New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
MINERVA STILL A WINNER
THE RACE OF FORTY.FOOT YACHTS FOR
THE ISELIN CUP.
SPLENDID CONTEST IN WHICH THE GossooN
CAME OFF SECOND BEsT-THE YACHTS RACE
TO VINEYARD HAVEN on MONDAY.
yHY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.J
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Newport. Aug. 2.-Mr Burgess will have to build
another boat before he can claim that an offspring
Of HIS genius Is monarch OF the seas. The Gossoon,
which. after her wonderful victory of Marbehead,
was hailed and heradcd the American boat that
could beat the famous production Of Fife Of FairLe,
was beaten in a good square race Today over .
twenty four mile course the open There was
fresh breeze blowing from the southeast. The sea
neither smooth rough, a& the conditions all
around could not have been arer better calculated
10 test the true and all around" merit Of any yacht.
-Four Burgess forty foo.ers-the Choctaw. Mariquta,
GOssoon and MOccasn-Were entered against the MI
nerva, but the from the start 10 the finish was
clearly one between the GossO0n and Minerva Thcrs
is dlsputng tho fact that the Gossoon is wonder
ful boat She IS almost as good as the Minerva. Tho
latter boat has been Of the greatest educators OF
American yachtbuilders and Of American yachts
men that has eve. been brought over here. The
fastest forty footers that have been built on TINS
,.Gc have been built TO beat her. The splendd Meet
Of American forty fOOters which now exists Is que 10
her presence in these waters. She has made iargs
breach in tie walls Of prejudice, and it IS only
question Of time when an American forty-footer VIII
be built which Will beat her.
The course Yesterday twelve miles 10 windward
and return. The start was from of Brentons heef
Uch,ship The wind blew freshly from the southeast.
Commodore Gerry got under way at 10 O'Clock ana
the Electra took up her position off the light vessel
while around her Meet OF t'Hls VI Se'
which had come out of the harbor 10 see the race
The starting gun was fired al IL 80 and tile racers
made rush for the line. All Of the four had cluo
topsails and baby ibtopsails set The MARI
qu!ta was sailed by Designer Burgess ue
Gossoon, by Charles Adams the MoccaSin' ~
Arthur Morgan; the Minerva. by captain
Barr. A strong ebb tide was running at the start.
When the starting gun was fired the Minerva
and Choctaw were making for the line The
Choc,av-s skipper pushed his boat well up under the
stern Of the Electra but Captain Barr ar the ulier
of the Minerva, which was going Ike raceAor>e
wcdccd his way in the Choctaw and the nag
ship and singing out. eve rs BERTH frcet t'e
Choctaw to fall of and give him his right OF way
Then away he sped close hauled on the starbo1ra
tack 70. the outer mark and victory. The Mocca'In
was the third beat over, minute behind the Choo-
,aw and then more than ten minutes oehhd III"
Moccasin, the Gossoon crossed. The Mariquita Was
the last boat over. The Moccasin got better winh
than the other boats for the first part Of the cruise
and did the best sailing Of the Meet IL "aS' VI
course dead beat TO windward
The Choctaw soon passed by the othei yacn's.
md was left so far astarn by the time tie outer marx
WAS reached that one almost forgot she was IN the
race. The Moccasin ard Marlqnita were also lei. a
good bit astern by the Gossoon ana Nj,
nery S ,rd The LEADING 1e vachts and pretty race
If was. The Minerva and Gossoon hcpl CLOS. 70 stca
other all the time ana "en az Could NOT weather
the Minerva. The Minerva had lead 81 thres
minute, thirty seconds a the start: On c In'
tv.ch mile beat 10 the rd1agced buoy. which com.
modore Gers had thrown overheard Tor tue out5
mark the Gos,oon gained on her two minutes t.eht,
| seconds The Moccasin outsailed the Marqulta IN
snte of the skilful 81 ling Of Mr. Burgess
As the yachts rounded the outer MARI tnes
tbcir splnnaEcrs and Jew home. towering pNrthtu'
| ~ canvas The Minerva got her spinnakcr out ono
minute before the Goss)on but did not gam py ~
hccau,e The stops would not break out uHtl man
had been sent alof 20 clear them, The Minerva gle
the Crossoon IS seconds on the run nome. ino
| IL.
~, CONCEDED time on actual time the Gossoon won
Nv minute 30 seconds. The Minerva beat mo
,iocr,sin minute s. seconds. the MaT9quNa ~
:, minutes and the Choctaw by 90 minutes 10
seronds Following is summary