The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-31
The Fine Run From New
London to Newport.
AT The Start vigiIant Split Her Main-
sail Near the Foot.
She Kept In the Race and Made q
Pretty Sight With Defender and
Volunteer-Defender Leading

NEW LONDON, Conn, July AT sun
rise this morning the wind was light
from the northwest with the prospects of
very fine weather for the run OF the New
York Yacht Clubs fleet to Newport. III
the wind remains steady il will be run
TO Watch Hill and reach to Newport in
order TO complete the total distance OF 81
miles. The start will probably take place
at about 10 O'Clock.
A more delightful morning could not
be imagined. The sun peamed brightly
upon the feet of over 20 yachts, large and
small, assembled upon the placid waters
OF New London harbor. There was Just
enough wind to stir the water and not
enough to ruffle 1t. The pretty graceful
| pleasure craft, pointing up the harbor as
| they tugged gently at their anchor chains
under the influence of the ebb tide, began
to wake up at 6 a. m. Slowly, almost re-
luctantly, il appeared, they spread their
sails TO the sun, in an attempt to dry
| them after yesterdays rain-storm, pre-
| paratory TO stretching them for the days
racing. Then there was a scrubbing OF
| decks, polishing of brass-work, and oil
! ing of woodwork, while from a forest OF
! little galley chimneys, came forth the
smoke OF early breakfast making. The
| steam yachts soon followed suit and from
the smoke stacks began telling OF clearing
| fires and getting up steam. As the morn
| ing wore on lDe dCilNlly OF the NatHtlnB
! crews Increased greatly, and at a. m. the
steam and naphtha launches, gigs and cut
| ters and other small attendant craft began
| lodging here and there among the fleet,
fetching provisions or passengers from the
shore and in every way making themselves
as useful as pbssible.
The noise of the running of gear
through countless blocks as the many
racers spread their wings to the morning
air was music to the yachtsman's ear,
and caused his spirits to soar very high.
At the Pequot House, where many OF
the yachtsmen and yachtswomen passed
the night, there was an air OF strange
desolation early this morning. The
burned out Chinese lanterns hung in
hundreds around the verandah, blinking
in the sunlight and seeming TO know
they had no business to be there. The
dance hall and music stand were deserted,
and only sort of after-the ball unt!di-
ness remained to tell OF the pleasant time
enjoyed there by the New York yachts
men last night.
In the midst of all this pleasure, how
ever, there is dark spot. A man named
John Griffin, belonging TO Wilmington,
Del, fireman on board the steam yacht
Embla, died late last night in the Memo
rial Hospital here. lie fell into the
crankpit of the yacht while the machin-
cry was in motion and fractured his
skull. Although every care was shown
to him on board the Embla, and after he
was removed TO the hospital, the unfor-
| tunate fireman succumbed. Defenders 8
steering gear is understood TO have been
, ! repaired during the night at the Morgan
Iron Works, and she is expected TO sal
with the rest of the feet this morning.
The press tug, ID. s. Arnot, whose
wheel was disabled during the passage
from Eaton's Point to this port yester-
day, thus preventing those on board from
seeing much of the race, was also re-
A .xl~a {.ssr
| the night. The schooner yacht Verona
. was also at Morgan Iron Works last
night. Her rudder head was badly
strained yesterday, and she had to be
repaired.
At S:35 this morning gun was fired
from the flagship Sylvia notifying the
! many sloops with the fleet and not TAX
ing part inthe racing to clear out fol
Newport, which they accordingly did
sailing through Fishers Island Sound fol
4 ! an hour or more afterward.
q The crack schooner Amorita was th'
e first of the racers TO show up outside th'
{ harbor, contrasting prettily with the non
Y | racing sloops scurrying leeward. The lat
s ter were soon followed by the non racing
a shooners until by $3.50 a. m. fully ion
| | white winged craft were on their way e
Newport. At this time, the breeze wa
: blowing eight knots from the southwes
and was increasing every minute TO thu
q delight Of all. The sloops Hildegard'
3 and NRrota< were the first OF the small
e racers 10 show up outside the harbor
: Then came the schooner May flower ant
4 smaller craft, after which Defender ant
: Vigilant could be seen towering abov
the swarm in the harbor entrance. TIL
latter and Volunteer were not only dis
tinguishable by thsir spread of canvas, bu
by the fact that only the big sloops wer
allowed TO carry clubtopsails, all tn
other craft taking part in the cruise be
tus, If,,,ff Tod IN m "a
curious to note how the number ''7'
sticks TO the big sloops. Defenders mum
o Der for the cruise il 107, Vigilant's Is ~
A Volunteers is Z and Jubilee's is 81 Tn
{ latter yacht. by the way, did not TAX
i part in this days racing. She was towe
a from the harbor and through Fisher
{ Island Sound and was under stays alon
from which il was judged that somethin
II was amiss with her mainsail, boom o
!, gan.
II Vigilant was the first OF the three bi
" single stickers TO leave the herbor, AN
? she did so under mainsail, jib and club
Z, topsail After a short reich on the star
board tack she went about and set he
foresail.
Defender next appeared under mainsail
foresail jib and clubtopsail, and Will
Vigilant was setting her foresail, Defende
" slipped away out OF the harbor I'm mag
ni1cent style, passing everything, sa
or steam ahead OF her. She then stoo
=. awav ON the starboard tack for the star,in
" line and for a long time afterward Ia.
4 10, awaiting for something better to dc
Is Vfgilant, at 9:s5 a. M, stood back int
. the harbor, and then going above, heade
'r toward Sarahs Ledge after Defender. b
of this time, all the racers were putting OF
H. of the harbor. The experts ashore, Will
w admiring Defender greatly, expressc
the opinion that her clubtopssil o.
70 badly. There was considerably TOO muc