New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-16

across her water. From that time on during the
seven mile reach to Point Judith mark the CO.
lumbia gained steadily The Derender trleu
jibtopsail a size smaller than the Coiumolas'
This is how the first mark was rounded Inc
Gloriana 1901: As; the Queen Nab. l2:o-'lo'
the syce. 12:02:35 the Kestrel. 12:O3:Oo: the
sayonara, 12:O335; the Marguerite. LZ:oo'L''
the Hussar, 12:00:15: the Uncas. l2o9:oo' the
Myra. 12:1O.45 the Hlldegarde. 12:1l:oo; the
Columbia 12:14:3O: the Defender. 12:1S;33; the
Amorta II: 1915; the Ouisetta, 12:3o:W.
The Columbias gain had been -FOUR hinutes
three seconds to this point Her elapsed ulhe
was thrty-nine minutes one second Inc piori-
ana had held her own, the Syce had passed. Inc
Kestrel and the Queen Nab had overhaued
them both. ,,.
seven miles of windward work was before
them now and very little wind to work in. the
Columbias first tack from port to starboard,
was made six minutes after rounding the uark.
She made of two minutes. and seven otners'
the last was at / 10, when she could fetch the
next mark The Defender meanwhile had MADE
one tack OF thirty-four minutes and FOUR otn-
ers which brought her TO position about two
miles in the Columbia's wake The windward
mark was rounded in this order: The Columbia,
1:51 AZ; the Defender 1:o7:29; the Syce. the
Kestrel the Queen Nab. the Gloriana- The rest
could not be distinguished. The Columbia was
five minutes forty-two seconds aheau at th's
mark.
Balloon jibtopsails and spinnakers were In
order from here TO the finish. The Columbia
was slower In getting hers than the Defender
the latter having hers broken out the moment
she was on her course. The wind which had
been light and from the south southeast since
111 now seemed to strengthen a bit. The
Defender getting II first. began to over
haul her rival. but at time was there any
danger of her being passed. 1t took the Column
hia one hour thirty-seven minutes TO cover
the last seven miles. She had covered the first
seven In thirty-nine minutes, or at the rate OF
eleven miles hour. She crossed the finish
line a winner by eight minutes ffty-tWo seconds.
The Amorita and the Qusetta had a hard
fight in the light breeze to complete the course
and to decide which should have the Squadron
Cup in their class. The Amorita won 1t by forty
seven minutes ifty-one seconds.
In the race for the Commodore's Cup for
over course Of fourteen miles. The Carolina
won.
Besides winning the Aston Cup yesterday and
another to-day, the schooner Amorita wins
vice-commodores cup for the runs from New
London to Gardeners Bay. and from Wilkes
Ledg to Newport The Quisetta wins a cup
for the runs from Newport to the Vineyard, and
from the Vineyard to Wilkes Ledge. The Ka-
trina wins n cup for the run from Gardeners
Bay to Newport. The Vigilant mas won rear
COMMODITIES cups for the runs from Newport
to the Vineyard. and from the Wilkes Ledge.
The Syce wins cup for the first days run from
New-London to Gardeners Bay, the kestrel
wins n cup for the run from Gardeners Bay TO
Newport and the Gloriana wins a cup for the
run from Wilkes Ledge to Brenton's Reef. All
these cups are for the best corrected time in the
class over the various courses.
The summary follows: