The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
II WAS THE MINEOLA'S DAY.
AUGUST BELMoN1s CRACK sLOOP
LEADS TIE 8AY.

LEADS TIE VAT.
The Gloriana Was Not In the Run-Ths
New York Yacht Clubs Fleet LEFT New.
port .. . IAght wina-Ths Marguerite
Makes = Good showiag-The Mayaower
beats the Merlin-GossooA Runs Away
frea TIE I.iris-The Fleet Will Lny.to.
CorTAoE CITY. Mass. Aug. e.-This was a day
OF flukes, The cruising fleet OF the New York
Yacht Club sailed from Newport to Martha's
Vineyard In light airs and a good many OF the
fellows will remember the run by the shifting
Of the light sails 10 catch tho uncertain winds.
Before the run ended the MayHower had set
every sail she had on board, and her owner
only regretted that he had no m ore sails to try.
The fleet reached heie before dark. however.
bringing in q toutherly breeze. and will re-
main hero over Sunday.
A meeting OF Captains will be held on board
the Electra o-morrow morning to determine
future plans. The club will not race for the
Martha's Vineyard cups but may havo sps-
cal race for 4G-footers Monday.
There was light breeze from the north
northeast when the Electra an ch ored 800 yards
insido OF Brsntons Reef Lightship. Tho tide
was on the last half OF the flood. and 1t was
altogether very pretty day for testing the
yachts In light breeze. The preparatory sig
nal for the smaller classes was fired at 1928
o'clock. The Az and 4G-footers swan med
around on tho Electra's weather quarter
with fore .tsysails and lib ,opsalls up
in stops. The Gossoon. which had reap.
psarsd among tho flyers. wa, tho first 10
boat out her jihtorsail. which was No. 9. All
the othors carried the same size. Tho sloo. Q
OF tho lower classes got AWAY very quickly
after their starting signal crossing the line In
the following order: Shyonara. Oweens, Llris,
Mineola. Nautilus. Cinderella. Gossoon. Ven
turn. Clara, MiIlicste. The small schooners
Qniokstep and viator crossed In the order
named. but both were handicapped.
Tho starting signal for the second division
OF the feet was given Mt 10: so o'clock. aid AZ
seconds later the handsome schooner Aenone
slipped across no limo at the head OF her class.
followed BY The others In this order: Markuc.
rite. Fortuna. Dauntless, Msyflower. Constel-
latton. Irouuois. Cinderella Palmer Thetis,
Phantom. Merlin. Hildegatde. Huron. Way.
ward Elma. and Mischief The Ema was not
In tho race. and the Mischief was handica pped
liz minutes
Tho Electra got under way at 11:i5 o'clock,
and hastened of to overtake the leaders now
we'll on their stretch Of seven cen and one
half miles east by south to the Vineyard Sound
Lightship. 1t was cast Of West Island Light
that she overlook tho body OF the fleet. Pass
ing that point at 1l:55 o'clock. tho order Of the
fleet was az follows: Sayenara Cinderella.
Owesna. Mineola. Clara. Marguerite. Quick
step. Aenono. Gossoon. MayGower. Dauntless.
Constellation. Ventura, Palmer, lroquois Nor
lin. Crusader. Nautilus. Phantom. Elma MILF
cete. Thetis. Hildegardc. wayward. Huron.
and Mischief. Most OF the yachts were hug
ging the shore. and were getting better breeze
by doing so. The Nautilus. which was away
of shore. was doing very poorly. The Sayo-
nara. Oweene. and Mineoa took in their I'M tor
mediate s lib ,,opssils and SIT balloon canvas.
the southVerd. The owsene eo SI arsmsrknb %,
Giant slant when -, carried her up TO- position
sssrwsrd in me ioarams. fhe Vessels aus a Msss
IN shore; howeves. still had LITTLE breath Of
Ward eS.r ne COURSE %sr' the well rhs. wind and
Iur"n squared away TO run down to the II ch,-
them almost np with tho body Of the tie . but
they ran out OF their breeze before crowd g
the ;Ian At osl1Ss light slant q
ss ed The I'VE %hsh Ina
done some csys. drifting during she calm now
any 9sis3s h s' Ap.os took in her bah,
ss e NE hs
her b balloon is ,opsail and laia her course up
i;a:io .susiia,. %; 49, GSss S :52;Ss
rounding. was 30 far to leeward II her course
haa to %ks asS 10 the
came ar and CROSSED 6.r bow. thus n Seathelns
the lightship first. All hands set balloon lib
topsa NJ alter rounding; ~ ~
S Sa.,%s SsS na hi mile Sdsa e r.
| best OF the schooner OuiCk8top
The Oweens. going like a race horse. was q
Sw1 m behind ths lee
like locomotive. with her balloon lib topsail
amm oa. nan topmast staysa pulling ike
Hss n Ss! Is o'clock. and the new breeze:
xs souna Hf hs III
lag ereSzs End Hn Sse - he ychs
gperite rushed by tho Oweene and it wa. np-
h nh ,hat sns vac gaining on The Huiekstep.
v4lekstsn and hIargHorite lowered away thrie
Cove eh. at ahead
ns %hi tSr S ysSe behind
g1erite, with tine OWeene close behind her an d
up to windward. They. we're all taking the
passage on the south side Of the middle ground
The MIneol. passed the Red and Black buoy
soa a. ocoei "a ME- NE Wes. orc "a .he
Light tho Marguerite collnred and passed Tho
omtcksiep. moving up to second place
Tho Electra now steRned ahead IN anchored
on the West, Chop Light at 4:2G O'clock. The
Mtneola was close at her heels, and crossed the
md the other lenders crossed soon after. The
second part Of tho feet WINS far behind ..bnck-
ing head tide. and finished very late. Tho
following table gives details:
FIRST CLASS sCHoONERs.
Elapsed Correctrd
NdWs Msr| fJnfxh Tine TmS.
Hnn u.NS n.An ~ y.
Dauntless. 10 81 IS ~ 10 - Not me ~ ed
nonsteAAn.!O q? 5S ~ h5 o ~ - Not measured.
Palmer. 10 81 81 4 % 10 ~ IT 80 ~
Fortuna 10 81 - 9 M ~ 7 rs ~ III 10
THIRD CLASS SCHOONER.
Merlin ..............l0b 81 % OF 81 7 10 81 10 81
MavhoWsr ..........l0 ~ II ~ ~ d o. II So OF
Phantom ..........lO 81 II O ~ 20 n % not md
FOURTH CLASS sCHcONERs.
n n.rsu. s'ss. ...-In u = at.o3 3s7t % ss7 20
lroanos ..........in ~ rs 0it ~ 2s IS ~ IS
Crusadsr .......lO 5J 81 0.e 81 SO 10 z so u