New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-18
GLORIANA BEATS THEM ALL.
THE KEEL SLoOP's DECISIVE VICTORY OFF
NEWPORT.
DIRGE OF THE cENTREBoARDs AND CUTTERS
HEARD-THE BOSTON BOAT BEATRtx
NOT EVEN SECOND.

NOT EVEN SECOND.
Newport, r. l., Aug II (speciaD.-The waves that
wet the tossing spars Of Brentons Reef LIghtsp to
night sing the drge OF the ccneboard and of tho English
cutter Is the American keel soop, the Gorana. that
has put all c these behind her and swept over the line
winner against The vauut Boston centeboari Dearix
and the choicest productions Of Faie 1t was not the
Glorana's weather, but where In the world is tho
boat today that can race her In any weather.
Feetest Of all craft anoat. beautiful in her supreme
uglness she, from the start 10 the finish, and she
alone was ruler Of the waves and their powers The
Beatrix, the only centreboarder OF the 46fo)t class
had been waiting for this race. In the race of Vine
yard Haven, ON tho NcwYorlI Yacht Club cruise she
had done wonders, and the solid men of Boston. for
saklng all their IDOLS which had follen before the
Glorana, believed that in her at last had been found
rival Of the wonderful white soop from Bristol. So
the BeatriX the last OF the cenreboordes. came forth
to battle with the Gloriana, and was beaten four
minutes and thirteen seconds in light airs, over smooth
seas. The Boston keel-slOOp Oweene showed herself
better than the Beatrix, and was beaten only enc
minute twenty-ono seconds. AS 10 the Fife boat
Barbara, she was beaten seven minutes forty-two
seconds astern at the finish and the other Fife boat
Jessica, was nowhere. Mr. Gardner, the designer
who was aboard the judges boat, remarked at the
finish "well If the wind had been strong enough
the Gloriana would have beaten by half an hour."
1t was the annual sweepstakc regatta OF the Co
rinthian Yacht Club OF New-York that club which
exists only for the advancement Of American yacht
ing. and has done much to improve the type OF
the present American yachts Through good and
evil report the members of the club have abored with
patriotic ZEAL bearing that most CALLING OF all accusa
tons. that Of being unpatrotic because they did not
oondone the faults of the centreboa and shut their
eyes to the good qualities OF the cutter until they
have reaped their reward and the American keel
sloop stands to-day alone and unapproachable. The
start was off the Brenton's Reef Lightship. and the
course was an equllatcral triangle Of twenty-five
miles, the first leg being dead to windward The
second leg was re;tch, and the third leg in
tended TO have been run. The wind hauling to the
westward however. the last leg turned out to be q
reach also. II was beautiful sunlit day. The
blue waves scarcely murmured as they broke on the
historic shores of Rhode Island, of which the race
was sailed. The wind had been blowing lightly
from the north of east in the morning but when the
yachts which had entered lay of and on the north
ward OF the yellow hull of BrentOn's Reef Lightship ii
died away, and then swiftly up over the spark
ling waters from southwest by south, half point
south. The long ocean swell scarcely ripplcd
II blew up until it grew to fair sailing breeze
and the Racing Committee decided to start the boats
Then the wind from the hollow. ocean caves out be-
yond grand and lovely Montauk "came fTeshing
ever more and more" and the whistle Of the Regatta
Committees tug gave the preparatory signal Seven
yachts started In the race and they crossed tho line
in the following order GlOriana, Beatrlx, Barbara.
sayonara. Mineola. Oweene and Jessica. The times
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