New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-04
IN GAINS AND LIGHT WINDS.
YACHTS DRIFT INTO NEw-LoNDoN HARBoR
AN EXAsPERATING DAY FOR THE TARs OF THE
NEw-YORK YACHT CLUB-PooR SHowING OF
THE FAMOUS GLORIANA-A BRILL
ANT MARINE DISPLAY.
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ANT MARINE DISPLAY.
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New-London, Aug. Sin the harbor Of New.
London tonight l25 yachts and five men-of-war
at anchor. Few harbOrs in the world have
marine display such came to this one
Tie water is as smooth as glass delightful
coolness, born on the ncighboring ocean, is in
the atmosphere, and thousands of lights sparkle
on tho vessels of the feet. The towering hull
of the Philadelphia, from which even white paint
and gliding cannot take the wicked look, Is
surrounded by ieet Of grace and beauty.
The run to-day from Morris Cove to this place
was not an unqualified success. In fact il was
most exaspcratng affair. This was all on 40
count of the weather. Even Commodore Gerry's
prOverbial luck in weather cannot stand tho
strain of rendezvous at Glen Cove. 1t has
taken the feet two days to get here and In thege
two days there has been no good racing, only
struggle with calms and adverse winds The
plea urged Tor having the rendezvous at Glen
Cove this year that some yacht
owners wanted to see the start. On the
steamboat which came up from New-York
yesterday morning to bring yacht owners to
see the departure of the fleet there were aboht
fifty people. To obli0e these few, hundreds have
been rut to Inconvenience. Now, however, that
all the fleet is assembled here the cruise can bo
said to have fairly begun and the long and dsa-
greeable preface to have ended. Now, may the
winds from the ocean caverns blow and salt spray
dash on flying sails The yachts ieel 20 night
the long and gentle swell that draws
mp through the race with the life OF the awaken.
ing sea, its motion and its mystery"
All of the yachts which left Glen Cctc yes:er-
day morning did not into Morris Cove soine
put in at Black Rock and some kept on to New
London. When gun from the Commodore's
ship announced the time for colors this morning.
however, thirty-six yachts lay around the Electra
or these twenty-eight sailing yachts and
started in the race to Ncw-LondOn. The Ituna
steamed out of the harbor about o 80 and tooK
up position of Ile breakwater TO time the start
ers Then the feet came pouring out before q
northwest wind which blew steadily and
gave promise of a good race. The wind was a
delusion and snare, however, and died Of mani
ton before the Thimble Islands were reached
The yachts crossed the line in the following order
Gloriana, Gevalia, Admiral, Wasp Quickstep,
Sayonara, Azalea Lasca, Fortuna, Alert, Katrina.
Merlin, DauntesS, Ventura, Marguerite, Comanche.
Atlantic, Oenone, Alcaea, Shamrock, IroquoisJ
Constellation, Gracie Coronet, Sagitta, Pomona,
Phantom and Liris The schooners had their big
jbtopsails and their maintopmast staysails set,
and the sloops carried their large headsails. The
steam yachts formed procession to the southwark
Of the racing feet.
The yachts had quartering breeze, and crossed
the lire with booms to the starboard. The Alcaea
began 10 move rapidly at once, and went through
the fleet to windward. lier success was only tenn
porary, however, for the wind began to die out
and soon the whole fleet was on top Of her. Tho
wind grew fainter and fainter and before long
the yachts were all in bunch. just mass OF
white sails close together, barely moving over the
surface of the water. The sun shone with a bril-
liancy which made the sails CLEAN and the water
sparkle, but also made things uncomfortably hot.
Just to the westward of the Thmble Islands q
puff of wind came and spread out the feet bit.
The order as follows Fanny, Ir0quois Oracle,
Dauntless Gevala, Wasp, Quic!stcp. Lris, At
llntic. Phantom, Merlin. Marguerite Katrina,
Romona. Vator, Sayorara Azalea, Ventura and
Comanche, the rest feeby following astern The
Gorana had no luck from the start. She crossed
the line first and when the wind died out the rest
OF the feet came down on her and smotherel ker.
II is only the reputation of John Barr as a sailing
master that has prevented among the yachtsmen
severe criticism as 10 the manner in which the
Gloriana has been handled. II j. impossible that
n boat which was wonderfully fast last season
should have lost all her ieetness this season. She
had little show, from start 10 finish, to-day, aid
when she did, she didn't take advantage of it.
II was pathetic TO see a boat with the great flms
Of the Gorana making slch an exhibition OF
herself As TO the Lasca anu Acaea, they wallowed
about amid the feet first getting puff OF wind
and then the other and shifting their relative posi-
tlons each puff OF air s,rck them. The old Mon
tauk, the hectcst schooner in the world but
one of the has beeus." held them both for .
time. Finally the Lasca got favorable bit of
wind and drew ahead, leaving the Alcaea in the
wake and made her Victory sure. So far she has
proved a better boat than the Gardner schooner,
but the cruise is young yet
BEFORE Falkners Island reached the wind
died out completely, and left the fleet in two
long iiueS with wide space of water between
them. The yachts We're evenly aligned tsat
they looked if they We're a great white lins
of soldiers on dress parade and Commodore Gerry
had given the order, Rear open order, march.'
The wind now sprang up lightly out of the
suthwest and there a great shifting Of
hooms and light sails The military parade Of
the yachts WIS broken up. They remembered
what they there for and began TO move
to the eastward They moved languidly, it is
true, but then they moved, and that a great
deal The fleet was now sailing in two squad
rons. The Wasp a long way ahead, leading
the first squadron. The Sayonara was next and
then, considerable way astern OF her, Gang
the Fanny still further astern the Marguerite,
lAsca and QuickStep were close together in the
order named The schooner Iroquos was leading
the second division. At 25 the Gloriana made
an effort to get out from among the yachts, where
she had leen taking an afternoon nap and set
her spnnaker. The Wasp set hers at the same
time. The GIorana did somewhat better after
She set her spinnaker, but her fate in the race
had been sealed hours ago.
So the boats went languidly along toward New
London and everybody was working hard 10 in
vent new terms in which to characterize a Glen
Cove rendezvous on Cornfield Point lightshp
the Sayonara went ahead of tine Wasp After tho
Wash came the Fanny. then the Lasca and soma