The sun., 1900-09-19
RAINBOW FOULS MINE0LA.
AUGUST BBLMONT's YACHT LOSES HEh
TOPMasT BEFORE the START
Protest Lodged Against the Vanderbilt Bost
and the Regatta Committee Disdusiihes
Her-were TO Have Raced on the Sound
-MIII TTN Anain for the Cnp on frlday.

her-Were 10 nave on tut E"u"N
WIN Try Again for the Cup on Friday
The races arranged 10y the Seawanhaka-
Cornthian Yacht Club Yesterday were maTed
by an accident that occurred Just AZ the Mlheoa
and Rainbow were going for the line. The
two yachts. both on the starboard tack, came
together and the Mineola lost her topmast
as a result OF the foul. MIR. Belmont protested.
After the Rainbow had sailed over the course
Messrs. August Belmont and Cornelius VAN
derbilt and their friends from the two yachts
met the members OF the Regatta Committee
and gave their versions Of the collision. Each
owner thought that he was In. the right and
argued 10 prove that he was The session was
long one, and finally II was decided that the
Rainbow was at fault and the protest OF the
Alineola was sustained. The yachts viii meet
again for the cup on Friday.
IL was fine day for a yacht race The
wind was strong from the nOrth-by- II
swept across the Sound and kicked up quite
u sea Every wave that chased across from
the Connecticut shore was covered with white
foam and between the waves were holes into
which the yachts tumbled as they sailed. 1t
was blowing 30 hard that coasters were at
anchor in the many haTbors waiting until
the storm abated before proceeding on their
Journey. With the exception Of the race of
the Atlantic Yacht Club sailed on last Satur-
day the 7O-lootcrs have not been seen around
here in L hard blow. and yachtsmen were an
tcipating treat.
The Regatta Committee was out early settling
the marks Of the course, and as the sea was
running so high. this was Il long job The
dorles had 10 b. towed carefully or they would
have swanped The Miueoa wac the ilIst Oi
the 7O-footers TO reach Oyster Bay. She came
up from HemIStea linrbor under jib and
mainsail, The Rainbow under the same sails
arrived shortly uftcrward and then MIR Belmont
arrived on the Scout and Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bilt on tho Mirage, They went ashore at Onuo
and while waiting for the committee boat to
return discussed the conditions Of the contest.
There was TO have been race. too. between
the Isolde and the Astrild. Both boats were on
han d. but + Nj Hoyt had ITomised TO sail on the
Rainbow aud to put some Of his sailors on that
yucht in order to make up crew, 30 I've could
not handle the Isolde The Hanan brothers
were ready 10 race, but were Just as we'll pleased
that there was to be no contest. as the weather
conditions were anything but pleasant
1t was after o'clock when the Regatta Com
mittee went out TO the line ana the two 10
foOterS under nansails and liOs, followed.
EaCn had put reef In the fnalIlsail and they
were prepared for hard weather. The course
over which they were to sal was triangular
one. eleven and three-quar.r miles long. They
were TO 20 around twice. The first leg, which
was 10 wndward, wa< three miles nOrth-north-
wet. The second lex was four mules east
by-north, ana the last leg was four ana three
quarter miles southwest-by south.
At 2I0 o'clock came a preliminary signal
and the two yachts began 70 get ready for the
and then when only lew minutes had elapsed
the Miheola ran down 10 the colnfnlttee boat,
the tug y. 3, Arnott, and Mr.. Belmont shouted
that the luh rope uf his Uailsail had parted.
Gan you repair" asked Chairman WetmOre
Yes IN ten minutes shouted back Mr.
Mr.. Wetmore said lie would delay the start,
and siguaed 10 the Rainbow TO come near.
Nr. Vanderbilt was told OF the accident and
tel minutes TO make the Necessary repairs,
though, and II vaa 2SU o'clock when the Min
cola broke out her fore Btaysail aud thus sig
mailing that she was ready when the prepaTa-
tory signal vas made.
lhe yachts then had ivemlnutes To manHuvre
for position. FOT couple Of minutes they
stood away from the liue aud then the Rainbow
tackled to starbuard and with the wind lust
forw ard Of the beam headed toward the line
The I'llueola Lad sloOd Oh the port tack IN tow
ard the entrance OF Tie haTDUT. but she tackled
on the lee bow Of the Rainbow and both were
boat II looked - though Capt. Wringe wanted
To work ue MlAeula under the stern OF the
Rainbow ard 90 get the weather position.
luiort unHtey, however, there was "a mis-
calculation. The two yachts came together.
lh"r" "as a Ts'pins scraplng sound. The
maluDuom Uf the Rainbow was drawing across
the topmust feather -hroud Of the Mineula.
Tho two yachts were travelling last. too. and
were heading toward the western end of the
tl.
hut It stood for moment or two and then
lust when every one expected that they would
pull clear with no damage done it snapped
about half way from the top and the topsail
harprd in th' wind. The boom also caught
the head rggIs aud the ~tarboard bow-rrtt
trrcad,T w"s tent 80 thSt thr Yacht Tas TOO
seconds before the starting signal The Rain
bow as soon as the two yachts had pulled clear
hauled on the wind and crossed the line on the
starboard tack. The Sineoa also crossed
a few seconds later but she had TO head into
the wind to repair her damage As far as possible
| and then she returned 20 the harDor. huisting
a protest flag before shc went
The Rainbow continued on her course. 1t
was blowing hard. but not quite so strong as
though. and when these struck the yacht she
day over and show many feet Of her under
1t had taken 25 minutes and so seconds 10 beat
the three miles. Then with the wind abeum
she reached TO the next mark. and in spite
of the rough sea she made fast time. She
gybed around the mark at 3?42j. having
reached the four niles IN 2S miuutes aud IS
seconds; II was broad reach home and u
small jibtopsall was set for this leg. 1t took
20 minutes and H. seconds to 20 the four and
three-quarter miles and the yacht crossed
al the end OF the first round and all returned
TO the clubhouse. The Ratnbows elapsed time
hour is minutes and so seconds.
Mr.. Belmont had with him on the Mineola
yioe-C0mwpod%Trs PIN %,t r. p poremgs q The Atlantic
four men met In the clubhouse soon after the
Rainbow had crossed the line and they were
joined there by {. W. Wctmore and Charles A.
Sherman OF the Regatta Committee. Ar
Belmont at once stated his ground for a pro-
test and wanted the matter settled at once. He
contended that the Nineola had tackled on the
Rainbow's lee bow and had Just filed away on
the Starbord tack. The Rainbow was the
overtlkiug yacht and, according 20 the rules,
she should have kept clear of the Mineoa, the
yacht which waa being oyertaken, Mr.. Bel
mont declared that the Rainbow bore down on
tho Miueola and caused the foul
Mr. Belmont WAS asked II the Mineola had not
ufed lie said II WIS impossible to mI a
yacht IN the position the Mineola wa, in. lie
further said the wheel was being rolled hard 10
starboRrd. lie thought IL possible that ii the
Rainbow after bearing down had not mflcd,
but held her course, she might have cleared the
Mineola. but in lufflng when II was too late,
her boom swung over and caught the topInast
shroud of the Alineola.
Mr. Vanderbilt was asked n he agreed with
the details as given by Mr.. Belmont. He said
he did not. He agreed 80 far as the tackiug
Of the Mineola under the Rainbows lee bow
went, but Insisted that bis boat did not alter
her course. He said that she was close on the
wind. according 20 the ruling Of the New York
Yacht Club after the race for the Glen Cove
cups. This r1lng Mr.. Wetmore said, tho
heHwanhakq Club did not ggrye with.
| Mr.. Nandcrhut then said that the Rainbow
was not as close a. she mich, hnvc been. hut she
had the wind forward of the beam and was
heading for the western end Of the line having