New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-14


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Last year the course from Vineyard Haven to
New-Bed.Od laid around Vineyard Sound light
ship, formerly known and Pigs llghtshp.
The MaynO~er made mi take that day and went
around SOW and Pigs rect BUOY instead. she did
her best that day and nearly milo ahead Of
the fleet when she bor away lor Tie buoy 1t cost
her the race. In order 70 avoid any more such
crpfs the Regatta Committee have been EXTERN D.
explicit this year. The course to-day was around
the SOW and Pig, REF buoy, and no mistake occurred.
The Regatta Committee hal also come 10 The con
cIIson thar the Oh START fiIm the sea View House
made the too lra- AID IT was Tor that reason
that the yachts starred oil West Chop. The
comsc thereby REDUCED 70 thlry.one nau.lo al
miles.
Immediately aftcr tho start the fast ones soon
sorted themselves out from their interiors. Fox
went to the front almost before the yachts got well
under way, and took The iesd Of the fleet. At
y O'Clock o the Nashon shore, FOX mad split tacks
with her company. The rost wers all standing the
,rboaM tack OF Tarpaulln Cove. 1ltana led her
..val Katrina by over milo at this stage Of the
race. GIayling was astcrn Of Katrina. The fisher
man, Fredonia. making a great race and was
within thr' quarters Of milo of Grayiing. Then
the scoop Oracle. Thus far Palmer had beaten
Constellation; Intrepid ahead Of Fortuna and
redonla had got 20 windwarl Of all the keel sohoon-
ers Among tho fOries Gorilla had beaten Marquita
from Ia start and LOtawaua making good fight
with August BclmOnts yacht. several minor casualties
were easily Iemedied. but delayed the racers CON
sderabl. Oh RCbinsOus iIOll ten miles from TO-"
start the position Of the feet was as follows {:
Quickscp was leading the little fellows on the Ga
Head shore; sea Fox san ahead Of the iect and
two miles to windward Of constellation. with Palmer
between the two. III three we;e sanding on the
staIbOar tack: three miles TO lee#au 81 SulSkstcl
was Gorilla one mile ahead Of Msrgut1. LOttwdna
half mile asteIn: the le' shOr TIA a wa, one
mile 10 WndWald of Katrina, fle1OHid Wa betteriaS
her position and was making "a hg VITA Grayllng
for second place; Haibiugcr had b.. Ken lacks with
..aal..s HgI sci d.
Vas drobpng behind; Ne lin Oenouc AID Ma gueiife
were or the Chimarh Hills 70 tbs point ihe yachts
he'd had a strong head tide ami heal wind from tie
start At about four bell one Of The prettiest i'll
cdsnts Of the cruise orcured n duel between Gra,-
ling and sea Fox. But sea Fox soon held an adj
vantage, being far enough ahead 10 Graylln ;
how Whenever she felt Ike f.. The leading yachts
rounded the buoy Sow and Pigs reef In this order:
Titanla. = - :35; sea Fox, 20 20; and GidylinS
81 33.
Under time allowance and on account of the earlier
start OF sea Fox. Grayng ther had the actual lead of
the fhird-cass schooner. The psi iOundel IN this
donia Fortuna Oracle and Merlin. As soon they
had rounded the yachts hal the wind on their port
quarter and II seemed stlung and steady ever.
The racers had been sailing under working canvas bat
now began TO set OF their Kites Ttanla brOke out
her balloon jibOpsa and rapidly forged ahead
TIN. run the finish now about twelve miles.
After the racers well started the course changed
a few points and spinnakcrs became the Opier all
around. sea Fox and Grayllng then passed Titaua
and the actual hnish I'm that order. The sum
mary follows: