New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
SAILED IN HEAVY SEAS.
THE RAMONA WINS THE RACE.
THREE OF THE CoRINTilAN '"'"A
sCuooNERs MISTAKE THE Cooh'h'
uc,IIcu wAS 4 NEW ONE
WHICH WAS \ NEW ONE

WHICH WAS NEW ONE
,, ,, .hosc fleets sail the seas none
,, ,hfIn, with moro consistent effort T. realize inc
hoaIs n true yachncn than the Corihthf'h ia'"' 'o
~ Ncw.York Some social cluoS' VT a'p"' w
,uch aud not but the corinthians arr
for yachting pure ana simple al" VIZ
the club Is limited TO 100 49,
W. v,,,v Z, .tuous seas and high winds, the
co,,othIan Yacht club sailei It's annual regatta ~
was not an agreeable day on which 10 go W ~, Co..
vo. an lawfully sporty day. as one oil NV ~ 80, 49,,
,,,co remarked and when he confrontcd'ps mp
tain Collins remark that ''hc who "ouiu 20 '" -,
-, slime would 90 % another place for pc'sur'' II"
..y.llp.d' and went out Oh hoard the 'th"a' i'' .
and t sapnh.r both steam yachts Of speed ana po"''
vent out T., sec the with the sailing 'o"''
mi,tce and the guest, the club on board Inc 'ii
was from the Scotland Lightshlp ana IL was "''i y"
mon hour when the yachts were started
Tbcrc were four schooncs which came up to the START
inc line They were the Ramona, Dauntess, Cor'net anu
Wanna, All Of them scagoing schooner ana ready
to race In any wind and weather Inc course was ",
ono in these waters but best calculated 10 Test inc
,eaworthy quatcs OF yacht ~ WIS aii Oh ,"' up"
c and described two sides Of rcctangc, thss giving
IN. boats a race miles to windward ana the same
10 ccward with miles OF reach When the signal for
the start wa. given wind blowing half gale from
the northeast by east and heavy sea was running A.
vamp, crossed the line first followed by the Ramona
Dauncs, Coronet They all crossed on the s'arboad
tack and stood for the Long Island shore.
The start what is called ''onc-eun start" Gil
the yachts being timed from the time the starting signal
wa given. 1t seemed tn" Yampas rae" from the hr't'
and b,,n had she not mistaken the course
The YanIa not alone in this mistake, the Da"h'''s
and following her and seeming 70 be utterly oO'
lIy,ou, Of the first turning until IL too le To
retrieve The fortunes Of the day As This Is the hfsc UNIV
tina. such a courc had been sailed in American
waters. is not at oil surprising p"'
much to b. regretted that the yachts "t
mistaken as to where they To All the yachts
had their lower sails set aud the Yamp lad her main
cor opSai flying. The Dauntess set h'r main 'op>''
soon after the line When the yachts came 'po"'
on tho port tack YomIa ted by half mile with inc
IA mona second Corone third, and the Danhe's 'N'
Tho Wanna came on the tack At L. % oclock, u'
Ramona IN" toronet a, ;CJ, AMI the Dauht''s AZ
o.. The Ramona saed spel:idly ana was wen ha'u'u
she was much given punting smooth water anu e'I'
icnv liked ice Of the Long Island shore Dut 'h'
.howed that her type q bad one. The Nanpa
however everything that Of all III" Meet she was
the superior she ought n be. for she i the NOR" ''
cn Yacht The yacht. had their Ice rails under ana were
tossing and pitching In heavy they came Gown
IN the port tack for the inst buoy. tn" ltuni md
steamed away to place second buoy. and the fapI
,oronct and Dantcss evidently thought that she was
Going To- place the they followed her IN" tampa
80, nearly 10 the before tn" TUNA hailed
ncr and back aud round III" hr't one "n'n
no turned back the Coroct ana DauntcsS di the SAM
Thing recognizing their mistake
4. ue Dauntless was the last boat she got to hi-'
mark before the Others, The Ramona meantime had gon"
iruund t'' 'l'H'""' ''" w. W.
marx The Yacht, rounded the ir. buoy ~ follows
nan - > 10 %
Dauntle>s a; !
' opobs. ....................2 80
Al the second buoy YamIa and coronct gave up tn"
ace and started home 'acro-s lots The pllrW oil
n,up,lo. with CauGwcll Colt the helm. kept AMI
h and the Ramona rounded the nrt outer mark on the
,,,v home ~ follows:
,omona ~ vi
,,,, 60. NOT lad showing considering how far sh,
, iona o,, = hcr vsv on lhc run home Ia the light
,i, rho Inmona Dauntle-s et spnnak"r> and cane
.urrinc through the at tremendous rate. The
Pomona ot ,ouise winner Tn" tine 81 the race
vas n follows
r.ro,, le:i5. 90 An II 3.5SH7 80 3:
I,u.,,'.s /, l. .,s, - II . o 10 ! - -
r',., /. - go Did not finish.
'r,iir, II l., 90 DID nnish
li,ct caut,in Montgomery Roosevelt schuyler wa' Ia
ha,re Of the sapphire with secretary George A. Coma X
, H.. officer fien a. CLARK. william H. frlmner.