New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
THE YACHTS AT NEWPORT.
OWING TO ROUGH WEATHER THERE WA4
NO RACE YESTERDAY.
TOO MUCH SEA FOR TIIE OWL AND GAME COCK.
BUT 1T WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT
DAY FOR THE GOBLET CUP CON-
TEST - ARRANGEMENTS FOR
TO-DAYS RACES
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.1

the Defender, which lay just outside Goat Isiands
pitched and tossed. She towed into the
at high tide this morning. In the harbor
the two hundred odd pleasure craft had not
altogether pleasant night Of 1t. Many yachts
men and women reconsdered their intention Of
remaining aboard their boats. The New-York
Yacht Clubs house landing was a pretty scene
till late hour. The float presented a bright ap-i
pearance with its freq lent loads OF men in white
duck trousers. white canvas shoes blue jackets
and yachting caps. though the costumes Of the
women who accompanied them shaded
down by the Jackets and wraps the cooler weather
obliged them to throw over their shoulders.
Thames-st.. which at the part where the little,
street running up from the yacht clubs summer
headquarters strikes It, Is not fashionable thor
oughfare, but rather a narrow lane soon after
the arrival Of the yachts last evening and all this
morning and afternoon contained a procession Of
the gay equipages OF wealthy people bearing
owners and guests to and from the yacht landing.
This morning broke fair and bright, but cool
and with plenty Of wind. The harbor. everybody
sure. was too rough for the Owl and Game.
cock races. but what a day 1t would have been
for the Goelet Cup sailing!
THE DAYS RACES POSTPONED.
At o'clock this afternoon Fleet Captain F. +.
Robinson posted up notice at the clubhouse,
to the effect that the days were postponed.
Meanwhile the yachting enthusiasts who fiocked
to the clubhouse bewailed the lost day. George
H. p. Hill. Of the Ariel. who has guests with
him his natty yacht J. Fred Tams, OF the
American Cup Committee. and Theodore z.
Zerega, was sure that there would be no such
weather for the Goeet Cup races tomorrow.
Just think OF It," said Mr.. Hill; there Is .
splendid southwest breeze, and that long leg to
Block Island would be dead to windward and
grand for the Defender Almost any boae
can sail before the wind, just water runs
down HILL but the test is when a boat has to
beat to windward against a stiff breeze"
There is really talk now" said another ex-
pert yachtsman. "of a good chance OF seeing
what the Defender can do In light weather. as
that is what the Valkyre is specially built for.
on the expectation that there will be light winds
of Sandy Hook in the last OF September. So
far the New-York Yacht Club this year has had
good sailing weather Just think of that run
from Huntington to London. when the old
Constellation was reeling off fourteen knots an
hour. and better some Of the time
At this moment Mr. Iselin. with Mrs. Iselin
and Herbert C. Leeds. drove up to the yachting.
rendezvous. This brought out few remarks on
the accidents the feet is meeting with. Mr.
lSelin IL is sdld, Will not SUCK u Sdiis WHICH,
have seams that run from lur to leech insteadl
Of from gaff to boom. This style OF sails stretch
and split too easily. The Defenders mainsail.
has not split yet. but experts say Mr. lseln WIZ
never take any chances of accident By
trusting to a sail with the seams running from
lufr to leech. when he can feel perfectly sure OF
no accidents at least in the way Of split main
SAIL with a sail running from gaff to BOOM II
bad -Hau haf Dpfen0eE
taken a run out in the Sound with her mainsail
up she would have come back with only stay
sail
JUBILEE IN RACING FORM
The news of the Jubilee having received her
new turnbuckles. which was not generally
known until this morning. was hailed with de-
light The Jubee's appearance at the starting
po,nt Tomorrow will insure greater IN
terest than usual In these struggles. An expert.
in speaking OF the strange luck of General Paines
said the General used T. be overcareful with hio
cup-defenders but now he had gone to the other
extreme II is remarked here that the Jubilee'o
topmast which was split or broken recently, In
stead Of being replaced by new one. Is being
PATCHED I'D and spliced together with battens. ,
The fleet OF yachts at anchor in the haroor
this morning seemed to be holiday signal for
Newport People gathered on the whar,es. ana
excursion steamers. loaded down. steamed in ana
out in the space left open by the yachts for the
passage OF the trading and express steamers,
The port was dangerously full Of every kind OF
small craft imaginable. The nimbe catboat. thae'
carried more passengers than she ought tho
rowboat in all its forms, and steam and naphths
launches, with one electric launch, made the Day
a crowded as we'll as a bright and picturesque
scene At one time this morning there were
ffty steam and naphtha launches and quartcr
boats moored to the New-York Yacht Clubs noas
and the adjoining wharves
THE FLEET AND ITS GUESTS.
Toward 40 o'clock when the entries for the
Goelet Gun races were posted in the clubhouse.
the wind died away and the water inside the
Cove became calmer so that the yachts did mott
tug so hard at their moorings or render II suca,
+, risky undertaking TO attempt TO get aboard enc
OF them The assembage in the harbor Is TN
animal affair at Newport. but ii Is doubtful Il
there has been such a gathering here oeforc.
One feature OF the meet this year is the NUMBER
of big steam yachts that have accompanied tne
fleet or came here TO meet H.
7 Pierpont Norgans Corsair is expected To-
night or tomorrow morning. On board this ooaS
Will be Mr. Morgan's usual party OF guests M
cluding S. Endicott Peabody. Francis feaoodys
r. Bacon and J. c. Francis. On the Suitana' Dee
longing TO John r. Drexel. Is merry partyt
made up OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hatch. Heroere
Miett and Frank Van Rensselaer, The biggest
boat Of the steam-yacht fleet is W. X. Wander
bilts Valiant, which Is small ocean steamer IN
appearance, especially II one looks at her smoke.
stack The Valiant had hard task on the run
from Huntington to keep up with the leaders os
the sailboats. favored by wind as they were.
Fred Vanderbilts Conquerer. the White Ladye.
row chartered by Ogden Goelet; the Oneida tho
Hermoine the Wanda. the Zara. the Embla, the
Balymena. the Eugenia. the susquehanna. on
board OF which Mr.. and Mrs. Stickney. Mr..
Bliss and Mrs Kortright the TUNA. the Viking.
the Chipeta and the Diana are some OF the other
vessels that keep up with the fleet saiboats with
out the aid OF sails. There is an interesting party
on the Gossoon made up Of II. Vaughn. c. N.