New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
rur COLoNIA A WINNER.
src1rREs THE CENTER MEMORIAL
cr.p Under ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

.,o,,r. INVISIBLE IN RAIN AND MIST AT
r,xrsH-THE WEATHER BLIGHT
TIE srAwANHAKA CoRINrHIAN
YACHT RACES.
.uarhaka- -Corinthan Yacht Clubs race
'"e sooners and twenty-foct sioops was sailed
fo' aav under adverse circumstances. On &C.
yes'e'. tho absence Of the mark at the first turn
ecuh' sacond start was made necessary. and
ine D. -, the contest marred by variable
s' ~s,, and mist. The clubs steamer Dunoer-
VIZ" ,s used as the judges boat, ana hiu on
o'. the following members OF the Race 'om-
po" oliver E Cromwell chairman; waiter -
ri' "a charles A. Sherman. secretary. the prize
Nv obooners was the handsome cup 'aiueo "'
ior n,r as the Memorial Cup Of the late Rooer'
s." h"V vas a prominent yachtsman. and
Ceh"'' INN, ,dore of the Seawanhaka -Corinthian
club For sloops ''o '
-ored BY the club a..
oa. ourse for schooners had been announced 10
i ,o,lows: The Sound triangular course FROM
,ar,,nr line northwest by north hVe n'''es "
u" ,ourd mark about one mile south pS "e'.
anu craonyich Point. keeping 1t on the starooaru
Ho", ,honce east half north five miles 10 anu
h'' ,a mark about one and three-qua''e 'ei'
av Long Neck Point keeping II on the s|ai
m' r,a thouce south-southwest five miles 10
's rourd the stakeboat. keeping II on ''c s'"'
sa hand: course 20 be sailed over t"io'' ~
,,,cal miles Soops were to sail "hcc W. wy
- course These courses were fc'''s", :,
saH'' .ho wind was so nearly due west 'ha' II
"e ,,,lc opportunity for close wihuward WIN
se'S sohooners started. They were the haihoh"'
l"' A.. Commodore Henry NJ. Glhs, OF inc
oNAo0, oN"S~ Yacht Club: the Colonia, owned u!
.,,odore Clarence A. Postey OF the Larcil-
w. Yacht club. and the Amori'a. o"heu us
~I, prokaw of the ScawanhaKa facn' N'"' -,
", ooss for sloops there were two starters INC
tos owned by p. 7. Dodge OF the L'f .,''
y.os, Club and the BoSie owned os - -
-. seawanhaka Yacht Club. 49,, -.
oi % ue ,ha nreparatory signal for the star'ihs q.
""N o,ors vas sounded, at u m, the VIII"
' ,out vest-northwest, and blo"hs a. an 90
.na velocity OF about twenty-five Nio' ~
- - The second signal. which was the S'a' 'ie
-, tor all classes was SOUNDED h'e i'"-
. and constituted "a one-gun sta'' io'
srons The course of the nrs' ee VIC" no,oh
N,sn,es, and was intended to be close 'eao',
no''n". esed the line on the port tack with
in' ,,,,~ sails set in the following order' i"o
- ." a, l2O5:4O: the Colonia. at lZIVN0' anu
~. .roor,ta AT l2:lO4o The official s'ar''"s '""o
:, ,ho Fos and the Bogie was l-;l' pu' III, -,
.o,ually crossed the line twenty-ohe se0''.9 -.
=, tho latter The two boats were aoo"' ~ 100,
With each other. neither having an!
s.o,,age worth mentioning Immediately al'.
, .h ,,,nd hauled so much to the north
No
- w ,h., the, Yachts could barely lay the COURSE
IA 81 lo.2s the Ramona, which had been fap'N''
Taunr off 10 leeward. compelled 10 20 aoou'
Tba Colonia and the Amorita were po'" So
op,nointing the Ramona. and the Coiohia "
creasing her lead and weather gauge o' o.
Amorita when II was dsco'ere" ''' 49,
,,ark had not been placed. the reversal Vi VIZ,
- 10. having been accompanied by a reversal
- ,ho order Of setting the marks The cuD launSShh
was unable TO place the marx "nere CT
hsne n,,t 49, Cor the contestants. and TINS maue
a new star; necessary ana causeu niuv,a n,,a,od ~
@ an sneakng distance of the judges poh.'
which they did AID. by means OF !. l,;, ineS"p;. q.
tpd aecSdrd 10 wait until the launch arrived Win Wl.n
Inc nrs, mark and then MAKE Il i.eS' 80" nr,r,,a al
s,sr,ine-point This decision proved to oc sa''s'
factory to all concerned. . a., ,ro,ara,orv
s,rnai ~ for which was given at l:4o the wind was was
Anon, north-ror,hwest and blowing at an a esti-
afS M Sor The course was west one,half south
and boats started OF the starnoaro 'Tfn re- ali
lg lrnssad ne line close 10 TIE stern of the Judges
5oat in hs fSow1s Crds I'd Ghf the kamoha Amoria al
j:.sS The Eos crossed httle ahead of the
lss RSs sd Nsihf e S"S Of any eFosss waa @ The
soon freshened. but hauled more 10 the v,eno WeSr
%' 70 % IN is says s' before 's Turning TIE marx and she
thereby lost her lead both the Colonia ana . tne
,sckine The boats rounded the frs; mark as fol-
lows: The Coonia at .2102. the Ramon at ZZl ~
and The Amorita at 223:2s Thence @ The second
marx the course was southeast by sou;h. and vas
run which made with spinnakel and bal
loon maintopmast staysails. The secon marx was "a;
rounded as follows: The Colonia at 2Yp:.l the
Rarnona al 57, and The Amorita AT SN2"2
Al 3 o'clock the Ramona having, up 20 tnat
hour lost the race time allowance, went apout
and started for I.archmont. She was soon lost
tc view I'm The rain and mist that set IN rev
moments later bur her Withdrawal caused no ad-
verse comment as she had been started only 10
mi the schooner class and thereby make race
which coa.c not have been sailed with less than
,hfee starters. The colonia and the Amorita con,
unued on the port tack for the third mark. ana
the wind having meanwhile nearly died out ana n
rain falling heavily, this was rounded by Ine
cconia al y II and the Amorta at 4Nl:@ The
two schooncrs then started on the hist ieg OF the
second round hut We're not followed by the judges
boat so that thc!r movements could not be noted
10 tine was taken until the finish, which was
made on the second leg OF the second round
The Dunderberg lay at the second or real start
inc point TO take the time of the sloops Which
crossed the finish line the Eos winning at D.: IL
and the Bogie at 1920; After waiting the ar.
rival of the schooners. which were delayed by Ight
and battling winds. the Race Committee decided to
omit the third leg of the second round. and TO
finish al the second mark. The Colonia slowly
crossed the new finish line at 64l 36, winning the
race At this time. on account OF mist ana dark
ness the Amorita was not discernible