New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
THE NAVAHOEiS WEATHER.
TT lust SUITED HER AND SHE BEAT IliL
CALLUNA EASILY.
THE AMERICAN YACHT sPLENplpLf hNNDA''
WINS HER SECOND VICTORY IN
r<CrI>U WATTES.

,aor Aup "A race open to yachts above
.n ro,i,, took place to-day under the auspices oi
,be Roval southampton Yacht club. the courSe
was from Netley to and around boat ahc"o''"
off Iymington. then to and around 'he ""'",'
Iich,shp TO the eastward Of the Isle OF wight,
then back to Netey. making a distance u
tortv-two miles The prizes were f1l to the VIII
nor and n silver medal To the captain oil 'he VIII
nor only Two OF the big yachts staried-tle
vavahoe owned by Royal Phelps Carroll ana
the Calluna owned by +. Donaldson.
Tho special steamer provided by the yacht cIun
10 follow the races was crowdoh WIN '''''''
spectators. though there was great dls"ppo''''''"
because the Britannias new mast hHi "o' "
CONNECTED in time to enable her TO take part IN
the -. .A
The starting gun was fired at loN. \ stun north-
west wind was then blowing The 'alluna SN'P
nor anxious 10 get the best Of the start wa oN''
the line when the gun was fired. ana was 'neI''"''
recalled and compelled to start anew mus "'s,"
nire q stern chase which lasted all day. as the
weather appeared threatening. each yach' oesan
~ ra.o With single -rceied mainsalls ana Jlp-
headed topsails and spinnakerS smarty -. 10, Wv
run For a time the Calluna appeared 10 no' "''
ou-r fairly well but az as the yachiS came
on q wind the Navahoe began 10 ara" """' ~
ceptibly. The latter however was hot h'',Y :"
,tc os tho Cfluna which stood up Ike mousse
,hu. ove-y little pur laid the Navajo" wei GOV"
,o her rail Although sh" dM nov "''""
-. .t.,.r 70 IN. wind than the 'aluna, Sh" I"''
-, 49,, tho latter considerably, and when u"'
- a,o,, ON the port tack the Navah'e nan "o-
,.t,.t . lon. lead to windward. ~ IN" WIN va"
ra,,lIv Getting lighter. 1t soon became r'li'h' ''a
the yachts would have done better VIII" - -
Thov now began making snort 'a'hS N' 80,
shore TO avoid the tide Ihe '"'l"'i ~ - -,
,opsail and falling In win one 81 ,rs
~ ,.,chrd No a little on the Navajo. inc
xyaboe rounded the mark boat OF Lymihs'o" IL
70 1880 and the Caluna Al lZ~'IS' ILL.,.
# was now free reach to"aru NV 49,
1A,"ti, wan sheets cased well of. the two
yachts made rapid way. The NaFaH"c 81 ~" , ,'
ss iutopsau which drew well and the 'a''u''
,ried her balloon forcsaiL The iur'h'i '"'' o,I
,,or the more the NayahOe slipped away Inc
,,,d hecsue lighter and lighter, but the AHiei'0
hoa, continued speeding through the water nv :"
,,ob The Calluna's skipper now u"uEh' !" "
20 ebake out her reef. but a. soon aS '''o WI" w
.,or,cd the Navahoc had her reel out
...,,,, admired the way the Navaho" was
EVER ~, r"rrhout the race her sails stood IKE
hanuiic". ,a,n1 had n culver In them. On 'p"'s
t zach, managed to carry heI sl''',n.ai In,
fresher breeze now spranE ,bp up Xnvah"e Getting
- ii,,aad ,o br gaining untl ln' .rhN"'' .,t,,,r,
seemed ~ og,t1 yyent away. The time OF rounding
ne VIZ, %r,er Iirhtship Navahoe' 25'''' '-
luna 2:io"; ,," q dead beat to Nctey. Both Yachts
II "an ad ar three tacks under the shore "ltl "a
fr@shening breeze worklhe w., w, ha,,.N.r thc
tg, A. every board they man, no, nov 49, Load
Saraboe gained rapidly ana M . H. ,,,,ualc
NaNaho@r @ i,,st enough breeze to put hcr Suh"aic
io,.i vim the water II IS now ell. ~, tho
,,,nI of weather she will be hard TO ca,vm, 10y bad
time the ranSssed her lead. The Navahoe nnishcd
=! 95y.,5 and the Cauna az i"f'-l lhc ~ h
az ,inutes and q seconds to take 80 SHc ndu
,Iantv OF time to give away