New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-23
GLORIANA QUEEN NO MORE.
prIIABLE DEFEAT OF LAST YEARS WONDER
OF THE SEA
THE WASP WINS THE $1,000 CUP IN THE
CoHINTHIAN RACE OFF NE"POhI-4hE
HARPoON oUTsAILS THE GLoRIANA


CoE,NTHIAN RACE OFF NEwPORT-IHE
U,RPooN OITsAILs TIE GLoRIANA.
Newport. Aug 22-Let all yachtsmen come sit
beside the waves and mourn the rapldlty OF
obance and the passing of the Gloriana. Last
,ear that wonderful boat shot out from
k,rest of masts and sailed down the suhhI
natbwav Of the sea of Sandy Hook to a fame
s,cb AS has been vouchsafed few vessels. She
was phenomenon, a wonder, and the influence
of her typa extended itself across the world
Even the new battle-shps of the American Navy
bave "Gloriana bows and reflect the ustre OF
her victories SO rapidly has the comparatively
new science Of naval architecture advanced that
today in a fair. square race of Brectons heel,
undcr tht auspices of the Corinthan Yacht Clup OF
New-York, she brought up the tail end OF "a
PROCESSION Miles ahead of her. over the sunht
seas the Wasp swept on to victory, toward the
rocky shore.
On the cruise Of the New-York Yacht Club, where
last years wonder was brought for the first time
into contact with the new creation of Herreshon'
the Wasp there was no time when the relative
merits of the two boats could be definitely de-
,ermined To-day their relative merits were
fixed once and for all The only question which
remain now are Where are the limitations
of speed in a sailing yacht" ?" and "Where are
the limitations of the genius of flerreshon :?
There must he a limitation somewhere. and that
gerry soon TO be reached. As the Glorlana last
wear surpassed everything ever before built so
this year the Wasp goes far ahead of The
Gloriana Verify great is Bristol, and the blind
Rhode Island boatbuilder hath an Inspiration
from the sea itself!
The fact that the Harpoon beat the Gloriana
O4lay was nothing compared with the splehulu
sailing of the Wasp The Ilarpoon was formerly
the Beatrix one of the last designs of the great
Burgess and she sailed with the Glor1ana last
wear She held her own then, but was evidently
not the Gloriana's equal. This year the BeatriX
is we'll sailed and is better set up than she was
last year. This wear the Gloriana has been horr-
bly sailed, and is not in the form which she was
last year. Every one will admit this except ne
be o man who. in whatever part of the world ne
NAV be. turns toward the gilded dome of Boston
State House TO say his prayers. llls VIII ac-
count for the Harpoon beating tho Glorlana, but
not for the great victory Of the Wasp. 1t is the
cause for being and the object in life OF the TO
rinthian Yacht Club TO bring matters of yachting
down to fair and square test, and the results OF
xas s>ssly races Of the club of this port are uni
vensaIsy received on both sides of the water as
final and decisive Tonight the sunset blushed
red as the Glorana formed the tail of the process
Non which swept over the SttCring sea TO the
finish at Brenton's Reef Llghtship All the
champagne on board the three steam yachts which
the club sent out TO supervise the race could not
drown the sorrow with which the worshippers OF
last years idol saw the ptiabe defeat of tie
Gloriana The Wasp is mistress of the seas
ruler Of the waters and their powers Out
built and outsailed" is the epitaph Of the Glori
The two Herreshoff 35-raters" the Dilemma
and FL Chico, sailed a match race at the same
time as the other yachts over one side Of the tri-
angular course. The Dilemma is a boat invented
by Herreshoff last winter when be was expert
menting with theories, and Is responsible for the
pernicious practice of fin keels which has sprung
I'D in Boston and the Clyde. GOuVerneur
Cartright owns the Dilemma, and sailed her To-
day. Maitland Kcrsey, the agent OF the Wmte
Star Line owns FL Chico, and he sailed her. vi
the race between these two boats, it is enough
10 saw that the Dilemma had furled her wings
behind the brcallwatcr of Goat Island BAY before
Mr. Kersey could read the name on the rocking
lichtship of Brenton's Reef. FL Chico was out
sailed from start TO finish, and the reprehcHsioc
Dilemma had victory so easy as to be of scarcely
asy value Fin keels and catamarans, ana sich'
are not Of Yachting though they may play part
in it. FL Chico, by the way, is a sister ship
N the Wenonah. which has been winning such
victories over the English and Scottish boats on
the other side and the question naturally arises
"If the Dilemma could badly beat FL Chlco' wha'
would she do on the Clydc?' However, Ihe lact
remains that Herreshoff threw her of In moment
of nerplexity. and 1t will have no more lasting
effect than his invention Of the catamaran.
Il was the most beautiful day for yacht race
or, for that matter, for anything else tha' 'io
heart of man could conceive-on land ana sea inc
sunshine and the sweeping breezes from the sou'Ii'
and overhead sky in which the neccy ciouns
soiled over the historic Rhode Island shores Ike
plittering caravans of light All the yacht races
which have been sailed this season rolled into one
could not equal the Of to-day FOR real esoerio
merit. f. d. Morgan's yacht TUNA new the nag
90 Auoust Rclmont admiral Of the Corlnthah
Yacht Climb of New-Nork. Mr.. BARRIERS yacht
sonnhirc had on board the regatta committee anu
Walter Inttgcn's Yacht Linta flew the nag OF the
feet captain, NJ Roosevelt Schuyler ana hau oi
board the guests Of the club. Commodore "oiiS'
on the flagship Electra came out 10 see '''e 'a,e'
Auong the other yachts which ran out were Vie
schooners Ramona. Naruna and Agnes anu '"o
steam Yachts Golden Fleece judy anu -iiiiiee""
A Io,oe fleet of catboats from Newport ana up
Narragcnsett Bay were out also, ana 1ew soolo
from all about the eastern coast put on ana CO.
ou.ttcd with the racers 1t was thirty five MN
ntes past noon when the Sapphire gave the slghai
for the yachts TO start. Three minutes were ai-
lowed to cross the line. This is compromise oe-
tween the English onc-gun start and the American
plan, individual starts with handicap. ine
course was southsouthwest, with 1reshehihS
breeze from that quarter and smooth sea
The Wasp went over first, ana the "ioiiii"
close after her. The Harpoon crossed just "i'''i'
the limit Of the three minutes lhe unle oi
tie start was as follows: Wasp, IL 30 ~
Gloriana. - :35 "a; Harpoon, 12:S7 AZ; III
Chico. u230:55: Dilemma, IL 1917. Inc
Yachts crossed on tho starboard tack. Charles
Rarr was sailing the Wasp. John Barr the Glor-