New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
THE MONO FINISHED FIRSI.
SECOND IN THE sEAwANHAKA CoRlNTlilAN
rDr.y p.cr WAC THE SKATE.
IL. 1897

SECOND IN THE SEAwANHAKA COKlN HAN
TRIAL RACE WAS THE SKATE"
The second in the series OF trial races for the Sc
lection OF challenger In the SeawanhaKa cor'"
THAN cup contests took place yesterday IN tne "ou
off Oyster Bay Very different were the he"'
breezes Of yesterday from the haf-gae OF Mohi"!
last. The Skate received her new cenre-board Just
before the race and the hole made by the prope'er
OF the steamer had been patched. The breakaees
In the hulls Of the Shark and the Idea had neeh
planked The Al Anka had had the water
drained out Of her hollow mast. and. though tne
Aranca which had not yet recovered from her si'an
ing-up. did start it might be said that the oa"u
box fleet In good condition to start again
When the preparatory signal was given at LOO
p. m. nine twenty footors manPuvred for position.
The course laid out was to buoy placed urec'
to windward (west by north two miles or the
boats being intended to beat to this and return
three times around. making total Of twelve miles.
The starting line between the judges steamer ana
the Centre Island buoy lay about north ana SOUTH
that the north end the wtndward one IN
taking position for the start all the Meet except
the Keneu lowered 10 windward OF the line ana
then at gunfre came down before the wind, naueh
aft and rounded. lost their way as they faced an
easy tide and hung In cluster on the line None
Of them approached the line from northerV
position TO hold the weight Of the breeze
while taking the buoy close hauled on the star
board tack.
The Keneu got off first though slightly to lee
ward on tho line. AS on Monday her time was
almost identical with that Of the Skate. the ofcial
Anka crossed 12:i035: Idea, 2+0:p: Shark l2:io -
Mary, l2:p55:, Mono. 2:ilco; Montauk' l2h:"'
All stood over sou,hwesterly to the Long Island md
shore. and on the light air that was owsd ' TO
leeward by the Al Anka The shark wl,h hgf
lacked the legs s:' for the Momos pace The Skate
seemed to lie like log in these light airs an M
Kencu product Of the same cult, WIS doing wei, well
and keeping about even with the Snark Ao Taf
strained in The capsizng Of Monday TINS I'M ,,mes
Shark ie G HIS O Reneu. i7:ss Montauk so?s
after the steamer moved away: In turning hh,
mark the Mono her spinnaker smarliy; p hd
shifted and set to starboard. o,o ~ =
The run back to the home mark was made IN a
dead calm. Nothing OF interest occurred the 6oa. az
K E2gnSns fo MSnfau N0mS sSs sna5k
Mary sailed past the buoy apparently without
seeing it. The Ideas s. time a was cam 2T th M hny and
the Vagary here drifted together. The wind soon
sreak Of air all 10 herself and passed far ahead Of
the Mono. AS the airs worked round 10 souIheas -
Showed stu spinnakers The Skate. which about
nine minutes behind got go3d sSed an On the
lea leaders I For wife the order thus; shark
a ouarter of n mile ahead: Mono and Montauh'
about even second: Idea, fourth; |agary, hitn.
Five minutes afterward the Shark was anchored by
a calm and many passed her. carrying spihiiakeiIss
At that time 2:i0 O'Clock. the MontauK .ed' WIN
Idea second Keneu third and Mono fourtn. :,
Rut as soon as the breeze gave even terms 10 an
tho Mono again went to the 'front.' ana the ouIer
huov was rounded thus Mono. 2:ifo, Sa n N.
o..5:N. skate 2:45I0: Idea 2:4515; keneu ~
Nontauk GAG Mary, 2:4sl6; Nagary, Z:fo;oV I've
Mono made a first class gybe at this buoy; anu Dc
the shark turned the Skate foued her III the s!o
not giving her room enough: ,.. .o,,h
On the wav back. the wind being ABOUT SOUTH
southeast and freshenng, the Skate got the eau
they rounded the home mark thus Skate; ~ %
Mono 400 O Shark 302:2 Keneu 3U5;lo Nlont oa on
3.O4 40: Idea 9:Oii: Mary, 5000; Eagary, "os:So
THE breeze was lively. and the last rou,u W.
a smoking-hot one. The Mono set her pailoon
lib fifteen seconds faster than the skate ana soon
Ynassed he. beating her nearly minute on IN. t
way out and in clean sailing. a point when 'he
committee did not fail to notice. 49,, 49,, ,,or,o
The outer mark was rounded In this order: Mono
9.I7a5. Skate 1882; Shark. 1890: Keneu. 3ls:l6
| Nontauk 3:22:2s Idea 32i:45: Mary. 3:Sl, Nagary
s.9sC0 II seemed that the Skate did her best woth
| in wind slightly abaft abeam, and when the
/ ueculiar weight OF her three big men couid tel
/ Again she overhaued the Mono on the way IN
hut not enough to catch her. Every boat IN tne
feet had her men spread on the weather gln"ait
10 use every available pound OF avoirdupois' aIlu
/ the finish was most spirited The race was com
/ Melted thus Mono. 333:l7: Skate, 1888 q; SHARK
s.3515: Keneu "a: Montauk. 3:3s49: Idea, 3io:l
Mary 341 SO: Vagary. 3:i6i6 The races Will be con-
tinued to-day when II is hoped there VIII be
better test in windward work.