New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
YACHTING.
THE YANKEE WINS INIPREsSIvELY
FROM THE MINEOLA
FIRST RACE OF THE SPECIAL SERIES AR
RANGED BY THE NEw-YORK
YACHT CLUB.
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Newport, r. l.. July 13.-Yankee preparation,
Skill and good Judgment were combined in the
Yankee. Several times has it been said in The
Tribune's columns that when the amateur Her
man b. Duryea got his boat ready he would
make it warm for the hitherto unbeaten Mineola.
He did so yesterday in the first of the four
new one design seventies. and he returned
winner with a handsome lead. w. K. Wander
bilt jr, sailed his Virginia and at the
wheel. Cornelius Vanderbilt had Parker to steer
his Rainbow. Captain Bob" Wrnge handled
the Mneola, and Mr.. Duryea fooled the Yankee
Two other classes were started-the 51-footers,
in which the Affair the Shark and the Syce
started, and the 30-footers. in which the Polly
wog the Esperanza, the Wawa and the Hera
started.
While waiting for the preparatory gun the
general trim of the yachts could be seen. The
Yankees canvas set best, Her clubtopsail was
fiat and tight everywhere a drumhead.
The Rainbow's was next best, having been we'll
cut since last seen at Oyster Bay. The Mineoa
was not sheeted out and showed rather badly in
comparison, and the Virginia was about the
same
The wind was light just before the start, but
1t freshened rapidly after the first gun 1t was
southwest by south all day The course
for the seventies and fifty-ones was first beat
from the Brenton Reef Lightship, southwest by
west miles to the Whistling Buoy off
Point Judith; then broad reach east nine and
three-quarter miles, then easy reach six and
a quarter miles to the home mark then again
to Point Judith and back to the Lightship a
distance Of thrty-seven miles.
The start of the seventies was signalled at
lilo, and the four vessels crossed as follows
Mineola, 11:10:05; Rainbow, 11:10:05; Virginia.
| 11:10:23; Yankee 11:10:07 The fleet immedi-
ately divided into two divisions the Mineola
with the Rainbow slightly to leeward going out
on the starboard tack to the open sea, while the
Virginia and the Yankee went in the port
tack to the land All were carrying the largest
sized clubtopsails, and were heelng we'll over
with the force of the freshenng winds. Then
came the f1fty-ones at 11:15, the Affair, finely
sailed by Lem" Miller, leading at 11:15:1S; the
Shark sailed by her owner, F. Lathrop Ames, Of
Boston, at 11:15:2S, and the Syce, sailed by
Bob" Dennis, took most Of her calculated time
and crossed at 11:17:15 The thirties crossed
at 11:30. and were never seen again from the
press boat.
STOOD ON THE SHORE.
The Affair followed the lead Of the Yankee
ard stood in for the shore at once while the
Shark and the Syce went seaward. There was
no comparison to be made of these divergent
opinions. Wringe and others evidently thought
that the tide behind them they would
get its full force better outside. Duryea ig
nored the tide and sought shore slants and
easier water. He got both. and he won the race
in first half hour Of sailing. By 80 the
Yankee had the Virginia practically beaten, and
they were both taking many short tacks along
the shore. In these. the superior set of canvas
and shrewder handling of Mr.. Duryea was
opening out marked lead while both boats
were securing long lead on the couple which
We're four or five miles further seaward.
When the Shark and the Syce stood in on the
port tack about 11:4O. they had their bows
| crossed by the Affair. which long way
ahead This showed that all the advantages
were in the land and that the story
would be told when the four seventies came
together again at Point Judith. At 1900 the
outer couple coming in, and at 1206:30
the Yankee and the Virginia crossed their
course a long way ahead. This distance
shown at the Whistling Buoy which made the
fl st mark Here the official times showed that
the Yankee had beaten the Mineola nearly ten
minutes while the Virginia had beaten the
Rainbow almost the same time the official fig
ures being: The Yankee, 12:20:45; the Virginia,
12:2219; the Mineoa, 2:3029. and the Rain
bow, 12:32:30.
While the Syce was beating westward the
! crew did not know what the matter with
her and hoisted her peak halyards three times,
as the sail seemed to be coming back all the
| time The forestay was pulling out gradually
and finally went altogether, the ironwork pulling
out Of the hull. The way canvas aloft was re-
! duced on the boat, and gave the impression in
some quarters that the boat was being beaten;
| but there are two sides to that story, and this
/ part Of 1t comes from the owner himself.
| When all the yachts hoisted their balloon jibs
| to run to the easteriy mark the wind was blow
! ing fresh. There a heavy dead roll coming
/ in from the southeast, the result of yesterdays
! blow, and there was to-day's sea from the south
/ west the top of it. This made lumpy water
! but the yachts flew through it at good speed
and the weather bright. windy and clear
! overhead making an ideal race day.
| The second mark turned in this order
| The Yankee. 1:24:26; the Virginia, 1862; the
| Mineola. 1896; the Rainbow, 1926 The
! elapsed times on this run were: The Rainbow
! / Al the Virginia, 1:04:30. This shows that
| the last two boats had made better time than
! the two leaders.
MINEOLA'S FINE TURN.
! The Mineola made a fine turn here holding on
| 10 her balloon jib to the last second, when she
! smothered it down in the calm of the gybe at
! the mark It the smartest work shown all
day. and there equally good work at the
| finish when the Mineoa's spinnaker disap-
peared at the line with all the magic that per-
fectly trained use.
! At the Brenton Reef home mark the times
were: Yankee, 2:04:26; Virginia, 2:01:2S; Mine
ola. 2:12:50; Rainbow. 2:14:44 The elapsed
times for this leg being: Yankee. 1000; Mineola
| 4O:24; Rainbow, 4O:1S; Virginia, IL 30. And
then came the hard beat 10 Point Judith when
the wind and were heavy. At the wind
ward mark the times were: Yankee, 3:11 :OS;