New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE NETWORK YACHTS AT NEWPORT.
RACK FOR THr KINGsLASD CCPs-rHE CLIO AND
MINDMARn Tile WINNERS.

RACK FOR THE KGNGsLASD CCPs-rIE CLIO AND
wINDwARD THE WINNERS.
NEWPORT L. l., Aug. 13.-The Newport peo-
pie have for years looked upon the Yacht Club
regular visitors. without them Newport in the Sum-
mer would he something like Hamlet with Hamlet
utterly ignored In no place Is more interest taken In
yachting than here. II from this city that tele-
graphic reports OF yacht TO the NcwYok papers
were first sent This In the SUMMER that the British
yacht Cambria belonging TO James Ashbury.
here and kindled excitement in yachting At New
port habitues wound think they losing some
thing To which they regularly entitled IL the yacht
clubs were TO pass the Isle Of AqUidneck by.
The ten days sport OF 1873 opened yesterday with the
races for gigs belonging to the various yachts. Two
cups were sailed for to-day presented by Commodore
kingsand. one for schooners and another for sloops
The following the and owners OF the yachts
entered: schooners-Mohawk, vice-CommOdore W. T.
Garner; Rambler. W. II. Thomas Ider. :. J. Colgate ;
Clio, Bradhurst 4 Arten: Restless. Nicholson Kane
sloops-yindex. Robert Center; Addie yoorhi. Cor
nclns Roosevelt Windward II. NJ. Wiloughby !;
Genia shepard Homans As the wind was blowing very
fresh the Genia did not dare TO venture out In getting
under weigh the Alarm and Clio coided with different
vessels. but the damage done light The Mohawk,
bcnS considered the crack yacht Of the ee was obliged
70 give tho Others the following allowance: Rambler,
! min. see; Dreadnaught, min. 20 sec; Idler min.
PEELED the Idlcr o tbe Clio 10 min IS which is
without doubt, more than she afford TO do under
the Committee outside and 1t from this boat that
the time of starting was taken.
The ler was the first to pass by, which she did at
1Ol $40 The yachts did start in good order Their
struggling positions rendered the start very uninier-
6stng. The Nindox followed the Idler ou the Mohawk
coming right along II noticed that the Ider made
four tCks before being able to make opposite Baem ans
Point and from this place the VindeX getting
up her tOpsas AZ the time smart breeze nprngng UP
from the J. =. ". For over an hour the yachts were
III ggling positions. making little headway The
Rambler INTO the and the CLIO could be
the distance making desperate effort 10 90 the
same OF the soOps little be said, FOR, from the be-
ginning. they were disanced by the sch0Oners, and
they viii have to tell their own tale. Between
ali-past eleven ami twelve, the wind was
dead ahead. The Mohawk. at that time, making
a smart tack. crossed the Ider's bows, gaining on
her GOOD point TO the leeward Of tiOse two yachts
the Clio and Rambler pretty close together The
yao hts evidently In fog "a to the exact position or
the buoy 80 Block Island around which 1t was necessary
10 turn. The struggle between the Clio, lder, Moha"k
and Rambler to ths point first proved the most eN
citing feature the day the Clio turned the buoy mrs.
the Idler second Rambler third. aud the Mohawk, OF
which expected. next, the Restless being
nftn This 2:lJ. From that time until o'clock
there little wind. The ldler led the race fo
lowed close by the Mohawk, Clio, and Rambler A. /
O'Clock q slight breeze sprans up. nnd all the yachts
crowded sail Toward the finish the race began 70 De
intensely exciting. Tie Mohawk wen handed, Dut
he idlcr hauled by the Ibis rst beating the MOHAWK
by seconi The following Is the official time oi the