About the same time the Grayling ran through the Sachem’s lee, and the Sea Fox was holding a splendid wind and going fast through the water. She was to the windward of both the Sachem and the Grayling. Soon after the start the schooner Palmer carried away her fore gaff, but she held on under whole mainsail, fore topsail and jib. The Grayling and Sachem had it hot for a while on the starboard tack; the Sachem got a little the best of the bout. The Alert now hoisted a small maintopmast staysail and came along at a slashing pace, apparently outsailing all the schooners. The first mark of the course to be turned was the bell buoy off Nobska Point, which was turned by the leaders as follows: Puritan, 11.17.30; Mayflower, 11.18.45; Sachem, 11.21.10; Sea Fox, 11.22.05; Alert, 11.25.00; Grayling, 11.29.00.

On the way from Nobska Point to Gay Head the wind rather moderated, topmasts were sent up, and reefs shaken out on most of the boats. The time taken at Gay Head stakeboat was as follows: Puritan, 12.42.50; Mayflower, 12.47.00; Sachem, 12.50.30; Alert, 12.52.22; Sea Fox, 12.53.26; Grayling, 12.58.32; Miranda, 1.01.45; Montauk, 1.14.00; Iroquois, 1.06.30; Katrina, 1.09.55.

It was a free wind from Gay Head to the finish off the Sea View House at Cottage City. All the yachts sent their kites up soon after turning, and all made splendid time. The Alert was at a great disadvantage here in not having any spinnaker or balloon topsails on board, so that the Miranda was able to overhaul her. The race between the Sea Fox and Sachem was most exciting and very close; the Katrina also pulled up on the Bedouin, but not enough to save her loss outside. The Grayling did not do as well as usual in this home run; she was outsailed by both the Sachem and Sea Fox. The finish line was crossed in the following order: Puritan, Sachem, Mayflower, Sea Fox, Alert, Grayling, Miranda, Montauk, Iroquois, Bedouin, Katrina, Intrepid, Troubadour, Hildegarde, Halcyon, Bertie, Athlon, Vixen, and Usher.

The following tables show the result:

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

Start.

Finish.

Elapsed
Time.

Corr’d.
Time.

NAME.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

Alert

10

10

44

2

21

32

4

10

48

—

—

—

Intrepid

10

11

43

2

44

14

4

32

31

4

30

10

Miranda

10

11

45

2

27

55

4

16

10

4

05

14

Palmer

10

17

58

Did not finish.

Ramona

10

10

24

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS.

Sea Fox

10

11

23

2

20

08

4

09

45

4

08

23

Grayling

10

11

25

2

26

23

4

15

03

4

10

34

Sachem

10

11

48

2

17

08

4

06

20

4

04

33

Montauk

10

13

23

2

29

46

4

16

23

4

16

23

Troubadour

10

15

00

2

47

20

4

32

20

4

28

47

THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS.

Iroquois

10

12

10

2

34

12

4

22

02

4

22

02

Halcyon

10

14

59

3

10

38

4

55

39

4

54

54

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Puritan

10

10

16

2

12

58

4

02

42

4

00

07

Mayflower

10

13

14

2

17

44

4

04

30

4

04

30

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS.

Bedouin

10

11

25

2

37

39

4

26

14

4

24

43

Katrina

10

14

26

2

42

37

4

28

11

4

28

11

THIRD CLASS SLOOPS.

Hildegarde

10

14

11

3

09

43

4

55

32

4

55

32

FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Bertie

10

13

41

3

26

42

5

13

01

5

07

59

Athlon

10

20

00

3

59

45

5

39

45

5

39

45

FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Vixen

10

16

30

4

01

30

5

45

00

—

—

—

Hesper

10

16

48

4

03

47

5

46

59

—

—

—

Thistle

10

16

54

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Winners and prizes: Alert, $250; Sachem, $250; Iroquois, $200; Puritan, $250; Bedouin, $250; Hildegarde, $150; Bertie, $100, and Hesper, $100.

On Wednesday morning the fleet started for New Bedford. The wind was a regular sou’wester, and fast time was made.

The preparatory signal was given at 9.50, and ten minutes later the starting gun was fired. The race abounded in exciting manœuvres, and much good seamanship was displayed. It was a grand sight to watch the Sea Fox, Grayling and Sachem contesting for first place, and so close together were they at the finish that all three crossed the line within one minute.

The following table shows the actual results of the race:

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

Start.

Finish.

Elapsed
Time.

Corr’d.
Time.

NAME.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

Ramona

10

04

30

3

40

45

5

36

15

5

36

15

Palmer

10

20

00

3

54

04

5

34

04

5

31

59

Intrepid

10

02

56

3

42

42

5

39

46

5

37

21

THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS.

Grayling

10

00

56

3

03

07

5

02

11

4

58

38

Sea Fox

10

01

21

3

02

18

5

00

57

5

00

57

Sachem

10

02

15

3

03

09

5

00

54

4

59

27

FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS.

Iroquois

10

01

21

3

26

15

5

25

54

5

23

54

Halcyon

10

02

09

Did not sail the course.

FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS.

Lydia

10

02

59

5

09

23

7

08

24

—

—

—

Clio

10

01

21

4

07

14

6

05

53

—

—

—

Harbinger

10

00

38

Did not sail the course.

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Puritan

10

00

35

3

03

40

5

02

05

4

59

26

Mayflower

10

02

19

Did not sail the course.

THIRD CLASS SLOOPS.

Pocahontas

10

02

52

3

56

20

5

53

28

Not meas.

Katrina

10

07

00

3

14

37

5

07

37

5

07

37

Bedouin

10

05

24

3

13

13

5

07

49

5

06

13

Fanny

10

11

27

Did not sail the course.

FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Hildegarde

10

10

12

4

06

30

5

56

18

5

56

18

FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Athlon

10

04

00

4

48

52

6

44

52

6

44

52

Bertie

10

01

16

4

35

10

6

33

54

6

28

43

Cinderella

10

01

31

4

39

56

6

38

25

6

37

39

Concord

10

04

12

Did not sail the course.

SIXTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Nymph

10

03

53

Did not sail the course.

Pappoose

10

04

30

5

07

31

7

03

01

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—

—