New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
A BEAUTIFUL START.
AFTER WAITING FOR WIND THE FLEET GOT
AWAY IN GOOD SHAPE.

New-Bedford, Mass Aug 10 (speciaD.-A meeting
Of the yacht owners was called by Commodore
Ledyard this morning at Newport TO discuss the
question of The Vineyard Haven cruise to-day.
There wish to Try it in such a scorching
calm yesterdays, but the wind decided the
question by arriving brskly of the south-south
west. The Commodore ordered immediate start
and s. Nicholson Kane went out on the Edward
Luckenbach to the BrentOn Reef Hghtship. and
had the preparatory gun fired at u:40 o'clock
There n huge fleet IT attendance the largest
ever seen of Newport. ami the cruising vessels
which were not racing started off at once on the
south-southeast course for the Vineyard Sound
HEhtship. As far the eye could reach the line
of cruisers extended in that direction, all lying
over well under balloon canvas. which the beam
wind allowed them to carry 1t perfect day
for cruising. with light, dancing wave on the
sun kissed ocean roll At 11:50 the soops got their
start and .. l. Robinson's imported Hester was
the line Il ,5O13. followed by the Say
onara at Il 5017. and the Shark II .5O:S9 Red
mond's SyCe went at II :j0;A and other times We're
The Effort 1151 O3 the Kiowa. II - 33; the Petrol
isl %; the Wasp 11:5137: the Ssta u:5l 81: the
Isolde. 1921; the Astrild 11:52:3S, and the ANA
u:5323
The Isolde and the AstrTd had close work the
start their getting away being similar to that Of
the HldeC3rde and the Constellation, and the
NIineola ard the Virginia. The Astrild cut In with
an overlap. and the Isolde gave her room, but i'm
mediately afterward luffed her out crossing her
bows TO wIndward. The Astrid carrying a
large relching jb topsau. which would not al
low her 10 succeed In uf1ng match with the
Isolde which started under working head sails.
Then the schooners. which provided the
best start OF the season, and renewed old time
views Of the American two sticker racing Ihe
Hildegarde and the Constellation were gems Tor
the camera fend they rushed past the Lucken-
bach Enos's LatOna went first at l:55I6 steered
bv ] F Tams and then the Quissetta flashed
past at u:55:17. with H. F. Lippitt at the WheeL
The Corona came at u:553S. and then the Con-
steaton arrived on the full fly close TO the Luck
enbachs stern. but the big Hildegarde came ripping
down with a half length overlap. and the Con
stenation had 10 give way to avoid collision Fran
els Skinner owner Of the Constellation. seemed
angry at this and shouted Protest to the com
rittee and Immediately had his protest flag
holsted After crossing. the Constellation hauled
I'D to wiudward the Hide degarde and was on
her weather quarter as they passed out OF slshL
John NJ Ricamonds Indra crossed at u;56;55
with the Wayward at n:57:S3. the Mayhower
1l.57:55 and the Katrina. u:5sa2
THE VIRGINIA WELL HANDLED.
AZ the 7os lowered for their start at II o'clock
,be Mineoa circIed the steamer at gunfre, stayed
and then gybed to take the line little late The
Yankee crossed first At 1205I2. 10 leeward on the
r,ne the Rainbow tapping her by half length and
70 windward The Mineoa came next at l2Oo-5l,
close to the steamer but the Virginia. steered
bv " K Vanderbilt, jr-, forced in between the
MineoIa and the Lgckenbach. doing some pretty
sailing in the necessary curves and avoiding win
skill a collision with the Mineola.
HIS offical crossing time was l2.o5,56 and both
his and many other starts were fun OF excite
rnent for everybody All the yachts were going at
f,Iu speed as they crowded past the Luckeubach,
and every one knew that wrong move of the
helm meant considerable damage. both TO reputa-
lions and purses The speed OF the racing fleets IS
shown by the fact that the press tug J. l. Luck
cnbach when going at eleven miles hour, was
wholly unable after giving them ten minutes
start TO pick them up for the first twenty miles.
To the Vineyard Haven ightship the racers had
the wind slightly ahaft the beam. and they were
going as If bent for election. The unofficial
times taken at Vineyard Haven Ightsh'O Were