The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05

nine nnine this, morning and heading out of
New London harbor.
The time of the sloops crossing the
startling line was as follows: Washing
ton, 10:01 10; Navoho, 10:01:11; Vigilant.
1901 40; Mencedor, 10:0l:50; Gloriana,
100000; Carmita, 10:o2:1a; Uvira,
l0:0s :25; Queen Nab. 1o:Os:29; Navoto,
lO:os 80; Liris, 1OO2:5e.
AS the sloops were tearing through for
the line the schooners were making
pretty fight for position, and when the
gun fired at 1905, half dozen came
down for the line in a bunch. Eleven
managed to get over inside the time linn
1t with the exception of the Sachem, Hill
degard and Marguerite. Sachem was
that Speaker Reed was abroad; Hide
gard being new, was not quite in trim,
while Marguerite WAS bothered by tow
| coming down. The schooners crossed
the line in the following ordeE
Armorita, 10:06:25; Gevelia, 10 :O6:40;
lroquois, 10:07:19; Fcnella, 10:07:0 :09;
Ariel, 10:O:Sl; Colona, 1000 :33; Emerald,
l0:l0:O3. By the time the schooners had
started the sloops were all reaching down
to Race Rock and the hottest kind OF
light was on. Navahoe walked by Wasp
with ease with Vigilant hard after her
and for miles the two big sloops sailed
on. neither gaining on the other. The
| older Herreshof boat was the first to turn
Race Rock and with stacking sheets,
rounded Race Rock in the following or
der: Navohoe, Vigilant, Wasp, Queen
NAB, Gloriana, Armorita, Vencedorf,
Colonia, Uviar, Asayonar, Acarmita,
Emerald, Syce. Ariel, Hildegard, Liris,
Koturrah, Sachem, Kestial, Marguerite,
and Fenella. Both Navohoe and Vigi-
land took more southerly course to
Point Judith, running along under bal
loon jibs, while the rest of the feet set
spi makers.
The big sloops got more breeze by keep
ing away and soon were three miles
ahead of Colonia and Emerald, which in
tp turn had had pulled away from the rest Of
Judith about 1925, the two latter boats
had hot luffing match, which resulted
in Emerald getting by her rival to wind
ward, but Colona caught her before the
finish.
Navohoe and Vigilant finally squared
away for Brenton's reef lightship set
ting spinnakers and bowling along in fine
STYLE Vigilant managed to pull by her
rival and finished just inside her time
limit. The time of the finishing of the
four leading yachts was as follows:
Schooners, Colona, 2:42:0; Emerald,
2:44;4l; sloops, Vigilant, 2:1o; Nayohoe,
2:14;
On COrrecCeQ JlIne Em0ralQ, IN the
schooner class, and Vigilant, in the
sloop class, win the vice-commodore cups
on today's run. t4e.
If Venice in all the splendor of a glori
GUS water carnival ever afforded more
brilliant spectacle than the illumination
with which Newport crowned her fete
| tonight, it Is difficult to imagine it, 1t
| was fitting fnfs to the day Is celebra-
| ton and one that the city's guests will
not soon forget.
Darkness had settled down before the
blaze of light was kindled. Ashore, col
ored lanterns and lights appeared on the
| houses and in the streets, electrical de-
signs original and brilliant glared forth
Words of welcome to the yachtsmen,
the navy and visitors generally appeared
In letters of fire everywhere, and Thames
street. from end to end, was illuminated
with thousands of lamps. The graceful
lines of many yachts were shown by
scores of electric lamps, lanterns and col
ored fires. The government warships
made magnificent display. Lights
beamed out all over the powerful vessels
and their searchlights swept the sky and
harbor
The Fall River line boats Pilgrim and
City Of Taunton, showed expensive cleo
trical designs and both were covered
| from stem to stern with lamps.
The Priscilla stopped over on her trip
| to New York until II O'Clock and joined
in the fete. An immense star and cres-
cent of electric lights surmounted the
torpedo station building on Goat Island,
and each Of the officers houses showed
flaming star on its ridgepole.
Fort Adams was outlined in fire and
myriads Of lights on the training ship
Constellation, the training station and
the old Colony pier. The boats entered
for the Venetian parade began to form
| in order at 7.30 and soon after they moved
amidst the barking of yacht cannon and
the detonation of bombs ashore From the
end of Goat Island, 13 Gettysburg bomb.
shells spoke out from all the wharves
and piers, rockets went up and candles
belohed forth showers Of fire. AS the
procession continued the din was kept up
on every side and the principal fireworks
display on the end of Goat Island in
creased in beauty. Water fireworks, dis
plays of Japanese rockets, aerial bou-
quets of fire, steams of colored stars and
surprising combinations of fire rapidly
succeeded each other and divided honors
with the procession of boats. Slowly,
like huge snake the line Of boats wound
| round Goat Island, while the fireworks
continued without cessation.