New-York tribune., 1870-08-24
AQUATIC.
CRUISE OF THE NEw-YoRK YACHT CLUB-RACE
FROM MARTHA's VINEYARD TO NEWPORT
THE CAMBRIA wITHDRAWs-PHANTOM THf
WINNER-AMERICA DISABLED.

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FROM MARTHA's VINEYARD TO NEWPORT
THE CAMBRIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE
wINNER-AMERICA DISABLED.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 23.-Decidedly the
finest victory OF the cruise that gained by the Phan
tom in the race Marhas Vineyard Edgartown to
this place to-day The open for three classes
soops and first and second class schooners but owing
10 the withdrawal the soops 1t contested by the
schooners only In the first class there were entered the
Alarm, Cambria, Dsuntless Fleetwing, Madgie Phan-
TOM and Palmer and in the second class the entries
we're the Josephine and Madeline The entrance fee was
@ be used for the purchase of cup for the winner in
each class.
Att O'Clock the fleet got under weigh and beat out OF
Edgartown Harbor (where the yachts had taken refuge
ffom the gale Of Sunday moning into the ofng when
all were hove to- that fair start might be had. The
America which went down from here yesterday i'll order
to participate the race Of the first out Of the
harbor and while the Others were yingo she fell away
on porttack in order to get good position at the
start While executing this maneuyer, and while the
crew with the exception Of the at the wheel were at
she very carelessly into schooner doing
IL considerable damage and carrying away her own bow
spirit at the knight heads This Of course. disabled her
for the race, and she withdrawn, and re-
turned to Edgartown under foresa1. AT $40,
the Josephine, which had previously been be-
hind the rest, came up, and the first gun
was fred from Dauntess for the yachts to prepare
10 start The Fleetwing, Madeline, Madgie, and JO-
sephine for some unexplained reason Immediately
filed away without awaiting for the second or starting
gun This ruled them out Of the race even II they had
arrived first The Dauntess, noticing this mistake, i'm
mediatey hove about the port tack in order that they
might be recalled and fair start effected The Phan-
tom also tackled and the rest Of the yachtsthe Palmer
Madgie Alarm, and the Cambria-remained hOve-to on
the starboard tack Those that had started however
paid attention to the signals made for them to come
back and when the second or starting gun was fired at
si7 they at least mile away. The Dauntess just
previous TO firing the second gun, came about on the
sarboard tack then placing her In position TO make an
excellent start.
The Phantom, on the contrary. still the port
tack, but after the gun fired she came about as
quickly possible and the race commenced.
The wind at starting from the north west and the
yachts filed away, with the Cambria leading then the
Palmer, Alarm, and Phantom, all close together. The
Fleetwng, Madeline. Madgie, and Josephine having
made false start, were, Of course. ahead, and
nearly together the Dauntess bringing up the rear The
Phantom after starting, drew rapidly ahead, put
leeSard. At $3.50 the West Chop Lighthouse, near
FeeIS6g Mad Madeline, Madse Josephine Phantom Cam
bria Palmer Alarm the Dauntess bringing up the rear
and the the Ficetwing, which were. aide by side.
The Cambria was now aheaa o, aae Jp%sepnins % NM
the Madeline on the Madge's lee bow. The wind now
changed to the northwest, and at 1910 the Cambria
Alarm not liking the restriction to carry lower sails
only (which restriction was made ior the Dehet OF those
yachts that lost their j-booms III the blow OF Sunday
mOrnIng hauled down her racing Nag and set her gat
topsas and other light sails The wind blew very light
after changed which was the principal cause OF this
action the part OF the Cambria She needs stih gale
Of wind and II Mr. Ashbury can secure this and com
petOr which, the present attitude or the yacht
owners is not very probable, excellent sailing may
be expected. He Is very anxious TO try conclusions u
der circumstances which ought 10 be favorable 10 both
yachs-that is good breeze and free course and 80
anxious IL he TO do IL that he appears 10 sail under the
rules Of any yacht club In the world
AT IL O'clock the Madeline and Fleetwing instead OF
continuing on the with the Others tackled through
Qucks Hole in order distance and Expecting TO
get q better wind Their expectations not realized.
they up hours behind the Others the Made
line did not deem 10 necessary " around the Light