New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-15
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Pooh THE WINNERS.
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Vineyard Haven. Mass. Aug. 1i.--Over blue. foam
ecked seas, which sparkled in the bright sunlight
the feet of the New York Yacht Club swept from
Newport to Vineyard Haven to-day II was the
most successful of the cruise so far, for a
stiT breeze blew out of the north. cool and re-
freshing filling the white and shining canvases OF
the and giving the big cup-defenders u
chance to show their comparative merits. VI the
cup-defenders. the Nigilant. Colonia ana Jupiee
started, the Pilgrim remaining at anchor in New
port Harbor. 1t a great and glorious victory
for the Vieilant. the powerful boat showing speed
which surpassed even what her admirers had eN-
pected Of her. When. about O'Clock in the after
noon, she swept majestcally by the red lighthouse
the green heights of the West Chop, the other
two cup-defenders were far astern and behind
them the rest of the fleet, strewn along the wind
swept waters of Vineyard Sound. procession
of sails the tail of which almost as far west
as the cliffs Of Gay Head The schooner Lasca
sailed good race. leading the entire feet over the
course and coming into port ahead even OF the
cup-defenders.
The wind was blowing stiff breeze from the
north and the tide running ebb when at y
O'Clock, Commodore Morgan signalled the heet 10
get under way. and steamed in his flagship May
out 10 Rrenton's Reef to establish starting line
for such yachts desired to race. 1t was DECIDED
to depart little from the established usage III
starting the yachts to-day and the changes mauo
proved wise ones The sloops, excepting the cup
defenders were started first, the schooners second
and the cup-defenders last with one-gun start
Heretofore ON the runs the cup-defenders, being
started before the schooners. have run away at
once from the rest of the fleet, and those VINO
saw the contest between them could not see the
races between the other boats, which were TAKING
place far astern BY the system adopted to-uay II
was sought to keep the fleet together for at least
no clio
other than the cup-defenders to start was give"
M 1015 The soops were all punched together
astern of the flagship when the gun was Hreu' anu
they made for the line with rush Ihey crossou
on the port tack in the following oruer' Hulo"'
Wasp Bedouin. Queen Nab. Katrina, Eclipse ha'-
poon Wayward and Jessica. The Jessica WAS ui-
fortunate in getting a good position at the start
and was handicapped thirty seconds. the schooh-
ers were started at 10 30. and crossed as foho"s'
Ariel Alcaea Lasca. Volunteer. Ramona pdui''-
less Palmer Constellation Neaera Nampa' Shdii-
rock, Mayfower and Miranda 80 - No.
The cup-defenders were not started ui''li i''
The big sloops were each trying TO get sood
nosi,ion near the line and doing some skilful ma
noeuvrine when the signal TO cross was gwen
The Jubilee lay close to the line ana SO la wy
In the wind that she had little head"aE' "'
Vigant and Colonia were further from Tue NM
the Vigilant being ahead Of the keel-ooat' Out mao
. good Roadway on and had we'll calculated the
fired the Vigilant went over first WIN 'ne '''o'
second and the Jubilee third
The feet was reaching away now toward "h'ie'
beyond the horizon. lay the lghtshp ana the fochs
| off Cuttyhunk. which mark the entrance H'o
| VINEYARD Sound Then by the feet swept the great
| cup-defenders. going at speed that was eN""-
| rating swift and beautiful and brlsht, lin" NV
| things of majesty and power A few OF the lead
| ing boats they could not catch. for In the fresh
breeze the schooners Constellation lasca ahu
| Alcaea and the sloop Katrina had got long ieau
| on all the other yachts. and stern chase Is
| long
When the Vineyard Sound Iightship was reached
| tho Jubilec was to windward of the Nigiant anc
| Colonia The Vigilant and Colonia were in line
| the Vigiant being ahead and the CoIohla u!iht
| hard to pass her. The wind had been bacKiht
| around toward the westward The Jubilee ule'
| to cross the bows Of the Nigilant but was uh'pI'
| TO do So and there was not room enough for her Il
| cross between the Vlgilant and the Colona Inc
| result was that the Jubilee had TO pass asteri
| of the two boats in order 10 lay her course VI
| the Sound. The Vigilant put on burst OF spec
| and opened up long space OF shining water De
tween herself and the other two cup-defenderS. ~
| Gay Head was reached the wind came out OF The
southwest, and the yachts set spinnakers to star
board and balloon jib-topsas to port The Iasc;
was far ahead OF everything. though
the Vigilant rapidly nearing her
and had the been few miles Longer
| the cup-defender WOulu nave pdTS'" Wv
| schooner The Vigant kept constantly increas
ing her already great lead the other two cup
| defenders. The Jubilee trying hard to pass
the Colona. She would run up on her and bianke
| up but each time the Coonia would slip away
| from the lee of the towering sails that followe'
her IL seemed like hopeless task for the Jubilee
FINALLY however just before the finish, the JUBILEE
| succeeded in her purpose, She came up on IN
! colonia with "A rush. took the wind out OF her sail
! by blanketing her and then slid rapidly through
| her lee. 49,, A., -.
| of East and West Chop were crowded with specta
| tors. The time Of the race was as follows:
| SCHOONER-.
FIRST CLASS.
Elsp-"d Correot~