New-York tribune., 1900-08-12

A FINE RUN BY THE NEw-YoRK YACHT
CLUBS FLEET FROM VINEYARD HAVEN.
Newport R. I. Aug. Il (speciaD.-Mr. Belmont g
greatly pleased tonight with to-,lay's victory L5i
Mineoa has won 4. F. Lippitt's cup for The 70
footers making the largest number Of victories in
the cruise runs; also ex-Commodore Edward NJ
Browns cup for the fastest run from Cottage Citv
70 Newport and the club cup for the same races
This contest. sailed to-day, was the real race Of
the cruise, being 70 windward all the wav and
having lots OF breeze and seaway in it thus provd
ing q splendid test Of the yachts. with no hukes
The preparatory gun was given $50 O'Clock, as
soon as M. Kane anchored the committee steamer
OF the West Chop Buoy. The wind was then
vest by south, fresh and the yachts were forcing
8 dead beat westward through Vineyard Sound
The cruisers were starting ahead of the racers and
The old cup defender Volunteer was among these
OE5cially timed the start of the cutters and
vawls. az signaued. at e:45 o'clock was: The syce.
e,514. the Ava s.45Is; the Shark s:45:22; the
sayonara, s.45-S2; the Wasp. s;45,57: the Effort
s GO. the Astrild. s:45Is; the Petrel s:46ls: the
Isolde. s:462i. and the Hester. 9:4s29.
There was splendid show Of two stiekers when
these got their signal $50 and the Latona was
frst away s.5oc22, followed by IAppitt's Ouis-
setra az 9.55.3s The flagship Corona crossed at
sE52 the Constellation at s5l.S4 followed by
J. 3 Ford's Katrina ar s.5206: c. P Buchauan's
Uncas s522s: g ". Weld's Hrdegarde 1886:
Jhe Indra- s53:l4: the Mayhower. s.5s.2l and the
Wavwara. s.5S:46
Before the start Of the 76s was signaIIed at 10
o'clock aI four retreated from the line the Rain
bow going in stays for the return. The Mneola
wore ship and they came TO the line with great
speed carrying club topssils and working tib top
sails that helped 70 lay them down 10 their rails The
oHcial times AT crossing the line were: The Rain
BOW 1000 ID; the Virginia. 10-o0:41; the Mneola,
l0,l20; the Yankee lo0222. And they went away
On ths port tack. did all the feet.
TIDE HELPED THE BOATS.
The tide was with the racers. and they followed
high On the long tack, coming in well up Naushon
Island On the way over the Rainbow split tacks
win the rest OF the feet, and went on the star
board leg work the southerIy shore in her beat
ing. This was found 10 De bad move, because
the three craft the north shore enjoyed great
force Of tide 70 sweep them windward- When
the press tug, J. L Lucken bach. pushed by
CAPTAIN Keen 70 catch the racers they were found
Eith The Mineola ahead the Virginia second and
the Yankee third But the three worked west
ward in short tacks. Mr.. Duryea finally landed
the Yankee On the Virginia's weather quarter at
L O'Clock. and then sawed TO windward Of her
for the rest OF the day. W K. Vanderbilt jr-.
then went chance hunting, and having been out
sailed the north shore. left at I;55 10 Try the
Rainbow. At Tarpaulin Cove light, nine miles from
the start the order was as follows: The Mineoa,
the Quissetua. the Corona. the Yankee the Isolde,
Jhe Wasp. the Constellation. the Latona- the May
flower. the KioWa. while in the south shore feet
The order seemed 70 be the Rainbow, the Hester,
the Syoe and the Virginia crossing southerly.
II was net until the yachts were level with Gay
Head that any one knew win certainty which pair
q 7os was ahead. but when the Mineola stood
across the Sound. followed BY the Yankee, these
bow with considerable lead
OFF THE LIGHTsHIP-
Vineyard Haven Lightship was tumblng in the
seaWay the yachts came up TO leave II TO star
board Great schooner yachts were slanting into
the VIVID EiJh their fattene6 sails taking on fine
O =
they we're hitting water of both bows ike the old
China tea ships. Crack! went the foTetopmast Of
the Constellation she went out windward Of
the lightshp; then the rushed aloft, the torn
canvas was cut away, and other sails set TO keep
the vessel in the lead Then the four seventies,
ne Corona and the Q4-ssetta launched out into the
sane 6ignifed quiet shown in The Britannia passed
OF yeaFIlHs toT mere "lnd, while Inc Wasp re-
he Two other imported beauties, the Isolde and the
Nor easily ia Ne fo-EorTsT Urae rEsr zafIt,9 ..
lle lightship, with its bounding life gayety and
NiHe9a, 1880; the Yankee I2.5s 10; the Virginia
The Quissetra ia 40 the Hester 1880 the Isolde
ll5-l9 the Wasp lis 90: the Astrild, 1895; the
Constellation and the Hiidegarde TO windward,
Win ire MsyfoweF. the Latona. the Shark and the
syee coming The finish OF the 7os could be seen
rss - 3sJ|esa ne lg5tship sn6 TIE finish As be,
f1kss- but just hard sailing hammer and tongs all
lie way and IL The fairest race Of the season.
canvas for American Gather. She won in her
eiass put The best % 5eat her over minute
mast got tar1ed in the fore rigging and could not
be lowered that II carried there till after
- E1ls 2 Al which she won over the Corona by
2 7ar-y three minutes corrected time The wind
failed The Yachts little on the last Of the thirty
AI1ho1gh both beaten by the Hester the racing
6ey Fave RAD in his Country the ISOLDE wnnfng
by comfortable margin.