New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
SAILED INTO A DEAD CALM.
AN AGGRAvATING DAY FOR THE NE"
YORK YACHT CLUB
THE RUN WAS MADE FROM NEWPORT TO Oof-
r.cr CITY BIT FEW OF THE BOATS
MADE 1.-THE QUEEN NAB A WIN
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r,...ooo ~,,, Mass Aug S-The wind this morn
tho xas hloving I'm the gentlest possible fashion ana
there was rapidly clearing sky and NOT sun '''.
promised before night TO give Newport 'as'e vi
New-York weather The outlook was mos, us
couraging for the vessels of the New-fork haoh'
Club feet. which were lying at anchor in the bay
W., ,h.re were some signs Of wind outside Beaver
Toll Point and soon after colors Archibald Rogers
who had succeeded the duties OF chairman OF 'he
Regatta Committee in the enforced absence Vi :"
Nicholson Kane. ordered the signal displayed ,oi
the days cruising race The code hags coin"ia"ue.
q start A. $50 for Vineyard Haven, a distance OF
,r,r.ve,gh, miles Nearly all Of the sailing craft
showed instant obedience and soon the eastward
channel leading past Fort Adams on the one mana
and the Dumpngs with their historic tower on inc
other was filed with the Tapping wings OF the
birds OF passage.
The wind died almost completely out IN this con-
fined srace and the calm nearly led to catastro-
phc Having no wind. the boats rocked ard drfted
in the swell. and the big schooner Intrepid. unoer
charter TO Joseph p. Knapp. foated helpiessiy on
Beaver Tail Point. and before her signal could be
seen was rubbing the rocks. A steam yacht pass
ing out informed"the club tug. which was waiting
near the mark and she FASTENED to the aid Of the
unfortunate yacht. When she arrived however.
the harbor tug Nathaniel p Doane already had the
schooner in charge and was towing her out OF DAN
ger
In consequence or the raining breeze tne poa's
not reach the mark until IL o'clock and II was ten
minutes after that hour when the preparatory sig
nal sounded At l1:20 o'clock the sloops were
started and they crossed the line between Brenton
Reef Lightship and the Sylvia as follows: The
Wasp. the Carmita. the Minerva. the Chcctaw, the
Queen Nab. The handicap gun was fired just as
the black sloop drifted rather than sailed over.
Behind her, under handicap appeared the Way
ward. with nearly five minutes against her. and
last the Uvira. with ten minutes 10 make up
The schooners then approaching the line under
all working canvas and with balooners ready. The
Quisseta which had remedied her difficulties Of the
previous day. the only to get across in time
The others went follows. handicapped: The
Fortuna the Merlin. the Colonia. the Marguerite the
Alcaca. the Amorita and the lroquois.
Within ten minutes after the start the wind shifted
suddenly 10 south-southwest, and then hauled once
to south where IT held for the rest of the after
noon. making long and rather prosy reaching race
without incident accident to render 1t memorable
The boats just stood straight. their white wings
trimmed close inboard and shining in the sun. and
sailed and sailed and sailed The sudden alteration
in the wind made gybe necessary. for all the boats
had crossed the port tack.
At 1890 o'clock the Wasp was abreas; Of West ISL
and Light. and behind her in close order were the
Carmita. the Queen NAB the Minerva and the
Chociaw Far away 10 the southwark and well
out from the shore were the Wayward and the
Uvira The schOOners were badly scattered and the
unusual sight witnessed of the Merlin indulging
in lufing tactics to prevent the Colonia from tres
passing on her weather quarter me Qussetta az tne
same time was even with the Colonia ana 10 Reward
q trhe. W..
yard Sound Lightship at 2:D o'clock, when the
Colona and the Wasp were sun A ia ing mixed run
and reach toward the West Chop Light where the
A Nat calm fell on Vineyard Sound at o'clock,
and at 10 p. not a breath OF air was STIRRING;
their port. When last seen the Wasp was leading
the sngle-stckers and the Quissetta was at the
ton came ashore that the queen Nab got a puff of
wind which brought her in ahead OF the wasp. =,
colonia bare Of wind had drifted ashore on the
Middle Bank in Vineyard sound she was n9t
damaged however. At the time Of writing mid
night out in the Sound the water Is calm as a
mirror. without breath OF air With the condi,
lions az they are the majority OF the yachts Will
not arrive before Sunday morning.
The yachtsmen are to pass tomorrow at Vineyard
0q and S T%esdy and wednesaS special
races off Newport The cruise Will end next Wednes
day evening.
SMALL YACHTS IN DRIFTING MATCH
WINNERS IN THE NEw-ROCHELLE CLUBS RE-
GATTA-THE LARGE VESSELS DID NOT START.
The regatta of the New Rochelle Yacht Club yes
terday was not greatly favored In regard to the
weather The yachtsmen In the assembled fleets
sighed for more wind and painted In the heat until
] o'clock and then preparations we're made for
start. The appearances We're not promising In "a
sky like molten brass some pale blue clouds had re-
NAMED for five hours anchored to the horizon like
captive balloons. The owners Of the large yachts
therefore preferred TO have their races postponed
10 a later day
The Regatta Committee. consisting Of Chairman
Charles F. Tower. w. n. Bavier. Paul A. Negro
WITT J. r. Thomas and Secretary A. P. Watson.
decided at o'clock that there was wind enough to
start the lighter craft The for these classes
was the short one indicated on the chart. starting
from the spar buoy at the entrance TO Echo Bay.
TO the Hen and Chickens mark. thence to the buoy
off Execution Reef and back TO the starting point
The preparatory gun was fired at l3'7U ana as
the large vessels did not start. the smaller craft
were sent off at 1890. They crossed the line as
follows: The Edwina owned by ]. Nelson Gould
1:s524: Ida X Charles w. Votz, 1:55:55: Punch.
NJ H. Clark 1890; Edna. John Dickson. LOW"
Nan Gabriel Reevs 1890; Dorothy. John r. San
born 1851 90: Ondawa. Howard Lambden l5I:o
The Grace. owned by John F. Lambden. also start
ed but merely TO test her speed with the other
boats she having no competitors in her class
The Mai and the Departure left the harbor soon
after the start bound east TO compete with other
,hrty-footers off Newport. Much disappointment
was felt that the of this fashionable class mao
TO be postponed The new yawl Pawnee, owned
by +. d. Waterman, thus had no opportunity 10
try her wings in a first race. while yachtsmen were
csrious to see what the large new cutter the JUL
mar. of Philadelphia would do 49, ,,,.,.. d.,
"f iSeS NewRocheIie Cornthan feet did not
arrive from her club cruise in time to take part:
Among the vessels which were entered but dld not
race were the well-known Sasqua, the new and
fast little sloop Eos owned by =. 7. Dodge. OF
New Rochelle; the Brant, owned by j. G. varan'
OF Riverside the Gosboro. owned by Russell H.
Ne.ins OF Stamford; the Violet, Godfrey Wieners;
the lone owned by c. NJ. Bird; the Niamuck. b.
C. Miller, and many others.
After a hot and trying drift. the Punch won In
her class. beating the Edwna by more than nine
minutes. In the second class the boats are not
yet measured, that only the elapsed time can
be given: but the Ondawa came In nearly ten
minutes ahead of the Ida X. and nearly twenty
minutes ahead OF the Dorothy, there can be
doubt of the winner
The Edna and the Nan each took q walkover in
their respective classes. and the Grace's time
also taken, as shown in the following summary:
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FIXED BALLAsT-25 FOOT CLASS
Corrected
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