The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-15
ASTOR CUP FOR" COLUMBIA."
NEW BO1T BEAT mr. DEFENDER OYER
- MLNLIEN ~ 4 IILK RACE.

Guests -Anoritn Won the Schooner Cup.
NEWPORT. Aug 1.-THE Columbia won the
Aston Cup for soops 10. day from the u offender.
beating tho old boat in q fair contest with
light wind ana smooth sea. by ~ minutes Z
see DndS The schooner Amorta won the prize
for yachts Of Ter class Her competitors wcro
tho Ariel. Co.,u n and QuIso'ta. TIL" races
were vol contested. and although
the winl backed during the alter
noon and got lighter and then blew stronger.
there we're no ilukcs. The Columbia and De-
fender sailed practically III" same rDurhc and
neither one benefited 10y the -htis 81 wind.
This was the Same with tho schoouurs to an
extent. The Amoritn. however. by standing
further to the eastward than tao othOr. got a
slant that put her well upi the 'ont to wind-
ward. and she managed to hold her load from
the Co!Ouia ali the way around tho course.
II was a glorious day for yacht races Of this
Kind. The log cleared oil during the night and
a strong wind blew in from the northeast. 1t
strI"k In Just about s,urSr and was 80 strong
that some yachts had t. let 20 another anchor
10 keep from drlt.nG. This was III" -urt OF
weather that every one had hrrE asking for.
IN" Astor Cup Tnccs like thor pyrdcc"ssors.
the toeIet cup races. however. nrv avCnts that
are arranged to xiv" tn" summer ro,douts OF
this resort supr uni"r'nIhmont, and light
winds IN smooth s'f,- are In" most uol@tinr
WIN IlH Itli kll'NtS W no arr on IJuIh hno
big steam Yachts on such occasions. By the
tim" The yurhtsn"n hai their breakfasts the
wind was considerably lighter and 1t decreased
srill more IA IN" t,flo for tho start drew noar.
All Newport turned ont to witness tho races.
Many drove down to tho different points along
the water front from which tie yachts could bs
seen. Tl"ro wcio crowds on Brrton's Point.
and others were along tho c.ih drive Those
VIII" were fortunate enough to have an
invi'a'iru Ia 90 out on some yacht awaited
themselves Of tho opportunity to see the first
real contest thar has been sailed here between
tn" COUNT IA and th- Defender.
TN" float at the club station was gay place
Carriages drove down early in tho morning
bringing handsome women. pretty girls and
th"ir escorts. who were quickly taken out to
yachts on the launches tina! had gOno in to tho
nont. II seemed As II every Yacht in the harhor
had sent n launch in and the slip was crowded.
Commodore J. ri,rpont Morgan had II big party
OF friends ON the Corsair. They were all on
board soon attOr ten O'Clock. and the Corsair
wont ont to thu starting linz. Con. Nelson A.
Niles. L T. A.. boarded Colgate IIoyt's steam
yacht Tide. and as no wont aboard a salute Of
l. guns was fired. Commodore II. {. Rouse
was also on tho Tide
On the Electra. Ex-Commodoro Elbrdgc T.
Gerry had stag PARTY" Among those on
board were Chauncry NJ. Dcpsw. Senator
George Peabody Wetmore Of Rhode Island.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Count KOdolphe De Me-
ran OF Austria. Capt. Charles H. Stockton OF
the War College Commander J. J. Hunter Of
the Naval Training Station. Commander j. c.
Mclean of the Torpedo Station, II. G. HasbrOok.
L. s. A. Major u. W. Lock wood. l.. $. A.. Judge
7, G. Gray OF the Appellate Division OF the
supreme Court OF New York. Dr. Howard Van
Rensselaer,. Edwin j. Borwin. Robert l.. Gerry.
J,u, ltn, EIlIaop
IIud. Beekman. Governor Elisha Dyer OF
Rhode Island. Elisha Dyer. Jr.. Stephen Pea
body. eN-Mayor Daniel B. Fearing Of Newport.
W. Watts sherman. James Il. Parker. Prescott
Lawrence. II. Mortimer Brooks, William =.
Thompson. Maxwell Stevenson and W. =. N
King.
The largest party went out with Colonel
and Mrs. Aston on the Nourmahal. their guests
being Mrs. Oliver II. Z. Belmont. Mrs Stuyve-
SAINT Fish. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman h. Duryea. Mrs
Adolph Ladenburg. s. LeRoy. Cornelius Van
derbilt Jr.. w. G. Eustis. j. b. Fustis. Harry
Payne Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs. George VonL.
Meyer Mr.. and Mrs ]. F. D. Lanier. Mrs.
William h. Travers. Miss Willing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Norrie. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Thayer. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt.
Arthur T. Kemp. Miss Carter. Mrs. William
Aston Mrs. Whitney Warren. the Misses Wet
more. the Misses Morton. Miss Burden. Miss
Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCrsery
tnnnr isro,,ort stou.rd Iahn NJ H.
I ahr No W,,Il.. EarnarIo yanono ctania,
Mann GnrIor Eo,lovs II Hnyt poain.II
Tovsr Gorld tL,v, pi,h,rd po,ors D.ntan
WilIina II. Navarro Miss Ann. so,ds
Uamiltnn C,r.v EIish, nvar IT, W,nthron
Rutber,ord and Rocinold Ronald.
On the Corsnir Commodore Mor,,,
hat az his ou.sts Niss Macon Ruob.rar WI
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Nrs u n Arnl.,on NJ ord A.. Eorhou
y ke.no orI Nrs Riobard ,inmhriu
I'm tho N,r,Ia Mr. and Mr.. pan,hr,L. I,ros
.ntnrtainnL Mrs Jamas p Karnnchon ~ ~
Fnr.., ,r,rt and NJ and Mrs Y a D.,Is
and INDY. Nr,wlov
I'm IN, sronr,h,pr, uor. Mice 1r,;. Nan.
Grant Ruhnrt r. Lincoln Mira U.rmon o.l,
richs Mira ,,barIsa N Os,ricbs Comn,o,,r,
p,rkins Miss Mason potter poIm.r and Stan,
ford Whit.
On TN, Nav Mr. md Nrs ,I.ror5or Va,
Rensselaer, had Mrs Fro1srick Gr,nt,.thoir
rur,t small nar,i,s woro oIsn ON, -, tho
kapcwnha. ,h, Su,tona and tn, vali,n,
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