New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-09

Defender. the Jubilee. the Emerald. the Mar
guerite and the little thirty -four footer Acoushla
Just built for the Hanlins the owners Of the
steam-yacht Emilia. by Hanlay, would cross the
starting line when the signal given. Out
side. by the lightship, 1t was blowing fine club
topsail breeze. southwest one-half west.
All the starters in to-days races were close up
about the lightship when the course signal was
set the flagship Course l, the same course
that was sailed owe. on Tuesday when the fog
interfered. chosen. At the peculiar angle
from which the wind blew there would be run
before it to-day. There would be one leg Of wind
ward work. miles down the. Narragansett
shore to the Point Judith whistling buoy. then a
seven-me reach out IL the Sound, east by south
three-quarters south. and a leg home to the
Brenton's Reef lightship. Each leg seven
miles. and il was decided that only round of
the course, distance of twenty-one miles. should
be made.
THE EMERALD STARTS FIRST
When the schooners starting whistle blew the
Emerald the first to get across the line. She
came over closehauled the starboard tack,
with a working topsail and small jbtopsail
The sprightly Marguerite was next. She was
closehauled and on the starboard tack. too. Both
schooners got over near the 1ghtship END OF the
starting line. The little sloop Acoushla should
have gone over next, but, as her skipper called
up 10 the party at the pilot house of the Wins
low he had got the signals mixed and ola not
know when his turn was. In putting up his Jio
and trying to get over he got ten-m'nu'e
handicap.
Then came the feature Of the start. the getting
over of the big sngle-stickers, the Defender and
tho Jubilee The excess of courtesy the old
Jubilee received was surprising. in view of recent
hannenings The Jubilee came down toward the
lightship first. This before the starting sig
nal for the big sloops. The Defender which hau
been out in the open stretching her sails. stood
in toward the ghtship. Then the boats came
together at the sound of the whistle TO make TOT
the line In almost the identical relative positons
of the Defender and the Vigilant on TUESDAY but
today the Defender was not so pressed for time
and she let the Jubilee have her place Inc Dos
ton boat. which was to leeward of the Defender
surng across the line in advance. They were on
81. s,srboard tack and close up under the light
ship.
The Jubilee was the first to tack. almost as
che crossed. She made over on the port tack TO-
ward the Narragansett shore. The Defender
1888 In the same manner just as the handicap
whistle blew.
THE DEFENDER CATCHES UP.
..o S,oons made for the shore one could see
A.. .ho Defender was already beginning 10
coroe I'm on the Jubilee. At 1lo' the Deieiuei
and the Jubilee came about almost s''nui'a"e-
ously close to the shore. on the s'arpoa'u 'aN'
and pointed out across the oouho ~ was
beautiful sight to watch the Delehoer o'e' nov"
the Emerald coming out from the shore. AZ 1-0i
tho Emerald and the Defender came ABOUT To-
gether The Marguerite went ABOUT next a. i-o
In a few minutes the Defender shppeu W ''
Emerald and began to open up gap pe'"ee
herself and the fast schooner Inc 'uo'iee was
now a long way behind 49,
At 19.3745 the Defender came ABOUT ioi 'iie
last time before making the hrst outer ""i ="
The Jubilee seemed TO be about mile asterh al
this no;nt She tackled simultaneously Win '"e
Defender A big swell caught the Defender anu
she came so far out OF water az diin 'o cain
her keel and then plunged ih.o 80, -,
while torrents burst over heI o." r,or ,,,rrea
II was lust IL 49, 40 when the Delenuei u u,
the whstling buoy off Point JUDITH anu oi IN
out small jibtopsail. The Jupiiee ma" 80, at
last tack at l2:43:35 and passed tne puT ~, q. O..
ia47.2s the Emerald coming by at 1Z;o3. ihet'e
times are nnoficiai Ii was neat reach 10 ths
second outer mark which the Defender tuiHeu
al l:l7:30.
THE Rim TO THE FINISH LINE.
She nut on big jibtopsail TO come nome
The Jubilee turned the second outer ma"
1860 and the Emerald at 1:3l2o. Inc Deie"
was inst nine minutes ahead Of the Jup"ee az
the second outer mark From this 10 the hi'S"
The Defender got home at 1:51;O4 tne ouon ade
G2Oe:0j and the Emerald at Z:l":h' l"orna in
The Defender a winner, counting tne ul. .a, s.c
Wartspg time by nine minutes anu
aos- Summary follows:
PHYSICIANS sLooPs D.,
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