New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
A FINISH IN A FOG.
YAoHrs SUFFER FROM soUALL AND MIST
sroosp DAY OF IKE SPRING RACES OF THE
sEAwANHAKA.co EINTHIAN YACHT CLUB
THE NYMPIr, voLUsIA AND
yATuLEEN WINNERS

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TIE NYMPH. voLUsIA AND
.. .-' KATHLEEN WINNERS.
Tho second day Of tho scawanhaka Yacht CUBS
.r4ng races was a thorough success, until nrutaa |
eouaIT from The north, with flood OF rain sna heau
mind and tho deepest Kind OF mist, spoed INC ''>i
The race tsof special one for yachts OF inc s'Hs
toot thirty fvofoot and thIrty-two'foot CLASSES, "
ono OF Importance In consideration OF the recent ten
ocncy to designing and building craft OF snort W."
uno deep draueht and largo sail.carrying capacity.
some OF the foty.footers had met once or t"ice ""
fore lint tho new-fansled racingmaehines never mao
chance to race against another Independently Oh
other craft ,., -, A..
For Great portion Of the day the conditions OF 'no
race wcro IDEAL. There was fair conirct'uoh Owe. az.
tho outward legs Of tho and the results over e'o
are corrcspondingy significant. What happcheu aA'''
that while cach OF tie fores was trying 70 nA i's "
oapabites over course OF its own selection thoush
limited BY the racing rules can hardly DO ioohe" up
Is fair test The return and finish wero gov "
dukes though Il is d!sagrceablc 10 say 50. ihe no
racing machines have not as yet succeeded III
ing themselves 10 tho favor OF the general puonc' @o
tho fact that the only ccntrehoad yacht the Nymph
uon apparently only by accident OF weaher' u.i
nroasant in that it did again demonstne the I'M
deniable superiority Of the typical American cen1e'
board sloop. -
The course for the forties" from Buoy. No, 10
of Bay Ridge, 20 Buoy no. TO- 10 Buoy NO L.. u
scotland Lishtship, and return 10 Buoy NO To- INC
other classes sailed from tho same start 10 n"o,
No 10 to Buoy No 9 1e, to Buoy No. and return 70
Buoy No. 49, Tho judges boat, j. D. Dalze1'
jef the Darre once at 30 yesterday mornns'
and after putting In at inc 'iu''
house dock of tho Corlnthan Yacht CLUB az Iomp-
klnsytIle Staten Island, at once snchorcd OH INC
starting buoy. Aboard the tuebost were the 10
gatta Committee reporters and about twenty guests
i
O'Clock as the Judges watches indicated on tho mean
and ave minutes later tho forty-tootev wero Sig
nailed 10 start. Mono was then within minute OF
the llne though nftecn-knot breeze from the west
ward should have given them plenty OF hesh"ay ior
mani pulation. AS far as could be seen Just 'heh
the Corinthlan helnsmon were; Mncrva, J. Beaver
Webb; MariquIta, J. Frederick Tams; TomshawR, +
D. Morgan; Nymph, Edward willct; Gorilla, Il. r.
Carroll: Kathleen, W whitlock; Saracen W. r Fo"le'
and Tomboy, Archibald Rogers
TIE SCOTCH OUTER STARTS FIRST.
The FIRST to Cross was the Scotch cutter Minerva.
owned by Admiral Twoed and sailed by Beavor-Weoo.
she carried full suit OF working sail, and got along
with tho wind In q hrst-rate manner. The Marqulta
crossed without a topssI and was followed BY tho
romahawk with working sails and the tack OF her
tOpsai TO lcewSsi The Gorilla also carried gam
topsa and the Nymph had all working sail set.
Just as the sloop crossed the wind broke out her
jb-topsal and nearly throw her on hcr beam ends.
leaving enough OF her keel above water 30 allow her
crew 10 hang more lead It II they had wanted TO-
Tho tide was food and the Nymph stood In for .
while toward the Staten Island shore, though tho
rcst Immediately laid their course for Buoy No. 10.
Tho little fellows OF the thirty Eve foot and thirty
classes the line In this order:
First Tomboy. working sails. except topsail and ro-
topsaIl. Topmast housed
second. YOIusa, Jb and mn:sal. To;r,,n hou'si
Third. sanccn. jib. ssysail and rA'n"a!' Ioim'''
housed.
Fourth, Beatrice Ilb staysal, rectci na!nsaIl. Top
mast bare
F..,h, Kathleen. 3D. st,y,af and n,innil. Topmss,
housed.
Sixth. En- Handicapped eighteen seconds jo. staysa
| maInsan and jib-hcad.g aItoPsail.
The Dslzcll got under way few minutes after the
start and OF course caught up with tbs little fellows
| Grst. They were standing In toward the Staten
| Island shore. They were sailing IN this order Tom.
boy saracen, Beatrice. Kaihlneu- Volusls and Ell
| Tho Kathleen passed the Beatrice, and nj the same
| ,,me the Elt passed tho volusla half mile
behind, while the feet was nearing Hospital Island
few minutes later the unmistakaole order was
| Tomboy, saracen, Kathleen, Beatrice. Ell, Nolus!a
! Tic little wonder Kathleen, BY sheer superiority
| brought out by splendid handling. forgei ahead an
| began 10 pick up her rivals IL was case OF nm;
sailing close hauled, with tho wind the starboar'
bow ard tho Boston cutters, ct ectera werc left II
| the ruck.
The forty-foo,cr IN tho meantime held their order
and when reaching to fetch Buoy No. 10 formel
most beautiful procession. Tho yachts all had work
ing sails consisting of two headssils ftopsal an
| rnsinsalI The only exception was the Symrh, whicl
| carried three hcadSails. The oner was, as at tn
start, Minerva, Maiiqulta, Tomahawk Gorilla an
| Nymph
BREAKING OUT THE srINNAXEaS
The Minerva on rounding broke ont her balloon so
topsalls All the ret got their spinnaacrS ready AN
whom the Marlqu!ta got before the winl.Mr. Beaver
Webb saw his mistake and ricgc out his spin