New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-13
NOT TO GO TO MARBLEHEAD;
NETWORK YAcHTsMEN AT COTTAGE CITY.
THE RACE FOR THE NARTHAs VINEYARD CUPS
TODAY NEw.BEDFoRD TO BE
nrAcuEn ON TUESDAY.
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Cottage City, Mass, Aug ia Sunday rest Al
Cottage City Is always feature OK the New-York
Yacht Clubs annual cruise. The stop ct this pretty
little summer resort has boon criticised for It's nono
ony, but ono who Is satisfied with gazing upon huns
dreds Of neat little cottages and thousands OF hand
some women In costumes proclaming tho freedom
OF a watering place can enjoy himself hero hugely.
There is Q fire beach, which is visited BY Tho entire
population every morning. To-day there was .
vcrtable dress parade in honor OF the arrival OF
about Eve hundred bronzed amateur scansn.
Tho race finished here last night was . great sur
prise. Whom tho Electra steamed away from tho
Volunteer In order to put some Of tho guests ashore
at this point, the leading sloop was FIVE miles DO
fore the Puritan and had FREQ wind The sachem
vas third. No doubted for . moment that the
Volunteer had another day, and when darkness
camc upon the contestants everybody gave up think
ing more about the race The Electra WAS taking
tho finish out In the Sound. 1t was IL o'clock when
tho news reached hero. and II created almost
saton 1t turned out that I" hukes" and an almost
Irresistible head-tide did the work The Volunteer
and saohem had come TO anchor because dead
calm stopped them from stemmng the tide. Tho
Puritan Crawling and Sea Fox Rugged the shore
more closely, out Of the way Of the rushing waters,
and with little pufs pushed their way to tho nns
Tho Electra this morning put ashore the comHodores
staff and Commodore Gcrry's flag was transferred 10
the Oneida. Secretary Bird, Secretary Hurst
Treasurer Hyslop, Surgeon Asch ana tho newspaper
CORES pondents were homeless wanderers ior h"
hours Tho flagship to be taken to Providence
where she could be out in dry dock and furnished with
A new screw j. Pierpont Morgans Corsair has been
beating the Electra since the latter lost hange OF
her wheel and Captain Morgan has been talking ABOUT
IT, Commodore Gerry Intends to show the gay COM
mander of the Corsar where he Is wrong. Inc COM
modors has postponed this plan however, ana Will 90
with the feet to New Bedford.
A meeting of tho captains held at IL O'CLOCK
this morning and It decided not to so 10 Marme-
head The opposluon was so strong that It almost
amounted to vehemence. Not only were the Iecoii'o
tons OF last years robbery of the New-forkers 70
lated hut number Of other good reasons were given
The r,n from here to Marbehead Is considered too long
and IN order to ale tho trophy cup races moro
interesting It was concluded that shorter runs would
DO better N, =. u..,a for m
rorrocy and on Tuesday morning the meet VIII oop@S
for New Bedford Thence the yachts VIII resurm dsr
Newport where a cup presented oy CorheMus ssnu',-
BIZ. and Others WIN be contested Tor on w
Friday. The races tohOrio" a'' '''
prizes: Duoo~rps
owe; 50 % feet ts 'sS
Class s ss@ScSeSa CUTTERS TIERS AND YAwLs
Glass l. over 50 feet. $3.50. ANN
Class 2 between 50 and 81 feet SUI
Class between Swss" q and and y % FEET 800
Class g. under 46 feet 800. -, ,o- 4.
Anv YACHT which shall have been launched prior 70
lime 90 1888 exceeding the higher limit IN any ciass
by not over fraction OF foot. VIII % lnc,nusp =.
that class. The prizes were presented ny me hatn
VINEYARD Club. Tho course will be from an ilnagI.
nary Hne drawn from the horizontal sSrped oqoy OF,
Oak Bluffs Wharf TO the flagship anchored apo 49,
quarter of mile orfheast. thence around me pe puvt
abon half mile south OF Nobsqre Ign, lea WI OK
on the port hand, thence around BlacR b9o' 49,,
Of cav Head leaving Il the port hama rc,urn
over the same course to the starting ne tne
of each yacht viii be taken Inc couiso - H'' 80
nautical miles in length