New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-10
llTANlA AND SEA FOX WIN.
RACING FOR TIE GOBLET CUPS IN A
TWENTY-KNOT BREEZE.
sEAFARING QUALITIES PUT TO THE TEsT-oNE
THOUSAND SPECTATORS AFLoAT WATCH
THE GREAT RACE-NEwPORT HAR-
BOR TANNED WITH YACHTS.
tBI TELEGRAPH To TIE TQfnr-NEI

THE GREAT RACE-NEwPORT HAR-
Dor TANNED WITH YACHTS.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEJ
newport, Aug. 0.-Thls is Friday, of course, and
FHaHy has always been looked upon by seafarng
neh OF all kinds day Of IN omen. Yet the
NeW-fork Yacht Club has always facet evil fortune
ana has had good luck even on a Friday that fell
on inc thirteenth day OF the month. The Goelct Cups
iof le7D were sailed for to-day under conditions
"hoh could badly have b en- surpassed. 1t was
racing weather all DAY. \ fine twenty knot breeze
heiped the yachts along the oouse, and It was
racing with vengeance Tftanla won the $500
cup Tor sloops with Katrina second, but the Carey
smith seventy did splendid work. and probably
would have won had not been for her ilLhttng
new malnsal sea Fox the tip for the schooner
prize Of $1,000 for the last week. and Commodore
Caniield's yacht made good what she promised. Con
ISOLATION, the Morgan steel CentrebOad schooner
and one Of the finest yachts ahoat, was handicapped
by trouble with her forcsaIl but made fine display
IN spite of it. The yachtsmen here pleased with
the results though NEWCOMERS, Of course, would
Ike 10 have seen the New.York designer OF the
Katrina come 10 the front. The heavy-weights,
Alert and Fredonia, did we'll at first, but had no
show eventually with the racing craft I'm this class
and in consequence we're left In the rear. Neither
of them supplied with light sails and their
cruising rigs did not do in spite of the stlh weather
Before The race this morning Newport Harbor
was literally damned with yachts. a stiff wind
nom tie southwest was blowing and had time
10 Kick up something Of bobDery
in the brine. 1t too much
wind FOR many OF the yachts and the observers OF the
race were consequently limited in number Yet There
were undoubtedly 1000 spectators afoat, and the
shores along the course were lined with people. The
Electra weighed anchor at about 80 O'Clock, and al
that time Commodore Gerry had host OF guests
aboard, all intent upon the days sport Most ot the
people abOau tie flagship had received morc OF less
duckng from a choppy sea. and as the beautlm yrhl
made her way 20 the starting limo, lawyers Wigs
observed on every side IN generous NUMBERS
The was enough to sicken some OF Cominodore
Gerry's guests. but all in all the little gale ana the
roughness Of the salt proved to be less effective
the female contingent than among the lords OF
creation. The guests aboard the Electra included
many persons OF social and political prominence as
well as representatives. Of the diplomatic corps Ihose
aboarl were Mrs. W. W. Aston, j. j. Asior' IT,
C.. G. Baldwin, Mss Bergman Colonel anu MIS-
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparc, Townsend Bufueh'
Count Crennevllle, Charge dAhares OF the
Austrian Legation; Brockholst Cutting, George
T. De Forrest Baron Eckardstein, military
attache Of the German Legation; Mrs b.
Fearing. Miss Parsons Mrs Nicholas Fish. Miss Fish,
Mrs Ely Goddard Robert T.. IIsrgous, Miss Sally Har
gous, George c. Haven James p Kemochan' Mr.. ana
Mrs John Lawrence the Misses Lawrence, Mr. and
Mr. Prescott Lawrence Arthur Leary, Alfred lie
Gil art belgian Minister; Dr. ;. Weir Mitchell, MISS
Louise Lee schuyler. J. j.. Van Allen. Baron NJ A.
Won Numm, secretary of the German Legation; Baron
vUn Ste,1burg Mis- Grace Wilson, W. c. Whitney, eX
Secretary Of the Navy; Miss wetmore, Miss Ruth
Morgan Miss Letter, Mr. aud Mrs John o'Connor'
Mrs f. V. ; Winthrop. Miss Alice Win
throp, Mrs C.. O. Iselin. Mrs. Edward Bur
CESS. Miss Bradhurst, Mr.. bergman, Cap
tain Gouyerneur Kortr.ghf. Miss l. seaver. George
Adee, Colonel ;. V. h. Cmgcr and Commodore GerSs
staff consisting Of George l.. schuyler, Secretary j. v
T. Oddie, Treasurer +. W. J. Hurst Fleet Surgeon
Norris j. Asch Fleet Captain stephen Peabody Will
lam T. lsclln ex-Commodoro ,. Nicholson Kane ana
Chester Grsw0d.
1be course signaled under the conditions obtaining
was Course No H. Y. Club Code. about thrly-seven
miles start across an imaginary line drawn from the
Electra 10 Rrentons Reef flChtShip, 70 and
round markb1at northeast from Block Island ngl dis
tant about Two NIL and due east Of BLOCK lslahu
Buoy about one mile thence 10 and round a marx
boat about two and onehalf miles west southwest from
West Island light, and finish over line drawn as
FOR the start.
Darotle.. az usual Carried away something or
ottcr before she got wen away, and rumors are
nylng about tonight that she exploded her bobsay.
The prcuaratory gun was fred at 1880, ana the
starting signal sounded ten minutes later Tho Alert
shot across tie lie ahead Of all. Crawling was
close second and crossed near the lgh'shp' she SCI
a baby ul-topsal. Merlin, which was next followed
Cravings example The schooners all had man
top,ail, set but 10 fovtopsail@. All had
their foret,pmasts housed. The schoohers
crossed on the port tack, with the eNcep-
lion If O.nonc which stood on the starboah tack
AID forced Katrina about Both Oenone AMI the
Cary smith .l5op stood TO westward for a minute
and then followed The Of the fleet. All the racers
Immediately after the start headed for NarraganSet
PIER. OF the big sloop- Bedoun alone set her top
sail. The order II the start a. follows: