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night, was the first of the big sloops to get
under way. The Vigilant followed her
down and the Volunteer joined the others
outside and took part in the sail-stretch-
ing maneuvers before the start.
The Sylvia anchored outside the entrance
to New London harbor of st. Strass lodge
and set the preparatory signal at IL o'clock.
At IL 10 the smaller classes of sloops, cut
ters and yawls we're sent off. The Queen
Nab as usual led the procession across the
line. She was followed by the Norota,
Wasp, Mineola, Hildegard and Uvira IN
the order named. The course was short
reach with wind and abeam and boom to
port to Rabe Rock light; then dead run
before the wind TO Point Judith and into
Newport harbor finishing at Dumplings.
At Ills the schooners were started.
The Lasca crossed first. followed by the
others in this order: Ramona, Ariel.
Loyal, Merlin, Elsmarye, Iroouois, May
flower, Nearea, Constellation, Esmeralda,
Alcaea, Brunhilde and Amorita. Balloon
set sails and balloonj jibs were used on the
schooners to Race Rock and the spinnak-
ers were then added, giving the two
masters spread of canvas. At 1:20 the
signal for the first-class sloops sounded.
The Defender was first over, with club
topsail and large jib-topsail aiding her
lower sails. Just before gun-fre, the
Vigilant's mainsail split couple of feet
from the end of the boom. The split ran
up to the first balloon, a distance of about
six feet 1t was too late to stop for repairs,
and the sloop swung over the line, crossing
minute behind the Defender.
The Volunteer followed the Vigilant just
as the handicap time of two minutes ex-
PRED The Vigilant broke out large jib-
topsail, but the Volunteer apparently was
not supplied with that sail, and did the
best she could without it. The Vigilant
spilled considerably through the rent in
her mainsail, but there was no thought of
quitting.
The Queen Nab led the feet around
Race Rock The Lasca led the schooners.
The Defender overlook the last of the
schooners within twenty minutes and
sailed past them one after the other. The
VigiIant followed suit and the Volunteer
before the end was reached. At IL 40 the
Vigilant broke out her balloon jib-uopsail
in place of the smaller headsaD.
At IL As the Defender set her spinnaker.
The Vigilant and Volunteer also set spin
makers when they squared off for Newport
The wind became little lighter, and at
II :4S the Defender changed her iib-topsail
for balloon. She was then about two
minutes ahead of the Vigilant, and the
latter was four minutes ahead of the
Volunteer.
At 1925 the Defender had walked
through the fifteen schooners which were
started five minutes ahead of her, and had
also passed the six small single-stickers
started ten minutes ahead, and had the
lead. At 12:43 the Vigilant also passed
the last of the others, and became second
boat, with the Defender about three
minutes ahead.
The Volunteer was mile astern. The
wind freshened to about 15 knots, and the
Wasp and Mayfiower got some advantage
from the northerly breeze. The yachts
now led along merrill, with constantly
widening gap between the Defender and
Vigilant. The Defender jibed around
Point Judith at 2:31 and the Vigilant at
2 2:42 80. The Volunteer was ten minutes
later.
The Wasp led all the smaller single
stickers and the Mayfower led all
the chooners. The Vigilant jibed be-
fore reaching Point Judith, but
all the others swung their booms
over to starboard and reset spinnakers
on the port side of the run up into harbor.
The Sylvia anchored below Fort Adams
ct the Dumplings for the finish. The De-
fender crossed the line at 4:06:10, II min.
sec. ahead of the Vigilant