The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-05
LASCA LEADS THE FLEET
IN THE RUN OF THE N Y. 4. G FROM
NEW LONDON TO NEWPORT. HARBOR.

Newport was accomplished.
Tho Gloriana surprised every one By defeat
ing the hitherto unbeaten Wasp by Just eight
seconds. corrected time. A great many seemed
to thiak that tho Wasp would win every race
which she started In during tho cruise. like
the Gloriana did last year. but John Barr got
even with his brother Charley. who Is on the
Wasp for his defeat yesterday To the I'M
partial observer it would seem as though to-
days race was won moro through luck than
anything else. as in good beat to windward
the Wasp undoubtedly would win.
The Lasca. although handicapped at tho
start. led tho entire feet into Newport harbor.
and the Wasp. Quickstep. aud Gloriana all
finished within a few seconds OF each other.
Tho Atlantic ard tho Merlin had a great fight
for second place in tho e0-foot schooner class.
the latter winning By less than 20 seconds.
Tomorrow tho great race for the Goelet Cup
will take place. Tonight over 200 yachts are
in the harbor. which breaks all existing rec
ords. They are anchored 80 close together
that man could almost walk dry shod across
the harbor. Yachtsmen generally seem to
think that tho Wasp and Gloriana will have
an easy time winning tomorrow Honors.
however. may fall to some Of the other yachts.
At 11:12:2O o'clock. according to the ex-
pert timers on the preso boat Vamoose. the
preparatory signal was fred from Vice-Com-
modore Morgan's trim-lookinR English
steam yacht. the TUNA. and ten minutes
later. to the second. the starting signal
for classes 5. .. and z Of sloops. and class
s OF schooncrs was fred. and several minutes
later came the signal for all other classes.
there was, was from the southeast. 1t was
dead beat out OF the harhor to the buoy OIL
mpatsnty e hsr oe cha na
The racing feet had received a number Of
Important additions at New London among eng
Haxuss otsSess NH Nine
ss S es0 aa With Sor
helm. ready TO- try conclusions with the Wasp
' sdSt 5vt fs Ss
the cutters tvirs. Siarauita. and Huron. and
sehooners in the country to-day. were also on
sSo out tHoSsh issnd oSo
they will nsvs try at tae h
AlSsea has been unable to do thus iar;; -
b. dsss 'SoTiG g nSssis
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5 HSTSp Ss: M S5ssiS 9S3 Max Max
Ss snurs 45 81 snFe ~ Iys
less mnutss 4 e seconds COZ I%sca. minutes
Comanche;; 3 minutes - seconds: Merlin, :
%" e A mnes ? 81 IS
minutes 70 seconds: Phantom. minutes 20
Constellati 8 minutes: Ramona. IA min
utss.
Merlin. Shamrock. Maynower. Alert. Iroquois.
se. and sass fsa M.in heSn
Dauntleas. and Phantom all came about as
20 oa bs Tsst
with the exception Of the Tyira which took a
BOARD tae f i was slow work. and Tho usually
the PROSPECT Of being out all day of isase Rock
While ths repoEteEs we're %aitng for some x.st
moose, was run within hailing distance to find
out whether ex-President Cleveland was on
have M enAs s
had. received word at the, last minute that
esptns t NJ re1eand was also forced to de-
same ground. and shortly aiterwa5d the Va;
G ommodore smiled zoos; nstarsdly: and The he
% Just beiore the leaders reached Race Rock
the wind shifted to southwest. and tho Min
sa9s hen ead Ms e set Sy
mile; commenced to get move on them. and
there lseemsd to be mSre ~ vino nd coming ohdn
The gentle zephyr soon developed into fine
Wholesale breeze. and the sehooners under
mast stay sails. which one could have wrapped
the yamGose H. tore aong at 10 an
Blower FIT stenm ysch ease Of
eo Ts' @s ct h1 Go HGsa is sSE' sn
S Gs;S st!is Hsss
1!oSGSS MG s,Sx Atlantis sfysa
1:07:i0. These we're followed by the Minerva.
kafna 1sa and
The Gloriana passed the Mineola. and a sec
ste snS dd not Il
natter to pass last years crack as she did on
resainsd HRh her oldetime form. and the pair lad
z great fight OF it for over twenty miles; The
W@sp nay passed The e. GSrIana on the end
st Point Judith light.
>, Frederick Girinnell's speedy little schooner
lt-footers. skipped, by them, soon after the
nd n6 ts but sns
OF tho larger boats on psed time.
The much-maliCned schooner Atlantic has
cruise and has beaten, my. number Of the
cracks IN her class. which ipclnded such flyers
Finished third to the Lasea and Merlin the LAT.
owners. Seeley and Marshall. have handled her
very we'll and In loading wind there are few
boats that can beat her
William Butler Duncan''s cutter Huron COW
ssny with and f9Fy BY I4s sailed
well and defeated the old crack 4O-footer
quita. The winners In the various classes
were:
Montapk 20 minutes - seconds. elapsed time
onds elapsed time Glass 4-IroQuo.s beats
Marguerite by 10 seconds. CORRECTED time.
Glass 5-QuicEstep beats Geyalia IS minutes
10 seconds. elapsed time.
Sloops-Class 3. Huron beats Katrina min
utes seconds. corrected time. Glass s. Clara
beats Albion "a minutes 10 seconds, elapsed
time. Class y. Gloriana beats Wasp by b seq
onds. corrected time. Glass z. .Llris beats
Minerva By IL minutes IL seconds. corrected