The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-22
Rainbow Made Poor Showing, Finishing
Over Six Numbers Behind Leader.
QuIsETTA oUTfOOrED BY AMoRITA.
The Conditions Under Which tho Races Were
Sailed Were Almost Perfect Strong Wind
Throughoul Day From Wssl and Soulh.

New York. June 22.-The Seawanha-
ka-Corinthian Yacht club began its
three days series OF races yesterday
with a representative gathering OF
Americas fastest crafts.
The boats entered included for the
first time in any regatta the thSee large
cutters which have been prepared by
the Bristol builders for the Messrs.
Vanderbilt and Belmont. Mrs. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt was on board the Rain
bow with Mr.. Vanderbilt.
August Belmont also sailed In the
racer Herman Duryea of Newport was
there to sail III. o. Havemeyers Es-
peranza. Mr.. Duryea is half owner of
the fourth 20. the Yankee. which is now
being launched at Bristol.
He said that he hoped to have the
Yankee on the course in a short time,
but could not say exactly when. He
also admitted that he owned the boat
in partnership with Harry Payne
Whitney.
Seldom have finer breezes favored a
yacht race. The wind came about west
by south, and held steady all day, in
creasing on the second round TO full
topsail strength. This gave the race
abouts and thirties ali the power they
wanted for their best windward work.
The course began on a leg TO north
northwest. which gave the yachts wind
a-beam to the first mark In the Sound,
then, after the gybe, broad reach to
the easterly mark anchored In the
Sound. followed by beat almost dead
to windward. to the home mark. This
was sailed twice by the schooners and
big cutters. while the other classes
sailed smaller triangles on the same
compass courses.
The first sent off were the seventies.
The Virginia took place to windward
of the line boat. The Mineola chose a
middle place. and the Rainbow crossed
further to leeward. She and the Nine
ola both broke out balloon foresais
and jibtopsails before gun fire, and
crossed in magnificent style, the Rain
bow footing out clear OF the Mineola's
blanket as they shot away northerly,
and leading the Belmont boat to the
first mark.
The vigilant cut off rather behind
owing to her starting from standstill
instead of a rush.
The unofficial timing was: Rainbow
1:06:53; Mineola 1;0657: Virginia
1:07:45. hA
The two schooners Amorita and Qui-
setta started at LOS, the Brokaws' boat
being about a length on the line. Mr..
Duryea led the fleet OF thirties with
the Esperanza, with Mr.. Ellis half a
length behind, followed by the Wawa,
the Pollywog and the Mai
The new cutter Empronzio of the 90
foot sloop class. just launched by Frank
Wood of City Island for Alfred Beats.
crossed first, running fast. Next TO
her started the Oiseau, the Maxwell
Victor. which the Empronzio was built
to beat, the Alerion.
The raceabouts got away close to-
gether, thus: Cis. Colleen. Scamp,
siapper Persimmon. Spendthrift and
Raider.
when the two leading seventies
for windward berths, and the Virginia
profted by stealing away on her due
course for the easterly mark, with spin
maker winged to starboard.
She rounded first and led almost to
the windward mark. when Capt.
wringe took close call stayed to port.
and the Mineola rounded first. The Of
fetal timing was as follows:
Mineola 2:43:00; Virginia 2:43:16:
Windora 2:46:30: Rainbow 2:4s50; He
ra 2:47:47: O'Shima San 2:4s:3o; Polly
wog 2:4S:42: Wawa 2:4s:51: Esperanza
2:49:15 Mai e:54:0o Scamp 2:54:29:
Grayling 2:54:32; Empronzio 2:54:46:
Persimmon 2:Hs:50; Oiseau 2:55:19; Cis
2:55:19 Spendthrift 2:s5:55: Raider
2:56:11; Snapper 2:56:2s: Colleen 2:54:46:
Alerion 2:57:06: Amorita 2:5s:57. and
Quisetta 3:01:l5.
The second round the Rainbow
seemed to be tagging back all the way
and she was finally beaten by over six
minutes.
The Mipeola Increased her lead on
the second round and came I'm at the
finish l minute and 40 seconds ahead
The Amorita did likewise and finished
s minutes In front of the Lippitt
schooner. The yachts finished as fol-
lows:
windora 4:os:if: Hera 4:i3:ss; wawa
e:14:0i Esperanza 4:fi:16: Pollywcg
4:14:29; Mineola 4:5l:44: Cis 4:16:06:
Persimmon 4:1s.44: Scamp 4:1T:20: vir-
ginia 4:17:33: Snapper 4:1S:to: Raider
4:1a:42 Spendthrift 4:ta;hs: Colleen
4:20:46: Rainbow 4. 22: :02: Oiseau 4:23:59:
Fnnpronzio t:26:05: Alerior 42s:27:
Thelea 4:io:42: Amorifa 4:4t:s7: ouI-
setta 4:47:37: O'Shima Ssn 4:4s:?0. The
Grayiirg and the Mai did not finish
G. W. Wotmore. Mr. sherman and
Walter G. Kerr were the acting mem
hers OF the regatta committee. w. v.
Vanderbilt has taFrn rooms ut the
Seawanhata club. Oyster Bay. for this
racing series.