The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
NOW FOR THE ASTOR CUPS.
GREAT RACE PROMISED OFF VIEW
PORT IF THE WEATHER PERMITS.

But Fog Hangs Heavy O'or Lhnu anu Se.'
and Also the Yachtsrnen Fear tho Hurri-
cane tho Weather bureau Talks About
Quiet Day at AnohoraGe-Liat OF Guests.
NEWPORT. Aug. 13.-The races for the Aston
cups will be sailed to- morrow II the weather
conditions are favorable. These cups are given
by Col John Jacob Astor and one. worth
81 900, Is for schooners. while the other. worth
$500. 10 for sloops. The yachts race in cruising
trim. and the only conditions imposed are that
they must not have been hauled out to clean
since the cruise began These cups take the
place OF the Goelet cups that were given for
several years by the late Ogden Goelet. They
were not raced for last year because there was
no cruise on account OF the war. This year.
however. the interest In the contests Is
very keen, and Newporters expect to witness
fine race between the Columbia and Defender
for the sloop cup. The HuzZar. James Bairds
3U foot sloop. was late tonight entered to race
against the big single stickers. She will get
] hour. 30 minutes time allowance.
In the first race arranged by the Newport
Yacht Racing Association between tho
Columbia and the Defender the latter broke
down and the race was postponed until the
yacht could be repaired. The next time the
two boats met the Columbia lost her steel mast
and there was another postponement Tho
race for the Astor cup will be the third attempt
here to have a contest between the crack sloops
and every one hopes that 1t will be lair race.
The weather conditions to day. however. are not
very favorable. There has been good breeze
blowing all day from the southeast. but 1t has
been bringing fog with It, The fog hung
heavily all over the harbor on Saturday night.
Horns. bells and whistles were kept sounding
and every yacht had watch set. Towards
morning it cleared away somewhat. but later
in the afternoon 1t put in thick and tonight it
Ia as bad az ever The yachtsmen have been
worried too about the hurricane which the
Weather Bureau reported as coming up the
coast and storm signals have been flying here
all day. Every one wants good breeze Tor to-
morrow's race. but no one wants hurricane.
The race for the schooner cup will be almost
as interesting as that for the sloops There
are four schooners entered and close race Is
expected. The contestants will be Clarence A.
po.tley's Colonia. W. Gould Brokaw's Amorita.
Dr. Eno's latona and the Quisetta The
Amorita. Latona and Quisetta are smaller
than the Colonia and race in the 70-foot class
The Colonia will have to allow the other boats
about twenty minutes. and the Colonia will
have to race as well as she has ever done since
she has been schooner. to win. On board the
Colonia with Mr.. PostleT will be F.. A. Willard.
who raced the Vigilant against the Defender In
1895: George Holt. John +. I.ovejoy and How
ard W Coates.
Two courses are selected for these races. and
| the final selection will be announced when the
yachts reach the starting line and the direction
| OF the wind is known. With southwest wind
| the yachts will race from Brenton's Reef Light
| shin to a mark off Block Island. thence to a
| mark two miles southwest OF West Island and
| thence to the finishing line Off Brenton's Reef,
| II the wind 10 from the southeast. the course
| will be from the same starting line TO the
| Vineyard Sound Lightship thence to the Hen
| and Chickens Lightship and thence home.
| Each course is SO miles in length.
1t is expected that the largest feet OF steam
| ers that ever went to yacht race of this port
will be out to morrow. CommodoreJ Pierpont
| Morgan will entertain large party OF friends
| on the flagship Corsair John Jacob Astor's
| steamer Nourmahal and W. X Vanderbilt 3
Valiant arrived here yesterday. and on each
| there will be many Of the summer residents OF
| this place Other steamers that will be out
will be Ebridge L. Gerrys Electra. Henry
| Walters Marada. John Il. DreHefs Sultana.
Alexander Van Renssaelear's May. A. Van
Santvoord's Clermont. Harrison b. Moores
| Marietta, John P. Duncan's Kanawha. John
| Nicholas Browns Ballymena and John +.
Hanan's Sycamore. The starting signal will
be given at 10 80 o'clock. There will be a ten
| minutes preparatory and then the sloops will
| be sent of. Five minutes later the schooners
| Will Do slaltod'
Twas an idle day for the yachtsmen. Nearly
| all the boats were at anchor all day long. Some
| few OF the smaller ones got under way and
| sailed about Narragansett Bay. but no one got
| far away from the harbor. Many OF the yachts
men spent the day visiting. They went from
| one boat to another and talked over the races
| The Columbia came in for great deal OF crti-
| cism and while there are many who think tha'
the new boat is a wonder. there are many who
rlNa ,,srht fFNh he
and that HerreshoH has not beaten the De-
fender very much with the Columbia
There has been lots Of talk about new racing
boats being built for next seasons racing. II
is rumored that J. Rogers Maxwell wants &c
get back into the racing ring and that nex'
season he will have new ninsty-foot racing
schooner Herreshoff has been spoken OF as
the probable builder. The Harmon Brothers
will have new schooner for the seventy-foo
class, and C. h. Buchanan will also have new
boat in this class
The list OF guests on board the yachts In por
is as follows:
| Defender-W W. Butler Duncan, Capt. Brownson. q
~ A. stiilman and A. I. French.
Admirslnowner John Crimmns zen. Gen, GopGinser
iIatoniaNowner. Dr. Grecnieaf ]. Fred Tams. F.
sia los Mss R".isford T. Conner sloane, Jr,,
oouiclstep~owner Frederick arinnell; Col. R. 4
Morgan, T. Il. Stone. Lawrence Grinnell, +. b
| Urinnen -. mi
| Charles L. OTIS, Arthur Glib. Chauncey Marshall.
Harhingcr-Owner. Henry II, Russell; Mrs Russell
| Dir. Palmer. c. 7. Dorrence. go, =. 49,
Hildegarde- owner. George Weld; ]. Dewolf.
| N Green, Capt. James p Rovell DIR. J II: Lindson
| Ingomar-Owner. II. T. Plant. +. Hartshorn
Charles =. Clark. y. G. Hartshorn. Lynde Hanson.
| G. Cunning. - ~. "a, -.
| Dcyena Miss Fay, Miss Laurence. O. Runnells. II
| Bigelow, W. DeFord Bgelow. -
| Fedalms-Ownsr, A. &. Lyle; capt T. L. Lyle. w
| II. Law. II. r. Wood.
| Marietta-Owntr Harrison Il. Moore; Z. NJ. Brown
j. v s. eddie. +. W. J. Hurst
LydiA-Owner. Richard halish, 3. Nernam, Bernard
| +. O'Connor r. II. Green.
observation-disclosures H. ". Lamb; W. g. Easton
Jr.. H. u. Bennett, Gen, !. L. Carter. .
Flectra-Owner, Elbridge 7. Gerry, stephen Pea
body, Daniel b. Fearing.
Rusalka-Owner, Frank f. 0lneyi Frank F. Car
penter William p. Comstock Elan Ward Olney.
Shamrock-Owner. Willard P. Ward Prescott Hal
Butler Rear Admiral Rodgers, U. S. N; Captain
, d. Evans. U. S. N; Frederick WILSON,.
Sachem-Owner. Frederick T. Adams; Gen
Thomas l.. Watson. Barlow 8. Weeks.
: The winners OF the various GLASSES In yester
} days run from New Bedford to this port were
Schooncrs-Class Il. Colonia beats Alcaea So min
utes Il seconds. Glass C, Ariel beats Marguerite, /
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