Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-10
OFF FOR NEW LONDON.

The New York Yachts-TheIr De-
 parture From New Haven Harbor.
 The yachts of the New York Yacht club weighed anchor yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock. The small sloops were started first. so that they might get good ad vance on the big boats and reach New London about the same time as the latter About an hour after the smaller craft wers off the big steam yachts departed, leaving at about noon. The wind in the morning was very light and at the rate it was blow. ing the yachts would have hard work tc make New London during the day.
 Neither the Colonia or Vigilant entered yesterdays contest, the former having be. come so disgusted, owing to the lack of wind, that she took a tug and made for Newport, where she will await the other yachts and prepare for the big contest with the other cup defenders on Friday in the Goelet cup race.
 It is generally believed by the police of both this city and West Haeen that Gray, who claims to belong in Branford, is the and afterward disposed of it in Saybrook. THE RUN TO NEW LONDON FROM MORRIS
 COVE.
 NEW LONDON, Aug. 9.-This mornings run from Morris Cove was far pleasanter than yesterdays uneventful drift. Many did not get in until after midnight and some kept on without anchoring at Morris Cove. Others started in advance early in the day, go that the fsgship's signals for the run found a dwindled fleet of racers waiting. The wind was light but, steady, and all the yachts wore light canvas. Aided by four-knot ebb tide Wasp led the fleet out, followed by Maraquits. Ariel had the lead of the off shore division, with the big Ramona ahead of her farther in- shore and the Bsdouin just behind her. Lasca kept farther in-shore and was leading on the schooners. The Ccronet and Dauntless were together. The Coronet set her spinnakers shortly after the start, un- wisely, for the wind was too quartering for spinnakers. Other echooners wore balloon jibtopsails and maintopmast stay sails. As the fleet neared Faulkners' leland it divided, the yachts which had followed Lasca tn-shore going inside. Just after leaving Faulkners' Island the wind let up and came around to the southward, 50 that the run to Cornfeld Point Light was chapter of fukes. Constellation with his excellency, Governor Russell, of Massachusetts, aboard for mascot, drew several good scratches of wind sailing besides. Governor Russell left for Boston tonight. Ramona drew blanks and lost her leading position. The wind was growing lighter, and late finish in prospective caused many yschtsman to drop 8 tear. As it was, several yachts did not finish the long thirty eight-mile run. In the harbor as they began to arrive Gen. eral Paine's Jubilee was the most promi- nent object of interest. Other yachts joining the fleet here were the schooners Southern Cross, Quickstep, Monheean, Wsnderer, Tioga, Meteor, Eleanor, Clytie; sloops Thetis, Azard, Barbara and others, and steamers Electra, Reva,, ,Cosette, Nour- manal and Vision. General Paine seemed somewhat disappointed at finding nothing of his size with the fleet, but the news that the Pilgrim was towing around tonight gladdened his heart. He most emphatic ally said he was not disappointed in his craft.
 Winners to-day in their classes were:
 Constellation, Lascs, Ariel, Neara, of the schooners, and Katrina, Queen Nab and Wasp, of the sloops.
 To.morrow's run will be to Newport, with the finish of Dumlings. Over 15O yachts are here tonight, the biggest feet New London has had on the New York cruise for years. The yachts were illumi- mated tonight and their owners enjoyed 8 dance at the Pequot house. In to.mor- rows run with racing between the Coronet and Wasp and Pilgrim and Jubilee the feeling Is great and yachtsmen are feeling better about the cruiss than they were yesterday.