The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-06
FOR The GOBLET CUP.
SIoop Wasp and Schooner Merlin
Were the Winners.
HERRESH0FF BOATS NOT IN 1T,
The Race Was Sailed Yesterday After
noon, Although IL Looked at One Timo
~ Though 1t Would Have to be Fost-
poned.
ESPECIAL TO THE News,

ESPECIAL TO THE SKwss
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 6-The New York
Yacht Club feet left for Vineyard Haven
at II o'clock.
A fine breeze 10 blowing from the south
west. II the wind holds steady tho feet
should arrive at Vineyard Haven early
this afternoon.
The Harpoon was announced in the
morning papers as the winner of the
Goelet cup race in the sloop class, but
according to the official table issued by
the regatta committee Wasp was the
victor.
NEWPORT, Aug. 6.-The race for the
Goelet cup was sailed yesterday and the
Wasp won In her class while Merlin
won the cup for schooners. The crack
Herreshoff boats were left way In the rear.
Yesterday morning the weather looked
very unfavorable for the race. At 8
o'clock the breeze was very light. Shortly
after this hour indications of squall
began to appear aud little later the rain
fell in torrents while the wind blew gale.
The yachts in the harbor rode their an
cnors well. The Gloriana was bound out
to the starting line. She was struck by
the squall and her decks were put well
under water.
After the squall at 10 O'Clock the gun
to get under way was fired on the judges
boat TUNA
The Wasp, with Charlie Barr at the
tiller, was the first to start out of the har-
Dor, and she had her big club topsail on.
The Alcaea, Constellation, Merlin, Mar
guerite, Lasca, Oracle, Mayflower, Alert,
Harpoon,, Quickstep and Gloriana fol
lowed. There was some Disappointment
at the failure of the 70-footer Katrina to
get under way. The 35foot fin boat
Drusilla was out with q racing number
on ana Nat Herreshof had the tiller.
It was slow work getting out, and at
1880 it looked as though the race would
paws were seen on the water to the south
and at 2:l0 o'clock the starting gun was
fired.
The start between the sloops was not an
exciting one. The Harpoon had been
berthed all by herself at the leeward end
was near the Beaver Tail shore. The
judges boat was anchored outside of the
lightship. On the windward end of the
line was the Gloriana, and astern and to
leeward, fully minute away, was the
Wasp. The Oracle was between the
Drusilla, deadened in the middle of the
line was all ready to be swung of at the
sound of the whistle.
With sharp screech the Ituna's
whistle sounded the starting time, and
soon after the Wasp, closehauled on the
port tack, rounded up under the stern of
the Ituna, and was first across the line.
On the other end of the line the Harpoon
was crossing a few seconds later on the
starboard tack. The Drusilla came next,
but she came back n minute later and
made a second start In the meanwhile
the Oracle had gone over the line. The
Wasp was held back for nearly the limit
time before she was sent over It, and,
with her away, the sloops were off to
battle it out for the cup.
The wind was from the southwest and
the course was to Block Island. A dead
beat to the outer mark, then a run to the
buoy off West Island, and sharp reach
to Brenton's Reef lightship.
OF the schooners the Marguerite was
first across. followed by the Iroquois,
MayHower, Constellation, merlin, Lasca
and Quickstep, the latter to the wind
ward Of the other schooners, and Allan
tic crossed next on the port track just be-
fore the handicap gun. The Alcaea was
handicapped minute and 10 seconds,
and the Alert was 81 seconds behind her.
The Harpoon took the lead in the wind
ward work toward Block Island and
Gloriana was dropped gradually The
boats split tacks at will, and the relative
wisdom of their owners was shown by
the order in which they reached the first
mark. one mile east of Block Island buoy
IL was:
The Harpoon, Gloriana. Oracle, Con-
stellation, Alcaea, Lasca, Mayfower.
Wasp. Merlin, Marguerite, Iroquois,
Drusilla, Atlantic and Quickstep.
AS the yachts neared the West Island
mark the order was:
The Harpoon, Oracle, Gloriana, Con-
stellstion. Wasp, Alcaea. Mayfiower,
Merlin, Lasca, Marguerite, Iroquois, At
lantic, Quickstep and Drusilla.
In the sharp reach home, the Harpoon
held her lead on the Gloriana. and
was at first given out as the winner of
the Goelet cup for sloops.
The Merlir held her lead to the finish.
and gained little OH the fleet. She
crossed the line In good style the winner
of the Goelet cup.
The following is the official sum mary
OF the race
Block Islland course. distance 3s miles
sCuOoNURs