New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
THE AsToR CUP RACES.
AUGUST BELMoNTs MINEoLA WINS
THE COVETED PRIZE.
THE CORONA. THE ISOLDE AND THE SHARK
ALSO CAPTURE FIRST HoNoRs.
rsT TELEGRAPH TO THE rErBUSE.I

-NeWporL, II l., Aug. lo.-AuguSI DClLhOHe
added TO his rapidly increasing list OF victories
to-day by winnig with his Mineola the star
trophy Of the American yachting season. the
$1,000 cup for single masted vessels presented
by Colonel John Jacob Astor. The flagship, the
schooner Corona owned by Commodore Lewis
Cass Ledyard. won the 81. 900 cup for schoopers
given also by Colonel Astor. The Isolde. owned
and sailed by Frederick NJ Hoyt. won the cup
| presented by Henry S. Redmond, the owner OF
the Syce, in the contest OF the 60-footers. Inc
cup presented by Rear Commodore c. L F. ROD
inson TO be sailed for in the 50-foot class, was
won by T. Lothrop Arnes. Of Boston with his
cutter Shark
The day was one Of hard sailing, fresh winds
and turnbling seas. Ex-Commodore Kane. OF
the Regatta Committee, was quite right yester-
day in expecting easterly weather. After
o'clock to-day a smart breeze came in from the
| east-southeast that promised 10 give the yachts
| all the driving power they wanted.
| Outside Newport Earbor the wind was found
even fresher than expected and a good many
yachts which had thought they could carry
large kites reversed their decisions before the
starting signal was fred. A large feet Of steam
yachts and other pleasure vessels accompanied
the racers out to the start at the Brenton Reef
Lightshp, but only the larger craft went to the
other Hghtship which was the turning mark
Among these were Mrs. Van Wickles steam
yacht Marjorie. Commodore Benedict's Oneida
Perry Belmont's SateneIa- Adrian Iselin's
chartered Rhada, Lloyd Phoenix's Intrepid. Mr..
Ladew's steam yacht Columbia, J. Pterpont
Morgan's Corsair and Francis SINNERS schoon-
er Constellation. with her fore topmast not yet
replaced, and with two reefs in her mainsan for
easy sailing.
The course chosen almost sosceles
triangle with the Vineyard Sound and Hen and
Chickens Ightships as outer marks, the start be
PORT, total Of thirty-eight miles The wind
was east-southeast. and the first leg Of the
course lay also ast-southeast 10 the Vineyard
Sound Lightship so that the yachts had ii end
on all the way out. Then the course was north
four and half miles to the Hen and Chickens
Lghtship, with a quarterly wind, and then
west, three-Quarters north. sixteen and three
quarters miles almost before the wind TO the
finish
The Corona removed her club topsail before
she smeIIed the outside sea. She replaced this
with small jibheader, while her opponent, the
schooner Quissetta, was housing her foretopnasr
for the long beat through the seaway. This was
thought good judgment, because the yacht
already heavily pressed with her plain working
sail and she did not at the start want her fore
stick on end. The 51-footer Affair started with
out her topsail. for the wind sea was all she
wanted under lower canvas. The Syce con-
shaken up by her striking q rock in Saturdays
race, as reported ir yesterdays Tribune. to be
sent out again She was missed az the start be-
cause OF the splendid chance she had Of meeting
the Altar and the Shark on a windy day. with
no fukes.
THE START
When the cutters got their signal TO start the
51-footer Altar was the first to cross the line a.
10000, the Rainbow following at II 1:OO-O6
IT..
bow. at u:OO-O6 F NJ. Hoyt's Isolde came
next at 11:OO:16 with the Virginia to
leeward, at 1OO:56 c. L. F. Robin
sons Htster then took the line close 70
Mr.. Anles's Shark. the cutter AstrHd passing
last, close the handicap gun. About q min
ute later the Hester. the Virginia the Affair and
the Isolde went into the port tack. standing out
southeasterly. In the first five minutes the
Mineola had secured the weather berth on the
Rainbow. and these two now both stood out.
The start Of the schooners was most spirited
the 70-footers. the Quissetta and the Corona
coming for the line with the Quissetta to wind
ward and gaining. She had the flagship blank
etec on the line and headed out 10 sea in a most
advantageous position. She was sailed by her
owner, H F Lippitt, who certainly did all
that was possible for the boat John Barr. in
charge Of the Corona. gave his vessel an extra
point full and sailed OuC from the Quissetta'g
stood away in the port tack, while the Corona
held her course. opening out a lead rapidly and
carrying both gan topsaiIs
At 1l:8O o'clock the Virginia tackled in from
souLAerIy position and came into ieeward or
the Mineola and the Rainbow. the latter boat
going about 70 blanket the Virginia as she ap-
preached. The Hester came in at II SO o'clock
when the Yankee, with small topsan was
coming UP fast on the leaders. and crossed the
Testers bows The Corona was sailing in
her old form. She made several port tacks and
was leaving the Quissetta rapidly Mr. Lip
pitts boat was lying over On her side and fall
ing away TO leeward seemingly unable 10 stand
I up to her canvas.
All this time the Isolde vas making fine sail
ing and carrying her club gar topsafl without
effort The AsLrild crossed late but seemed 10
nave lost the Isolde since her start. She had
lowered ner kite and replaced II by a smaller
topsalI The order at II Al o'clock was; The
Mlneola TO wtndward with the Rainbow close
70 IeeWaro, then the Virginia, the Yankee, the
Hester, the Corona, the Isolde, the Quissetta.
the Astrlld, the Altar and the Shark This
order did not mean that the Mineola was first
Tor the nral victory, because the Yankee started
over 1our minutes behind the Mlneola and was
credited with this on the start. Moreover. she
was Enthusiastically picking UP the leaders, and
was certainly not four minutes behind a. this
stage or the game IN the same way the Affair
was long way ahead in distance. but
the clock She had struck a topsail on beies
overhauled, out the larger bo
from this class which was not see agaln from
the press steamer till the finish The Virginia
believed in long tacks rather than the short
ones, which the three others were taking She
held 70 a long tack toward the coast in coming
about at 11:o O'Clock, when she soon crossed
the Yankees bows and also those Of the Hester.
Both the Mineola and the Rainbow crossed her
bows over two hundred yards ahead as she
pointed out seaward-
The Mineola had the Rainbow nailed TO lee
ward, and whenever Cornelius Vanderbilts boat