The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
WET SAILING FOR AMATEURS.
TIE SEAWANHAKA FLEET HAS 4
SHARP RACE IN THE RAIN.

Sea ana BACK In = Squhuy SouthoAStol
Tho Mnriqnita Loses Her Topmast-
The Minerva wins the LELAND Cup.
Races rs full OF interest as the one sailed
yesterday by tho yachts entered for the
twentieth annual event Of the Seawanhaka.
Corinthian Club don't occur moro than once OF
twice during the season. and arc worth going a
long way to see. oven in a rain storm Only
seven boats started. but the amateur crews OF
those seven-nearly hundred men all told
found 1t was their watch on dock every
minute from six bells in tho fore
noon until eight hollis in tho after
noon watch. T. NJ, when the Burgess keel
sloop Mari1ulta, with Burgess himself soaking
wet and shivering at the wheel. flew across the
finish line In smother OF foam. with the wreck
OF her broken topmast swinging out to leeward
as q token OF her battle with rainy south
easter. Her actual time was the fastest made
yesterday over the Scotland Lghtship course
OF the club, and she had never been better
sailed since she was launched, but she had to
allow the Minerva minutes % seconds. and
when that saucy little cutter dashed across the
finish line / minute 40 seconds in the Mari
ouita's wake she was q winner by 2 minutes %
seconds. corrected time. while the Liris WAS
badly beaten by both OF them.
Unfortunately Mr. Earle's fine old sloop
Oracle, that was to have sailed in the class
with the Shamrock and Huron. got stuck on
Wintrngham's ways at Bay Ridge. and refused
TO bulge at high water, 30 her crew had to con-
tent themselves with view OF the race from
the judges boat Fred b. Dalze and the
Shamrock had 10 sail alone after Buoy 10 was
passed. THAT point MIR. Duncan OF the HUI
ron withdrew her from the race, as there wero
several ladies on board who did not relish
thrash to windward Of the Lightship in
lumpy sea-
In spite OF a chapter OF errors before the
start, the Dalzell was anchored 100 yards west
OF Buoy Is at five minutes after IL. minute
later the preparatory signal was given. and at
11:l1 came the signal to start The wind was
south southeast and the weather looking
squally, so much so that Capt Zerega of tho
Kathleen had the little sloops topmast housed.
for 1t was to be q thrash to windward from the
start TO Buoy 10. and perhaps further The
big white sloop Shamrock the pride of
Bay Ridge-set the pace for the fleet by dash
ing across the line between the judges boat
and Buoy Is. going about 10 knots an hour
close-hauled on the port tack Capt. Maxwell
brought her down with q rap full from the
north. and shaving the buoy close. lufTed her
sharp up to the wind. Ed Willard. H. c. Win
trim CHAM. F. c. SWAMI. p. Wilson, and half a
dozen other well-known Corinthians trimmed
down the lib Sheets The Huron William Butler
Duncans handsome cutter. was next away
only five seconds in the Shamrocks wake
Her owner steered her, and besides her ANA
teur crew there were three ladies on board.
August Belmonts white keel sloop MariQuita
with her designer. MIR. Burgess at the wheel,
was first away after the signal for her class
end close in T her wake came Mr. CAROLS crack
BRYAN Alley and had the old oriya's crew
Trimble, and j. lee ou0G Carroll! il'h T6e
Mariquita's sheets and halyards were handled
YEA, K u Iathbone. W > rs8s, l. +. P Fer:
kins 4, D. Morgan, and Wendell Goodwin. and
q a, capable crew they, proved. The Liris, ham
lucky start. She got away last in her class at
vSG vert ts'k Mnssrs re9E on the line Her
stephens, W. THOMPSON, John Hyslop. buck.
Msssrs EnSHe he Ten earf Y
Ro6g A tdSs ThH@Ss BrrGn and
pretty tnrtSfoot sioop Kathieen alone e he's
manned 6y MsssFs. Edward z: Weeks. y. +
w. Meefsr and f. L. Anthony Hon; w. "n''0Sh' T.
Away they went chasing each other for
tackled for the Brooklyn shore two minutes al
ter staring, and again I'VE minutes later. the
ISe nsk TIe
for the Minerva and Liris. and for the Clara too
iS aw a o6d and tack they had i AGAINST
losing point and defyinG the Minerva to
catch her.
There was good weight in the breeze by the
time Quarantine was abeam Of the forties. and
the rain had began to su[inkle fast Tho
Shamrock had cleared the Narrows and was
l1;5O. The spectators on the club and com
pmittee steamers saw mighty. pretty
The MariGuita, Minerva Iris. and Cara in
order named had tackled close in to the Brook
mel heading for Fort Wadsworth on the port
tack. The Mariquita held the weather gauge,
with the Minerva two lengths on her quarter.
erya and the Clara close under her lee quarter
outfooting all three. As they neared the Staten
Island shore. lying over to the refreshing
who was really ahead 1t was the Mariquita. |
eaf 1 i S4
The Minerva tried the same experiment but !
before she could ill away on the port tack the !
her bows, 80 she had to give way and come |
back t to t, the h sane tack again l9sng fully
through the lee OF the Mariquita, but the latter
was pointing better. The Minerva, careengto |
Of the, LirIs. but she oulpointed, her all the
tine the the lara, to leoward. s}i leading;
Liris held on for a, few moments. but vicious +!
Them aSn take t in he liz H ns thS
sail came in, too. but Maxwell made tho sham
rock carry hers, and burgess. by. }udicions
easing up OF the MariIulta during the squalls
held on TO her topsail. Every ono noticed
that she stood up to her work better
than any OF the others 1t WIS nip
end tuck now between the Liris and
Minerva and they. were having the most OK
citing tussle they had ever seen In company
:. The Ltris with her big rig rather overnowered
the little fellow but she hung on bravely, with
sheets Nat ait. and made up In pointing what
the other boat gained In footing The Clara went
about at Il ~. Just south of Coney Island Point
me Lirls followed In two minutes.the Marlauita
et the same time, and the Minerva last rirht
In the Mar!quita's wake. An ugly little cbop
sea made them Jump some as soon "a ttev !
2nened out by the point. the wind ici SiGItt
for while and both tho Minerva and Iris
set their topsais again. Tho NIiusrya had
outpointed her rival so well by this time thht
ward. "'"N-
Almost null down to wndward crossing the
main ship emanuel on the starboad tacH liza
tho mist and swinging her gan topsail. The
Huron had the next place Clara third MARI
Iuita fourth, Minerva fifth. and Llris SIKH
The hlariquita went about AT 1916. right in the
Clams wake. and about one-quarter OF n /
milo away. The Liris and Minerva tackled
to the southland at the same moment
and then 1t was seen thai the
. IaG Cat .l.E bad