New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
COLONIA DRIFTS IN FIRST.
WINNER OF THE GOBLET CUP
TIE MOST DISAPPOINTING RACE EVER
KNOWN OFF NEWPORT
HARD LUCK STILL CLINGS TO THE FIEFT-rOr.
BOUND ALL DAY IN THE HARBoR OF
NEwPORT-AN ACCIDENT TO
TIE MARGUERITE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIpryr,

Newport r. l.. Aug. 12.-The fleet of the New
York Yacht Ciup was fog-bound in the harbor here
to-day. Great banks of vapor hung outside of
Brentons Reef and Commodore Morgan did not
mt the yachts in motion a light wind blew from
the southwest and piled up the fog in a solid wall
outside the harbor Some Of the yachts went out
aide early in order TO be hand at the start They
all the fog and came back, except the Marguer
tie which stood on until she got into the fog. In
attempting to get back harbor the Marguerite
ran on Kettle Bottom Rock. The steam yacht Jean
went to the aid of the stranded schooner and tried
N haul her off the rocks. The Jean was not able
10 get the Marguerite off. but the tug Maude came
along and managed to do it. The schooner came
I'D to the harbor and anchored. Her lead keel is
badly twisted and she will have TO so into dry
dock.
It was finally settled this morning that the Co
lonia the Goelet Cup for soops. BY a ref
erence to the table below II will be seen that tho
yachts which were timed in yesterdays race came
in across the finish line in the small hours of the
morning. The result iustifes the general desire
that time limit should be placed on the Goelet
cup races. The Coonia drfted in by Brenton's
Reef at :2s O'Clock this morning Archibald ROg-
ers who on board the Colonia, heard cheer
ing IN the direction of the flagship. He stood down
toward the May. and hailed her, asking what the
cheering about He told that the Vigil
liant had Just passed. In the dense fog the Co
lona had been mistaken for the Herreshoff centre
board The Pilgrim did not go over the course.
Before the second mark was reached she turned
back Herbert Foster Otis. of Boston. who
on board the Pilgrim. met with a painful accident.
He fell down the fore hatch and sprained his
ankle badly and received other severe injuries. He
was sent to the Rhode Island Hospital at Provi-
dence this morning.
The feet will remain at anchor here until Mon
day when a run will be made to Vineyard Haven.
From Vineyard Haven the feet will return to this
port, and the for the Aston cups will be
sailed. New Bedford will not be visited.
Archibald Rogers said to-day in speaking Of the
relative merits of the cup defenders: THE Jubilee
Is a fast boat. and l glad of it, for General
impossible to say which boat is the fastest. for
have not been together to form any definite con-
clusion. The race of yesterday poor drifting
all the way. About midnight, on our way back, we
saw lightning and hoped to expect a squan, but
got only a light wind from the northwest that
sent us the line. l certain that the
Colonia won
Mr.. Rogers refused to express opinion about
the sailing of the Pilgrim The cup-defenders
vigilant and Jubilee be measured to-mor-
To say that the of yesterday was disap-
pointment would be expressing 1t mildly. II was
the most disagreeable drifting match on record OH
this port while the time consumed beat all records
Interest, in the contests of the four big sioops
seems to have been largely postponed until me race
for the Aston cups at which time 1t is hoped there
will be wind
The yacht Marguerite which was injured by, run
ming on Kettle Bottom Rock, is owned by Henry
and was owned until recently by r. ). Palmer
The time Of yesterdays race was as foliows'