New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08

evening II was ascertained that before crossing the
line she was foued by the steam yacht Viking and
mole was torn In her mainsa about fifteen cloths
In from the .eech Later. during the inshore work
and when well down toward Narragansett she was
compelled to stop TO right the difficulty which threat
ehed serious results, and she passed by the
queen Nab This occurred thirty-fve minutes after
the preparatory gun had been nred
The order OF the boats then was: The Colona the
queen Nab. the Wasp the Emerald, the Amorita the
Carmita the Marguerite the Iroquois and the Else
marie. but the distances. especially between the
schooners. were fast widening. and the Colonia was
going like veritable spirit the air for the Block
Island mark Ten minutes before II O'Clock she was
sti!l working down nshore TO escape the tide The
Emerald. whose handling open to criticism was
standing wide OF the Colona to leeward on the star
board tack while the Amorta was directly asern OF
the Postey boat and holding her own so decidedly
that wagers were made that shS would come in tri.
umphant
little later she wae destined to make the hearts
OF those on the Colonia quake with genuine fear for
she held TO her tactics until when she was met at last
IN the open water she was high up in the course
that she saved almost one entire tack on the leader
ana nearly accomplished the feat Of crossing the bow
mark. ~ " ~
ROUNDING THE TWO MARKS
The Colonia was far away toward the mark.
which she rounded at 1880 About two minutes
later that gigantic spnnaker broke into great
N"h mass over the Starboard rail, and all
chance OF her defeat. barring accident was over
Inc Emerald which had held so close to the wind
Ia her JlD. topsail was frequently aback after
Daning the Amorita held on her course until well
past the line Of the mark and then coming about
stood IN with every chance of making 1t in a final
short hitch
She was sailing like her old self once more. and
as as she approached the Amorita, the latter held
ner course, and the Emerald was forced about
once around she footed fast that when she
nitched once more for the mark she crossed Mr..
Brokaws path in fine style. and then came into
instant conflict with the Wasp Both approached
the mark and Mr.. Maxwell tried to bluf The little
with tight grip and rounded first at 1870. fol-
lowed by the Emerald l53:37. The Amorita
rounded at :05 These. 1t must be borne in
mind. had been preceded by the Queen Nab at
147:25.
The run to the second mark simply discour>
aging incident for the crews who watching the
gray mass Of canvas that was bearing the COlon.a
along at pace that would puzzle torpedo-catcher.
Colona, 3:4 49, the Emerald, 34s rs; the Queen Nab.
3:4s As the Amorita, 1855 :05 and the Wasp 3:5540
The Coonia nearly made OF her good work
by risking her spinnakerboom on the sweep around
the mark The boom was instantly buried as she
careened in the water until her starboard rail was
buried In IT, but this soon reme1ied, and in the
close reach home there were no difficulties for her 10
evade
OF course. there the customary sautation
awaiting the Coonia for most OF the yachts had been
directed toward the finish line In ample time 10 greet
her in royal and becoming fashion. She had won on
distinct merit the desirable race Of the year.
SUMMARIES OF THE RACE.
The summaries tell the rest of the story. The fol-
lowing table gives the elapsed times Of the leading
boats over each leg Of the course and tells story
OF itself showing where the gains were made