New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
THE RUN TO NEW-BEDFORD
PERFECT RACING WEATHER FOR THE Me-"
YORK YACHTS
A BRILLIANT MARINE SPECTACLE IN V1NEfAhI
sOUND-PREPARING NOW FOR THE
CRUISE HoMEwARD.
faY rsLEnaArH TO THE rnIBusAI

fRY IRIEG3ArH TO The TItIbuhNs
Ncw.Bedfcrd, Mass, Aug 5.-Seas, sounds anu
bays Of dazzling, sparkling water ana all ihinis ~
bc and snlt sky frame the picture Of graceful nuns
and towering rvranids Of wind blown canvas when
wa5 offered By the New-York Yacht Club hcot III l's
RIM frOm Vineyad Haven 10 this port To-Day l"o
vacl;sren tore themselves away from the hoSp''aoS
of the Cak Blafs Club last night al "hat "0ufo nav
lecn an early hour under other cl7cum6tncos' n"'
ihe Commodore Is dsciplinarian and he had 0rucfe1
an carly start the Jolly Jolly ars" who live aoai'
the mast had TO follow Ms example, come carly 10
the reception and 90 early aboard ship. wind IRON
the southwest came up with the morning, biowh lro'"
| tho ho0ws Of rolling waves and sweeping aTOnhi u'o
gorgeous cr OF Gay Head rufllcd all the wa'eFs Va
yneyari Sound and waved the trees that grow on the
beautiful Islands which separate the Sound from buh
yards Bay. When the sleeping fleet was awakened
by the morning gum and all the cnsisns luttercd III
tho air. there never wss prttlcr sght seen bcV"ec"
the green walls that inclosc vineyard Haven.
At O'Clock the flagship ELECTRA got under way
and went out to where the East and West Chop Lights
keep watch, from their towering bluffs. over tile en-
| trance 10 tho quiet haven where the yachts were
! anchored. Shortly after 10 o'clock the commodore
gave tho preparatory signal and the yachts began 10
| get up anchor and stand ont Of the harDOr Nearly
halt an hour later the Elcctras guns. ccloing from
cliff % cllI announced that II time 10 start. and
Away the graceful gllders Of the sea, out Into
The sound. The forty -footcrS went through QulcNs
! willie the course for the larger yachts lay around
Cntyhunk point where seas arc always rolling and
! winds most generally do blow. II was wndwari
work down 10 QuCks Hole FOR the forty foolcis ana
wtndward work for the others down 70 the Cutyfink
buoy. Then IT reaching and running The
| Volunteer gave a splendid exhibition Of wind
! w-r sailing leading the feet and making the
! Cut;yhunk buoy without tachins. Tic othcr
yachts made several tacks before they coaId
! wcothcr 1t. she proved that She was worthy
10 have defended the cup. and that, II nced be, she
could do 1t again. The lirs sailed good race hut
she practically had no competitors, for the Mocca'n
carried away her rhcad and the Llrl' was ont
Of the race When tic start SHE lullcd up ulucr
/ the impression that there was man overheard from
the TanIa. II proved 81 bc boat Of the IItanla's
TINT loI been washed overheard. and not man. but
nevertheless the stopping Of the LiHS In order To
render assistance put her ont OF the r1cn Ths was
unfortunate as 1t Just day for tho Lrs 10 have
.hown what she could do. Faith IN tbs boat Is SIN
unbonndc among large circle Of yachtSmcn Of the
hest rcputc IN spite of her poor wing this year
The Minerva, owing 10 her having carried away her
topmat on the run ot yesterday not in the race.
She went through Quck, Hole after the accident and
is now here at New Bedford awaiting n new topma't
She viii probably be ready to tkc part
i'm the race fum here 10 Newport day after 10 morrow
| Tho schooner Merlin made an excellent race to-day
in the schooner cllSs, and altogether 1t was good
! Gsv for Burgess Tho Merlin has done wonders on
the cruise this year. and she r. expected 10 do oven
I better than she has The schOOncrs Palmer anu
Quichsep had walkovers Ia their respective clasSs'
and the OenOno beaten IN her class by the iro-
ouois Clara wus plted against Cinderella and won.
| of cour,,. -lSc could not help T.. The 4ofo"trrS
staggered along in the lumpy sca and the fresh wind
with docks awash, unable b. carry even working Top
nils TIN, lrlcr boat conld carry their club top
,s but had 10 content them elves with gaG topsaiis
4 no.od udr WAS running up rom the ocean through
tho Sound and oay. At thc Start most OF the yachts
stood over toward the Naushon shore. Tho Puritan
! and Miranda. however, kept tn wlnd"au. well oN''
~ m, VINEYARD shore Of the yachts ia the lce"ad
division the Volunteer easily outpo,n'cd ard oGtt0t7i
everything el-c. she orr' up t" "ind"ahi
/ IN manner which surprised even hc'
admirers. and sailci with The spccd OF the
| glud IA her sails. Inc cutter Clara was next I"
tho Volunteer with the Schooner sea Fox close 10 h'i
and the Uuick,,cp aid Merlin not far behind. Then
came the Palmer IrDluo!s. Msylowcr and Cinderella
Uhnc swiftly after them and past them walked th'
9o-s.ou II the Minerva had only been thcrc Ia hsh
her. That = race!
Thus the ncct took rs way down toward Tarpaullr
cove When that poiut was reached The Merlin ha'
-oupcd the competitors In hcr cla and Nae evidently
otud for victory and New BEDFORD. anf 'hc got there
The Craving va met ~ Tarpaulin Cove coming u.
from The westward. When Commodore li'h saw th'
,... Fox hc cane about aud gave her brush i
vas % short race. but the Greylnc got the U'~t "i II
and wrcu she had walked through her rivals "h
,ac before the Wind ara!n and went 20 the eb'tWaii
,s tho ya,hs came into the harbhr to-day the Wharvc
Of the city wcrc crowded by people who had CONF
dovn - 80, the nnish ot the race. This picturesque
,,haug town /, gay tonight With uniforms oi yaehts
u~u aud sailors. But every body IS p:ctty well trF
on; after the days and tho Commoiorc's unoHica
order Tor t. uirh for everybody 10 20 70 bed early
There IS nothing else Of importance except that Com
r,od,r, Gerry has invented new dlsh. IL Is
, % Qet,s Oh utcra boar
tho Electra at the reception tomorrow. Tic fntur'
movcmcnti Of the feet tho races Tor tomorrow an'
;b General plan Of campaign contained IN the foi
lowing order:
II. ship Llcctra. IsrtCr Of Now Bedi 3D.
TUESDAY. hugu't ). lso).
TIC squadron will ronsn at anchor tomorrow. W'dn"s
day AZ N,y.B,dorl The con oior rc1u"'S the y! a'
-c n TIE company - the captains ana ro'r quests mc"'
iy l,ds aboard thc flagship ot luncheon az oclorh nuf
y, ,,tc.s af,crwnrl tao following iuecock color
VII BE- ryr or o. D. fpnr"'r,d rigS pulling s"eci'
and tc owl for cater pulling two sw"c' or ""
,nir o. SOULS boat races entries s2 al oar made
! by Yacht cnllins lOlt to BE- classified uccoTdmg T. h
nuuJcr they pull viii also b. ro"ci O"ssN ain
must be carried Ia Al, except dmec,. Theee race
VIII be followed by those o; tic steam and napathf
launches.
Tho Kc-a,ta Committee announces following monet
rl3c fo the alovc wirnne boats - for cacl
looa carried for launches. go Tor winners and $40
| sec,nd Il more start.
ON Thursday. August Z. The squadron VIII Rt und"
vc1h for Newport The Of start will b. announc
hy l-ual from fac ship shortly after co.or The star
from hc racing line oil CaIks Point Will be made aboH
nm hour Latr On Frldar y. tho following race
, | VIII sailed Newport Tor the following
,pccid cup. annomcci by the Kcgata Committee
o,.n T. Yacht. Of the clue which not hauled out
Il an flacc tlc commencement Of the cruise:
Schooncrs-Krc shoonrr.. 70 all. 1900 cup. nrS
class 90 cun second class 300 cnp, cna'e' s. ana
Sloop.-Flrscia.' 500 cup; fourth and min claSSc'
,po0 cuD. sixth and teyenth classes, 1900 cup.
Cyudt a1d course For zach cup there must he ."
ar .oro starters: racing rules ot the club to goNrr'
yachts .sinc the Hoe with their racing humpr u"
,,ed and prly9t, .ignas a. tn peak VII Dr. con-drrr
n. cnt-r,d for the all TO wind"atd Tor
locr ar aud rNtrrn all schooncrs and classes !, j.
,,d , Of slropS cutters and laNls 3 miles classes ~