WINNERS—First class schooners, Palmer; third class schooners, Grayling; fourth class schooners, Iroquois; fifth class schooners, Clio; first class sloops, Puritan; third class sloops, Bedouin; fourth class sloops, Hildegarde; fifth class sloops, Bertie; sixth class sloops, Pappoose.

In the evening a meeting of the captains was held on board the Electra, after which a reception was given to the captains and their guests by Commodore Gerry. On Thursday the fleet remained in New Bedford harbor, and on signal all hands “dressed ship,” and the quaint old harbor, with its whaling vessels along the docks, presented a very pretty sight. During the afternoon cutter, gig and dingey races were rowed. In the evening the visiting yachtsmen and their friends were received by the local club.

When the preparatory signal was given on Friday morning for the final run of the cruise, the wind blowing fresh from the southwest, caused most of the yachts to house topmasts and tie two reefs in their mainsails. The Grayling crossed the line first, followed closely by the Puritan and Lydia. The great surprise of the day was the way in which the Mayflower “walked away” from the Puritan and all the others.

After the finish the yachts continued into Newport harbor. The results of the day’s run were:

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

Start.

Finish.

Elapsed
Time.

Corr’d.
Time.

NAME.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

Palmer

10

23

52

3

14

18

4

50

26

4

47

37

Intrepid

10

22

13

3

20

24

4

58

11

4

53

37

Dauntless

10

22

13

3

42

25

5

20

12

5

20

12

Ramona

10

31

29

4

35

22

6

03

53

6

03

04

THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS.

Sachem

10

23

00

3

06

08

4

43

08

4

43

18

Miranda

10

33

17

3

26

20

4

53

03

4

51

11

Grayling

10

21

07

Did not finish.

FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS.

Iroquois

10

24

20

3

34

35

5

10

15

5

10

15

FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS.

Clio

10

22

20

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Lydia

10

21

15

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Mayflower

10

23

17

2

30

04

4

06

47

4

06

47

Puritan

10

21

12

3

03

48

4

42

36

4

40

40

THIRD CLASS SLOOPS.

Bedouin

10

25

45

3

12

26

4

46

41

4

45

32

Katrina

10

23

55

3

10

55

4

47

00

4

47

00

FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Hildegarde

10

21

45

3

59

54

5

34

09

5

38

09

FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Bertie

10

22

29

4

07

19

5

44

50

5

41

03

Cinderella

10

24

30

4

27

44

6

03

14

6

02

40

Athlon

10

22

29

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Active

10

32

55

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

SIXTH CLASS SLOOPS.

Papoose

10

25

29

4

41

22

6

15

53

—

—

—

Nymph

10

27

05

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Kelpie

10

35

00

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

WINNERS—First class schooners, Palmer; third class schooners, Sachem; fourth class schooners, Iroquois; first class sloops, Mayflower; third class sloops, Bedouin; fourth class sloops, Hildegarde; fifth class sloops, Bertie; sixth class sloops, Pappoose.

On Saturday and Sunday the yachts remained in the harbor, and their owners spent the time in Newport.

On Monday, August 20, the 50-mile race for the cups offered by the citizens of Newport was sailed, but the wind being very light the event caused much disappointment. The run was to be before the wind, and so the big sloops lowered their spinnaker booms as they came toward the line. The Puritan crossed first, and next came the Fanny, noted for her light-weather qualities, then the Dauntless, followed by the Alarm, Hildegarde and Volunteer in the order given.

The Volunteer gradually gained on the leader, passed her adversaries one by one, and shortly before rounding the stakeboat was first. The wind was light, and variable all day, and died out at most inopportune times. The Volunteer alone crossed the finish within the time limit.