. Races for the America's cup . that in her he had improved onthe Arrow. The Gracie, owned by Charles and Joseph P. Earle; the Mischief, ownedby J. E. Busk; the Hildegard, owned by Her-mann Oelrichs, and the Pocahontas, owned by She had proved herself in every way unworthyof the high nopes entertained of her. The Mis-chief and Gracie made » fine race of it, and theMischief won by 14 seconds. The Mischiefwas therefore chosen as the American Gracie was a more popular boat than theMischief, and maity wished that the choice hadfallen upon her. There was a sharp rivalrybetween
. Races for the America's cup . that in her he had improved onthe Arrow. The Gracie, owned by Charles and Joseph P. Earle; the Mischief, ownedby J. E. Busk; the Hildegard, owned by Her-mann Oelrichs, and the Pocahontas, owned by She had proved herself in every way unworthyof the high nopes entertained of her. The Mis-chief and Gracie made » fine race of it, and theMischief won by 14 seconds. The Mischiefwas therefore chosen as the American Gracie was a more popular boat than theMischief, and maity wished that the choice hadfallen upon her. There was a sharp rivalrybetween the two yachts and their speed was sonearly equal that the New-York yachtsmen ofthose days were divided into two hostile camps,the partisans of the Gracie and the partisans ofthe Mischief. Therefore the special committeekept which boat they had selected a dark secretuntil the morning of the day fixed for the firstinternational race, November 8. The Canadian yacht arrived here on October*30. She came through the Oswego and Erie. Atalanta. Mischief. THE START FOR THE CUP.(By permission .of Charles Scribners Sons.) the flag officers of the club, were chosen tosail in trial races for the purpose of selectinga winner. The yachts started over the New-York Yacht Club course in the first of thetrial races on October IB. Before getting throughthe Narrows a strong puff of wind came overthe Staten Island hills, and the topmasts ofthe Gracie and Pocahontas went by the race was won by the Mischief. On October19 the second trial race was sai,led, only theGracie, Pocahontas and Mischief starting. TheGracie won, beating the Mischief by threeminutes and nineteen seconds. The Pocahontasproved that she was a flat failure, and wasfar. behind at the finish. The third -ferial race was sailed over a courseoutside the Hook on October 20. Mischief, Gracieand Pocahontas were the competitors. ThePocahontas was so badly disabled that she wastowed back to a sheltering basin and laid up. canals,
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