The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-12
WHITE WINGS ON THE BLUE
FINAL RACE IN NEW YORK YACHT
 CLUE CRUISE.

Asahi Wins in the Glass for 30-Irootsrs-. Hera, Second-There Was a Light Wind The Fleet Captains Vote to Abandon the Cruise, Which, on the Whole, Has Been Very Unsatisfactory-Th Nurnber
 of Yesterdays Race.
 Newport, R. l., Aug. 1.-The thirty footers sailed the best race of the New York Yacht club cruise this afternoon. though a little more wind would have made it interesting. There were ten starters-Vaquero. Asahi, Hera, Espe- ranza, Raccoon, Caroline, Rosemary. Musme, Wawa, Puck.
 Flagship Sylvia went over to Bren- tons Cove just before 2 o'clock, and the race for the cup offered by Fleet Cap- tain Griswold was<started promptly at four bells. After starting the race d meeting of the captains was called and it was voted to disband at once, which was done, and when the winning boat had crossed the line On the return the flagship sailed for New London. As q matter of fact, the fleet to go through the formality of disbanding was very limited in numbers.
 The course over which the race was to be sailed was up the bay from Bren- +op,e. Coxya to r,.ctuyor1 of Tosn TsJo :. J78 thence to Dyer's Island buoy and re- turn
 There was a light breeze from south- west, which gave them 9 run up and aI dead beat to windward for the return4 It was rather close quarters for so large a fleet to make the one-gun start. but it was done in magnificent form, all crossing practically in bunch. All had spinpakers and as they ran oven to Rose Island it was a pretty sight, for they still remained at close quarters with each other. As they came from behind Rose Island they run out their spinnakers and headed for the Rhode Island shore.
 Asahi and Hera had a good start, but Puck took a spurt and walked right ahead of everything and for while held the lead, but the other craft had pulled in under the shore. They had a breeze Puck had little and fell be- hind. Vaquero, Wawa, Rosemary and Musme formed the rear guard and for an holr were mast and mast, when the former fell behfnd-s Caroline, finding her position out in the bay less advan. tageous than under the shore, jibed and tried to work in ahead of Puck. Final- ly, just before reaching the turning buoy, Musme dropped astern of the others of the trio, and, working to wirdward, ran ahead of them. Rose- mary tried some pinching just before turning, and lost by 1t. The turn was as follows: A
 Asahi, 2.11:47; Hera, 2:i3; Esperanza. 2:15:53: Puck 2:14:15: Caroline, 2:14:17a Raccoon, 2:a5:19; Musme, 2:l5:55; Wa- wa, 2:15:57: Rosemary, 2:16:05; VaQue- TO, 2:17:40.
 After rounding the buoy most of the boats took port tacks aboard and mada a long reach nearly over to the Con- necticut shore. Some split tscks. though, and went to eastward of Gould Island Of the boats working along the Rhode Island shore. the Raccoon succeeded in locating @ large boulder off Point Coddington. on the opposite of the bay. Asahi found the rock and feared she was fast. but came off. The vaquero, on windward work, was par- ticularly good, coming up from away astern to sixth at the finish. The finish was as follows:
 Asahi, 4:45; Hera, 4:50:10; Espcranzas 4s2:30; Musme, 4:54:a5: Caroline. 4:54g vaquero, 456:5o: Puck. 4:5a:10: Rac- coon, 5:10:55; Wawa and Rosemary, not timed.