New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
RACING OFF NEWPORT.
THE DEFENDER EASILY WINS FROM
THE yIGILANT AND THE NAVAHoE'
TIE QUEEN MAR BEATS THE CARMITA. AND
THE KESTREL TAKES RACE
EPOM TILE EYCE

that looked unpromising ior yacht i"NV N
small amount Of southwest breeze that had been
noticeable earlier in the morning was gradua"!
1ropping and occa sOnal nurries of rain dd nothhB
"a brighten the hopes OF the members OF 'he New
port Yachting Association
This body Of yachtsmen had prepared for racing
9ay that might prove memorable in yachting MS
tory They had arranged for the attendance of the
Columbia and the Defender the Nigilant and the
Novahoe the Syce and the Kestrel, the Queen
Nah and the Carmita and they thus counted on
seeing the best performances OF six OF the most
interesting yachts in America. The unfortunate ac-
.dent of Thursday, when the new STICK OF the -
'umb,a went overheard, stil extending ITS
malign and fun spelling influences The Coluino'a
could not sail. That fact Knocked nan Inc hedi'
put OF the thing
This noble vessel came into sight before the other
yachts were started. Her mainmast was pare Vi
canvas but the right kind of STICK was s'uhui''b
there and the craft looked we'll in spite OF her
9ismantled appearance The crew were hdS'e"i''e
% bend on mainsail that the boat couid go OUT
n the day. but that was of little soace TO those
aho had promised themselves sight OF the lie"
CUP defender going at her best pace
sull there was lot OF good racing in the scheu-
ale even with the Columbia removed Inc Oio
enemies the Vigilant and the Navahoe. the former
The successful defender of the Cup against the VAL
rvr,e II and the latter the yacht that brought the
zane Nav Cup back to America from Engahu'
we're here and ready to start
,rbere were old scores TO be paid between these
,oots for the Navahoe won the last Goelet Cup
or cutters and beat the Nigilant. she hau sho"eu
,gns Of beating her all the time 1t blew haru' anu
Royal Phelps Carroll and his crew were praying
,or wind and lots of 1t. on the Nigllant they
yar,ed the light airs in which she travels so well
md which do not interfere with the loss OF san
CARRYING power, experienced when her owner Teic!
-hubb had seven eight tons or ieao 'eHioted
rom her keel some time ago. These two' the VIZ
liant and the Navahoe. now held most OF lhe VI
ersst Of the day. so far as the 9Ofooters were con-
.erned.
RIVALS IN THE SMALLER CLASS
The Kestrel. owned by John b. Mills. OF the New
FORK Yacht Club was ready in the 52-foot class 10
49,, har r,val the svce With the Syce Frederick
Al Iovt commodore Of the Stamford Yacht CLUB
and a member of the New-York Yacht Club' mas
,eaten the Kestrel too often this year, ana MI
Nips had put good crew aboard TO do the best
With the boat when this $50 cup of the Newport
Watching Association was to be sailed for
There was also a race arranged between ulc
Queen Nab and the Vanderbilt sloop Carmita.
As II o'clock, the hour for the warning signal
irew near there was ray of sun seen slanunS
over a ragged cloud. and hope slightly increased
John r. Drexels big three master Sultana, Which
vas carrying the Race Committee. dropped anchor
,f toward the Brenton's Reef Light and the pre-
oaratory signal for the large yachts was given at
l:45 after a wait of forty-hve minutes.
At that time the three big 90-footers were hover
ng around the starting line An were carrying
which carried working topsails, and when the start
.ng signal was given at noon the three pig ones
crossed on the starboard tack almost together.
The Defender was In a leeward position, the NaEd-
zoe being to windward and the Ngilant IN the MO
1.s. ,,.s,.-
1t was perhaps courtesy that made the Defender
start TO leeward. because she could AFFORD 10 40 H.
,ider boats She started TO wndward at once point
uQ higher footing either OF
The Syce and the Kestrel were started FIVE min
ines neck ana neck heading over toward the Mar
.agansett shore as they began their triangular
Point Judith, and then to West Island Light and
back TO the Brenton's Reef Iightship.
miles OF their course, and were all now headed for
Point Judith on the port tack The Defender was
Navahoe second and the visilant third. In spite Of
the southwest wind being very light and apparently
what the Vigilant wanted. she was not at this time
going out ahead of the NavahOe.
Their course was from Brenton's Reef Lightshlr
TO Block Island then back TO West Island, and
then to a finish at the starting point. course
thirty eight miles long. Apparently # would be
reach to the finish.
There were a large number Of yachts at Newport
these We're the schooner Hidegarde George "
brds se y@sh ecf John of P9
Astor's NourInahal the schooner yacht Palmer, OF
sS, SrG. me Tana 81 b GCs,on TIE steam
New York, and the yawl spalpeen Of Philadelphia
THE COLUMBIAS ARRIVAL.
AS the yachts proceeded in the beat 20 Block
Island the Columbia coming along under
tow Of the St Mchaels When off Block Island
the Columbia. which had now bent her n
vas off the towne and headed westward
under her own sails. When she thus passed the
three racers the Columbia on her way west
ward to New-London, where she Will start in the
NewYork Club cruise on Monday.
AT 1870 the Queen Nab and the Carmta which
had been started five minutes before the others.
queen Nab being over mile ahead The weather
out here was hay The heads Of the club tosails
The syce and kestreI we're having close race.
Oh hoe M and the the best S It on she b aGksq
tack met her rival on the opposite tack. and was
shore and the yee was U Sy wGFs pHa3s m G
astsrn Of her Siyai.
On the scs fea wh Ee' , by
Csrmita was aprpOachins the point the op:
her rival The Nab s9uP6 d her outer
1910 the cara at M Both ea E sheets feetsn and
set balloon jib topsails. The Queen Nab set her
IKE carmas was set five minutes after Founding ming
II was a battle royal between the Syce and the
own and rounded the buoy nrst at Ia 80 The
syce's time was 1a2l5. Just forty-Ave seconds
The visilant and the Navahoe sailed almost
even. The latter has been called cruiser but
She held her position about six lengths on the
Viglants lee for nearly an hour. At 2a5.
when the Defender closing up 10 the outer
mark. a dozen men went out on the bowsprit TO
take In the baby jib topsail and TO snap the bal;
Toner on the stay The yacht had barely ufed
around the mark and filed away when the big
sail was broken out. II was good practice for the
crew.
The time Of the three big sloops at this mark
the Defender. 2:2l so; the Vigilan 2S930; the
Navahoe. 2:4415. As they started at u o'clock,
this Is also their elapsed time.
Thus. II will be seen that in the beat 10 wind
ward OF thirteen and a half miles. the Defender
had outsailed the Vgilant I'm. i0s. while tho lat
ter had beaten the Navahoe &c. 25s on the same
course
LIGHT BREEZE on RUN HOME.
The southwest wind extremely light on the
seventeen mile TO the mark of West Island
Several times the Defendants spinnaker
taken in and set again the way over The
VgiIant, by holding the better breeze astern.
seemed 10 close the gap between herself and the