The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-17
THE YACHTSMEN'S CRUISE.
RETURNING IRON yINEYIRD MAVEN
TO NEWPORT HiRBOR.
The t1io Again Icnd'ng the schooncrs Some.
thina About the Group nf Islands Scpsr-
ntIng Hmkrnrd'. MmN from Vine Nnrd sound.

The t1io Again Icnd'ur the Schooner. Some.
thina About tho Group Of Islands Scpsr-
nting Bu,ynrd'. Hay FROM vineyard sound.
Ntwrour. Aug 10 This morning what
may be- termed the rcar starhoard II the Now
York Yacht club squadron Weighed nnchor and
made sail from Tarpnuin Cove for Newport. II
ralncd in torrents, with light breeze from tho
southwest hut the tide was fair. and II war tho
only chance" unless the wind improved. TO get
70 the westward during tho day SO nets wnro
hurriedly hauled In Iihs run M and the
Estce Drcadnought. and Rambler began a
race on their own account 70 this port.
Tnrpauin Cove il little blight on the south
eide Of Naushon. which is ono Of thinly in
habned group Of islands separating Buzzard
bny from Vineyard sound. They are bleak and
Inaccessible in winter and nrc rarely visited in
summer excep, by n few yachtsmcn and fisher
men Their Indian names are put into a not
unmusieal couplet running thus:
Cuttyhunk. pomkose.
NashawcuA. fcsqunesc,
lukatuukA and Melt,kct
The last four belong to Mr.. J. NJ. Forbes Of
Boston. Nauehon is the largest containing
about eleven thousand acres md on 1t Mr.
Forbes and his son have elegant country soas.
Noar them If a seventy nero lake. full Of de-
liclous black bass and other FISH. There are
over three thousand sheep on the island and
nearly as many wild door In an ancient t1v-
ern. the proprietor Of which keeps a few
shluetOrcs for sale to vessels that may nut
into Taruaulin Cove for a harhor thero
stu hangs an act, dated 1890. which fines any
person shooting deer ON the island without per
mission twenty shlllings md his gun. The deer
are nuisance TO the old storekccpcr. as they
come down on his potato patch every evening
and eat them NJ In addition 10 the fishing there
Is ine shooting Tor plover. wild duck, geese
looms w.. in The iall. ana Tor ccesc and duck in
the spring AZ along the shores, The cove
Is merely a little Indignation or blight in tho
shore. half n mile wide 10y q quarter deep. but
is temporary shelter from winds blown g from
woht- southwest To cnst- southeast. II has proved
the salvation of many n coaster I'm gale. Save
the old snip captain who tends the lighthouse
the storekeeper. and n family on the east and
west ends, no human beings live on the island
in the winter, or on any other Of the lonely
isles. Far 20 the southwark and westward
SHINES the light on Gay Head at the end oi tho
Vineyard. and beyond. dimly seen through The
maze on a summers day. Is No Mans Land.
Hn ITe Tng s BfSeen wa sfnd &
Quicks Hole. and in these the tide runs like a
mill race. Between Naushon and Nonamess,t
however Mr.. Forbes has built bridge. Ia The
fall guests come from a. far a. Europe to on
10y deer hunting with him. Cuttyhunk and
them in summer but they and the others with
the exception OF Naushon arc alive with wild
A. the E-telle led the way down the Sound a
heavy log sprung up and the last seen Of the
preadnought was when she passed into Quick =
announcer hhrbnr rs soon as possible. The
Estcle and Rambler. however undauntedly
pushed on. their fog horns ringing out every
once IN a while unsteady on the air. At about
lO's o clock good hreezc sprung up from the
southwest and the Estelle lost sight Of the
lighthouse was soon left astern but
tho wind did not hold. and. shifting to the
southeast, with drilling rain. ~ brought tie
nj 40. and found tho harbor gay with yachts II
other clubs though none Of the squadron wore
lea. Magic. Iarol inta. and Ideal The Rambler
arrived hali an hour after the Este,,e. The
The Vixen. Regina, and Vision led with tie
Clio astern OF them. leading the schooners.
Soon after starting the Clio went about on the
startoard tack. This proved a poor. tack, and
the lnirepid. Ncrcid. Restless. and Madeleue
succ,essiyely came ny, and passed her. Then
tie Nereid made bold manuuNre and stretch
Cd over 10 Oodr Hole. through which intricate
passage she safely passed and, getting int
to beat the whole fleet into Newport III"
the way down TO CuryhunE Tho clio
passed Sow and Pigs lightship ut 2.4i:iO
and the Vision at 2:5s:l5. A. this time The
me .i.. ani ne Regina had onrri"i away her
Oracle with IT, Madeleine halfa mii@ n~i'rr w. o.
her. Tho rest were out of sight. Running ia
toward Ihrontons reef the famous hIlou
lhe Vision but after a while size put her
holm up and neatly ran under Ioe and
soon let the Vision two miles astnrn. The Clio
Kept her lead on tho scho.ncrs, ana for the
thlrd time during the cruise l'i the srhoon"r~
into port. The times ~ anchorage are as fnl-
lows Ncreid 5.us Vixen. . as 2O:Cli1 5.i3.
Regina, ? ~ 80; Madeleine G.lU; Graeie.
q .lu.ju; NisloA. G.4o. The ret came IN long
after dark.
The programme H. to sail the races for Nag
IN! ,rs pr0- tomorrow hug unplrU-unt
wfiaiHrr nay pa, gausg rosipon91mrp, TIE l..
westward al midnight