New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-08

! YACHT CLUBS CRUISE MADE AT GLBN COVE
FINE SAILING BY THE scHOoNERs ARIEL
| LAScA AND ALCAEA AND THE SLOOP
| . QUEEN MAB-THE MORGAN sYNDI.
| GATES BOAT CARRIED AWAY BOW
SPIRIT AND ToPMAsr BUT MAY
[ RACE AGAIN FRIDAY.
Glen Cove, Aug. lSpccal.A fleet of 100
| Yachts was assembled in the harbor when the
morning sun arose over the green hills and tho
broad waters to-day In the centre of the fleet
lay the flagship May, flying the pcnnanf of Com
modore Morgan II was an assemblagc Of all
| sorts and conditions Of yachts, from the big
| steamer TO the clumsy house boat, anil from the
stately schooner to the saucy sloop of diminrtive
| size. Here the fleet of the New-lork 'acht Oiuo
| had gathered, preparatory to tn" annual cruise
| and of the harbor To he sailed the race Tor
| the Commodores cups. the first rae" in when any
| of the cup defenders have been entered IL WIS
an idea of Commodore Morgan TO stlrt the cruis"
| with a race so rs to fin attention and interest at
| once.
The race started with every prospect OF being
| the most interesting of the season so far Tor the
Gun defenders Vigant and tolonia were out in
fighting trim and stiff breeze WAS blowing from
/ the northwest. An unfortunate accident 10 III"
! Vigant which put her out of IN" race, spollch
the contest in the sloop class, but slnl people
! had all opportunity to SEQ the colonia sail, ana
for the short time that the Vigilont was in the
race there was an opportunity to compare the
sailing of the ;wo yachts The two big sloops
wcrc not pittcd AGAINST each other long enough
for a conclusive opinion to he formed as to their
relative merits. but while the Vigilant was in the
fight She certainly got through the water faster
than the Colonia Even those who believe That
the Co,nja is the best boat of the four cup
| defenders: that she i, built on better ana more
enduring principles Of naval architecture than
the Others. and that size is the best representative
American boat, were Obliged to admit this
MUCH To INTEREST SPECTATORS.
After the vigant was disabled and drew
out. tic interest centred in the sailing OF the
Colona and the English ccntrrboard Queen
Nab and in q most exciting contest In the schooner
c.ass between the Acara, Ariel and Li'ca lHe
time made hy the Colona over the course was
excellent Her average sailing was minutes
50 seconds 10 the mile, which would give her
specd of something twelve miles an hour
These are nautical miles too, 80 II can be seen
that the bie sloop is no sluegari. She seemed
| 20 be -iif and got through the water with little
fuss except that under her lee bow there was
always a smother Of whit" foam when ros" aS
high as her SAIL white and glistcnins in the sun
light The Queen Nab sailed splendldly IN
showed that the English have AT last learned how
to build ccntreboard yachts. She is the first large
rent. eboasd built the other side for mnny
years and ia probably the first English centre
board which ever came over here 10 race She
carried everything before her in her class in Eng
land last year. and bids fair to do so hero II a
class can be- found for her. To-day the yachts
did not race in ella according 10 their size, nut
vcr. divided into two, sch0oncrs and sloops, ac-
cording to their rig.
The Ariel showed that in her A. Cary Smith has
turned out "A remarkably fat schooner. >h" won
the schooner cup. and the Colonia of course, took
the cup offered for sloop-.
INSPIRING SURROUNDINGS.
The day was perfect one for yachting. TIL"
srocn hills which border ia" Sound slon" through
the clear air like cmcrads. and the foam-ilccNeI,
,appbirn waters between them wrnk"i IN IN"
sweet Winds which blew fresh AMI cool from the
northwest IL was after II o'clock when the May
steamed ont of the harbor and took mp position
opposite the stakcboat anchored oil the point.
All fhc yachts followed some 10 talk" part i'll t"
race and more 10 look and -rc the sport
There werr inst thirteen boats which start Il and
this unluckv number the sailor, class oi i"opl"
much given 10 the seeing of >upcr>titons signs
and wondcr- believe was the caus' Of the accrent
to the Ncilant There was delay about stlrt-
ing the race. for the steamer Taurus, with larI"
party Of Ncw-York Yacht Club men and their
friends on board, was late in getting mp 1rOm the
city. Ml2n5 o'clock. however. the Taurus hay
ing arrived, "A gun was fired from the Nay rs
prcparatory sisnal, and the yachts which were 10
rae. began 10 he mano"uvre Tor position abovc th"
line.
At % another gun from the flagship started
the sloops The tide was cbb, and tho wind wa'
frcshcnne 50 that white caps appeared her" an"
there on the waters. Tho Queen Nab was lr''
over the line Close behind her cam" the mighty |
Vigilant. towering and swift-rushng. She went
over with majestic sweep. the very "mbodm'h'
of power and speed. She had big l"r"SayNau
set and she broke ont small jill topsail a. Sh"
went across The yachts raced in cruising trii''
and no cluh topsails were carried. it, indeed they
would have been Of any in the strong wind.
vIGILANr AGAINST CoLoNI>
The signal had been given from the iagShip for
rhr Shippan Point course, AMI IN" yachts, Ill
crossing on the port tack reached away with
beam wind for rhc stakcbodt anchored 10 tn"
eastward, oil the Connecticut shor. Clos" behind
the Nisilant came the Coonla, carrying the same
sails as hcr antagonist, only that her iorStaNsail
was Of the ordinary size. The TIVE great sloopN |
swept by the Queen Nab as if she w"r" at an |
chor, and all eyes were fixed on them. In" Nig- |
liant was apparently increasing the gap between
herself and the Coonia not increasing it mucl'
hut still to a prrccptibc degree The speed OF
both boats was astonishing.
After the Coonia came the sloop llildegarde |
Jogging along at what seems calm ana Dig |
niiicd pace, but what ten years ago would nave |
been considered a remarkable speed Th" schoon-
crs Alcaea, Ariel Emerald, Constellation, Lasca |
Eagmar. Ramona and CoIonct followed IN th" |
order named all crossing close together. The |
Coronct and Marguerite handicapped, the |
former | minute Ii seconds and the other 10 |
seconds.
The yachts had all got across the line, the |