The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-12
DEFENDER IN D0LDRUMS,
AND 7HE COLFURId SCORES An
IIST UIY ~ IEN7LRDdPS EIN.
New York Yacht clubs Cruising Enco to Sew
bedford Spoiled by ErrAtic Weather
Many Yachts B"cnimsd ANA Others Fun
ArrnnmA -Dnrrm Mnh md lOlNmin WIN.

bedford spoiled by ErrhtC Weather
Many Yachts E"rnimsd ana others Eur
Aground npurUn Nnb aud tolOnia WIN.
NEW ErD-uuI. Nag. ll.-Th" rae" t".dGy
h"tw..n e." hjg lor's on the Ncw York lach'
C,ub'sr.rt~r, ..i,a aGlic anl yarhieucn ar,
now wi~hiu. tha: the Sect had remained ~
Vineyard lInr"n. T&n rGa wa, to 10 from N
West Chop buoy to Erw I"dford. and TN" main
feet went through Qulri's ilolD ON thn way
The Columbia and prfrul"r wcmt around tho
Vineyard Sound liGhtshr
THIS was 20 make til" cOur5" n littl" longer
aud to 10 away with tho risk ~ either 81 tho
bouts getting aground in the hoe. Th" racc
was started with siiunakrri IN m cust"rly
breeze On this point Of sailing tho Defender
got we'll ahead of the Columbia, but whom in
Tarraulin Cos" the Defender got In tho dol
drums and was hung up for moro than an
hour. The wind came in again from the South.
east and tn" Columbia caught the new wind first
FIRST and sailed away from the Defender whilc
that boat was hcrnlmod. The Columbia go so
far ahead that tho Defender gave up tho race
and did not turn the light-hip.
The Columbia finished a few seconds before
FIVE o'clock and tho Defender was then about
four miles away. drifting with the tide. The
utility tug towrd her ill., On the way up tho
harbor the Navahoe. Colona and Shamrock
ran aground. The toluI.ia was HING mp tor
some time and had to he pulled of. but tho
others iluatcd OIL without any assistance.
It was day 81 Toys, Gains and drifts. Tho
heavy rninstorm which set in on Thursday
afternoon lasted nearly nil night. Tho rain
poured down "a though III" b ,ttom had fallcn
out Of the clouds. The weather was unsettled
in the morning. Tn" rain had stopped. but the
clouds looked threatening, and the start was
delayed Then the fog banks rolled up and it
began t. look as though tho feet would be
kept at the haven
About nine o'clock the sun was trying to
struggle through the gloom and the summer
visitors went down TO TN" wharf to sec the
boats leave. l. is usual to have concert at
II" club in the evening when the boats arrive
Instead ofth-. the concert was given in front
Of the New York Yacht Cub station as the
boats sa led away
The Corsair -Gnallci orders for a race TO
New Bedford. The yachts got under way
aboGt nine O'Clock and slowly sailed out to tho
starting line. which was of West Chop. Tho
biz boats. Columbia and Do'onder had their
club topsails W and "a the wind was from tho
East. it was run. and light sails we're got on
deck all ready to hoist.
The preparatory signal was fired at 1910
O'clock and ten minutes later the sloops wcro
sent Of The Acushla II Was the first at the
line. She had balloon liU tupsail set and as
She went pypr thn linn nj 1D.ID: A., hn .,Ern,-
knr wos brokcn nut m storhoard Tba ,rushIo
IL n remarkably fost hoot of III, wind AMI sho
aeon hor,n ia oron nut r,,o, tho ,o,har
ynchts The Gloriopn CANA naxt At 1O.5O,5o
IL" others crossed in this order;
Itrssor 1870 ~. IIjI1cy,rd. to.7It-. Sroo
lo,li.5I; S.stac, lo:5225; Katonnh. 1o:5a,2G:
Nlvlh,c. lu.5a:52: Sayouara, iu.a4.2D: vignant,
lu:5 :3o; Queen NAB. 1o:i,:uo: Petrol io:55.oo;
MIA. l".35'oo. The queen Mai, Petrol and uylra
were handicapped
The starting signal for the schooners was
given at lO;J1 O'Clock. The Ariel with her big
balloon lib topsatls, big main topmast stay sail
AID spinnaker. was the first to cross. She went
over the line at lO:5J:56 The (ievalia was
next at lO:I6:O3 Then camc the America at
at lo:56+7 lroTuOs at lO;56;54. Neaera
Mt 1O:51:37, Marguerite at l0:jS:Ol. Uncas ut
1O:5S:24. Quisetta at lO:JS:5O, Colona at
lO;5h:2G, and Amorta at lO:58:2s All the
schooners had their light sails up and made
good Roadway.
The preparatory signal for tho big single
stickers was given at IL o'clock Tho two
boats Defender and Columbia. sailed about the
harbor and then when the fifteen minutes was