New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-17
CRIIISE OF THE YACHTS.
ROWS TURNED TOWARD HOME.
RUNNING THROUGH BREEZES AND GAINS
TO NEWPORT.
REM ,RKABLE WEATHER IN BUzZAED'S B\h-N
CHANGE OF THE DATE Or THE RACE FOR
THE AMERICAS CUP TO SEPTEMBER IS
PRORABLE-THE AsTOR CUPS
CONTESTS
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PRoRABLE-THE AsTOR CUPS
CONTESTS.
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Nevport r. L.. Aug. l6.-All the phases OF WIN
and weather which the broad empire OF the
North Atlantic Ocean could furnish fell upon NV
fleet OF the New-York Yacht Club in It's run to-u"y
from New Bedford to this port. II the start han
boen made earlier the story would nave 49,
different but not half so fun Of incident anu VI
novelty II it had been started earlier Eacn'0
men would have been deprived Of the kaleiho
scopic changes which the yachts went through an"
of having many kinds Of winds ana seas :"
sail in AS it was, it was all for the best, Tor ,'e
winds blew both strong and light from every pm
of the compass. and through the winds the o"''
came and made things more Interesting ali'."
ing at the close Of the spectacle the strangest '
that a yachtsman ever saw. Now all 'he S","'
are in the harbor and the lights in comhouoie
Morgan's great house Beacon Rock sled'"
through the sweeping colonnades OF "hlte ma
be while the Commodore fleet is anchored pe'o"
The first important piece of news when sf'e'
the yachtsmen of the fleet they came into Po'.
to-day was that the date Of the international
races had been changed and that the hrst one
would be sailed on September 81 An NERVE"
with James d. Smith, of the America cup oo'i-
mittee the subject is given below.
When the sun rose over New-Bedford this morn
ing the wind blew strong from the northarh'
and Geecy clouds banked along The horizon gave
promise of plenty OF wind. But sailors kho"
n little about everything excepting the weather
concerning which they knew as much rs o'i'i
people and the promise of gale "eventuated
in flubes Gains and puffs 1t resulted IN "A most
interesting race. nevertheless. Before the flag
shin Nav gave the signal for the yachts TO pre-
mare TO get under way and go out to the start
ing point the wind showed "A disposition 10 maui
TO the eastward, and when finally the hour "i
10 was approaching. and the flagship steamed out
TO establish a starting line off Clarkes foiht II
blew fresh from the northeast The tide was
setting TO the westward out OF the bay. Some
OF the yachts did not wait for the starting signal
but with spinnakcrs set, sped away Tor breh'on
Reef and Newport 1t was ten minutes
past 10 o'clock when the May gave the signal To
the sloops to start They went over with SPIN
makers set and the wind almost dead asern. but
that same wind was rapidly getting TO the east
ward and soon after crossing the spnnakers had
TO come in for the wind was east by SOUTH Inc
sloops crossed in the following order; Wasp queen
Nab Fredonia. Jessica, Huron, Maynard iar-
poon and Katrina The Jcssica and all after hcr
were handicapped. The schooners were started
AT 1910 and crossed In the following order: Daunt-
less Lasca Mayflowcr. Marguerite. Atlantic Yam
pa Constellation Shamrock Alcdea ana Ramona
The Constellation and all the schooners coming
after her Handicapped.
The yachts stood well out into the bay to get the
advantage Of the tide. and ran for the Hen and
Bay As the lightship approached some OF
the yachts which held advantageous positions were
able to set their spinnakcrs again. TIE sea was
rough and choppy and the breeze blew stiiiiy- Inc
Harpoon split her spnnaker and the Huron iol-
lowed suit The schooner Yampa broke her spin
maker pole and closed short chapter OF accidents
All the yachts took in their spinnakers before the
lehtshp was reached and as they passed that
mark they jibed over to port The hrst boat 10
pass out Of the bay past the lghtship was inc
I.asca. Her unofficial time here was H.lSI| Next
came the stately Dauntless at Illsl1. The other
yachts passed in the following order. ARIEL
May Flower Queen Nab, Constellation. Huron
Ramona Shamrock Maynard Marguerite, Wasp
AIcaca Fredonia. Harpoon. Atlantic. Katrina
Yampa and Jessica. The wind Was now out ol the
east southeast. and many Of the yachts SGT SPIN
makers IL was for "A little while only. however
that they were able to carry them. rot the hcklc
wind changed again. and came out OF east 10y
north The yachts ran well up toward the Little
Compton shore. all except a few, VINO proved an
off shore contingent The on shor" yachts were 'h'
Queen Nab. Katrina and Lasca In sh"rr' Nr'l
was leading the fleet The wind had iallcn To al
most "A calm. and the yachts drifted Slowly To the
westward The Ilarpoon worked In close 10 the
shore.
Now "a the fleet was going slowly along. an unfor-
secn thing happened for fresh breeze came ont oil
the north. and yachts whose chances Of winning
had seemed too faint even 10 consider caught II
and rushed ahead, leaving their companions I" laR
super.uous ON the waters The Harpoon caught the
breeze and rushed along with her lee sail wei
down. while yachts not a hundred yards away were
barely moving. She soon leading the he"t
and was minutes ahead OF the Wasp. The May
flower next caught the favoring wind ana sped
along swiftly after the flying iiarpoon. The IA
mona Lasca and Dauntless also got the breeze ana
passed by the Ariel not eighth OF a mile To
windward while the latter was almost becalm"i
The other boats Of the feet with TN" exception OF
the Alcaea Huron and Katrina were working IN
shore As the Mayhower and lEirpoon STOOL out
across the mouth Of Seaconnet River tn" wind
freshened 50 that their lee rails were buried ana
they had hard work 10 carry their jibOpsails. The
Nayfowcr took in her jibtopsail. and the others
which were following her alao took In some 81 tnrir
light sails The Iarpoon held on under staysai
and balloon jibsail She was in IN" lead oi III"
feet ana 1t seemed as if she would show the way
in for the yellow hull Of BrentOn's Reef Ihghtship
could he seen TO the eastward now, and the leading
yachts were dashng along by the rocky hcadandS
at the southeastern end of the island Of APuidncck
The Ariel Wasp. Queen Nab Jcssica. Shamrock
and others now got the breeze. leaving the off
shore boats to themselves. and apparently oui oil
the race But once across the mouth Of the Sea
connect River and under the Newport shore the
leaders except the IiarpOon, cam" To n stop. The
brisk northerly wind left them. and they drifted
along in a bunch with just a breath Of northwest
erly wind The wind in the place where The leaders
hung died ont almost completely, and "A FAINT pun
of air came out Of the southwest, only To die away
again Yachts which still held the wind a9tern
would rushing upon the bunch OF helpless
boats and then suddenly become lelcss ~
they Some wizard seemed to sit on the rocky
shore and cast II spell upon the waters. Then
another Of those startling changes when
had marked the day. The wind cainc blowing "
good breeze from out the northwest. The Ofishorc
and the inshorc division became ~ one. ana to-
gether approached the lire. They came up To the
finish in "A solid phalanN about a quarter of a
mile long and the same distance deep 1t was the
most remarkable finish ever seen probably. Tho
Alcaea and Katrina crossed together. ana
then came the Huron, Harpoon. Queen Nab,
Shamrock. Wasp. Constellation. lasca Ramona.
Fredonla Wayward. Jcssica. Dauntcss. Mayiowcr,
Marguerite Ariel, Yampa and Atlantic. So the rae"
finished and the victors Were rs surprised as the
vanqushcd at the results. The winners in the
various classes were the Ramona. Alcsea, sham