The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-14
A YANKEE SCHOONER.
An Interesting Race Between Yampa
and Amphitrite.
Crack American and British Double
stickers Having a Trial.

CowEs, Isle of Wight, Aug. 14.-In
nice westerly breeze this morning, Mr. II.
;. Palmer's crack American schooner
cruiser, Yampa, and Mr.. Frederick Wills
English cruiser, Amphitrite, started In
race Tor a prize of ffo0, over the Old
the fact that when Yampa won Lord
Iveagh's 20O-guinea cup on "Wednesday
last over the same course, Amphitrite
being second, Mr.. Wills protested against
the cup being awarded to Yampa, on the
ground that the latter carried nine men
in excess of the number allowed by the
rules governing the contest. Mr. Palmer
did not deny this, but claimed that he
could not have sailed his yacht with a
less numbr of men. The affair finally re-
suited in an arrangement being made,
under the auspices OF the Royal Yacht
Squadron sailing committee, that the
question OF superiority between the Ameri-
can and English schooners should be de
cided in race today, both yachts being
allowed TO carry all the men they pleased.
Consequently great interest was taken in
the race, especially as rumor Is IN circu-
lation here that should Defender fail TO re-
tain the Americas cup on the other side OF
the Atlantic, an American schooner Will
be sent after il next year.
Both yachts started at 10 O'Clock. The
course was so miles long and the boats
being sent away TO windward, they headed
first for the Lymanton Spit buoy, leaving
it on the tarboard hand, and from there
they passed West Cowes and markboat
TO the northward of the Prince Consort
Buoy off East Cowes. Thence the course
was around the Bullock buoy, leaving No
Man-Fort to starboard and rounding the
Bullock buoy TO port, finishing off a flag
boat off West Cowes.
Yapma allowed Amphitrite seven min
utes and Al seconds. At the start the
A,,a sol IA a al
berth, but. in the beat TO the first mark,
Amphitrite drew ahead and rounded il
with a good lead. The times of the two
schooners on rounding Lymanton Spit
were:
Amphitrite, 11h, Ann, los.
Yampa, 12h, 00m, 00s.
Consequently Amphitrite had the lead
of u minutes 30 seconds at the first mark,
according to these times.
But after that Yampa pulled up consid
erably, passing West Cowes going
eastward toward the Bullock buoy,
Amphitrite was only leading by
about couple of minutes. Yam
pas improvement, however, was APP
parently only of temporary nature, for
Amphitrite from that point on began to
pull away In great style and had consider
ably widened-the- between herself
ana her competitor, when nearing Ryde
on the OH the way eastward.
This state of affairs continued until In
passing Ryde Pier Amphitrite had very
strong lead.
The times OF the two yachts passing
Ryde Pier were:
Amphitrite, 12h, 4Sm, 05s.
Yampa, In, Ohm, 33s.
Thus Amphitrite, at this point, has a
lead OF 13 minutes 2S seconds, without
counting her time allowance of seven
minutes Al seconds, which would bring
her lead up TO II minutes % seconds. a
rather hopeless lead for Yampa To cut
down. But the American schooner
bowled along after her leader in gallant
style, scudding along before the wind
with all sails set and pulling beautifully.
On the last part toward the Bullock
Buoy, Yampa, doing some magnificent
sailing before the wind pulled up a
couple of minutes or so on her leader.
But Amphitrite was sailing like witch
and rounded the Bullck Buoy, with a
cruisers on rounding the Bullock Buoy
were:
Amphitrite, In. 42m. OBS.
Yampa, In. 52m. los.
The British schooner, consequently, has
three minutes sixteen seconds OF the lead
which she had over Yampa on passing
Ryde Pier.
But she still had a comfortable lead OF
10 minutes IL seconds, with her time
allowance OF seven minutes and al sec
onds over Yampa.
On the beat back to Cowes, Amphitrite
did some splendid pointing and footing,
evidently travelling much faster than
Yampa and increasing her lead rapidly.
Amphitrite won easily without her time
allowance. She was sailed by Captain
Gomez OF the Meteor. The following
were the times at the finish:
Amphitrite, 3h. 47m. 02s.
Yampa, 3h. Som. 02s.
Consequently the British scohoner won
| by IL minutes ~ seconds, actual time
and by IS minutes 50 seconds counting
| her time allowance of seven minutes Al
seconds, which Yampa allows her.
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