New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
LAST DAY OF THE CRUISE.
iACHTS IN STIFF WIND OFF BRENTON,S
REEF LIGHT.
SURPRISES IN STORE FOR THE FLEEr-ToMA.
HAWK AND FORTUNA BEAT THEIR CRACK
RIVALS - THE SWIFT TITANIA, AS

| lawn AND FORTUNA BEAT THEIR CRACK
RIVALS - THE SWIFT TITANIA, AS
USUAL, IN FRONT.
tBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRrBUSEI
Newport Aug l6-The last days racing Of this
.o"f NeW-fork Yacht Club cruise was fitting
'o"oiuSon TO series OF exceptional con ests. The
races contested were sweepstakes for Keel schooners
Sioo each over the Goelet Cap course a class race
i s-'ehiy-ioOt sloops and cutters twelve miles TO
""'u ana return, and class race for form -fooers
'''o mics 10 leewar and return. Tao results were
Npec'od IN Two Of the races. Titana. Of course
"~i practically walkover in her class after Katrina
o''iDu out no one looked upon BURGESS Tomaha yk
winner nor expected the old secOnd-class keel
N"Ooier fortuna to beat Palmer and Dauntes,. such
was tne case however and although I'm the schooner
nere was no absolute certainty about results. It
, so Ueeh generally expected that william Gaidner's
'sa'sh' the Iris. would win in her
Ia me Llris handled bv amateurs and UNI
oouniedly lost on that account
~ ~ O'CLOCK ills morning there a nice light
"'eo~e rlihnS the surface Of th. habor from the
uo'''"'I The sun was bright AID the sky had
j's' '.o'"s enough 10 snow that a wind was blow
'.e lie flagship Electra 60; under way shortly
'iOr ~ O'Clock, Commodore Gerry having received
as guests aboard tie following persons; Captaln f.
- heAelIci OF tho steam-yacht Oneida; Mis-, Matte
"chcdlc', Mss Heca Il. benedict Miss Grace H.
N"uionil water Thompson, Commodore IL. A. sey-
houI' OF tho New-IIaven Yacht Club; the Rev VIII.
am H. benjamin, Mrs. A. Cass Garfield Mrs. D. b.
re"hhV, William GaIdner Mcsss. Peek and Co)h,
VI inc NeW-Ilaven Yacht Clue, and George l. ana
fhIp schuyler. The start for all ca.ses was oil
trenton Rect ghtsh!p and the courses ordered
follows:
NouiSe NO. For ,hlrdclass sloops and cutters
WE'VE nautical miles to ndward Tor to lecwartD
anu return Start across an imaginary line drawn
nom the Electra n Brenon's Reef lghtship, 10 and
AROUND 1oat displaying a large red flag leaving It
on the starboard hand in rounding and finish over
line drawn aS for tie start.
Course No. 2-For seventh-class sloops and cutters
Nine nautical miles to wndgard (or to leewartD
ana return Same start and finish I'm Course No.
/, rounding float displaying a large club signal
tor the hcel schOoners this c0urse.-Start across
an imaginary lin drawn from the Electra TO Breu fous
Reef hghtshlp TO ana around a mark-boat norfle asst
rom Block Island lighshp. dstant about two miles
aud dus rast Of BlOcl Island lucy about mile,
hen 20 and round mark-b0a two ard a half miles
v. ;. W from West Island HghtsLip, and finish
o. er line irawn for the stat-thlry seven miles
The yachts as they 0; the harbor
counlered the swells Of old sea-" and it looied
Ike cutter weather when the fOr'ies signalled
prepare. The Mariquita lowered closely about
he line. She had Captain Charles Barr and some
Of the crew Of the Minerva aboard TO help Harry
Han 10 the proper" Inc NOfllld was Just dsiOrn
Of the Marlluita- and the Tomahawk well In
the wake of the Cary Smith sloop. At the TOmahawks
wheel the figure of Commodore E. D. Morgan was
deserted and Designer Burgess also there with
his theoretical knowledge and penchant for hand
springs. The Liris doomed up toward Beaver Tail
All had club topsals and spinnakers rugged out to
starboa In stops ready to break out they squared
away When the starting gun sounded the Marqulta
was first across, and broke out great cloud Of
r.,FI,- -ko oil rr~1nA
mild, and seemed in need of Brown SeQuard bracer
% keep alive at all. It was almost dead as the
liris and Tomahawk came near the line, and both
these fortcs we're behind the handicap signal Oi
the seventy fOoters, the Bedouin well up toward
the line with the usual cunning Of cutters and crossed
at behind the two last forties. The Oracle
was just Of the Of the cutters, but having all
sails set. The Tiania was well TO leeward and
made for the line on the starboard
tack. with her balloon topsan set. She
made lue at tie Electra's stern, and, instead Of
breaking out her spnnakcr, tho others had done
when crossing the line, she held 10 her big headal
and went 10 windwarl Of the whole fleet Then she
squared away broke her kite and had almost a.
good position any yacht in the race 1t was one
Of Hank IIads neatest tricks and insured Iltania
good race in spite Of her being handicapped more
than any in her class. The big schooners were led
bv Palmer and Fortuna abreast and Palmer cut inside
of Fortuna toward the ghtship and 10 windwaid as
the two went over the line Dauntless, the only other
starter was h0peessy behind. All had balloon top
sails and mantopmast staysalls in addition to their
working sails
As soon as they were timed, tho big fellows went on
reach for Block Island Fortuna going 10 windy ara
under the stern Of Palmer The schooners had the
wind abeam 10 the first turn. The soOps and cutters
eor tbrce miles from the start sailed with spInnakers
and balloon tbtopsaIls At II 10 the schoones were
of Point Judith, and at just about that ume
Danntless parted her jbtopsal, and the wIeoAase |
got under the schooner's foreioot' causI"e d" |
irretrcvable DELAY The wind headed the yachts |
moment and then settled down to good sim breeze |
from west By north. Ilania got In first ana went 10
the front lke a race-horso. The wind was 100 much |
Con- corIIas rig and tho smith forty carried away heg
topmast and was out Of It, The little icilo"s no"
were near their outer mark and rounded 1t While Inc
seventies made for the tweve-miles mark buoy Bolh
marLs had been foatcd by tho flagship. The ORDER |
about the nlnc.mlle mark was as follows;
Tomahawk S S ~
H;S.iPui'" 100 ;o2
The seventyfootcrs rounded their stake In this !
order: ,,,.6.
Titania no 35
Bedouin
After the turn the big ones and the forties hal d
reach home, malnsas TO port. Lris hnishoI
length behind the winner. The seventy-footers had |
practically prncession homo. and the order at the
finish wa, the same that al the outer marh p,oc
I'M the meantime the schOOners had Ioudgt p hot
Island BUOY and were well on her way 10 n@ oo 90"
rf West Island Light. They had another reacn on
the second leg OF the race, and Palmer pleAel up
fortuna on this reach and passed ne 9alt1 ttIin
c.s The last leg back TO Brcntons keeI LsulsnP
was a heat to wndwad. The summary OF the race
Is as follows: -.o.,s
49, Finish time. uiI',-
T-o-tuna -.....t1 81 80 ~ ~ sI ~ AZ .0o
Ialner .......1l - .02 ~ w o. o. 30 .0s AZ
DluGtlcss .-.-.-.-ll .op ~ ", ~ -,--,-,,pc
CLASS 3-sLOOPs AND CUTTERS -....
rtania .-.--.-.-l '52 ~ % 90 10 10 81