New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-22
YACHTING.
THE RAINBOW, WITH COMMODORE F. NJ
HOYT On BOARD, AGAIN De
FEATS THE AQNEOLA

If Cornelius Vanderbilt could have obtained the
assistance OF Commodore F NJ Hoyt on board the
Rainbow earlier IN the season instead Of in the
last three races. the record OF this boat might
have been different in the earlier part OF the
summers racing.
With the Unbeaten Marcia au1 the Syce Nj
Hoyt has won continuously for years. and ne Is
especially valuable 10 any boat that IS WORKING
the coasts Of Stamford He lives at Stamford and
IS commodore OF the Stamford Yacht Club From
the largest powders Of the Glacial epoch down 10
the rnerest pebble the beach, he knows them al
in his neighborhood and what is perhaps better.
ne knows how the tidal currents set in and out
Of the local harbors, where he naviCated on
plank in early youth. This personal history must
necessarily be first brought TO the front IN any
truthful account Of yesterdays race between the
Rainbow and August Belmont's Mlneola- The
latter boat was not sailed by who has been
swimming and diving and sailing catboats around
every rock on the Stamford coast, and the skipper
Of the AaeoIa had 10 stay n The strongest Fart
of the head tide and let II wreak its worst upon
him
August Belmont not on the Mineole- and
vice-Commodore Doreuaus represented MIN on
board. On the Rainbow there was an all-star
galaxy that was hard TO beat. There was Hoyr,
and Irvine Zerega- who usually commands me
smart Gardner design. the Mira, ana Captain
Bob Dennis, who has been on the Syce In al
her victories. The latter was working forward
Just for the sport OF il Newbury ID. La"ton
formerly the owner OF the Chispa and the Rae
coon was representing the absent owner, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and there were also several expert
enced hands from the racing crew OF the eyce
c. ". Wetmore and Mr.. Sherman, Of the Sea
wanhaka Race Committee. were in charge Of this
race which was resaiIing OF the spoiled contest
OF last Tuesday a large feet Tr1s present TO see
the meeting of these two beautiful racers Among
the craft were Colgate HoYts Tide, {. J. BillinSss
Surf, recently imported from England; Commodore
E C BenedIct's Oneida. the Forget-ule Not. owned
bv the Butler brothers; the Lasata The Prtyateer,
the Mirage. the Anita the Scout, and 4 lot OF
others.
The Mineola arrived from City Island IN good
time and the committee was prompt in signaling
on schedule time. these going like Ready, aim.
frer'-the Ready" being at y o'clock noon, and
the Fire" for the start, al 12I5 o'clock The VINO
was then by south, and the nrst leg or me
triangular course lay northeast by north, a quar-
terv run Of four and three-quarter miles The
second leg was a four mile beat windward on a
line west by south. half south. followed by reach
south southeast three miles This fifteen mile tn
angle was sailed twice, and the weather was Just
as enjoyable as the Seawanhaka people have been
having II all summer.
When the boats lowered for the gun the NIineola
made bluff that she wanted the windward end OF
the line, which Parker jealousy guarded Wringe
then ship and took the leeward end FOR the
leeward course. He had a slight advantage In
this. but it did NOT result in much, owing 10 his
balloon tbs being a bit too fat Hoyt had the
Rainbovy's balloon filed away out TO where II
ought 70 be. and that gave him small lead 70
set working jibtopsaiIs they turned close to-
gether after a peaceful start and quiet run az
about eight miles hour
They turned thus: The Rainbow, 1880; the
MineoIa Z "a The Vanderbilt boat then merely
closehauled on the port tack, and went in 70 the
Stamford coasts 10 the northwest The Nineola
turned round the mark into the starboard tack.
but soon followed the Rainbow At 1920 the Rain
bow came out. and the boats were about cross
each other when the Rainbow turned and went
back shoreward- Here the boats about even.
and in several other squirt tacks in which the yachts
were meeting head II was difficult 10 note much
difference in their respective performances Then
the tacks got shorter. as Hoyt probably got a
out ahead when the two met
But as the Rainbow approached the spot where
STANFORD Lighthouse Hoyt was able 10 make his
YACHT lee-boW the local swing OF the water and in
shead The Mineoia then risked the rocks and
stood in to get the same advantage but her lack OF
her and By working the tide far out had fallen
back 10 a1saImost hopeless position in the rear.
n sIl this work Mr.. Hoyt was standing close over
FeIAeT; W ne Soat was STAYED How could BE- seen
their work This showed that Hoyt practically
knoWiedge which here took the Rainbow out to a
good lead as shown al the turn, where the Rainbow
on The third leg the wind shifted TO about south
southwest and headed the Rainbow on 50 that
OF oyster Bay. The Mineola was similarly affected,
but gained IS secohSs N THIS leg Rs ZINES az te
home mark were. RAINBOW, Z'1--e. SllheoIa 80 -
Both gybed here and set spnnakers to port for the
slightly the mainboom side OF both the boats.
but they carried this setting 20 the s2sIerly marx
;5s, showing $ seconds better time FOR the
Mineola between the marks.
They could now lay their course west % souta
hair south 10 the second mark. and in this passage
when the wind was fresher than X mad been al
better than the RainbOw's This showed that on
Pain m MIN Of gOiuZ