New-York tribune., 1900-09-14

777-t.-r renbg-s q TIE Race COMMITTEES seemed
% Be s Nicholson Kama william Butler Duncan
s1d 2 TzzE Herman 2. DU-yea and Harry
Payae whitney. the owners of the Yankee, had
rasn a-d c5svbury .. Lsngcon vzs sailing on 1ne
Ratn5ow WITH Cornelius Vanderbilt
TAME AND LIFELEss START
TIE Err from the committee steamer, the big
oczz- -uE L-cken5zch. gave the starting signal az
2 = bur there vas 10 rush 70 the line- The BOATS
we're FL trying 70 lose part q the three minutes
= which they had 70 cross the line No one
zsn-s5 70 cross 100 soon and have perhaps Two
--sr--es -z--u-z-e5 against him a. the finish II
Ess rhs -zu=sr and most Ifelsss start seen n
onz t.-ne- --e Yankee first made uP her rnlno 70
sa-e s-5 broke our her sptrnske- on the line as
she crossed a. 1854 The others more "lseF
6-szzg5 CIT ne whole three minutes or more me
EFf-z~7s showed what she could 90 n good timing
Ensn she crossed al exactly The limit, L--e as
-he handicap z-1 was fred The Rainbow crossed
further e sS-Ra-LIy OF the line with The WlhdWaIo
pesirc- q = 81 The Virginia took the extreme
v-es-e-lv end sr z 22 81 The last TWO boats were,
~ course --re5 ar . q but the few seconss they
lo~- ID them no harm. because with 2 -oloWlns
zfr5 tsev were soon on even terms with the an
kse r This way The Yankee lost minute 10 sec
rz6s % re 1Iineola and the others by choice IN
hs- way O starting. method which vas nor con-
Ede-s5 zs showing good judgment
gf-s- starring t1e three leaders all hauled out
lrs 70 the su.rnaker side Of their course the
Rarbov being furthest 70 the east, with the Mn
eo.s under her the Yankee out ahead ana the
Ftrg-uts most westerly
TIE 1f5u=cIz gradually went 70 hrst pace ana
-rs Yankee without being blanketed, gradually
tal ns-k behind her and The Rainbow, ana seemed
about 10 join the Virginia n the rear mat was
ne record ~ rne first hour, and al - the Ram
aow Evted -=- boom TO starDoard and hauled up
westerly zs-zr passing IN The rear Of the Mlneola'
z16 So re- srfu-aker 70 srsrboard- The Rain
Rows skipper seemed 70 think that this was neces-
STATED br more westerly shift OF Wlno' out the
Ni1eos z-6 rhe others took no notice OF ner' ano
rad r-ei- spirnakers well filed on the porl S--1
The bos-z were row closely watched was the
Rainbow -grr q evbe OF should the others re-
main IS they ze7e2 She certainly was going
through me water faster and she soon opened out
= gs1 - rve- haIF mile between her ana tne
N-e--z
TIE FATNROW OFF HER COURSE.
as no oue was quite sure where the outer mark
vas 70 one wa certain that the RainooW was not
steering rhe 1esr course for IL But the AaAAee
held straight along. and 20 dc the others. steering
southeast Fy s0Uuh As II turned out, tney were
q, re right course aH the time. and the Ralnoo"
had 70 core back from her westward wandering
~ s--ive ~ The mark TIE Nneoa vas steering lo'
The compass on the Cepheus showed that the resi-
= TIE feet we're steering according 70 ofnclal oi-
rec--ors and the peculiarity = that although tHe
Rainbow vent Of her courFe az isE2 and sallea Tar
westerly and back again. she came out IohS way
anead- Her performance old something 70 suEees'
nst ~ ughr winds these boats viii 60 dead 10 lee
Esrf sucker in taking = succession o. oroao
reaches thar Iet The balloon 1Ib do good work than
ia ssusring away dead before the wind win me
spi-nzEer ser
Ar Z19 me Virginia vas gaining on the Yankee
src a razr ttne n could not bs certain WhetheF
ne Nn%ca ar rhe Rainbow was ahead. the outer
rark Tot being discove cred but ar IA 30 the MIN
eais evidently thought The Rainbow vas getting
NE oesf % ir. SO she sybec her main boom TO port
sn1 hauled our westerly. setting her spinnaker 20
sfsr'osr5 and apparently trying 70 work into the
sane advantages - we're being enjoyed by me
Ha-HooV- she did nothing n The kind. The Yankee
'ook n=r place IN me lead. and the Virginia also
vent ahead q her these boats sfiu holding on
'l=tr cue course From position that was possi-
aiF hrst RE Ilneola went n where she vas Ger
fs'nV LAST in ten minutes Or leSe Two boats hold
-aE westerly. The Rainbow and the Mlneola. ana
- Steering rhA of7ciai course showed that opin-
.oa vas divided as 70 where the outer mark lay
= ne mark found -10r= westerly me Pain
49, SVLl@1tly elected and CT ~ when sHr