New-York tribune., 1900-06-24
YACHTING.
END OF THE SEAwANHAKA CORN
THAN RACE SERIES

Luck stayed by the seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club to the end OF its three day series. Leaden
skies promised hard weather yesterday morning
and II was blowing freshly the Sound TIL an
hour before the start. Shippers pacing the
decks trying 70 size up the coming weather and to
judge as 10 what canvas their boats could carry
A number of yachts that being towed from
Northern ports 70 Oyster Bay had to let go and
return to their own shelters. not feeling able to
take the strain OF being dragged through the
easterly seaway. But allowing for such deductions.
there were still ftythree racing craft left to start
on gunfire when the wind had dropped TO club
tOpsail power
When the fleets gathered at the starting line It
was noticed that the 70-foOter Rainbow miss
Ing. Her owner Cornelius Vanderbilt jr., had
Judged that his boat not in tune TO with
the Mineola. which has had month to prepare.
and the Raintsw was sent home before the races
were started. W. X. Vanderbilt. jr on board
his craft the Virginia. and Frederick Tams was
also seen on deck The MineOla with August Bel
mont on board. had her largest gaftopsar set as
soon as the skipper perceived the coming light
weather. but the captain OF the Virginia had sent
up a clubtOpsail of second size and allowed it TO
remain in place. though there was plenty of time
TO change the kite before the start This difference
in canvas aIoft probably accounted for some
portion of the Virgtnia's defeat. she wanted
every square foot Of sail she owned and more, too,
in the moderate breezes of the day.
In the schooner class the Amorita and the Quiss-
eta measured booms again. and the Syce and
Hussar II sought conclusions. while the Queen
Nab took the same course on her walkover carry
ing ner largest clubtopsaiI The Syce set her small
jib-headed gaff topsan which proved sufficient for
her leading of the Baird sloop the course.
y large fleet Of new racea bouts and special thir
ties contested. and many yawls cat rigs and small
er craft had day that seemed made to order for
them. The wind due east, and remained that
way all day except for some local slants and the
shift sCutherly late in the day.
This gave all classes Z wind abaft abeam
the nOrth-nOrthwest course TO the first mark. a
beat the east by north the second leg. and a
broad reach back 70 the home mark.
The two seventies were together south Of the line
until forty-five seconds before the start and then
they broke out No ? iib topsails and headed for
the line. Suddenly the Virginia which TO lee
ward, swerved In behind the Mineola and lapel
her weather quarter but Wrnge did not lu6
much but kept going with a hard pull TO get away
clear. The Virginia payed off also, pointing TO
windward of the Mineola, but not getting there.
There was about length and half between them
the line Soon after they got into lufing
match and were heading up north-northeast, four
points off their course. In five minutes more
Wringe began to pay off his course. and got
clear away to round the first mark in the lead.
The Qussetta had her foremast and yard OF
foresau ahead when she crossed with the Amorita
to windward of her. Both went off under small
maintopmast staysails and small working topsais.
The Arnorita bIanketed her rival on the line and
lit out ahead from the start the due course for
her nrst buoy, Where she rounded with a falr
lead
The Syce. the Queen Nab. Hussar II. the Ava.
the Ondawa and the Penguin started about a
length apart when the % signal was given. The
AIbicore, Mrth II and the Nautilus went at 1:98.
followed by the Audax. the Sakana and the Freya
at lbs. Then several classes went at 10 in this
order: The Veda. the Empronzi. the Kit the Wa
wa, the Hera the Esperanza, the Alerion the
Polywog. the Oiseau the windora and the Gray
ling.
Edward KelIy's Rochelle led over at IA. followed
by the Robin Hood and the Houri, and at 30 the
raceabouts crossed IN this order: The Kittie. the
Raider the Colleen and the Sis. The Scamp and
the PersimmOn crossed before the signal and on
returning did to the line from the pilot
house the tug TO the westerly line boat before
continuing in the At 155 the Bobs. the Bee.
the Thelga, Mongoose H. the Spider, the Kildare.
the Mstral, the Catspaw, the OK. the G0sbird and
the Vera crossed in the order given. followed on
the next signal by the Nora and the Mcrobe.
The Mineola by this time working out
perceptibly leaving the Virginia. The schooner La
tona was also getting away from the Katrina, and
the easterly mark was rounded by the leaders as
follows: Mneoa, 2.8d0; Virginia, 2.S2 C5; AmOrita
20; Quissetta. 2:4S:lO.
These leaders had the wind well abaft abeam |
for the third leg home, and the MineOla and the 4
Virginia both balloon foreSatls and No. 2 jib
topsals the broad reach for the home mark |
The official times taken at the home mark show |
the relative positions OF the yachts in all the |
classes as follows: