New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
YACHTING.
THE SAILING OF THE SEVENTIES
FEAT OF THE MINEOLA AND
ITS CAUSE.

One reason given for the Mineola losing two races
to the Yankee on July 13 and IA has been that her
sails are getting out Of shape. She has sailed
more races than any of the others Of this feet and
has been using her canvas for nearly month
longer than the Rainbow and nearly two months
longer than the Yankee On returning from New
port Sunday the skipper Of the Affair asserted
that the Mineolas sails were not now in condi-
ton TO contest with set a boat OF the
size.
This defect was noticed before the Of the
18th and referred to IN The Tribune Of the follow
ing day. but In these two races II was not mat
OF sails but Of good guessing to wind slants
and this Is just where the keen interests OF the
game come in Mr., Duryea. who for years has
sailed this course in the almost continuous
contests of the design thirtes. enjoyed great
advantage. and Wringe, OF the Mineola. said
after his second defeat: How was l know that
when beating to windward? I had never been
there before and the pilots and others on board
were saying that the wind would surely go round
TO the southwark and that ought to stand out
We fairly beaten both days because we
did not go to the right direction for favoring
winds"
These remarks and many facts could be referred
to In order 10 show how many things may inter
to sidetrack the laurels Several people. in
Guiding Captain Sycamore. of England, have been
quoted saying, Yes. I thought the Yankee
would prove fastest" but the fact is that no one
knows what the relative speeds of these boats
| one may DeC on MT duryea's BenerdlShlp, local
knowledge or dexterity. or on Wringe's wide ex-
| perience and careful handling OF well trained
| crews, but the craft whose sails get baggy or
which goes TO the wrong spot for wind is sure
| TO get defeated If she a Hudson River
| brick schooner. II was owing to the report that
the boats We're In reality different in shape that
| The Tribune took some trouble to get and print
MeaSurer HySOp's exact figures and also his Opin-
ion. made after a careful examination of all the
boats, that there wasn't detachable variation in
them except such as was shown in the small, fraC-
| tional differences in the racing lengths.
everybody: why does the Rainbow always get
| beaten?' Particular care given this
boats condition before she started in the Newport
races. and her sails and the Yankees the
best of the feet vet the yacht acted If she had
some structural defect, in comparison with the
others AS she finished the first race coming dead
much more than the others stopping her main
boom in the water and holding il there like a
winged duck. Again. in the second race the
Yankee sailed through her lee on the beat home
and came out slowly ahead of her.
Commodore Kane put the committee steamer
straight in the wake of both vessels. and the angle
or careen was the same, suggesting that the lead
| baLasttng was Identical in both The Rainbow
was beautifully and apparently perfectly sailed.
Parker seemed 10 edge her up into every chance
justice to Parker il should be stated here that
every man on the committee steamer admitted that
this skipper sailing the boat TO the Queen 5
taste Yet the Yankee gradually and slowly got
away from him. 70 wndward and ahead.
! Possibly the only for Cornelius Vanderbilt
TO exchange shippers and crews with the Yankee.
II would be no surprise If Mr.. Duryea could make
the Rainbow beat the Yankee, the crews being
also exchanged.