The sun., 1900-08-12
THE MINEOLA'S FAST RUN.
LEADS THE ". y. Y. C'S FLEET TO
BRENTON'S REEF LIGHTSHIP.
vite-Commodorc Belmonts Yacht q winner OF
Three Cups-Thc 0ulssetta Defeats the
Corona on Time Allowance. but q Protest
Comes From the Flagship Ra cling Good.

breeze from the west-southwest and at the end
southwest This made il a beat for twenty
miles 70 the Vineyard Sound lghtship and
close reach from this mark to Brenton's Reef
lightShp. seventeen miles. The Yankee was
the second best. being beaten minutes and
second Virginia third, beaten = minutes and
IS seconds, and the Rainbow fourth. beaten
II minutes and ~ seconds. BY winning. the
Mlneola takes three valuable prizes She
captures the cup given by H. +. I.ippitt for the
70footer winning the most squadron runs
tho cup given by former Commodore Edward
NJ. Brown specially for this run. and the regular
club cup for the days race vice-Commodore
Belmont was particularly pleased with his
yachts victories and has great hopes Il winning
the much-coyeted Astor cup, which will be
raced for on Monday.
The next race in point Of interest to-day was
that between the schooners Corona and Quisset-
IN. These two yachts were racing In their respec-
tive classes, but they were also fighting against
each other for the cup offered by Vice Commo-
dore August Belmont for the schooner winning
the most squadron runs. all sailing In one class
The other schooners were also competing for
this prize. but es the Corona and Quissetta had
each won two runs 1t was conceded by all that
one Of these two would win tho final run. The
flagship had to allow more than II minutes to
the Qul-s,tta, and this she failed to do. She
finished Is minutes and 81 seconds ahead, and so
lost by small margin. Unfortunately, tho
race was marrcd by a protest flag being hoisted
on the Corona. II is contended that while on
the starboard tack and having the right Of
way she was forced about By the Quis5etta II.
+. Iippitt the owner OF the latter, said no was
very much surprised to See the protest flag
hosted. lie said the Corona at the disputed
point had the right of way. but the crossing
her bow did not force the Corona to tack or
TO bear away and as far as he could see In no
way bothered her The Quissetta made a
great record during the week. She won every
squadron run in her class, the cup given by
Commodore L. c. Ledyard for the race OF
Glen Cove. and II tho protest Is not allowed
she also wins ce-Commodors Belmont's cup.
The racing to-day was the best Of the CT uise
The time made was very fast and there were
no hukes. The wind was quite fresh and there
was quite jump on the sea. A haze hung
over the water and yachtsmen had what is
called smoky sou'wester." The committee
boat anchored to the east Of West Chop buoy
and after signalling the destination "Brenton's
Reef Lish!iship' gave the s preparatory signal
with parties OF summer residents on board
from Cottage City, were out TO see the racers
of. The piers In Vineyard Haven were crowded
and two or three shrewd Yankees who owned
small steamers had made UP excursions and
these boats were well patronized.. An enter
prislng local printer caused lots OF fun by pre-
pairing card. He distributed them among
q, lot Of small boys, who industriously peddled
them around the yacht club station. shouting;
Here you are, get yer score cards OF the
races. Name and number Of every yacht;
Official UrOQrnm--"
The scene reminded them 30 much OF the
racetrack that some Of them looked around
TO find out II ANYBODY was selling tips. Al
committee boat called attention TO the signal
ordering the sloops to start, The Syoe, as
usual was the leading boat but Mr Redmond
he crossed the line about midway between the
committee boat and the buoy. at ea5lA The
shark had better position, being little ahead
Ava. one Of the old Burgess tO-footers. was
between the Syce and the Shark In hot company.
Next came CLIFFORD B nendriGks's ,dI sayonora,
As,ern Of her was the Wasp, the crack boat in
her class. being timed at 9aSs7; The Little
Effort was next. three seconds behind the Wasp.
brothers, at s4ei0 BY skilfull handling she
had been placed at the windward end OF the
line, and had under her lee the yawl Petrol and
seconds behind the Astrid The last in this
division was Rear Commodore Robinsons
Hester, at e4s2o.
Then came the schooner. :. Fred Tsms,
Dr. Fno's yacht Was travelling fast and she
was timed at o.5o22; n. E, Lippin, 9ulssetts
was the roxt, "a, sindward f the Iatona and
fiaSship, Commodore Iedyards Corona. She
was going through the water lihe witch and
was Timed at esos2; Astsrn OF her Sns the
trina at e:,2:os. C.P. buchanan sent the Uncas
over the line at o:52:29 The big Hildegard
was neft, seven ssoopd. behind: Then came
Waywsrd at o:ss "a. These boats wsre ali ON on
The. port tack, They carried small iib topseils
and we're heading oyer toward Nebraska light.
SnSwSrd al su @ nearly al ire Red the Of pert
until they were wssli over to the northern shore
sn Ths starting c signal ot hs, se a sSsr was
oil heading for the line. with the Yankee in
the lead. Mr.. Duryea, however, was not satls-
fed with his position and wearing around de-
Cded to cross the last OF the quartet. The
Rainbow was the first to reach the line. Capt.
Parker had berthed her well and heeling under
the pressure of the wind so that her Ice rail
over the line at iO:CO:i5;. ". X. Vanderbilt
was the next with the. Virginia. This yacht
was dead In the wake OF the Rainbow and was
lo0l2Q The Yankee was twenty-one seconds
behind the gun
These two were on the port tack. and they
overhaulins those yachts that had H gone teforo fore
them The Rainbow was tho first to split
tacks She went 10 starboard after getting
far enough over TO clear the middle ground
buoy, but the other three hold on to the port
tack until well over ~ the north shore md then
worked up the beach In short bitches. The
Yankee gradually closed up on tho Virginia
and about II O'Clock. when little 10 east yard
Of Tarpaulin Cove, she weathored the latter
and, was the second boat Of the four, the Mineola
having short time before taken the load.
A. IN -, th. h. ~
TIE QuIssetta was second and Corona third
but 10 leeward Then cane the Yankee Vir-
glnia ISOLDE, Wasp. Constellation. LatQnia and
Mayh,ower. On shore. about the middle Of the
Astrild following. Shortly after this W. X
Vanderbilt, Jr., not being satisfied with the
showing the virginia was making. split tacks
and standing to starboard went out In the
Sound after the Rainb9w, The others con;
shore and at IS O'Clock the Mneola. with |
the Yankee astern, passed Quicks Hole. The |
Virginia. Off shore. had weathered the Rainbow
and those two were working along. the, south
lowed by the Yankee. went to starboard and
stood over toward Gay Head
The four boats were then drawing together
and the Mneola and Yankee crossed the other
two about quarter ol mile In the lead. As
the westsouthwest. They tackled 10 port and
stood for the Vineyard Sound lightship Min
cola passed the llghtship at l2550o and the
Yankee followed at ~ SO 10. but the latter was
further to the south than tho Belmont boat.
came the Rainbow at lV2Oo The Mineola had
beaten the twenty miles from the start In 2
hours SO minutes and 40 seconds,
remarkably fast performance. She
Saa S9 the sr Dss corcna % in ,2s mssa ssSa
time had weathered the Quissetta and She |