New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08
RACES FOR GOBLET CUPS.
EYE COLONIA AND THE QUEEN NAB
WE'RE THE WINNERS.
. cRowNrNG GLORY FOR THE GREAT SCHOONER
rrosE CONTEST OF THE sLooPs-FEAT-
uRFls OF A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.

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@' having made the record time in the history
:, the Goeiet Cup races, the hundreds OF de-
,s.ad witnesses Of the contest were unanimous
hs,.S,-,ne that In all the fifteen years since
" ,.ouabe gift was offered. there had never
Inv Anar struggle than was here afforded. II
" race 10 dream about, and 10 write about for
y. ras history-making in its essential character
~, II Is true that the Colonia won the cup
-. che second time. She won X as sioop IN
s, ard now in 1896. having risen peg In the
-, she erasps the more valuable trophy. that
80 ,ho schooner class. The victory vas one which
w ~,,d establish her supremacy as the exceptional
Nat OF the year.
~. course sailed was the one OF all others TO
.,.ct the Colona's well-earned victory. II was
~ plock Island course. where windward work
IA reaching power were fully developed she de-
80 the Emerald by fourteen minutes and seven
.,onds She won over her smaher riVai'
- .rnorita by twelve minutes and thirty
~ ooo,as In addition TO this the latter
N time allowance Of thirteen minutes
80 ,ortv-eight seconds. The 1roquois was
sN.-.,bree minutes and thirty-seven seconds be-
80 no, elistening wake The Marguerite had
,,,-tv-eixht minutes and eight SECONDS OF une
m psr while the Elsema lie was beaten thirty
e., minutes and three seconds
THE sLOoP RACE.
.,oo, class the Queen Nab won the five
xns-e4-douar cup after as gallan contested a
- rs aver been sailed anywhere. The most
ssoDoh,a thing about II was the apparent ease
WITH which both she and the wasp heid the'r own
,,n the heavily canvased schooners at the first
~ p,ock Island 1t was for an instant
,as,,on whether the Emerald and the wasp
- -, have repetition Of the Volunteer
W. c,e Apjsode at the same mark in 1891 The
NJ, ,ras beaten two minutes and eleven seconds
49, .ba Carmita by twenty-six minutes and
..yr,ns seconds. This like the other race,
= su-,rtsng test Of skill. and every changing
,aI xxifbf he
interest -,
,,ct ~ interest on the part Of sloopowners. The
-oof ~ Z. found the fact that only three were
entered The Volunteer was on hand and sailed over
~. course and there were others. Time was. ana
"a, co long ago that from twenty-five to thirty boats
nigh be seen sailing the same course for the same
trophies -
This morning broke bright and clear. and visitors
on land and water alike early asr. despite the
excitement attending the gorgeous spectacle OF the
previous night
II vach;smen generally did not appreciate the i'm
portance OF the affair. MI Goeet can gather COM
,or. from, the wholesome appreciation shown by
reonA who love % look al yacht race whether they
know A sheet from a shroud not The steamers
were preceded by a perfect Cloud OF sailing craft
wherein the Newport caboats. which nave attained
size and carrying capacity unknown elsewhere were
nredorlnan. Each one bore its full quota OF gayy
a..,-ad sooc,ators some Of whom destined to
ursb they were on dry ground before they had
gone fa- beyond Castle Hill Light Outside the
neanest kind Of an a-sail breeze was making music
and playing pranks above the white caps Which
racked the broad bosom Of the open sea with silver
tro,h.
STEAM YACHTS AND THEIR GUESTS.
Fully fifty steam yachts gathered at the starting
line and most Of them followed the boats over the
course All were loaded with eager visitors. Among
them were J H. Hanans flyer. the Embia' carrying
along with others the famous Coochie-Ooochie
orchestra which has been making music on the
Anorita for several weeks. The members are oscar
Smith Kenneth Murchson. G. d. Petna and Chrorc
Smith During the progress of The race 'hey VI
,fses honors with the racers subjects demanding
attention Other guests on the Emola were Oo'oI1e
" Hester Ernest Staple. Z. P howe george "
Randall Arthur Glib. Arthur Moore Nehde.i D@AeI
Chauncey Marshall. Edwin r. Rainsoh anu Leroy -
Taylor.
Comnodore Gerry was on hand with the Electra,
having as his guests Prescott Lawrence j L. ker-
nochan ] F. Kernochan. Thomas Gushing, Of
Boston; H. Mortimer Brooks. Lucius n Will
rnerding ex-Mayor Of Newport; Daniel B. Fearing
Stephen Peabody. William Duer, Elisha Dyer.
William Osgood buchanan Winthrop, Casimir De
Rham Count Sierstorpn Of Germany; William Bur
den l. Townsend Burden. Heber r. Bishop Leslie
Cotton W W Sherman Victor Sorchan, Judge
Douglass Superior Court. Rhode Island; lie Comte
Tredern Of France. and Stephen Chase OF Boston
Aston: the Sovereign NJ G d Borden; the Eleanor
Robert BalIantine. the Sapphire. James Stllman;
the Uavado, Henry Walters; the Revere F. G
Bourne the Sultana. John p Drexel; the Revo,
George Lorillard Ronalds; the Oneonta. Eugene
Higgins: the Oneida f. c. Benedict. the Con-
oueror Frederick ". Vanderbilt; the May. E. D
Morgan: the Hermione. Henry Pierce; the Susque
hanna Joseph Stickney: the Enterprise. A. J. Cas-
satt: the Black Pearl f. r. Sheldon the Bowa-
conta Mrs Fell: the Navahoe. Charles Osgood, the
Clearnont A. Van Santvoort; the Forget-Me-Not.
W H. and G. p Duncan; the Wild Duck. John NJ.
Forbes; the Harbnger. II. G. Russell; the Merlin.
W II FORBES: the Volunteer, ]. M Forbes the
Shamrock Willard p Ward; the Fortuna. IL 5.
Hovey the Ramona, II. NJ Gillig; the Alcaea.
Tracy DAVIS. the Philornena. T. Armory; the Puz-
RE, Arthur Clahn. the Peerless. C. W Hardness
the Aida the Jessica. the Wayfarer. the Meekan.
the Sea Rover. the Nydia. the Indolent. the Bay
Star. the Shearwater and the Rajah.
BEGINNING OF THE RACE.
II was just II o'clock when a puff Of white smoke
broke out from the side Of the Sylvia. which was
anchored Brenton Reef Lightship and sur
rounded by fleet Of yachts and sailing
craft The wind southwest and going 1t club
topsa fashion. The tide was food.
Before the gun was fred the Block Island course
had been signalled by the committee This was
thirteen and one-half miles southwest. one-haif
west 10 q stakeboat of Block Island, thence eigh-
teen miles northeast by east, three-quarters east TO
markboat off West Island. and thence west by
north. onehaf north. TO the starting point. six and
onehalf miles making a total distance OF thirty
eight miles
That pun Of white smoke was succeeded by the
report Of the small cannon which thus announced
that n. fifteenth race for the Goelet cups was
about 10 begin Five minutes later the sloops were
started on their windward path for the direction
Of the wind made IL a beat a run and a reach.
Tie soops crossed In this order; The Wasp,
n6"; the Queen Nab nO6:35; the Carmita.
ANA. The schooners followed their signal tt II 10
Oc'0ck and crossed the line as follows: The Colo
ma NINA: the Emerald Hills the Marguerite.
-'S"'' the Iroquois. "a; the Amoria, nl25O,
ana the Esemarie ll:ll:H