New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-11
VOLUNTEER AND SACHEM.
WINNERS OF TIE GOBLET CUP RACES
Mr.. BURGESS AT TIE HELM OF THE sACnEM IN
THE MORNING - THE YACHTS DELAYED BY
LACK OF WIND AT NOON

Mr.. BURGESS AT THE HELM OF THE SACIIEM IN
THE MORNING - THE YACHTS DELAYED BY
LACK OF WIND AT NOON.
far TELEGRAPH TO THE THIBuSE.1
Newport, Aug. l0.-Thc first yacht TO put out of
the harbor to the scene of the for the Goclet
cups were the Volunteer and Sachcm, In tow OF the
tug Nat sutton, whose clumsy shape only served TO
display by ccntras! the graceful lines of the two
racers The Sachem had her designer Edward
Burgess at the helm she passed the flagship. and
tho small genius with the huge board and hnger
intellect was sautcd right AID left by commanders
as the schooner rapidly pulled through the maze
of vessels. The two wonders were Immediately fot
lowed by the Graying under sail, and the sea FOX,
with novelty in the shape Of big forcsail. Tho
Electra got under way at haltpast o'clock and was
accompanied on her trip through the water out by
Goat Island and between tho long barracklikc walls
Of Fort Adams, and the crumbling parapets OF OLD
Fort Dumping by a large fleet of steam yachts. Inc
little Stlctto was among the steam craft ana was QUO
of the centres of attraction. The group OF marine
architectural beauties after passed the schooS"p
Saratoga. on which the youthful nautical minds werc
evidently bent on wash day, for long rows OF "hio
garments Auttercd in the rigging. Rear Adr'fal
Iuce with the Gaiena Yanc and Ossipcc were passed
a little further out and the mcnofwar graceiun'
dpped their colors to Commodore Gerry as 'ho
Electra passed them 1900,
II was nearly 10 o'clock when the flagship dropped
her anchor about a half mile sou'h"1'
ned Buov. of Beaver Tail Light Shortly pcioie'
gun announced the feet the hoisuhs Oh 'no 'oD'O
s,cnaI I, Informed tie contestants that owing 10
the condition of the wind and weather the course
selected was fre ono from line drawn oo'"eon
neaver Tail Buoy and The flagship, to and arouha
tho sow and Pigs Lightshp, leaving 1t on the Poi'
hand thence TO and around the Hen ana Ohiohons
Iipht.ship leaving It on the port hand 'hch'c "
prea;on's Reef Lghtship passing 10 inc aiu
~ q and between the lyhtship and the nassmp
All this information was disseminated by TWO h''io
flag signals denotlng the letters " :. NJ A"o W."
is a triangular one, and Is about tHS-siA ni -,
length. reaching out seventeen mics cdsV W 49,
IT, VINEYARD sound four miles north, half west ana
thencc sixteen and oncha miles west hat hoi'h' "
,he finish The contestants promptly got ih'o posr
t,on and nrcpared for "A lively struggle. The entries
had not been previously announced ana IL was
with great interest that the hectwinSs were "a'cheu
es they drew UP in an Irregular row, Ihe ilic VI
hattie about male an attach hu0i
roube was experienced By the racers as
tbcv tackled into their places from the
tnbee pterferences Of every variety OF craft WHOSE
action showed them to be differed, II not manned,
nv tbe most amaiomish of amateurs. a NUMBER OF
puc-nosed tugs persisted in annoying inc hect p'
crossing and recrossing before the very BOWS Vi uo
yschts in a harraSing manner AZ twenty minute
after 10 O'Clock the preliminary gun was hieu oh 'io
1loctra and the United states ensign was lowered
from the foremost and the blIc pe'er "as 81. ~ 10
rlaee At the Same moment Admiral Luces nag
Shin the Caena, approached the Electra or the port
bow and brass band aboard OF her began 10 us
course music which soOthed the souls OF Inc eAc4'e1
vacbtsmon all around. At that time there were
prepared for action seventeen yachts, four IN 'he
sloop class and thirteen in the schooner ciaSs' ''
we're as follows