The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
GLORY FOR THE GLORIANA.
SIZE BEATS THE HARP0oS AND WASP
FROM NEWPORT TO COTTAGE CI7E

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sented the n. Y. ". 4. o. Their erase
Yestcrday-Ths Wasp Carries Away
and Puts Back 10 Newport-The Constei.
intion Was Also N Winner.
COTTAGE CRY. Aug 6.-Every ono was talk
ing this morning about the great race for tho
Goelet cups yesterday. To say that tho New
York contingent were surprised Mt the iiar-
poon's victory over the Wasp would be putting
It mildly. They did not SEQ how tho Wasp
could loss. and when they saw both the Har-
pooh and Glorana beat her in the beat out to
the Block Island stakeboat. they opened their
eyes in astonishment. The Boston contingent
simply wont wild with delight. and said there
was no luke about it. Tho yachts finished so
late that IL large proportion OF the fleet did not
hear tho news until this morning.
The Merlins victory was not so much OF
surprise. as almost every ono seemed TO be
under the impression that she was ono OF the
fastest schconors in the country. The Lasca
did pretty well. but not quito as well as eN-
pectcd. Sho managed to pass the Aicha on
tho run in from West Island.
That Archie Rogers. who was sailing the
WASP made mistake In following MT Herre-
sholr on the Drusla on the long leg off shore
against the tide. while nearly oil OF the others
worked the Narraganset shore seems to be
generally admitted. All of the boats on that
shore did bettcr than those which kept out.
Darkness prevented persons from seeing
the finish o; what was probably tho grand
est schooner race ever sailed. The Merlin.
Marguerite. Mayaower. and Iroquois all fin
ished about u minute apart and it was not un-
til after some tall figuring was done by the
Regatta Committee that the result was known.
The general opinion among ynchtsmen is.
that this IL the most successful cruise ever
held by the New York Yacht Club. Over $50
yachts have taken part in the cruise thus far.
and while tho wind has not been such as to
make tho racing very satisfactory. It has been
favorable. which Is something.
The races for the Owl and Gamecock colors
and the usual naphtha races will be decided on
Marb,shcad on "Wednesday or Thursday next
The lIurpoon has not boon officially MEAS
ured yot. but ttero is not tho shadow Of q
doubt about her being II winner yesterday.
The run to-day was free from Newport to
port. The llrot had the first really good breeze
the tniriy.s"yen mile, course. Every one an
ticlpatcd another ,attlinE good race between
aS anti %a AS The Wns s ss'
her tt"pnast;r WHEN Ahout five miles on
osEepaIrs. but to Mnrilqitt Kept on; 49,.
forty or fifty OF New lork's finest looking
ship under iuil working canvas. The wind
was blowing merrlly from the southwest and
" ho rnd ind was e on their
quarter. and the yachts. with sheets cased to
the oSwnS on or tns ' Fopsna 4 nst
and %ssr; then 'c came the Say9nsra oaek.
Mari1uita. Constellation, Alert. Comanche.
Merlin. Alcaln. Katrina. Phantom. Dauntless.
Marguerite. and lrouuois.
and tried to blanket he:. Those on the Har-
poon We? well on to this little racket. and the
foar t or i've miles, Until the WHY'S topmast
went by tho board. he llarpvon. however.
had al the best o. it. but the ttie game gnSse
lead.
As the yachts drew near the Sow, and Pigs
they found tn" wind piping harder than at tho
start. and they went ploHching through the
waves with a.! they, could stand in the way Of
bound. and the saiiormen had little to do. Tho
hal lively san. The schooner C?nsteliasion
got tr.n"naous m"ve OF; and walked to the
pion skate: OF tho fleet; struck ont as though
her time Lad cone The pretticst work was
s in s v wy sf Ss esa
hehind the .Ncaca and Merlin. She passed.
tm1m ir Es"rt >Es and finished third Just
Nearly oil ca;oe in with spinnakers set to
starb"aro and balloon lib topsails bellying out
to port. TN" wind was too strong for the
join the broke ken Of the Wasp and Mari
quit. tn" Oracle poor luck came off Vine
yard Sound light. The old schooner America.
fni-Ee titth.Iust behlndths Merlin which was
fourth.
The order Of finish was: Constellation.
Dauntl IS. LasSa. Merlin. America. Alcaea.
Fortuna. alert, Ramona. luickstep. Miranda.
Marguerite. Atlantic. Comanch" Phantnm.
Katrina. AZaieh. lroquos. and Oenone. The
Gloriann held ahead OF the Harpoon all day.
and behind them came the Sayanoru.
The Constellation defeat ed the Duuntless by
FIVE minutes, elapsed time. and the Lascu beat
the Merlin four minutes fity-seven seconds.
The, marguerite sailed great race, She beat
the Irolu"iS over five minutes, and the Oenone
nine minutes. The Quickstep won again in
her class. defeating by, n good margin the
Peerless. Gcvaia. and Azalea The IO-foot
sloop Katrina turned the tables on the Huron
heating her over ten minutes. actual time
The Maynard beat the Athlone: her nearest
connection. fourteen minutes. The Gloriana,t
seconds. actual time. The Harpoon is not
measured, So corrected time could not bt
figured. Following is the summary:
FIRST CLAss--sCHooEERs.