The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-07
NOW FOR BAR HARBOR.
New York Yachts Arrive at Vine
yard Haven.
VIG!LANT WE'LL IN THE LEAD
THIS TIME.
Fickle Sound Breezes Bothered the fleet
Yesterday Changes Made in the fro-
Harbor.

Yesterday-Changes Made in the Pro-
grammc Between Vineyard and Ear
| Harbor.
! Vineyard Haven, Mass, August o.
The tickle Vineyard Sound breeze played
an important part in the run of the New
YORK Yacht fleet from Newport today.
Every boat had during the six hours
SAL Its triumphs and reverses as the WIND
shifted or died away, until apparently
weary of its evil work, the breeze about
half past one came out from the south
west and holding strong blew the boats
to an anchorage late in the afternoon.
AT colors, eight o'clock, this morning,
There was every prospect for good
straight run down the sound, for fair
ly good northeast wind was blowing.
The sky was intensely clear and in fact
kept so all day, while the water had a
| go on to it that was most inviting.
| The whole feet was astir early, and by
nine O'Clock the Eoats were trooping out
of the harbor
just outside the fleet, as usual, split,
the non-racers keeping off for the Vine
yard, while the cup-hunters clustered
| about the Brentons reef lightship, waite
ing for the starting gun. 1t came at
1890 and ten minutes later the starting
gun for sloops was fired.
The boats crossed the line in the follow
| ing order: Queen May, 10:40:3S; Jessica,
1o:40:5s; Wasp, 10:41:33; Sayonora,
10:41 40; Gossoon, 10:41 02; Carmeta
1912 30; Katonah, 10:42:27; Liris,
| 1O:43:45; Vancedor, 1914: "A; Syce,
and Nardota failed to cross inside the
time limit.
punched ready for their starting gun,
which was fired at 10. 40 and these boats
with the Vigilant crossed in the follow
ing order: Ariel, 10:46:41; Fennella,
10:7:22; Colonia, 10:47:36, Emerald
10:48:4a; Sachem, 10:48:49; Vigi, 1O:49:l6,
The Marguerite and Amorita were
handicapped
port tack, the sloops with balloon jibs
set and the schooners besides their work
ing sails smothered in their balloon jibs
and maintopmasts staysails. Each skip
per from past experience went for the
Newport shore, where the wind seemed
stronger and for time this seemed like
good move. Queen Nab footed along
|
start had dropped every sloop except the
Vigilant, which in turn had pushed ahead
of the SchOonerS.
The Vigilant held well, off shore in
deep water while most of the others
hugged close to land just after II
O'Clock, the Navahoe came out of the har-
Dor and at Lib crossed the line "a min
utes behind her rival.
By half past II the boats were well
strung out, with the Vigilant leading
and Colonia not far astern Then came
| two hours of alternate light variable
winds and calms. First the offshore boats
would stop short, and those inside would
forge ahead. Again the breeze would fa-
vor those astern and the Navahoe picked
up couple of miles on the leaders be-
fore noon.
The Colonia and Emerald had hard
time finding enough breeze to fill out
their yards of towering canvas, but the
latter boat just before noon slipped by
the Bostley boat. From the northeast the
wind shifted to the east and then went
back again to the north but finally came
out about half past one, with fair strength
from the southwest. This last move on
the part of the breeze, favored the off,
shore boats, and the Emerald and ColoLia
found themselves somewhat astern of
the Vigilant, with the Colonia in the
| worst place.
LIZ 1874 plOhCl up Uuc SOuUu WtSp6I
| about six miles to the westward from
Vineyard Sound lightship, and with
boom to port and spinnaker to starboard
she began to slip along in fine style.
Queen Nab also had luck, for during
the calm she drifted to the southwark
and soon led her class again. The lead
ing boats passed Vineyard Sound light
| ship in the following order:
Vigilant, 2:00:09; Amorita, 2:01 10; !;
Emerald, 2:01 90; Queen Nab, 2:O3 25 !;
| Sayonara, 2:03:40; Colonia, 2:04:28. The
| Navahoe was twenty minutes astern Of
| the Vigi liant at this point.
| The rest of the fleet was strung out
astern, among them being the old Volun-
teer and a number of the other old timers.
AS they came up the sound, punching
| in at Gay Head, the feet made fine
| picture. Each one was fairly overfowing
with canvas, carrying every available
sail, and with an increasing southwest
breeze they all made good time to the
finish mark of West Chop.
SUMMARY.
Corrected time of schooners: Colonia,
:o3:o2; Emerald, 6:O1: :45; Ariel, did not
6 :55 "a; GevaIia, 1907 20; Fanella, 1894 Al.
| Sloops, Vigilant, 5:59:40; Navahoe,
6:I1 81; Wasp, 6:27 :26: Carmita, 7:1S:53; !;
Gloriana. 6:3O15; Sayonara, 6:13 "a !;
Syce, 6:49:13; Jesslca, 6:4o 90: kestrel,
disabled and did not finish; Vencedor,
6:55:1s Gossoon, not timed; Liris, not
measured; Norota, 7:29:49; Katonah, not
Mixed class. Hildegard, not measured !;
Amorita, not measured; Queen Nab,
not measured; Emerald, wins from CO.
lonia by one minute and II seconds; Mar
guerite from Iroquois by 40 minutes and
| 81 seconds; Cevalia wins from Fenella
by 1a minutes and II seconds; Sayonara
wins from Wasp by IA minutes and two
seconds; Jessica wins from Syce by two
| minutes and 18 seconds; Norota wins in
her class, and the Amorita in the mixed
class.
The following changes have been made
in the programme for the cruise after
leaving Vineyard Haven:
| The finish in the race for the commo-
dore's cups will be between the Whist
ling buoy off Bakers Island and Flag
ship, instead of at Saddleback ledge, as
before announced. Yachts after passing g
the finish will proceed and rendezvous to
the northward of Cranberry Island, from
| which rendezvous upon signal from the
| flagship, the feet will proceed in squad