The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-14
Upton CUP FOR RAINBOW,
CORNELIUS vASDEBBILT's 7o'Fo0TER
WINS the HANDSOME TROPHY.

skippers, Are THIRD and Fourth Respective
B-Race sailed Over the America Cap
Course In Light and ChanEeabie winds.
Cornelius vanderbllts yacht Rainbow won
the Upton cup with many minutes TO spare
yesterday. ~ light breezes OF Sandy Hook she
outsailcd Me Mineola. Virginia aud Yankee
and captured the trophy that the owners OF
these four racing yachts would rather have won
than any other that has been raced for THIS
season. The Rainbow won because capt
Parker proved to be the most expert OF the four
skippers. lie took advantage Of every SHIFT OF
wind and worked the yacht from a poor place
at the start TO the leading one at the finish
The race was not started until afternoon,
and the wind at times was 70 light that few
thought II would be finished in the time act by
the Regatta Committee. In spite Of the scarcity
Of wind the men on the four yachts worked
hard and after turning the outer mark the wind
backed more and more to the south so that
what was expected 20 be a beat home proved
10 be a reach Then the wind freshened and
the yachts were able to mako tho finishing
line with plenty OF time 10 spare.
From a yachtsman's point Of view the race
was not a successful one. There was 70 good
tests OF the merits of the four boats The
course was fifteen miles TO leeward and return
and for such a handsome trophy as that offered
by Sir Thomas Upton Il was hoped that the
wind would be true and Of sufficient strength
10 make a good race. II was so light for the
run out that II took the Rainbow more than
three hours and a half to reach'the mark. II
the wind had remained as it was at The start
IL would have been impossible for the yachts
10 have beaten home in the time, but the shift
enabled them to make one leg home and toward
the end 1t ireshened 80 that the Rainbow crossed
the Flushing line within an hour Of the limit.
The cup for which the yachts raced was Of
fered by Sir Thomas Upton TO the New York
Y. G. II IL worth $1,000, and as a compliment
to Sir Thomas for his generous oier the mem
bers OF the club thought that It would be nice
20 have the 7O-footers race for it over the Amer
ica's Cup course, Sir Thomas Upton became
thoroughly acquainted with this course when
he was here with the Shamrock last year and
II was thought that he would appreciate the
compliment. The conditions that governed the
Cup contests were in force yesterday and only
for the fact that four yachts were taking part,
one might almost imagine that IL was "A race
for the Americas Cup so keen was the interest
taken and so eager were the owners ofthe yachts
to win the trophy.
Early In the morning the outlook for a good
race was very good. There was a strong breeze
nj he west blowing ana captains oil steamer
and tugs that had been outside reported that
the sea was smooth. This was cheering ne VS..
us II wa generally expected that after the
hard blow Of Wednesday there would be holes
In the water about the Hook and that things
would not be comfortable. The crews of the
racing yachts were about early. putting the
finishing touches TO their craft. There were
the usual hundred and one things that a care
full skipper has 10 look 10. and not one OF these
fSoTr' he start for the ishtship. Coneiinss
Vanderbilt and his friends went Town the bay
on the steam yacht Mirage and were trans
ferred early to the Rainbow. Harry Payne
Whitney, Herman b. Duryea and the men who
we're TO sail on the Yankee boarded that yacht
of the Atlantic YACHT Clubhouse az Sea Gate.
Rear Commodore August Belmont came down
from Hampstead Oh the steamer scout and.
after ticking up some iTiendI at the PSSS.teTy:
ID. ). Arnott. waS, ready, TO tow, that yacht out
TO the starting line, ". h. Vanderbilt. Jr,
and III; friends went down on tug and boarded
the Rainbow OF Stapleton.
The scene around the Battery, at the pier at
the foot Of West Twenty-second street and the
club station at the foot OF East Twenty-siXth
street made one think still more Of a contest for
the Americas cup, Before the club steamer,
street pier cabs we're constantly driving on 10
the pier bringing members OF the club and their
guests TO the steamer. Handsome women,
dad in stylish clothes, boarded the Cepheus,
attended by the y~achtsnen, and soou the vessel
was crowded with q gay party. At the club
station launches were constantly taking parties
lltll dlt ltbNN' ~ NANV > VII oN'sl'iNN NIAtlF1
and a. soon us these vessels had all on board
they started down tie bay. AZ the Battery the
same scene was repeated. and from 9 o'clock
there was Il constant procession OF steam yachts.
tugs and steamers down the bay and out by
Sandy Hook. The Iron Steamboat Company
ran n public excursion, and the Perscus, the boat
used for this service, was well attended.
J. PierpOnt Morgan's steam yacht Corsair
was one OF the early. ones TO go out. Conn
and his flag was hOisted at the main on the
yacht John Z .Duncan's fast steamer Kan
awha came up from tho Atlantic Highlands
early in the morning and after taking on a
party Of friends at the Battery started out
again. Col John JACOB Aston had a large
party on board his steam Yacht Nourmahal
+ {. Benedict WAS on board his yacht Oneida
and J.. II Benedict entertained on board the
steam yacht, V%ergana. The Elsa, owned by
yachts outside the Hook, H. c. BaStcI's
Seckan, J tGsors MaSSYeil's k,sWet, J. l.
tear, Colgate Hoyi's Tide and the Rival were
among others noticed. The Cepheus left the
foot OF West TEcnty-second street shortly
Oh VS. Oddie and Alon2O X. Jones. and among
those on boprd were:
David Barrie. the representative OF 81 Thomas
MrS. C. VI CIInton. Miss Kenneth. J. NJ McCord. tI.
| Commodore L. NJ Blown, Ms wGltney. Mis-, Brown.
hasJ,'S \. RoS MSv'. = s sasS,q' ~ lieS and S SsS' A T.; i:
bald Watt william Garane1 4 Cary smith Ssy-
George DiaSeiey. Mt. and Mrs. Paul Eve Stevenson.
i2hn ,n n M Ma'o F Il Il. j. j. h hsnd"sGt J. s aTA4s E GTssT.
sidney Solomon. II. ID Wolctt. J Murray
Mitchell. Thomas jenkins, f.. N. Croni,e } Y, S.
Oddie. ", Harold oddie, Mr and Mrs. A. +.
Austen, Miss Kallsh, II. c White, Robert Stouten-
berg: Count de- Garttt, Col 4, T. krtchum, {. {.
Halght. q. | Hubbard, L. c. Moratt, nt. j. d. DAWN.
y. l. RyeT. T. Il. Thompson. G ii. S%Outhard, DT. W.
+. Gilnllan. Charles Piyer, W q. Dickie, W, II.
Hampton. lanes y Ford. Y. a Wurster, Robert I'm
derhil, W. II. Wilmer. Nj. and Mis- q. D. Maxwell.
Miss Maxwell, George ", Scott. \ n. DinSmore. r.
y, Motley ". H.. Jones. +. NJ. Blomley, !. q Lewis
q l.. Peer, John X Adams. J. II. HillmAn. J. Mont,
gomery Strong, r. ". Duryea, EDWARD BELL 3. T.
Shaw, G. ". VerdenbuJgh, Charles T. Morton.
Theodore c. Zerega, James 4. Wright. John n.
Thomas, John X. Eastwood. Mrs. Bond aud Miss
Mary W Bond.
The Regatta Committee, s. Nicholson Kane,
w. Butler Duncan. Jr and j. Fr0d Tams, was
ON board the tug I.uckenback, The latter
left about the same time as the club steamer
and went straight to the starting place, the
Sandy Hook Lightship. BY II o'clock the COM
mite, boat and the tug Albert Fills, In charge
of ellis Olson. which was 10 lay the mark, were
ready and the club steamer reached the light
shf a few minutes later The wind by this
time had moderated considerably IL was
stlll from the west and the sea was quito smooth.
The Rainbow and Yankee were on hand, but
tho other two yachts we're nowhore 20 be seen
The Mirage had towed the Rainbow Out and on
the way tho crew had hoisted the mainsail and
The jib and forestry sail were set up in stops
Cornelius Vanderbilt was on hoard and he took
n took at everything to see that II was right
Newbcrry ID lAwtpn was on board 10 lend his
assistance when necessary, and Mrs, Wander