New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-22
YACHTING.
THE AIINEOLA AND THE ANIORITA LEAD
IN FIRST RACE OF SEAWANHAKA
CORINTHIAN REGATTA.

The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club began
its three days series of races yesterday with a
representative gathering of Americas fastest craft
The boats entered included. for the first time In
any regatta, the three large cutters which nave
been prepared by the Herreshoffs for the Messrs
Vanderbilt and Mr. Belmont. Mrs Cornelius Wander
biIt was on board the Rainbow with Mr. Wander
bilt August Belmont also sailed in the racer.
Herman B. Duryea. of Newport. was there to san
H. o. Havemeyer's EspeTanZa. Mr.. Duryea Is halr
owner OF the fourth seventy, the Yankee, which Is
now being launched at Bristol. He said yesterday
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 part
nership with Harry Payne Whitney.
Seldom have finer breezes favored yacht race.
The wind came about west by south and held
steady al. day increasing the second round
to full topsai strength. This gave the raceabouts
and thirties all the power they wanted for their
best windward work. The course began on a leg
north-nor west which gave the yachts wind
abeam to the first mark in the Sound, then. after
tho gybe, i broad reach to the easterly mark
anchored in the Sound, followed by a beat almost
dead to windward 10 the home mark. This was
sailed twice by the schooners and big cutters
while the other classes sailed smaller trangles on
the same compass courses.
The first sent off were the seventies. The Fir-
ginia took place to windward of the line boat
The Mineola chose a middle place and the Rain
bow crossed further leeward. She and the
Mineola both broke out balloon foresails and jib-
topsails before gunire and crossed in magnificent
style the Rainbow footing out clear Of the Mine
oa's blanket as they shot away northerly and lead
ing the Belmont boat the first mark. The Nir-
giua got off rather behind owing to her starting
from 4 standstil instead of rush
The unofficial timing was Rainbow, 1868; Min
cola 1861; Virginia. L07.45.
The schconers A;aorita and Qussetta started
at 105. the Brokaw craft being about length
ahead on the line. Mr. DuryeI led the fleet
off wit he with Mr.. Ellis
half a length behind, followed by the Wa%a, the
Poywog and the Mai. The new cutter Empronzi
OF the 30-foot sloop class, just launched by Frank
wood. Of city Island. for Alfred Peats. crossed
first running fast Next to her started the OIseau,
the Maxwell victor, which the Empronzi was built
TO beat, and the Alerion. The raccabOLts got away
close together thus: Cts. Colleen. Scamp, snapper
Pcrsmmor. Splndrift ana Raider
When the two leading seventies turned the first
mark they luffed OUT for windward berth, and the
course for the castcrly mark with spinnaker
winged to starboard. She rounded first and led al
most the wirdward mark. when Captain NriuEe
took a close call stayed to port, and the Mueola
rounded first The official timing as follows
Mneola, $500; Virginia, 243I6; Windora. 1880
Rainbow 2.-G5o. Hera 245+7; . SHma S.u.
2:4S.3o; Polywog 2:fS,i2: Wawa 2.N 81 Esperauza.
2:4SI5: Mai 2.J40o; Scamp 25i-29: Grayus. %.
Empronzi, 254aG Persmmon 2.5f5o; Oi-cau, 255.l9;
Sis 2.5519 Spudrft, 2.55.55; Raider. 256Il; Snap
per 2:56:2s; Colleen 2:5445; Alerion, 2.57o6 Amo-
rita. 2:5S57. and Quissetta 3ClI5.
on the second round the Rainbow seemed TO pee
tagging back all the way. and she was finally
beaten by over six minutes. Tho Mucola In
creased her lead the second round. and came ia
at the finish ] minute and 10 seconds aheld. The
Amoritt did likewise. and finished six minutes IN
front Of the Liputt schooner. The yachts finished
follows
Wndora. to,l; Hera. 4;a%%.a WawP. t -. .
81. f''.-' ~ 7lit4i.l'' i, - mp