaginary line drawn from the Electra to
Brenton Reef Hghtship to and around a
marked buoy northeast from Block Island
light distant about two miles and due east
of Block Island buoy, about one mile thence
to and around a mark boat about two and a
miles half W-S-W fromWest Island light, and
finish over line drawn as for the start, the
starting gun was fred at II O'Clock, and in
less than eight minutes after all the Compel
ing yachts ha dorossed the line. The Electra
waited for the Gorilla and the Mariquita
which had a race to the first mark boat and
return, the Gorilla winning by 10 min
utes 26 seconds. The Dauntless carried away
her jib stay and returned. Katrina led
the sloops and Alert had the
windwsrd position over the sehooners,
Titaria was gaining on Katrina, having de-
creased the advantage at the start. About
LOS the Sea Fox and Crawling had a very
interesting brush, resulting in the formers
favor. Meanwhile the wind had slackened
and the Alert was losing her advantage and
Sea Fox led the schooners: The yachts we're
making good time and had got well together
by the time the first mark was reached when
Katrina was blanketed by Grayling falling
away to leeward go far that she had to make
short tack to round the mark and allowing
Titania to pass her to windward, being badly
handled besides. The yachts rounded in the
following order: E.. ....
Sea Fox, 1862; Titania. 1860; Katrina,
1884; Grayling, 1:3s:42; Constellation,
1:41; Merlin, 1:42:43; Alert, 1:44:25; Oracle,
1:52:25; Bedouin. 1876; Sachem, 1:55:45;
Fredonia, 1:56:15; Ozone, 1:59:10; Mayfow-
er, 1880.
Sea Fox set spinnaker soon after rounding,
and the Titania in emulatinQ her example
carried away fly spinnaker boom losing the
advantage just gained. Katrina set hers all
right and gained rapidly. Captain Half,
however, had his boom spliced quickly and
eventually won the race for his boat. The
order of the leading boats around the second
mark was: Sea Fox 3:14:43; Constellation,
3:1o:15; Katrina, 3:19:4o; Grayling, 3:22.
A heavy sea and wind prevail
ed here and to the end of the race. Katrina
and Constellation were both butohered com-
ing around the stake boat. Katrina, saucily
over-oonfdent of defeating the Titania in
stead of slapping by the lightship, seemed to
think it her duty to pass as near to the Elec
ira as possible, and cossted down the line
before crossing, while the Titania was handled
badly. These mistakes of handling beat the
Katrina. Winners are the Sea Fox and I'll.
tsnia. The yachts leave for the Vineyard al
$50 o. m. tomorrow. Following Is the
summarv.