New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-19
THE MINEOLA WINS.
RACE FOR THE CHERRY DIAMOND CLUBS
GOLD CUP.
"ELLsAILED CONTEST OFF NEwroRT-AS-
OTHER RACE BETWEEN THE MAR
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newport, K. l., Aug 1s-The Fife cutter Jessica
received most remarkable defeat M the hands Of
the Burgess bont Mineola TO-DAY II was the
hrst OF the series OF races for the gold cup offered by
the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club. The Cherry Diamond
Yacht Club every one knows. or should know, is
the yachting department Of the Manhattan Athletic
Cluo' An attempt to sail for the golden cup
was made OFF Larchmont early In the season. but was
not successful, owing to the absence Of important
stakeboat. However the race was sailed to-day in
steady wind which blew up from south-southwsst
and over seas which really gave no chance for per
feet test Of the yachts The only starters in the race
were the Mineola and the Jessca which boats had com
peted, in the first instance, in hzzle7 OIL
Larchmont There Is regatta committee spperts In
ing 10 the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club, but so FAR
this committee has not been visible 10 the naked eye
and Commodore summers was his own regatta COM
mittee and official staf at the race today. 1t is
necessary that this gold cup be Won three times In
order that yacht may hold it in perpetuity.
When the Jessca and the Mineola came down to the
staff at Brentons Reef hghtshp to-day the wind blew
light from the southsouthwest. and those long swells
which always about the yellow hull Of the light
ship and break in shining foam the crags Of Beaver
Tai! were rolling in from out beyond where the
lonely white watch-tower Point Judith marks the
entrance to Narragansett Bay. The MineOla and Jes
sca Law of and on above the line between the stake
boat and the lightshp. waiting for the signal to start
There was private match Of $3.50 side between Mr.
McDonough and Mr. Belmont and this prize. the
golden cup and. than all, the glory Of victory
nerved each 10 do his best In the days race II was
the Intention of the Jessica to the starting line
rne astern of the Mineoa, and then by her superior
nointng-for no boat that sailed point higher
than the Jesscs-to have overapped the Mineola. ana
80 10 have gotten good lead at the outset CT the race
But there are few astute saormen that own and
sail yachts than August Belmont. and he. sitting win
his inevitable straw hat drawn tightly down across MS
brovs souatted by The lee rigging coming the ship
while young Hank Han stood at the tiller To
catber the combination was victorious. Mr.. McDon-
ough Of the Jessca- got his beat across the line III
good shape with his sailing master. Captain Harvey
AZ the helm The Jesslca was not however. able 70
acconplisb what she had designed and when the
vacllTs were fairly the linc. standing ior the
yarraeansett Shore the Mineola n windward with
the Jessca under the lee quarter. The time OF the
starts was as follows: Jessica, II 81 49, Mineola
IL 81 80.
Tho course was southeast. Onehalf south. The
N,neoIa outooed the Jessica from the start though
the Jessica much out-ponted the Mineola- 30 the
two yachts took their way 10 where. iar OUT OeS0nu
the utmost purple rim of the ocean, the Cherry Daou
flag was bobbing about the stakeboat, awaiting Ihe
rounding of the yachts. Every now and then the
Mneola in order TO hold her wind and position, would
10 obliged 10 tack and when she tscked the Jessica
followed her The Mneola never sailed better ana
The .Jessica never sailed worse OF Point judith the
Njneoa bore down for the mark and was able 10 fetch
IL on the port tack slight shift Of the wind enabled
her 10 do this otherwise she would have been oosed
10 make another leg before rounding The JesSica
held her wind and came down 10 the marx Also out
bv that time it was hopeless race for her Both
yachts before this had set their cubtopsalls having
started under working tOpsails. In anticipation OF
blow the sky giving every indication OF Strong
wind. But the wind came not. The outer
mark was ten miles from the START
so that the whole course twenty miles ten dead TO
windward and ten running. The hneoa mas always
beaten the Jessca in running, so when the whte soop
rounded first the race was gone beyond redemption
The time Of the yachts in rounding were as folo"s
Mineola, IL A Jessica, 2:16.
From the outer mark to the finish 1t was pro
oessiou of two, and the Mineola spinnak9rs were
broken out as soon as the yachts rounded and hvey
work was done on both boats. Nothing can be SAID
of the run back except that the sun was boiling ho'
and the lead Of the Mineola was not decreased
The time Of the was as follows