New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
THE FLEET AT NEW-HAVEN.
A SLOW RUN ACROSS THE SOUND WITH
FREsHENING WIND AT THE END
PROSPECTS FOR GOOD WEATHER TOMORROW
TIE WINNERS WERE ARIEL ELSE
MARIE. QUEEN NAB ECLIPSE. WASP.
GOSSOON AND NAVAHOE.
tBY rELxGRAPh TO TIE TRIBUNE

MARIE. QUEEN NAB. ECLIPSE WASP,
GOssOON AND NAvAHOE.
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NewHaven. Aug. Out Of a silver mist that
hung over the Sound procession Of white sails
came in by the breakwater at the mouth Of this
harbor this afternoon. The wind blew light from
the southwest this morning when the Shearwater,
admiral Browns flagship. steamed out and es
tabished start.ng-in off Matinnecock Point.
The preparatory signal was given and it was 1915
when the boats were finally started Haf OF the
fleet Rugged the south side of the Sound and ha,f
stuck to the north shore 1t not a good day for
testing the qualities Of yacht. though toward the
close OF the race the wind freshened and the yachts
came In with their sails drawing for every pound
they capable OF. The first boat to cross the
line was the soop Gossoon followed by the Wasp.
Navahoe and Wizard The E.semarle the first
OF the schooners to and then the Mer.in Mar
euerlte. Arie and Shamrock went In a bunch
The rest of the feet followed as best it could
There were about thirty yachts in the fleet. and
they all set splnnakers. The boats which went TO
the southwark had their spinnakers starboard
and the northern division had theirs out to port at
FIRST but there was such frequent shifting of sails
that II was Impossible to keep of the various
manoeuvres which the sailing masters prac,ised in
their efforts to get the wind to do It's best for them
When the fleet was off Stamford the order OF the
leading boats was: Wasp, Goriana, Magic, Aer
Marguerite. Emerald Shamrock Jessca Queen
NAB Eclipse. Victor. Atlantic and Dagmar.
Ihe northern and the southern squadrons OF the
fleet gradually approached each other as the yachts
get further to the eastward and finally. spreading
out Ike . fan covered the entire surface of the
misty Sound. The freshenlng of the wind sent them,
as the great red sun setting, In by the New
Haven breakwater. That is. most OF them came in
before dark, though when the Chinese lanterns were
glaring on the lawn Of the Pequot Club some be-
lated wanderers OF the sea were just getting into
Morris Cove. The order OF the leading yachts at
the finish Elsemare Merlin. Ariel, Mar
guerite. Wasp Gloriana. Ilderim. Emerald. Sham
rock. Queen Nab. Atlantic Neara, Dagmar. Loyal.
Eclipse. Minerva. Vator, GevalIa and Katrina
The prospects tonight for wind in plenty to-
morrow. and 1t Is hoped that the race to New
| London will be grand one. There are number of
| yachts which will join the fleet tomorrow at the
| mouth OF the Thames AS everybody knows, the
| New York Yacht Clubs cruise does not really begin
until NewTeondon IS reached
| In the run to-day the boats which stuck to the
south shore Of he Sound had the best luck. for
when the wind frcshened they got first benefit of 1t
and went ahead Of the majority % the north shore
There is some Dissatisfaction this year growing out
Of the classification OF the schooners. While time al
lowance Is recorded on racing length, the club cassi-
fled by load water line length Now the ElSemar'e Is
| a considerably larger boat than the Loyal for In
stance which is put in her class and can easily beat
Duncan Ellsworth yacht comanche made good
race OF it. though. As she dd not haye her racing
number up. she not officially In the race
| The winners Of the Sem-Centennal cups in yes
tcrllys race have been officially declareJ by ne
| Elsomarie Wasp Queen Nab and Gossoon
The Pcquot club at Morris Cove had the bprgee Of
boats came and dropped anchor each one sa'ited
the flag and gun from the shore repiied Inc VIZ
! Fcl!psc Wasp. Gossoon and Navahoe. The time OF
| the was rs follows;
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