The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-06
MINERvA,S SlMrLE RA,E

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In ~, o,ooiai 100 Thn~, ,,,,, I,,I, 90 10
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lor is'eilnen' WIS "oo"' "s "nSt''''"e''', lor
yacht race hs 1t could be. On h1! way down
the bay with the committees -Nlessra Simouds.
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iioM'nn" N'i, "nN ""'" y" D""'u' '"' 'uk
Fred b. pal2ell PASSED close to tho ilcct OF 40
md Minerva had s,ar,ol Int IN, Iiri. Mari.
anu inner" ''d" SUI 49, ""' VI" '"''S m"ri-
anchor Tho consequence wa that tho first
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, wv" IVe NV om ",', ",,,| n' n 'no
becalmed In the Narrows and above that point.
Tbn srnr, nj craven shonI hury was tather
n tame affair When the committee gave the
preparatory signal at lc:,u the only boat near
the tne was inc ,nor,aw' Hn" m"" " 'o
ont through tho Narrows ARD down TO craven
shoAl ahead o. al n"nS, ana Laaie ,Sn VINO
s'eercu her. N"o "nn' ."N''nE -, " "'I'uw".u
position between craven Hn"nl Dnoy "na Inc
;"ukus uo", "n s"I,l' ,n ,,'I,no
lens.n ems. Oh II, iolna'nS a.'!S,, 'o' IN" ms
uto before tho starting signal tho bunny little
Winsrvo emma scnotinr al"n.i in The lirht south
west freeze. skipper Bryan Alioy at tho til-
ler kept her Just close enough to the wind to
deaden her Roadway I'll no heard the whistle.
then giving her a good full he zen, hcr spinning
across en9 ino 81 ",e' .Io M
Good henu"ay' inc crew se.i,'H nor ~ '"psa.i
as she cleared ii. The Choctaw seemed to DO
in ON Ts, 's s1 cM. nj pTS a s6e
held a position on the Mlncrvn's weather
iittie Scotch cutter walked right out from un-
der hsr leo and soon Ind a commanding lead,
The Lrs s1srSd by So fnH LSyeGy crossed ED
Tomahawk at iI:23:2O. and Kathleen soon
after.
Soma members of tho New York Yacht Club
VINO ware coming down TO see tho race In the
tur Indian. took pity on the lomahawk and
The steam yacht Floss towcd tho Kathleen out,
but tic MariIuiia lad no assistance She and
n att Jriftna Tor nm hour. ''0N' INV ''N''''
Ali the iorty- footers carried big club topsails
ibe Course with a working topsail set The
southwest breeze which gave them a start.
westward and fell very light or buoy 8 the
Minerva crew smastiv took in her three head
| sails ana set tho Lul, DON nh ,opsail and big
iorcsail. They caught al! tho wind. and gave
12:i4:l5, She was ihon MINUTES SO seconds
maker boom ito starDoarl and the soil was SGT
buoy! nj - ~ ~ the Iris n i2:5S ~. and the
Helen at l3:lO:5S. all setting spinnakerS after
gyNed to starhoard soon after and The leaders
Eating becalmed tho Liris and Minerva over
baniad them
INC course for all bur Kathleen was around
Scotland iphtshIp Size IurntI nuoy = After
nnssinr that marx the wind was nn ainR for
the Choctaw and Minerva. When they Gybed
nronud IT the ChuCtaW had caught Tho Scotch
bnef and held n positi6n 70 %ihIwarI Of her
SoinnaEeTs we're sat 10 stnri"rrI for a lew
minutes and then tnken in Soon after. the
winS rantarIn9 =" thn south ard G"aIoJ than
on n,ating II hcnI 70 : coiinnJ I irhtshIn
0A In this work the Minerva OF he best Of It.
MARI. and at - when si." went about for for tho
aasiIv Sba Fam Sn9 N nrouMd IL mr. and
Ss her sninnHSer boom dr'rped 70 mort and she
a9t I"i rsmnwah haalv,nv or In. rnn haHne
,be Neet of assemhI"i Steamers caye her
heSriy salute The times OF the oihere we're:
Choctaw :Js.25: Liris :if:2J: Helen :i:} 40
Ernrn tha iiohtahin Lnrk 10 sandy Hook thnra
WAS Eood uehl y uIl'lnE pno. rhippet
hHey Hehueu mo minerva IhsioTe 81 ~ tNak
she lost tho breeze. She uassod in by buoy
at 2:5l :95. the ChoctaW followed nj $500,
l,iris at 2;59:SO; AID Hclcn go H. Just on
the point OF the nook wtile ,nc niiheTHh lay IN
CAIN Strehk. mo I'iri, lh7Se. ,ht iiocthw.
and they ooth nSGeI me Iim"rS", be o,ne ,'