The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-09

century yacht race of the New York
Yacht club from Vineyard Haven to
Mount Desert. for $1,000 worth of cups
offered by Commodore ]. Pierpont
Morgan, was finished this afternoon off
Bakers island light, with the sloop
Vigilant leading the fleet of 20 craft by
many miles. after a run marked
throughout by smooth seas and follow
Ing winds.
Vigilant won the cup in the sloop
class. leading Navahoe at the finish 50
minutes.
The race in the schooner class was
much closer and Colonia, although
finishing ten minutes ahead of Emer-
aid, won the $4,000 cup by only 81
seconds.
THOROUGHLY SATISFACTORY.
The race was thoroughly satisfactory.
The great yachts of Americas Oldest
CLUB accomplished what has hitherto
never been attempted of sailinf all
night without taking in a stitch of
canvas or shortening spar. 1t must
be said that such a feat was due. in a
great measure, to the surprising
weather. The entire IT'S miles from
Pollock Rip lightship was sailed with
out sheet or halyard being pulled
From the start it locked like fine
race between Vigilant and Navahoe,
Colonia and Emerald, and Wasp and
Queen Nab. AS it turned out, Vigilant
had walkover. but the race between
the other two pairs was close and ex-
citing throughout
After establishing a lead of over a
mile before getting over Nantucket
shoals, Emerald gradually dropped
back to her rival until shortly before
4 ,trr1,+
From that time until within 40 miles of
the finish it was most exciting until IL
o'clock, when Colonia pulled out and
led to the finish.
OLDTIMERS NOT IN IT.
From the start the oldtimers had no
show with the modern cracks and fell
astern rapidly, and with the little
sloops made up what was called the
second division of the race.
Twenty-Five boats headed out for the
line for the double century at O'clock
Saturday morning while half a dozen
steam yachts were also present. either
as spectators or as actual participants
in the run. At 9:55 the preparation gun
was fired and five minutes after the
starting gun for the small boats doomed
out.
With light westerly wind blowing,
but a strong tide holding them back.
the boats crossed the line in the fol-
lowing order: Wasp, first at 10:Ol:00;
then the Navahoe and Sayonara, but |
they were handicapped about a min
ute. Vigilant followed next, a minute
behind Navahoe, Iroquois led the !
schooners, followed by Amorita. |
Queen Nab, Gevilia, Colonia. Emerald. /
Fenella, Marguerite, Sachem. Fortuna, /
Montauk. Alert. Gloriana. !
Clytie, Viking. Varuna and Crusader.
A LUFFING MATCH.
All the yachts broke out their spin
makers as they crossed the line, and |
a few minutes later Navahoe and Vigi- |
liant were hard after it in a luffing !
match. Half an hour ? = the start 1
the wind died out compl-t and most
of the boats anchored and waited Cor
the east wind, which was sighted SHE
miles ahead. Keeping we'll to the south
the Wasp picked up the new wind first
and by l O'Clock had put three miles
between her and the rest of the boats.
Wasp was the first to cross Rip Light
ship at 2:15, followed 10 minutes later
by Emerald, with Colonia third and
Vig;lant fourth. Navahoe was some
distance astern of Vigilant, while the
rest of the fleet was strung out through
the sound, with the Columbia and In
arprid bringing up the rear. 1t was
.lose fetch from Cross Rip to Hand
kerchief Lightship, ten and one-half
niles. All the yachts made it on the
;tarboard tack, Wasp being the first to
each it at 3:15.
On the way out Vigilant was again
)inched and Navahoe picked up a bit,
While Emerald opened out somewhat on
Colonia. Between Cross Rip and the
the fleet split UP into
wo divisions, as was anticipated. By
3 10 Ev.c~ i-iO ra11 nm
o Handkerchief the wind had canted
o southwest, so that the run up TO
;hovelful Lightship, bearing northeast
~ east, a distance of five miles, was
made with sheets well started. En-
raid rounded the Handkerchief at
10. and Wasp at 3:17. Colonia fol-
owed with Vigilant at S:31. Marguer-
te was the next boat at 3:45, Navahoe
t 1852, Amerita at 1888, Queen Nab at
81 and Hildegarde at 1858.
TO THE LIGHTSHIP
The wind kept hauling to the south ;
ward, so that the run to the Shovelful
ightship was we'll off the wind. The
'oats rounded the Shovelful in the fol-
owing order: Emerald, 1852; Wasp, /
SO; Colonia, 4:03:01; Vigilant, 4:21; :
Marguerite, 4:29; Navahoe, ABA; Amer !
ia, 4:36; Queen Nab, 4:43:02; Hide
arde, 4:4O.
The short run over to the Pollock Rip
.ightship was made in an increasing I
outherly breeze, and with sheets s
auled well in. The boats rounded
'ollick Rip Lightship in the same Or
er. Darkness found Emerald still in
he lead. Morning, as was expected,
aw the boats somewhat apart, but
his was not so much with Emerald
nd Colonia During the night the lat
er had overhauled her rival and one
our after sunrise the boats were en- {
aged in a luffing match.
At this time Vigilant was about two {
niles ahead of the schooner. which in ,,
urn led Navahoe by about mile and ,
half. Vigilant gained steadily on /
he other boats and al 3.15 passed Duck !
sland Light, four miles from the fin /
;h.
Vigilant crossed the line at 3:59:2S,
laking the run from Vineyard to the 5
oint in 30 hours, 81 minutes and 81 l
econds, of which time % hours, Il
,inutes and 80 seconds We're consumed I
/ running 17S miles from Pollock Rip :
,ightship. She crossed the finish line >
nder mainsail, working topsail. spin
aker and balloonjib topsail- Colonia S
ras the next boat over the line, Nava- f
oe was the next and Emerald fourth. y
was the fifth boat and at :
nat time no other boat was in sight. g
he summary: s
,oat. Start Finish. Elapsed. rected. :
igilant .1O:00:0O 3:59:2S 29:54:2S q :54:2S
-avahoe 100000 4:44:17 S0:4s:17 so:2O:52
oI eAe 1O:1O:OO 4:42:22 4o:s2:22 sO:s2:22
100000 5:ll:40 31:0l:40
*Not measured !
oIonia wins over Emerald Try n seconds