New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10
LED BY THE PURITAN.
TIE NETWORK YACHT CLUB AT NEWPORT.
A BRIGHT DAY FOR THE CRUISE FROM NEW
MISUNDERSTANDING THE LOG RAFT
THE VOLUNTEER BEHIND.
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wise old lack tars about meteorological prob
abilities were once again proven delusons by COM
modore Gerry's good fortune. The New-fork fach'
Club has never enjoyed finer day, and II this sort Of
thing continues, the cruise will provide rare sport
When j. j. Haley fired his little brass cannon at tho
Pequot House TO salute the early dawn, there was
a mist lowering over the feet thick as buttermilk
and the prospect OF departing was bad BUT thas
was because Commander Gerry had not yet risen 10
gaze on the sky. When he did so, there was an I'M
mediate change The leaden shy melted into iimpid
blue and fine eight-knot breeze broke up the few
remaining clouds into the finest sdeotmaeAerei
| clrrhus ever seen.
Commodore Gerry signalled the fleet 10 prepare for
departure aud the crews once busted setting
| sail Az the snowy canvas spread to the fresh
west wind, the appearance Of things became more en-
| joyabe even than before, and when scores OF tho
graceful beauties began to show signs Of Life, no ono
could suppress feeling Of buoyant admiration. AT
quarter u IL preparatory gun was fired on the
flagship which had been anchored opposite seaiiower
! Beacon The starting-llne drawn In Imagination
from tho Electra TO the Beacon number Of yachts
missooh the preparatory signal and made start be-
/ fore their time. Among them vere the
Halcyon, Ciana and ATLANTA. When, ten minutes
later, the real starting gun fired, the vessels
we shed anchor and stood out BIZ the New-Londnn
Lgh, IN one big bunch, which looked like flock OF
white birds
sailing craft to give those aboard opportunity
Of observing tho relative merits of the navigators
Tho feet rapidly divided Itself into groups OF vessels
These spread out in turn The fast ones forged
ahead tho Puritan taking the lead almost from tho
start, and keeping her spinnaker and balloon ilbtop
sail swelling with pride at the head Of the procession
She was followed by the schooner Seafox for design
! ing which her owner, IL. Cas- Canheld, deserves
great praise At Ram Island Hghtshlp, the order of
tho leaders Puritan, Sea Fox. Gitana, ATLANTA
Grayling Troubadour. Pocahsntas. Marguerite Voun-
teer, sachem, Alarm, Bedouln, Cinderella Huron,
Palmer, Thetls
when the feet was Oft the eastern end of Fishers
Island, W. 2. Burdens schooner Marguerite
and Archibald Rogcrs cutter Bedouin ran
fast OF tho rocks IN trying to steal
march on the rest of the ships Assistance was given
from the neighborng lighthouse, and they camo on
about an hour after the feet Two miles east OF
I Watch HIN, the Puritan was a good hafmue In tho
lead Of tho squadron; the sea Fox second, with the
Volunteer and Mayfower together, threequarters OF
a mile astern- The Volunteer was then looming up
and making fast time. 1t expected that she would
show to the fore, but she had several luflns
matches with her neighbo-, whlls the leaders
were stu catching the wind, all her efforts
were IN vain. Tho Puritan and the Sea Fox were
being sailed for all they capable Of. and they
showed f. The Sea Fox was beautifully haDdled by
J. Fred Tams. The handsome schooner IS peculiar
in that she carries her spinnaker at her man-mast
From Witch Hill, the partook much Of the nature
. of parade. the feature being the dropping back
OF tho volunteer About three miles from the Hill the
feet yas treated to an interesting sight namely, the
great Leary log raft lowed by tho powerful Boston
tugs Ocean King and UNDERWRITERS. The monstrous
cgarshsued Pile OF timber seemed 10 be IN the best
I condition. Il has two small masts stepped on IT,,
but they arc not rugged. Viewed sternwise 1t shows
little Saying and apparently has not fattened out as
much as was expected The tugs sSnalled a
notilla OF steam yachts, which lowered around the
novel craft :or some tire and footed on their steam
Whistles tho announcement All is weu' The tugs
We're not spoken.
When the Electra steamed into this pretty
harbor ahead Of the feet the commander was
erected by host of Newport earbosts, ya~ls, row
boats and soes,n launches. dozen or 50 Of steam
yachts had already arrived and grouped themselves
so rs TO witness the finish. The finish limo was uon
the Electras bridge the middle Of the casteuatea
walls Of the funny nstle round Fort Dumping Inc
incoming feet formed another charming picture.
The order Of the ten leaders was Puritan, sea FOX
NARROWER, sachcn, Fanny, Volunteev lroquois'
Troubadour Crayling and Miranda Time allowances
NAV change this order but the Puritan undoubtedly
helped her claim to the SQUADRON cruise trophy 1ho
actual Official times given below.
II IS probable that the usual race for the Cooler
ours. presented " Captain ogden Goelos, and com
nrlstng 81 900 cup for sehooncrs, and one worth
$500 for sloops Will be sailed tomorrow. The en-
-res do not close until o'clock the morning OF the
race and the LIST therefore is not complete Inc ua'o
has been left 10 the commodore and no VIII nave enc
race tomorrow. II tho weather is good Upon tho
wind DEFENDS tho selection Of the triangular course
Tho vacancy caused BY the resignation Of Alexander
TAYLOR. r. has been filed By the club The new
member Of the Regatta Committee Is George L.
scbuvler. the Oldest member OF the club, who Is 9
uesf aboard tbs Electra Mr. schuyler was o1s re-
r. cba,rmansIIo of the committee, but declined the
honor The names Of the guests aboard the yachlS
In the squadron are: A.
Nontsuk-Csptan j. e. Brooks, tn"aru oeAeN" n'N
W. Evar-s, John Z. KngSod ,
Alsrm-COptain John W. Handren Mrs John '" Hand
ran Mas Minerva S. IIandren Chief Engineer Onares
III Lortng u 3. S. Harold Foxwood
A1aea-Captain Z. Blunt, Mr. and MIS- BAKER Mis'
Carrie whittlesey, Miss Alice Blunt
p,cahontas-E.x-C Commodore James D. Smith, Walter NJ
Smith Samuel Elliott Charles S. Smith, e. l." Hdgey'
Columbia-Captain II. NJ. Blagler, r. H. FlagIer' Miss
Brown Miss Helen Benedict MI and Mrs f. IL. Bene
rrlton-captaln James J. Fay, Horace Brooks, Fred
erick Roosevelt
Iroquos-Captain Jefferson Coolidge H c. f. SpTague
James c. MumfoId, H. T. Manteil
Magnohs-Captain Falrman Rogers
Walnpanoag-Csptan B. Benjamin, Frank ?. Benj'
MN
Iseus-captaln Samuel Mather f. W. Gwinn' T. Pey
: / ton Morgan w. 6. Mather
Vlsion-Captan J. j. Alexander W. IL AuriouFr
L L. Hoppoek A. Brown, c. Guilbernat.
Harbineer-Captan Henry G. Russell, Irving Grinnel
and ". J. Vernon. ~,
wanderer-Captain George NJ. Weld B. R. Weld Rich
ard Milton j. T. Dswolt Henry T. Dalton A. H. Brown
| FannY-Captan T. b. Fske, Miss Florence Reed Mis-
Mabel Palmer, Benjamin Barker, IT, George P Fiske.
Athlon-Captain 4. i. Ravens, L. G. Burgess, B. NJ
Robins .
Clnderera-Captaln W. Barton Hopkins, Samuel Powell
f. John H. Powell, IT,, Hartford W. H. Powell
Curow-Captan w. l. Brooks, DR.. George 5. Hunting
ton W. v Couonder, w. p jones.
Maaic-Captaln Thornton ". Motley, Alfred DE FoFes
l Keves Willard Churchill, +. A. Guild, orson Adams
Charles A. Dayton, Chester Q. Munroe, f. L. Sheppard
Hndegarle-Captaln J. c. Bergen, John g. McCue
Frank 3. Martin.
,,ps pOUAy'S ANTE ORTEM STATEMENT