New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
TITANIA THE CHAMPION.
WELL ABLE no DEFEND THE AMERICAS
CUP.


TEE KATRINA DEcIsavELY BEATEN oSD'A'
FAVORABLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THD RACE.
-, v,c,ory over A. Cary Smith
...,srSsy sns Nsv.york yachting enthusiasts ~
49,. sitosether 10 tho extent OF SCOUT $500
- - ,..h,s Katrina and Titan'a, po'h eo'en'
soot s,ooos and both entries fof inc T> no.d
ty.Is had a fair chance yesterday 10 HoaS ,.s 40
sas,,snts and the Boston designer, VINO nss 800
..snv vtstorss, hes another spris OF iauroi ~.
- -. $500 Two out OF the three races Vi 'no
=" $500 the fastest yachts OF the seventS'ioo'
- 80 ,.u,,ted In an undeniabls advantage v.
~. ,s.sn,. and many yachtsman who has oosei'eu
49, -. IA IA deducted from the contests Is ho"
-,.s- An amhe his all that the burgess soop i'sh~
,,o,,M Ss fully able to protect the glory Vi nn'o
vschtsus ana the Americas Cup against INC ounia
e,,ttsr. The FIRST race between .he wv IT..
$500. v~x sailed last Tuesday In gale OF ~na. mo
100. had Ia sail against . head-wind OF ior'y
,,.. snesd per hour not TO speak OF the ''oo' anu
,~nsn the Kstr4nas main boom broke the boston ooa
.>s away to vindwsId. 1t Is oonceoea oy Anios.
800 nnnrejudtced person that the TitAns ~ouia
have won overwhelmingly, even though inc ha'inA
had not been disabled.
yesterday the conditions throughout the race "o'o
.,,sV inst TO both contestants excepting perhaps
,hs fact that the .ania got good wind OIL Buoy NO.
a ut,,s sooner than the Katrina. This sdvah'aee'
hoxeyer cannot account for the relatively ehor'no
difference marking the interval at the hn'sn.
Katrina's new boom, an DID, we'll seasoned snu "'
tried ono of the Msyfower, fitted her malhsai' 20
fectly, and the whole secret OF the defeat lay ~ IN
fact that the Smith boat could not point Is "0
~. T,tans Tho wind was such as to AFFORD oe ''
A. v,ndu.rs two legs close hauled and run WIN
cheats baltoff and was, consequently, idch o. M
Az irving all qualities Of the yachts was CONGO "
The Katrina gained triae on only one lee' anu ~
nsar holding her own on the run home, ou' 'ne ~"
taes secured BY her rival in windwad WORK "sS '''A
that It could not possibly be overcome
The Titana, therefore, unless the ha'nn. 80, Nv.
. remarkable victory to-day, may be considereu ,o
.s.,n,on ,svsntv footer of the American fleet. This
is the more surprising, because the ha'nns
o,isbed the third crack sloop shamrock ny mu"
eres.er scores than the Titania had done Inc Two
contestants in yesterdays race arc listed III 'ho
York Yacht Club register as follows
own., f isns1s. air ali. Lw L Beam Dirt
x,,.,., e. s. AueA,nclo.. TAOS Is % aoa 20 o. . Os
Hp ArS stIn 1875 81 os 90 II 81 90 8 OF
CoMpARIsoNs WITH THE VOLUNTEER
r.. Katrina was designed by A. Cary Smith, OF new
YORK and the Titania by Edward Burgess Oh Do."".
10th have gained remarkable victories over or"' "
the same class by designers OF minor imPor's'oe' e
tss,r yoers have combined to make yesterdays race
~ ..r,, :, unsatisfactory 10 NewYorkers, but must
~ .cSnovledeed In all justice, and the c1ucs may
conso,s tAemselves that, after al, IL Is only INC
victory of one American candidate for tho cupaoioo
asaSnst another. The American ysehting experts WV
ssv re race arc unanimous In the opinion na' 'o
volunteer could not possibly have beaten the i'ahlS
.s o.diy in windward work the Titana beat tne
Y.,,,na They argue therefore, that the Americas
Ohm n s.fe, even though the Tanls should be com
usiIsd By olrcumst anoes TO defend the trophy
1he courss for the racers yesterday was a. iot
lows Start, from a imaginary line oetNoon puo'
NO. 10 and the flagship Electra, anchored Soo !arus
south az the buoy south OF Buoy No. L. ana nor'n
Of Buoy No. to and around Sandy aoos Asnso'p'
turning Il from the north and east. Thence 10 .
etaks- boat anchored one-quartcr mile soutn
e>st from tho buoy on Shrewsbury Rocks turning. ~
nom tho west and south. Thence, over the same
course to the tine Of starting. Total thirty mhea
Tia aasship Electra, with plenty Of her plain ana
xmps fare and number Of guests on board Lot her
sncAor>go at the foot Of Twenty sixth St a. bali
rat o O'Clock. Mono Of tho persons who hsh on
ioyed the exharatinc exercise provided by Tuesoays
ss,e were present to Try 1t again. but those who were
on the deck and in the afercab!n enjoyed an
sxooo tonslly fne day. The guests OF CommodoFo
Brbriees T. Gerry wero Commodore Henry
Howsy, Mr.. Dsbney. Royal Phelps o&rroll'
J. +. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. G. u
Isein. Mis- Hattie Rogers. Commodore s. Nicholson
r,seuix Lieutenant p. II. Stevens. U. 6. N: Lieu
tspant Dillingham;, U. S. NJ; Lieutenant a. b. epeSer
L. a. n: Lieutenant SeabuTy. U. b. NJ: Lieutenant
Mccarthy Litue U. 8. N; John Hyslop, g. c. Alien
and csdet Lsrned
wbep the Electro anchored south Of Buoy No. 10 at
.Sout half.past 10 O'Clock guest from hah',oos TO
marked that the weather was " hne enough ior nay
IN, and that the water was smooth enough to wash
shesp I'M His remarks were not nautical but they
wore true enough. mild breeze from SouNeS' W
couth rtpped the surface Of the lower bay The uae
hoveyer vus food, and marrcd the advantages OF Inc
day. The two racers had been towed down oy the
,e scspdinsviau and were gracefully lowering about
sae tart At IL O'Clock sharp the preparatory sigma
,rns eiyen BY q laundering gun from the haSsoip
Roth the yachts were thcu the ssrboaTd quarter Of
the Electra, pretty well to Toward and had 10 oe@'
up 70 the start.
READY FOR THE START.
Tan minutes later the starting gun found inc Z"
x.ebx On the starboard tack of the port quarter OF IA
H.esb.n and Immediately aft they went about on th
port tsck. The Katrina seemed to suppose tpat 'het
wa an advantage in starting astern OF the l'ah''
and when the handicap gun sounded the burgess ooa
was the first the line on the stafpoaa 'acf
The Katrina came forty seconds behind, but both ~er
h.nd,canned The start was one Of tho mos
exciting ever witnessed in these waters. Both Ithi
came within ten yards of the lee side OF the Eicetii
and al hands were hauling In sheets as ,ne rI,sn
TITS iS. and Katrina, ii 81 80. both were hand
csnpod II rs 90 but inas%ueh Is s sss ma ON
The Yachts crossed the line with two head sails an
their baby jb- topsas in stops. ,s AS 500 %,
Sroksn out 1t became apparent Immediately III,
The Titsnia was pointing better and that the beat
windward was to the advantage OF the Burgess desg
OF course this was surprise 10 the Observers becas
the results of Tuesdays race were not before COZ
sjSnred significant. AT Buoy No. the IitaDia ws
ans minute ahead OF the Katrina stralghtaway haSll
oattooted her that much and IN addition was so9o
minute no windward. At IL :4o 80 the Karin
went on the port tack, and the Titana followed hall
minute later Tho Titanis was then away 10 WIN ,a
rad me Katrina went about again on me hta
Soard tack at II $50, the Titania being haif mile :.
Tfpdward and following on the tack al IL 3 %, -
Tie rftsnis tackled TO fetch the lghtship. she ne
Sad fuiiy-a mile advantage over her rival me su
ga 49, From the start to Buoy NO: tne Ii M
~. r,innte. from No. ) to SANDY hOt