The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05
A Big SQUALL.
It Postponed the Goelet Cup
Race
TILL THIS AFTERNOON.
Three Yachts Broke Adrift and Were
Nearly Capsized.
FIERCE LIGHTNING AND RAIN.
FIERCE LIGHTNING AND RAIN.
Clearing Weather This Noon and a Bet
ter Prospect for the Rest of the Day
Crowds OF spectstorswhowcre Driven
Under Cover by Sudden Hurricane.
ESPECIAL TO THE xEws.I

Especial TO THE SEwsI
| ABOARD FLAGSHIP ELECTRA, OFF NEW
PORT, Aug. 5--9 A. M.-The sight as seen
from the entrance to Narragansett Bay is
pretty one. On either ihand yachts Of
all sizes and kinds are beating out ready
/ for the start which will not take place
for an hour yet.
The shores of Conanicut are simply
black with spectators taking in the scene.
The Ocean drive on the Newport side is
| dotted with carriages, drags busses and
spectators, while lowering around Bren-
toms reef lightship are scores of small
craft, looking like so many huge sea
birds.
Youder is the Wasp hugging the west
ern shore for breeze. Away astern is
the Gloriana coming up with a rush that
seems again to promise victory.
The wind is very light from the south
west and at this moment a thunder storm
| Is brewing. The sky in the west is
''black as thunder" II will, however. be
welcome IL 1t only brings capful Of wind
| that will stay the day out.
| AS far rs the eye can reach the narrows,
and away out to Narragansett Pier, are
seen steamers and launches all waiting
| for the start. There Is the ConQueror.
+. w. vanderbilt's boat, aboard which
are his brother, w. X. Vanderbilt. whose
| yacht Alya Is now food for the fishes.
With him are John Whipple, Mr..
Riggs. Mr.. Purdy, IL. w. Wales and 4.
ii. Wales.
Then nearby is that speedy craft Dandy,
with Prince lsenberg, ana the Havemeyer
party keeping him company on the
Widgeon.
Coming up in group on the East side
are the Dauntless, Constellation, Fleetur-
ing, Gloriana, Victor, Phantom. Athlon,
Merlin, Oracle all in racing trim.
Aboard the flagship are only few per-
sonal guests of Commodore Gerry ON ac-
count OF his family being in mourning.
The Vamoose Is nearby with the New
York correspondents aboard. Although
the New York correspondents declined TO
entertain the Newport newspaper 'inen,
ship at their disposal, thanks to the kind
ly offices of Capt. Daniel b. Fearing.
10:30-The wind has nearly died out,
and all hands are whistling for breeze.
ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP ELECTRA IN
NEWPORT HARBoR, Aug. 5, IL A. M.-At
10 O'clock this morning terrific thunder
storm and hurricane, with drenching
rain, struck the city,
The lightning was incessant and blind
ing. No such cyclone has been felt in
these parts In years The Goelet cup
races sank for the time into the remote
background.
The yacht Sayonara when struck by the
squall was nearly capsized. Three yachts
broke adrift and were in imminent dan
ger Of wreck but were picked up and
brought back to their anchorage by
launch from the torpedo station.
The rain Is now letting up, but no
yachts have yet made any move to leave
the harbor. The prospects Of the day are
dubious.
ll:l5-The weather now shows signs of
clearing, with wind from the northeast.
There are no signs yet Of the fleets leav-
ing the harbor. The race cannot possibly
be started before this afternoon.
AT meeting of the captains held on
board tho Electra last night the program
for the remainder of the cruise was ar
to-day, tomorrow the yachts are to pro-
| ceed to Vineyard Haven and stay there
over Sunday. On Monday morning they
are to sail from East Chop at s O'clock
and race around Cape Cod to Marblehead.
Two special prizes are offered for this
yacht Gorsair, $500 cup for sloeps and a
81 900 cup for scnooners. Forty-two
yacht owners voted in the affirmative on
| the question OF going to Marblehead,
| among them the owners of the Wasp,
Gloriana, Lasca aud Alcea.
On Tuesday the sloops and schooners
| are to race in Boston Bay for two hand
some prizes offered by Commodore Gerry.
Both sets Of cups are open for competi-
| tion by yachts of the Eastern Yacht
Club These dates depend good deal on
| the weather.
II the Goelet Cup race should not lie
| sailed to-day 1T will be sailed tomorrow,
and the fleet will then lie in Newport over
| Sunday, thus setting ahead the run to
Marblehead one day. While forty-two
owners voted to go around Cape Cod, IL is
said that most of them were steam yachts
men aud that the racing men were in the
| minority.
But the prizes offered ara liberal, and
no doubt some of the yachts Will go TO
Marblehead. Few believe however, that
any great number of boats will 60 around
the cape, as IL is long run and few
owners have the time to spare.
The Goelet Cups and Their Record.
Since 1882 Capt. Ogden Goelet, owner Of
schooner yacht Norseman has offered an
nually two cups to be raced for by yachts
Of the New York Yacht Club.
These races have been sailed over ocean
courses on Nrwport dse adn sch schooner one ., tro,
trophy at $500.
s. X. Platt's schooner Montauk aud
Prince e. Whitely's sloop Fanny won the
trophies Ia 1882, =. X. Platts schooner
Montauk and Joseph Earle's sloop Oracle
won In 1888. L. A. Fishs schooner Gray
Bedouin won in 1854; IA. n. Hovey's
schooner Fortuna and the sloop Puritan,
belonging to J. Malcolm Forbes ct al,
won In 1885; l.. A. Fishs schooner Gray
ling and G. j. Paine's Msyhower won Ia
1885, Owen & Metcalfs schooner
Sachem and g. j. Paine's sloop
Volunteer won In Tss7, aud again
in 1883, j. Cass Canfeld's schooner
Sea Fox aud G. Oliver Islehn's
sloop, Titania, won In 1883, w.
II. Forkes schooner. Merlin aud G. j.
Paine's sloop Volunteer won In 1890 and
last year the winners were 9. j, Paine's
schooner Volunteer aud Il. ID. Morgan's
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