New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-19
NO DOUBT ABOUT GLORIANA-
THIS TINE SHE SAILS IN HALF GALE.
v,currxG MEN MARVEL AT HER SPEED IN
HEAVY sEAs-FEATUREs OF THE NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

! YORK YACHT CLUB REGATTA.
II there had been any lingering doubt in the
;rds of mon as 10 the speed and excellence
90 tho wonderful white Rhode Island boat. the
Glor,ana. il was waited away yesterday by the
winds which blew her over rolling seas to another
victory In her race of Tuesday she speo over
| smooth ana sunlit seas, her sail filed by gen'c
breezes from the south Yesterday. at the regatta
Of the New.York Yacht Club, she plunged through
| rolling pillows and flying spray with s'ions
northeast wind blowing, which made mas's suain
and weather shrouds as taut as hddie ''ii"s''
The Nautilus Jessca and Mineola had again come
out 10 do battle with her, but In this instance
the race was 10 the swift and the battle TO the
strong. and they were more badly beaten In the
| heavy weather of Yesterday than III the ugho
weather of Tuesday. While working out ny tno
point of the Hook, struggling against head wihas
and heavy seas the other 46-footers at every
plunge buried their e.poles in the bliows un'h
their ibis were wet halfway up But the glorious
| Gloriana took the seas as easily q swan breasts
the ripples OF sheltered lake, and tie proiounu
obeisances made by the other boats became WIN
her a naughty nod, as If she scarcely ackhowF
! edged the power OF the element Oh "iii0n 0"'
moved swift and serene.
| There had been those-few, it Is true-out tnere
had been those who, when the Gloriana swept
aside all preconceved ideas and burst upon the
| Yachting world on Tuesday, who had SAID thao
she was only a light-weather boat and with a
strong wind in o seaway, it would be lmposslpio
for her to do anything. And they proved n' 'oo'
| by all thc higher mathematics and all the wave
| line theories Not many days ago Dixon henhp'
the greatest yachting authority in England, after
study of the lines of the Gloriana, declared thaO
she could under favorable circumstances, Deat q
slow scow. Yesterday the Gloriana threw theories
to the rushing winds and proved herself ruler
of the waters and their powers.
| There was not much interest in the regatta
| aside from the Gloriana There could be none
with her in IT, and after the first twenty minutes
the only question Of interest was how badly she
WAS going to beat the other boats. The course
| for the 46-footers was out around the
Scotland Lightshp, but the Glorianas performance
Yesterday caused one of the Regatta committee 10
| remark This settles one thing. Hereafter we
shall have to send the 46-footer around the SANDY
| Hook Lightship." 1t also settled another thlng'
| which is that America has designer who, WORK
ing on original theories and discardlng precedeh%
| has produced yacht the like OF which the woriu
| has never seen. The only other contest OF the
| dav was between the sloops Katrina and Sham-
rock and the Katrina had an easy victory.
The wind was blowing strongly from the north
! cost and the sky was heavy with clouds when
the Judges tug steamed down through the Mar
| rows TO the starting point of the regatta, below
Fort Wadsworth, at Buoy No. IL on the weso
bank Occasional gusts of rain were swept over the
stormy waters and the misty land. 1t was evident
that there was going to be plenty OF wind ana
| plenty of sea to make fair and square ui''
Of the weatherly qualities of the yachts. Two oi
the Iron Steamboat Company's steamers had come
down with people aboard who wanted TO see the
race and the police-steamer Patrol was on hand
| +ba of InenqctOr ByrneS ana
+be law. Twelve yachts ready to start
| when the signal was given OF these. the Mar
rue rite sailed alone in the fourth class schooners,
the Katrina and Shamrock were pltted againso
each other in the third class sloops, the Mlneoia,
! Glorana. Nautilus Ventura and Jessica FAILED
together in the sixth class sloops, the Lrs
sailed by herself in Class seven of sloops and the
Dauntless and Viator sailed in the Eeel-schooner
class.
The course for the schooners and for the Katrina
and Shamrock was from the starting point down
| around Buoy No. IA on the Southwest Spit ana
thence out around the Sandy Hook Lightship
The other yachts went only around the Scotland
Iirhtship The return was over the same course.
Az Il O5 o'clock the preparatory signal was given
| and ten minutes later the 46-fOoters and
| Iiris were started. Then there wait of ten
minutes after which the schooners and big ships
were started. The yachts crossed the line In the
| following order: MneOla, Gorana. Liriss
Nautilus Ventura Jessca, Dauntless. Via
tor. Katrina, Marguerite and Shamrock.
The yachts crossed with their booms to
starboard. and sped away into the seas which. roll
ing in by Point of the Hook. made all the wind
swept water of the lower bay mass OF contendlnS
waves. The sloops had no topsails on and the
schooners only carried main topsails. Soon after
starting, however. the Gloriana sent up spirit
topsail and clung to it throughout the race. She
was carving her spirit topsail easily when. after
rounding the Southwest Spit. the Nautilus. pre-
pairing for the windward work from then out to
the Point of the Hook, housed her topmast. Long
before the Southwest Spit vas reached the Glori
ana had gone ahead of the Mneoa and was speed
ing away into the misty obscurity to the south
ward 1t was hopeless task TO overtake her. yeO
the Mlneola and Nautilus went brayey on strug-
cling to lessen their certain defeat as much as
possible. But it was Of no use. Sail as they
might. the speed was not i'll them and what the
Gloriana did with them on Tuesday was chids
play TO the way she used them yesterday.
The wind was q little more To the eastward out
side and il was a beat from the Southwest Spit
out by the Point of the Hook. This was where
the Gloriana fairly outdid herself. She increased
her lead at every jump she made and while the
other yachts struggled in The teeth Of the wind
and buried themselves in the sea SO that at times
II seemed as ii their headway almost stopped.
the Gloriana went siicng over the waves, taking
scarcely any water on board. OH the FONT VI
rhr Hook tie Mineola carried away of her
rigging. and obliged TO lower her sail and
signal for tug. She was hOpelessly astern az
the time. and was making bad weather Of 1t.
The Nautilus too making heavy weather OF
il; the Jessca PERHAPS. doing somewhat better.
A heavy sea was running outside. and at every
+ nlungc the Nautilus made she sent tie half
way up her forestaySail. and then sprang out Of
water until one could see good part Of her keel.
The schooners all did well. and the Llrs never
made hetjcr showing since she was built.
After passing the Hook, the schooners and the
Katrina and Shamrock stood OF for Sandy Hook
Liphtship, and the other yachts made for the
Scotland. BefCe reaching the Sandy Hook
, Lightship the Dduntless carried away her main
| | tnn.lnst and WINS tnMed hacs by a fln. Ihe