New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-15
THE VINEYARD CUPS WON.
AF1NE CONTEST IN A SPANKING BREEZE
VIE VOLUNTEER NOT IN THE hAch-MAhfIo"
EFT DEFEATED BY PURITAN
INV TrtKcKArH TO THE rRIBuNE


inv rrIKsKAr THE rRIBuNE
o...o c,v Mass Aug 1d-The race for the
Marthas Vineyard Cups took place 'o'oA'' ~a'
blowing fresh from inc s""''"'
thu nreparation gun WAS hred hom ue Hico'fs ~
~. "a o'clock The yachts wero then working
into position south Of the imaginary Inc draw" 'or'
..o t,.c,ra 70 spar buoy between her and the Sea
-. skpper Forbes held the Puritan well
a. ,rdr.ra OF them ALL and just one minute DC
o.. cprare for the start gave the pretty "hhe
,oon good pull on the port tack and let her come
Co. tho line at n twevoknot gait, crossing II at
1910 :Is before tho blue smoke from the gun han
,,ovn 10 leeward. The schooner Alert came next,
q, rIudwar OF the Graying. at 10 10 40 under whole
call Next came the Sea Fox, lying down to her
rork ard also 10 windward of the Crawling Then
the enter Bedoun. looking every inch racer unaer
loserccfcd mainsail and jib. and with her oo"spi
half housed Tie schooners intrepid Mirahua
sachcm and Iroquos. then the Mayfower' Monta"3
Hertic IIldcgarde Katrina, ualcyon. Irouoa'iour'
Vixen ITcsper, Thistle, Palmer, Ramona and Athion
I'm the order named all crossed the line WITHIN INC
tine limit but the sloop Athlon, which was haho'
capped 80 seconds. The lcech ropo ="
the Ramona's mansal parted five minutes
after the start and she whhuV"'
AMID a smother o: foam. after the s'a'' VIC
Ps,mcr's fore gaG was carried away she da NOT
on hack but shook a reef out Of her mainsaid anu
beran her wndwaId work with the resi-
u Yachting talent was needed the Alert was co'
tairly favored for IN addition to nor o"hcr al" 81,
eral Paine she had on board Dr. Johh Bryan, ',
Fay George II. Richards and hvo OF 'hs Noi"ii
CIV. Mrs. Thomas Nelson and Mrs Albert >
,,,,,,- vera also guests Of the Four OF The
,-ar,-.ec,,s crcr hclrcd to sail the Sachem four
more were on the Puritan anG one went Oh inc
Bsboon. ..or an
a., c-os were turned 10 the big sl0ops as they al-
n,oachcd the first turning point, the pen o'oS w
Tonsta Point At 10 30 both on tbs starooaru 'aon
,loir
ease tho Puritan leading. with the Mayhower Ie"
,a+bs ON her Ice bow and tho white tacketed sailors
living fiat on dcck close mp uadcr tho weather ra'i7
II was racing 70 windward In earnest ana IN "canc
that brought out ali tie best -gohs q"Al''s y.
All tbe boats when tho schooner Sea FoX "eh' aoou'
- =, ,c,ocr she cr,Sssd the Sachcm's bow ten
,e,ctbs abcaA Tic Crayling shifted her jlo al this
time setting 4 smaller one, and lost grouhh w 'hc
orcrstion slipper Craven, OF the MayhO"cr' spun
lacks With the Puritan and stood 10 the eastward,
stemning The flood tide I'll IL :OI when no oo"iu
fc,cb Nobska Buoy Forbes. however, who prop
ally better posted any one else IN the heo' oh
tdes in IN, VINEYARD sound held the Puritan close up
under the Shore passing the buoy a minute and
Quarter ahead Of his rival The Sachem behaved Deer
IN he head sea than Ia, Sea Fox She passeo 'ho
latter Just before the buoy was reached
II va, treat TO sec the Alert come romp'ng UP ms
shore. chasing the Sea Fox and sachem. She outran
tho Crawling soon after the buoy was passed h'
1a5 she had walked through the lee OF the sea ron
h, Tho sacbcn, held her own. The Miranda, William
IJuvs schooner now made strong bid for place
She sent both her tovmass end and set her tosaS
and soon after passed the IroQuos and gained rapHS
on N, GIayllnc Three miles west Of Nobska POM
the Msyfowcr sent her topmas up but she SET no '"
SAL o. f. for over iVc miles The beGoun SCI Sh'a'
topsau on her housed TO. mast and lna'ie cFoA hs
in her class She dropped tn" new sico9 ha'lhS
sstern for awhile. ,,.
AT this time the Puritan led the Mayh0wer by mr..
quarters OF mile with the Sachem thrcc-Quarteis OF
1;pe I'm tie laicrs wake and the Alert pfct- ciose "
the Sachcrn's leo quarter. An cighh OF mic III w
Alert's axe came the praticallookn- Sea FOX VIII
Inc Craving fhTec-Qualtcr- OF ME dS'cIh u! IT.
The Katrina was half milo in the BeGo'in wac
The New or Glib fac. TIC PEri'an came lowing az,
for IL like racchOrse Three minutes belgrs Tcao,in
If shc had sent her tOpmast on end enu aItcr Hahir
beautiful Gybc star oaid her gan ana ~ 'CrS
tycro cent in a tiT- and she lying ON her couis
back to NohsEa leading the feet. % ,-.
After the yachts rounded the buoy on NaIsus
sailed thc last five miles Of the race ID iaSl ulie
inc yachts crossed the finish line In the f0ho%ht
order Puritan. Sachcni. Maynower sea ION; AIerI
Crawling. Miranda. Mon aux, lroQr0iS Scuouh
Eg;rina Intrepid TrOubadour, Himegadc, halc$ on
HerUr Athlnn Vixen and tsher Inc Noi
un,ccr and Marguerite 90 nor s'a,t
f;rlos, Tie measurement Of the Miranda changes M
rcsnt 10 Alert wins The keel Schooner prize o. $3.50
Tho Sacbem wins tho $3.50 prize for second clss
schoonore beating the sea Fox minutes 30 SECONDS
The IroQuos wins 300 prize, bca'lng ne lA's e.
n,ize beating the MayAowcr minutes % eccOna'
The cutter Bedoun wins 300 prize pea'h ir IN
soon Katrina . minutes 3 seconds. re In IN
cardr had walkOver for the $50 prize IN her Class
The Beriie wins a 300 prize N aer class, beatin
the Albion 81 minutes ~ seconds. The hesper
fbe prohabc winner Of the 300 rr,e IN nor ciess
unless the remeasurl1g Of the vixen cndhGps u
result