New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-12
YACHTING.
POOR DAY FOR THE NETWORK YACHT
CLUBS CRUISE.
TLUKY WEATHER MADE GOOD RACING M
POssIBLE-THE COLUMBIA HAD THE
BEST OF THE DEFENDER.

POssIBLE-THE COLUMBIA HAD THE
BEST OF THE DEFENDER.
New-Bedford Mass Aug 1.-THE run Of the
New-York Yacht Clubs feet from Vineyard Ha-
ven TO this port to-day proved the most unsatis-
factory Of the cruise and, as far as racing was
concerned was wellnigh hzzle. All day the
yachts wrestled with typical dogday conditions
winds from all quarters and at all velocities in
terspersed with Gains. rain, sunshine and fog
and it was the boat that carried a mascot that
won in her class The Columbia was one Of
these and for the second time in the cruise she
beat the Defender by many miles because Of the
shifting breezes and Gains. In fact, so far
ahead was the new boat al the finish that the
Defender gave II up entirely and did not round
one Of the marks, the Vineyard Sound Light
ship.
AT one time during the day, about noon. It
looked as II the Defender had the mascot and
might win. for she got fine shift OF wind and
left the Columbia becalmed two miles astern.
But this seemingly fortunate shift proved the
Defenders undoing. the breeze leaving her en-
trely when off Tarpaulin Cove, five miles from
the start and she lay there two hours. while her
rival further out in the Sound picked up nice
southwest breeze and made the gain that effect
ually put the Defender out OF the race. The Co
Defender was moved over ten miles astern But
the Columbia had hard time getting out TO the
ughtship. five miles further off. and did not
round until PIP o'clock. Then she foundered
about in another calm for half an hour, until at
last she caught a northeast breeze out OF Buzz
yards Bay that took her to the finish line. She
passed one side of Cuttyhunk Island as the De-
fender was going by the other. beating out OF
Vineyard Sound with southwest breeze. While
the Columbia, three miles away over the island
was beating in against northeast wind. Inc
Columbia crossed the finish line about o'clock
with the Defender off Cuttyhunk Light at the
entrance TO Buzzard's Bay.
DAY BROKE FULL OF PROMISE.
The day gave every promise OF being fine
one for racing. although there were few rain
SQUALLS in the morning left over from the night
before Still the wind was strong from the east
and the yachts shortly after they went over the
lire off West Chop. broke out their spinnakers'
Hail the feet Rugged the Vineyard side OF the
sound. while the other sought the Naushon
shore with the Columbia and the Defender
fighting out in the middle. The Defender started
ahead Of the Columbia and II was half an hour
before the latter caught up and passed ner TO
mort The Defender then kept away for the
Eausbo, shore while the Columbia held along
tbroupb the centre. Then the wind began 70
faH ana the dukes started their deadly work,
Cd from that time or the boats were never
~,-i,btr & distance that could afford good test
80 that the contest dropped into lnsignlncanCv,
The other Yachts Of the fleet sailed nuch
.bo~,er course than the two flyers, running IN
through Qucks Hole half way down to UG' ~
Svrl ord finishing al the flagship, anchored OH
11-iI-as 7 edge in the middle OF BuzZards Bay
five or six miles outside Of New Bedford me me
Navahoe was the first Of the big ones over tne
stert;ng line the Vigilant being three minutes
sfter The two 93 old timers had a fine race up
the sound. at one time the Navahoe 9u'sSi ing
- ~ivai The soft spots in the Wind ana the
.raouent shifts struck them, ana the Nie ,Io
eiinnad through Cucks Hole first Inc Co ISnas
was he first at this point in the schooner cI 49,
1pbUe the Cloriana led the little sioopS. ne
wind left the boats entirely In Buzaatu ,o1@T
sr.S Gov another hour they were almost iIotl on.
80 80 last the Vfgiant crossed the line IN ner
usual postion, ct the head Of the fleet whiIe 'ne
C,oIoria drtFted over ahead OF the schoohers. a
-bicb came from the northeast curing
the the afternoon 1Ss De esnde oh into o" the
% t"e ~ g,',ii1 cove and al $50 o'clock all
NJ N1isbed and we're heading for the anchorase'