New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-02
VICTORIOUS VOLUNTEER.
THE GALLANT SLOOP DISTANCES HER COM
PETITORS AT NEWPORT.
FINISHING THIRTY SEVEN MINUTES AHEAD OF
TIE PURITAN-TIIE MERLIN AN EASY
WINNER N THE SCHOONER CLASS.
BY IELLGRArn 10 LIE TkIHuNE-l

TIE PURITAN-THE MERLIN AN EASY
WINNER IN THE SCHOONER CLASS.
BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TsiBu>E-1
Newport Aug. i.-Today's race for the Goelet cups
served still further 20 emphasize the fact that tc /
only sloopyacht in America capable Of bearing all
others in any kind OF wind or weather The Gay was
one Of fukes, and although there appeared to be
plenty OF wind, a; times II fen OIL materially III
spite of all the vountccr finally away from tIe
rest Of the fleet. single sckers and schooner me
won comfortably in little less than five hours h'i
nearest rival. the Puritan. being tlirty seven mhu'7
behind her The Clara disappointed ali her aSHbfcfS
by coming in nine minutes behind the latest crf''Vh
of Burgess the Gossoon. Tie Katrina ca,ii! b"' Oe
Oracle. such, in brief the result OF the sioop
race.
For some unexplained reason the schooDcrs were
slow in getting away after the gun was Grcd' an'
every one WIS handicapped. Tie Marguerite was us
1rst 10 cross and then came ocnono, Palmer My
flower sea Fox aud Merlin IN the order named All
were Oil the port tack, with sheets ea,ed tilhe anu
the greatest yacht race of the yoar was begun
The Electra was crowded with guests. and WIKI 'he
regatta COMMITTEES OF boaN4 to make the start S'esheu
down to Brentop's Reef LiShtsmp al 10 ocloh "'u
came to AL anchor. The first Of the guests 10 "'i'
Oh board wa secretary WINDOW. and then came u'c
officer, Of the British feet in all cighOlred Ss. Ne
Admiral Watson swept up 10 the side oil inc has'n
and was heartily welcomed by the Commodore vi 'le
New York Yacht Club afcrward the Olher o"-
GERS were aboard. and they were Lien'eha"' Wv
Hon. Walter q. stopiord. FlaG-i1eutenant ffic>. ~
Troubrdgc Lieutenant Arthur Barry, the IeV' a. - H.
Rice chaplan: Captain Herbert W. Bowling ''p'a'h
Francis c. VI. Noel and J. ID. Rosers, HluS"'Pn''.
Sir Jnlan Pauncelotc, the British Minister soon !o'
thc officers and then came Mrs, c. H. BeITynah' MISS
Hcrryman Mr., James II. Bcckman. Miss Edul 'uN"
ing Dr. and Mrs Francis Dclacld. Miss Deillelu vi
d. b. Fearing Mr.. and Mr., Fly Goddard Mss li'''no
we'll. Mis-, Ruth Morgan. Mss stone MISS "ll'"~
VI willing Butler Duncan. John Jas'b AStor. j. I""
send Burden Brocl.iolst Cutting Hollis li'une"eL
Arthur ieary. +. {. Post. Captain e. j. H. HH,
= Taller Richard Wilson, Captain Stauhtol 'hup
state, Navy: General J. f. PIcr'oh' ia
ward Kcncys j. Burden. Mrs. willing and Miss VIII
ing -, .
II was exactly II 80 when the gun was bTod ana
the preparatory signals hoi'tcd on the ELECTRA
To-, minnie, later the starting gun for soops boomca
acros, the water they all got away III good shape
Five minute, elapsed and then the schooncrS "e'c
sent away but before stated, they ola lDt 'f"sS INC
line until after the last gun was fired at IL :o". MI
stood of on the port tack until abont .(we miles H'u
bcon sailed. when the Oossoon was first 20 break
Around she went on the starlOard tack heading Wei
in townri shore lioping for batter breeze than there
was outside. II was not long beioTo the CARA loI
lowed suit but she already beaten sud- ny boat
t,r1.,n ie,1 les the water line. The tOiuuteeF'
with the Puritan chasing behind, YaS gauing IN f'lPu
fAs hion and putting the miles Of wasr behind hcf I'D
.Dlcndid
time than did tbe two smaller soops Doth then
went about and stood rshore where the wind APP
r-.ar,d TO be. The Katrina, Oracle aud the sch"fiefS
kept away oui and seemed ~ be steadily i'HiHE
behind The first leg Of tho course TOOK Tie ya'hS ~
the SOW and Pigs rshtship and the big "Lo Noiuh-
tccr was first 10 round ~ 30 40. Two!ve minutes
and two seconds later the Puritan got around. and
twenty minutes elapsed before the next boat cane
The saucy Katrina wus the Riird yacht I"
tack around. and then the "o''o"h AT
rived at ;o6 20 The schooner Merlin
nearly covered her up she went away ono
ten second, later, sailing better thai sic
had ever sailed before, aud showing clean pair OF
heel, to every other schooner IN tbs race MAY
aowcr once "a slnslo stick America's cup deiv'deF
and now a schooner. came noxt at 40 b. aud the
fleet eloop Oracle three minutes after her ms
Clara rounded at n 30 and s'~ Fox last year te
winner Of the cup. came behind '1 INC Quiet" al
3 ~ 10 Tlcro was CONSERVATION on The Clara Tor
the Go-,oon had boItc icy eleven minutes aud eleven
second, In tbr 10 windwud lI.fu cdIr tc ~
ing Of the oow aud Pgs, the Volunteer reaching 'iere
80 - III while the Puritan thirioc! nIlIt's ana
,ftv second later. the Yacht, headed Tor home
~ Hrnlc ont tbcIr b. balloon M tops.' and spin
vnI.,r y rd while the Wind dd moi hold we'll. ;.".e
Va enough u iii the canvas aud pm VA, 800
tr,.n ts. water IN god ,fyle. steadily and surely
w. Voi,r,,oI d1,,, away from the other Aid cane
down 10 The Gulsh Win rl-h vhfh wa, us ;N
b~mtifT Jl-t bafo7e he r~acln The !iHe the PIN
mar Sheet va oA,cd tfhe and Tic Srat ~'li
b@lllGd ol, IKE balloon, maldng a p''t"io, 81
%1n" Gfui Ncrc w"G ea 'G aud t@9 the IN, nooe
an thc t.-s q t.Wcru. canvas. mi"ihS - I'n' 49,,
IN tiIr wat.r q, II fru l0oane -.a'-. iW ~,
~" ti, FInctra eouudcd and then steam \a'ht' w..
,h.r nm. al A -aDtr 70 the " .nne' 81 tr 80 80 ~
Tor loop. and The victor went ZIP lutp Ne"Po' I'"'
=, In oria NOR. race - her credit ,, ,
Tbe,. was a long wait for thc neNt tAcH', an
nearly fort, minute elapsed before %" fI,l,1n 80
H. ii,c r,,rufy minute l1trr The ht'1hH VIZ
over in trrd place The Merlin W., Az ,a'E H n,
A., tb .,i,.,uo~ ella. for ,hc finished Al 80 -
~ n.' ,,, ,i,rt. ,hc.,d ~ the MayloVcr. WhloH
va tv6 fu.rut,, before the sea roN ,h El 'alI
va ,,.c, minutes ard eleven seconds hrhhn ,'"->"o
va t,r ,bs outy,,rd run size ran b'iog" ih' "Ih'
hc ~, fyo minute, eleven second ie7 NE. ,rtII9
T,n', g.. Ie.,,ccn the clara and Sea loN aNn We
II d,i rnt 'lnish Thu, the rr"r wa lO'' ana
u''' ,n rure s. vas tie most successful ana IAPi"
ma, ~ r,,,, Inc 10 fiocrs r rac" nud the 'o1te
cul either bc ton or twelve miles - cc0'l -. WILLY,
NIL and rctn,7, and the $50 cup. gwen 10y pilu'
W'uu 90. IN ta contested for Dos to-eo'n - u'INi
~ w,t,, arG ctlcr, - that cla.,. Then VIII come
rcst over SUNDAY ~ this port