New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
YACHTING.
THE YANKEE TURNS DEFEAT TO VIC
TORY AND WINS THE PosTLEY CUP.

THE YANKEE TURNS DEFEAT TO VIC
TORY AND WINS THE POSTLEY CUP.
Commodore Postley's $500 cup for the seventies
went to the boat whose owner paid the best atten-
ton TO the literature supplied by the club and not
to craft which did the fastest sailing In other
words the Yankee. which at the time a clearly
defeated boat found the eastery mark where the
club printed matter said it would be- while the
leading boats which had passed the mark without
seeing IT, had to renounce all their gains over the
Yankee and run back considerably over a mile be-
fore they could the right stakeboat and con-
tnue hopeessly however. In the race. The rest
was merely a procession in this class and instead
of holding chief interest of the day the finish
the seventies only ornamental after the turn
of the first mark. and the best races OF the day
between the Astrild and the Isolde, and in the
schooner class where the final victory Of the Quis-
setta Mr.. Ledyard's flagship the Corona was
the result of good hard sailing and fine work
The racing of Mr.. Sanderson's Countess and the
new Hanley design. the Cherokee. was also irter-
esting the Countess doing the trick with the Cher
okee though the little thrty-footer veda, coming
with large time allowance. captured the spoils of
war.
The day was rarely good for yacht racing, with
good breeze out Of the east and the tempera-
ture was most agreeable. The largest cutters and
the schooners had to sail a thirty mile course
twice round fifteen mile triangle, which had lots
of beating in 1t. The first six mile leg lay almost
in the winds eye, east three-quarters north and
then there was spinnaker southwest half
west six miles to the Prospect Point Buoy in
Hampstead Harbor. This was followed bv a reach
north-northwest three miles to the home mark off
Larchmont.
AS the yachts maneuvred prior to the start the
Yankees suit of sails seen to be the best in
point of fatness. and her big cubtopsan was SIM
ply drumhead The Rainbow's topsail was next
best while the Mineola's was the slackest of the
three. and there slight sag In the middle OF
the mainsan which seen in the other
mainsails.
WRINGE MAKES 4 FINE START
When the preparatory signal was given all broke
out small jibtopsails and working foresaiIs as they
circled about to take their positions the rush to
the line The Mineola stopped circling at time
studied on the watch, and from this point she pro-
ceeded closehauled the starboard to the wind
ward end OF the line. The Yankee and the Rain
bow both arrived at the line too soon. and went
down the line in order to exhaust the time before
the gun. 1t was this finely timed starting that
Wrtnges work was about perfect. He crossed
twenty seconds after the gun. going fast on the
starboard tack, with the right of way every
thing and at the windward end. The Rainbow
with Parker steering crossed five seconds later at
II 1925. but to leeward the line The Yankees
time OF crossing was not obtained with certainty.
but she was considerably to leeward the signal,
and she came about after that and took line on
and shore at once. She probably late about
a minute on the start, and as these were all one
gun sendons this lapse of time dead loss to
her The Mineola tackled also. to split her wind
as soon as her intention discovered. and the
two went out southeasterly, with the Rainbow
soon following in that direction.
The schooner start was at II 40 o'clock when the
Corona crossed first. with John Barr at the wheel
followed couple Of lengths behind by the Quis-
setta. with H. F. Ltpptt. the owner steering She
WAS n n Lnffn Tha u0hnn
close underneath her the line and then came the
Wayward. The Atlantic arrived late and was
practically nowhere the start or at any other
time. The Quissetta looking extremely well.
and her canvasing seemed perfect. She was point
ing fully as high as the Corona at first. but as
they passed in close to the north shore the New
York Yacht Club flagship was looking higher and
holding to all she gripped which not the case
with the Quissetta.
The 6O-foot cutters the Astrtld and the Isolde
were sent off at 11:45 o'clock the Hanan boat in
the lead Both stood at once for the south shore
the Astrid being we'll 70 windward and in A good
position. The 91ussar II and Affair of the 51-foot
class, were off at 11:50 O'clock the Hussar II lead
ing to the line. when the Affair steered by Lem
Miller. came down whstling from to windward
and spun in to take close fit between the Baird
boat and the mark The Countess the Cherokee
and the Veda crossed on the signal.
THE BEATS wINDwARD.
Over to the southeast the wind was tumbing the
water. and at 11:53 o'clock the Yankee went into
the starboard tack. in which it was discovered
from afar how she stood. She crossed to lee
ward of the Mineola, and after passing further IN
crossed to leeward of the Rainbow The Corona
was now out in the harder wind and getting some
or her old time gait, widening the gap consider
ably between her and the Quissetta
Ihe Mineola went into the starboard tack ar
N'uo on the south shore, and put the Rainbow
about. the Vanderbilt boat coming in on the mort
tack The Yankee kept on standing to the north
east while the Mtneola and the Rainbow wera
neck and neck inshore. the Belmont boat always
to windward. The Isolde was now eating out her
way through the Astrd's lee and ar 1919 sba
showed out ahead with clear lead the Astrild
gong ABOUT 10 avoid emphasizing the point Soon
the Rainbow, to which had been given a big fuu
LOT speed stayed to try to pass ahead of the
Mneola, but 1t was no use, and the latter boat
came about on top of her. and from this moment
seemed to sail away from her on the way to the
south shore At 1925 she tackled again and now
showed a gap of nearly quarter of a mile be-
tween them Three minutes later she Uent ",
again. because the Rainbow was doing so and
Wrnge would give Parker no chances on land
slants
The tide was running fast the westward and
the leading couple may have been getting Stacker
water than the Yankee. which was out in the full
force of IL. At 1921 the Yankee was taking q tacL
in and as she again all three boats
seemed TO have the wind in the same direction the
Yankee often getting IL fresher than the Others
AT this time the Yankee probably at least a
mile behind the MineOla and in view of the close
racing of the design fleet could be termed a
Yankee came to Larchmont dory mark and
turned H. on board they called TO the commit