The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-24
THE MINERVA WINS THE CARROLL cur.
Three Forty.rooterS Mako . Pretty Race or
tho Seawnnhaka'sS Special Sweepstakes.

Rolling gently on the ocean swells dipping
her main boom end In them ut times and with
yellowish pyramid OF swelling canvas tower
ing above her slender hull. the cutter Minerva
swept across the finish line of Buoy Is in the
lower bay yesterday afternoon handsomer
winner than ever. 1t was the finish OF the Sea-
wanhaka Cornthian Yacht Clubs special
sweepstakes race for forty-footers, and In win
ming it against tho Liris and Choctaw. the
Minerva had sailed her best race OF tho season
SO far as distancing her competitors is con-
cerned. There was moderate breeze from
the southeast. and comparatively smooth
water over half the 2j-mile course.
The Minerva and Chocktaw were nd
mirably handled. but there was room
for Improvement In the manruvring OF the
Lris. The judges were MIR. Morris Rowland.
W. b. Simonds and Walter c. Kerr.
Tho signal was given Off Craven Shoal Buoy
at IL o'clock and 80 seconds after Skipper
Alloy Of the Minerva brought the little cutter
across the line. Nineteen seconds later tho
Liris crossed with John T. LoveJoy at tho long
tiller and eleven men hauling aft the main
way Capt. Fish brought the Choctaw across tho
line under splendid headway, thirteen seconds
behind tho iiria. Sho was the only boat OF the
throe that didn't carry club topsail.
lt,wns all windwgrd work AGAINST the tide
crease i the ' lead she had at the start She drew
away from the Liris on the port tack. aud
when che tackled on the edge OF 1he West Bank
ovor minute TO leeward. Tho Choctaw, stood
fish placed her in the wake of the Liris at
IL 80. Tack and tack the Minerva and Iris had it,
Sut 1s e o ysS liz rs
Going about Buoy IT, at l2:l3:3U, the Minerva
was abe to fetch the buoy easily with her
hour - minutes AZ seconds from the start.
The Liris, not being SO far to wtndward, barely
fetched it, while the Choctaw, fetched we'll by It
before tnokinG She passed it on the star
board tack 3 minutes % seconds after the
Minerva and CAPT: FEN h never ever made tack ~
IiGhtship. which he did hour IL minutes
later.
onds TO run from Buoy 10 to Buoy off the
point of Sandy HOOK. Tho Liris passed 1t /
minutes 20 seconds after tho Liris: Tic latter
wont about minutes alter passing tho buoy
and stood IN for sandy Hook beach 5 minutes.
tacks, SO he followed suit 80 seconds later,
coming out TO ,wndward as usual.
Capt. Ed Fish OF the Choctnw used good udR-
ment In holding his starboard tack when he
found his boat distanced by the other twn. Dy 1t
the Gh9s4w gained SO that Ese9 she and
before rounding the liGhtship. she was
close on9%eh e be forced about BY ne
after the start, the Liris 8 minutes % seconds
q
after tho Iris. The Minerva's crew had her
Keeping away around the mark. but the other
The Cnoctaw bad set her club tonsali now
? When Cart. Lqyejoy got tired Of seeing the
hands to tho main sheet and made them trim
II down fiat as he luifed her sharn across the
his oyea ssI and in In hry s
more the black boat had taken all the white
boats wind and was passing between her and
ha rae hAn
and as these two neared the noint OF the Hook
they INDUCED in IL lutiing match. which Fish
on his course Tor Buoys !. and it"" They
passed ass g., almost a9e beam o. o. each Other tho
about ar ' As tH% OF passpE uoy
81 the Minerva. going like a little steamboat.
was gybIng around Buoy 10 in neat style. She
had covered the distance from the LiChtship in
! hour and 7 second. gaining % seconds on
the MhCctaw and ! minute 80 seconds on tho
lead, with her balloon lib topsail full OF the
good breeze. when tho other two closed up to
the buoy The Choctaw had passed the 1iris
straight course Fish let LoveIoy Gloss the
Choctaw's wake taking her wind; Cutting in
and she gybed around 1t ut 2:4G:l9 8 seconds
ahead Of the Choctaw.
the N %df NIP run "4 10 1mek % them IL
against the ebb lido. Balloon ibis we're in
order for tho first mile. then sElnraKers were
cleverly blankoted her all the way up to tho
fin sh sailing right in her wake. and not allow
ing her to get away an incn. They crossed tho
finish line only IL seconds apart. The Minerva
sailed around tho judges boat four times be-
fore thoy arrived.
Here is the summary:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS YACHT ctus-srKclAL RACE
couRsE. IS MILEs. FmzE, $75 AND ruK CARROLL cur.
Pacing Elapsed CorTccd
Lengh Zine Time
Tdchk. Fret
Minerva CkLl. .4h6l J. Loe Carroll ]3S al I:og.I 10
Choctnw Ic.b.) .S7OS A. ThAyor. 4:47;51 AS il
LiriS kLi 1850 Wtm'ro& Mth'r. l474 I:i7 al
So the Minerva wins the, sweepstakes OF s75