New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
TWO YACHTS AGROUND.
MIsHAPs To THE MINEoLA AND owEENE
NEAR WOODS HOIL.

The Run OF THE NETWORK YAcHT FLEET
FROM VINEYARD HAVEN TO NEW BEDFORD
WAITING LONG FOR BREEZE
THE SUMMARY
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.I
New-Bedford, Mass. -Aug II-if ever sun-baked
yschtsmen whistled for wind they did TODAY. whom
the feet OF the New YORK. Yacht Climb Law in the hazy
light OF the forenoon In Vineyard Haven awaiting the
breete that obstnatey refused to blow. Ont beyond
the CHOP lights little wind every now and then could
be seen riing the waters OF Vineyard Sound between
the hills that guard the Haven The water was like
glass and the heat OF the seemed be intensified
as II was rejected from the polished mirror. II was
sfter II o'clock when the Electra, anchored OF West
chop light, fired gun signal for the yachts 10 get
mp their anchors and be ready to start. The young
southwest wind WIS beginning 70 get enough life in II
By that time to allow the yachts 10 ont IN the
sound and as II drew up around Gay Head brought
with il some OF the GOODNESS of the ocean, and made life
more endursble Everywhere and shore, there
was a sultry haze, through which distant headlsnds
doomed Ike trOpic islands
Ten minutes after the first gun the Electn fired
other Signal for the yachts Of the first division to
start They crossed the line I'm the following order
Oweene. MlneOla, Nautilus Cinderella, Mcete, say
Onara. Clara and GOssOOn. The yachts OF the first
division stood out in the Sound and then got fairly
good breeze. The tide was running TO the eastward
and the course for the yachts lay to the westward for
the commodore had signaed in the morning that the
feet would proceed 10 New Bedford BY Quick's
HOll. an opening between Pasque and Nashnena
Islands which leads from Vineyard sound to Buzzards
Bay The second division Of the fleet, when the first
was well out in the sound started upon signal from
the flagship in the following order QuckStep. Merlin
Palmer, Oracle Volunteer, Mischief, Hildegarde Iro
quOis and Constellation The Beatrx, the only centre
board Of the 46footers went across the line slowly
She was not timed officially, she vet a member
Of the feet. She had small boat In tow and sailed
remarkably we'll In light weather she Is a remarkable
boat. and her against the GlOriaha in the special
4GfOot regatta at Newport Thursday will he an
tertaninR one.
After passing ont BY The Chop lights rhe feet divided
portion standing toward the Falmouth Shore and
the others lacking mldsOund and huggng the south
shore. The Hildegsrde Clam and Mischief were among
those yachts which kept 10 the south and the GOssOOn,
Mneola Cinderella Iroquois, Nautilus. Oweene and
Volunteer were IN the Falmouth division The Oweene
took the lead and. after getting 10 Nobska Point, started
of in good shape. beating down By the Naushon shore
The wind was fresheDng all the time The MlneOA.
when she passed NObska. stood the port tack far
into Woods Ho Of all the places the coast from
Key West to PASSPORT there is more dangerous
than Woods Holl. The channels are narrow and
treacherOus and on either side rocks.
The MneOla stood too far in got ont Of The channel,
and the first thing Mr.. Belmont aud his guests knew
the boat was high upon pile Of rocks She was
going at a good Of speed and upon the snnBen
rocks far that half Of her copper ont OF water.
and she heeled over to the sarboard. TWO steam
launches from the shore and the steam yacht Nashuens
went to her assistance. and starting her when
the Electra went by. The Eectra's steam launch
was sent TO the stranded vessel and took OF one OF
Mr. Belmonts guests, Frederick Swift, who proceeded
to New Bedford on the flagship. and here procured
tug with which he al once returned 10 the assistance
Of the MneOla4 The yacht not seriously Injured
when she ran upon the rocks, and it Thought that
she would De got of without difficulty.
Shortly after the Mineola went the rocks, The
Oweene standing down BY the Mansion shore grounded
on Jobs Neck by standing too far inshore. The via
Dnck Mr. Forbes's new auxiliary yacht, went 70 Her
assistance and after awhile the stranded vessel was
aAoat again. All chance Of her winning the race,
which at first she seemed TO have In her grasp was
however gone good. Why these two yachts, sailed
bv crack shippers and filled with people thoroughly
familiar with the waters in which they were sailing,
should in broad daylight aground az they dld is
something which passes comprehension. The Mlneoia
seems to have been unfortunate ever since she WAS
built on her trial trip she had a mlslsp, she MAJ
carried away two masts and has had hard lnck gencr
ally Mr. Belmont had her designed By Burgess and
bullt by IawIey lie spared no expense on her de-
aging 10 fave possible, the fastest forty SIX f0oer
In the feet.
The fleet. after the Mineola and Oweene had gone
ashore stood down for Quclts Hol. The Hide
rarde led the feet, with the Quickstep close behind
her As these Two leading yachts entered the Holl
the order of the division which had kept to the south
shore wac as follows Oracle, Constellation. Clara
and Mischief OF the north shore division, the Cos
som led followed by the sayOnara Merlin. lroGuos,
Cinderella Beatrix, Nautilus, and Volunteer. in the
order named After passing through 0ncRs H0u
the feet yachts with lifted sheets. due north for
New Bedford. They kept about the same order in
the run across Buzzaid's Bay that they had when
the leading yachts passed into Qulck's Holl. The
finish was Of Cark's Point. at the entrance Of New
Bedford harbOr The wind. which had started TO
blow so languidy in the morning, was blowing freshly
At the finish in the afternoon. and the sight was IA
beautiful one as yacht after yacht the stately pro
cesslou passed by the finish boat and into the quiet
waters Of the harbor. The summary Of the race was
Us follows: