The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-12
GOBLET CUP FOR sLooPs.

GOBLET CUP FOR sLooPs.
and there was little need to signal 'prepar H;
thsr asd the
tries in the sloop class included the cup de-
tenders shs VSEilan cqGPta Juhes and Pill
IHildsssrd. The latter TIVE Yithdre,T a. the
to fight it out with tho big fellows.
In the schooner class ten Of the Geetest
q the best racing Of the day was s expected
from them. The entry list included Bayard
Thayers con .ss vi ANGRY Gardner's
l. =. Ciarkes Hicaa, Robert ". Imam Dag aI
mar George !; Hill'si Ariel; J. Mae9lm
Emerald. B: Frank sutton's Loyal. and Harry
W. Lambs Marguerite.
Little time was lost on the May. as the wind
seemed to be dying out and prom pity at ii :25
o'clock the preparatory gun barked forth the
signal for the sloops to make ready: ten min.
bali on the Mays triatic stay informed the big
th9f .nf ep9s ga
them were more or less bothered by, the
hundreds Of catboats., tugs. and naphtha
a solid mass around the Brenton's Reef light
ship. They had to luff up or como about n
seer %sose ay IN pab ks
Pilgrim was particularly unfortunate in this
respect having to come about Just as the
agood position to cross the line almost with
rISsf4s s n ~ s E;t to sh hs
crossed on the starboard tackd-. 1880. just
thirty seconds after the T gun sst9od over
Tient under the Nays stern; Ths Colonia;
next and crossed on the starboard tack one
and a half minutes later. The little 48- iooter
m wa d hsa at OSs4 5
w would Herself SCI n not hs S1ne
cup defenders. but because they wanted to
compare her with the Wasp. The Pilgrim. the
The starting gun for schooners was fred at
11:45. and, the Lasca. ceverly handled by
Capt. Rhodes. crossed first on the nort tack.
board tack The Maydoysr. censteIIation.
named and were handicapped. the Loyal be-
ing over ten minutes behind.
The Jubilee was the first to come. about two
minutes after she crossed the line. and stood
off shore on the port tack: the others followed
her example. and during the next half hour
bitches f in 't and rs out aons V Shore The Ri
grim apparently could. not do anything
In the Gh. air her club Opfa
consideration her accident the Pilgrim APP
parently. will not do In light airs. no matter
Soon they ali straightened out on the port
tack. and made long leg of shore at 1890
ias Se Work Of the
trio. the Pilgrim being practically out OF the
The Jubilee at this hour was over a third Of
mile ahead OF the Vigilant and nearly three
quarters Of n. mile in trent Of the Coonia
directly in the wake OF the jubilee for while.
and every one had q chance to SEQ how the
that the Herreshon boat was not in It with the
footins IN lsit airs The JuSiee had snrl-
which doomed out the clew OF that sail to
ylndward SO that 1t did not interfere with her
At i :5s O'clock. just as the. two leaders came
the Jubilee. which had been little to leeward
ireshened here little. and for about the only
n aaF the ffs 5S heats s fit SD
her good work. and, was soon, a half mile
to ,wIndward Of the Morgan Iselin boat The
as the leaders. and whom. she came about at
2o2:lO she was over nile AZ, and i, hall aster5
The Se Sha shs s
At 1925 O'Clock the leaders were hid In a
fore the sun. which suddenly appeared from
behind aRd the fa w9re AGAIN II
to gain little as the breeze lightened, hut it
came about shortly after 3 o'clock and stood
over TO round the Vineyard Sound lightship
few moments the racers. were entirely hid
from view. They, were only eclipsed for fey
o clock their big white ack-yarders were seen
10 everybody's surprise a. new competitor
Coionia, which was only q mile away on the
tack. The others at this time were
on the port tack preparatory to rounding the
ightship on the port hand. For few mo-
ments It looked as though the Colonia might
rs but she too IA tg sRs
go by. AS the Jubilee neared the line It was
seen that young John b. Paine, her designer
was at the wheel. while Nat Herreshon was
tho lightship. took in her baby, lib
topsail and set her big balloon jibtopsail In
stops. ready to break out the moment she
At 1897 o'clock she squared away for the run
to Hen and Chickens light. and simultaneous
ly broke out her balloon jibtopsail. or to be
more exact. tried to do so. Tor 1t would not
break out, because some stupid lnbber mad set
it with . turn in It; As soon as It became ap.
parent that 1t would not break. her Bplnnaker
was SGT to starboard and the big balloon I'D was
taken In and reset The Boston contingent were
Wd Win rage at the dSis az ese Was
gaining, for she rounded at 4;O0:45, only
minutes - seconds astern a little before tho
SG1S hGG ys minutes 70 the s sq' spnna
kers, but lust what good they were doing no
one could tell. Jibtopsais alone would! have
been lar more effective. unless inc WING
hauled hit. which it did not DO; Cart. H thn
Colonia's spinnaker. and the others wore not
slow IN following her example. ,,.,