The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
YANKEE GETS THE CUP.
Hsk PROTEST rs SUSTAINED AND
TEE MIREOLA IL DISQUALIFIED.
Regatta Committee OF Newport Yacht Racing
Association Announces It's Decision In the
Disputed Race OF Aug. 77-Foui Due 20
tho LumnE OF August BeImsnt's Boat.

Regatta Committee OF Newport Yacht BadnE
Association Announces Its Decision In the
Disputed Race OF AuE. 17-Foui Due to
tho LumnE Of August BeImsnt's Boat
NkwPoRI. Sept. iS.-The $1,000 cup offered
by the Newport Yacht Racing Association Tor
a series OF ten races between the 7o-foot sloops.
which were sailed on this port during July and
August, has been awarded TO the Yankee owned
by Messrs. Herman B. Duryea and Harry Payne
whitney. This announcement was made
public this evening. the Regatta
having reached a decision yesterday. but
deemed Il best not to make II public until the
owners Of the Mineola and Yankee. the inter-
ested parties. had received their copies OF the
decision.
The yachts finished the series with the yam
kee having II points and the hineola 10, ana
with two protests lodged for the
10 act on, the result OF which was To say whether
the Yankee was TO get the cup or II she ana
the Mineola would have to race again In case OF
a tie. The protests were In the race OF Aug a.
in which the Mineola was badly disabled IN
the second foul with the Yankee, The com
mlttee wished TO be right in the matter and did
not hurry matters. The decision is as foilo"s'
mNEoIA-YANKER PROTESTS.
I'm Raoe, Aug. "a, isoo--In view Of
tho fact that both yachts have protested
A. TO the first foul. the
will consider the first foul only. rejecting the
second. In accordance with the precedent
already established by the committee that
the act by which a yacht disqualines herself
thereby deprives her Of all further rights In
the raos. The following are the protests and
claims submitted: ,ooo
To N. Regatta Conntt's N'rport Ydoh Racing
Aaociafion:
GENTLEMEN; beg 10 protest tho Yankee on the
reach W the nrst mark to dsy for not keeping clear Of
the Mineols. and fouling the NIneola when iurins'
the Yankee being the overtaking yacht To wlndward.
your, truly. AUGUST BELMONT.
NEWPORT, Aug 2Z' ZOO
To The Regatta COMMITTEE, N'vpo1 fdeh Racing
GENTHR@sS While r%egreiang the collision at
the nrst mark toasI ! p5ote', we lsn ass b 10. &c m,I
N. Mineols. which was on the s%iaro9afd tack and
closs hauled after rounding a ,9T %a!A prl NS6i' re-
Flrst PPIotes, Started eish, seconds ahead Of the
astsm of the Mineola, The Mineola Immediately
iured. after crossing upntne Yankee ana wnen sHe
eompnss showing southeast rs south, The boats
luGed alternately and bore a~aI the nanSse grad
ns.,, SCyssSaT ,as, by south TO AVOID foGling the Yam
KEGS mAInsall with the masthead spTeadet, the } ankee
S.snns ave, "s sSs. hts' causing A. u he Mlnsois 70 Jun
without taking the helm. and In doing so thr Az
Mlnsoia. The Yankee, being the everlasting boat.
should have kept elesI And cpassGgeni1y me i2u''
second prte,t wind. ". s W. course. +. s T..
four miles The Mlneola approached the hIst marx
on a broad reach In the immediate WAKE OF te 4 shH w
yards from the mark the Aineola began trimming
down and taking n. IN 9tT t s9 'S sssy =, fn ia, wsfd Of So ~.
Yankee and trimmed down her msinsail close ana
"fb. YANKEE lured around the mark ahead Of the
Mlneols and on a wider circle owing g. heI oymlng
down closer 10 the marx; S.Pe we M,n of ,hs y ynfI
kee The Mineola held her way passing the marx
on the s%taIboard tack and BEADED st3Ht = > w
clently wide turn " leave a lree opening loi we MIN
scla TO ONE in without nd "p SegaS l ~ All Ine AVIAN wano on he 4
port tack without paying any a"en"on W 'e M'heo'a
o'ns course Of the Mineols could no, then be changed
20 wear away clear Of the Yankee II held on her
eogI,. she r SSn b.l Sa of t iS' a afSe Ia W .no , inf ! p S1S hard
20 port with the owners assistance IN an e1oH 10 luH
SS.sts I,ge,ns. and gradually rounded to and became
locked on the port tack under the lee OF We Yankee,
nassed the mark on the starboard tack, and the Van
kee when she came about on the porttack did 80 when
she was unable to clear tne M.neq He, MONT oxn,,
R,o1ad Com m itss Nsvpor Ydeh Racing Assoei
foullng Yankee in 10 days race. The nrst foul oc.
cured in the following manneI; Both boats were
. sSisp iaSed and Yankee % avoid her l,gfed also ana
was heading southeast Yankee got Aineol9 wind
s I'd. drew uE Isp'S 6.id s her iun. NH The, MINE Mlnsol s'P Par ed
sharply, with the apparent inisnilon o. going under
msinsau with me outtr par Of he, bowsPn, shroud;
! beg 10 protest Mlneola under Rule : The second
foul occurred In the following manner In rounding
he mrs, MAX, Yankee had a clear lead and tackled
around me marx Mi nee a. s'IcmR'e Sr q 70 '0r &c 2 1d pa,
STRUCK Yankee Just Aft Of the rgging. beg 10 pro-
les, MlneolA under paragraph Of Ruis u; ver'
"J AirG3' e. 1900.
In the protests and at the hearing certain
contradictory, statements are presented Mine
order 10 avoid fouling with her topmast spreader
the mainsail of Yankee, further, that Yankee
TOO closely. thus ultimately causing the foul.
Both Of these statements are denied by Yankee
as 10 the danger OF fouling the topmast spreader
LII the protest Of Mineola these circumstances
appear TO be cited as explanatory. and the
a. anovertaking vessel TO keep clear. lnordert TO
prove that Yankee forced Mineola TO bear
away, 1t Is necessary for Mineola TO prove that
a foul would have occurred bad she not borne
away. As TO the charge that Yankee bore
away with Mineola, and was wrong in so doing,
this charge would be included and Judged In
considering the general charge that Yankee.
as the Overlooking yacht. failed to keep clear az
required by tho rules.
the general character Of tho claims under the
protest OF Mineola, the committee decline
10 consider the above alleged facts as distinct
and separate Issues and instances Of foul sail
ing, and have decided "a Confne themselves
10 the actual foul or contact II being the basis
Of the protests, and clear as TO the essential
facts, and TO consider all other circumstances
only as related "a. such foul In the judg-
ment Of the committee the following are the
essential facts:
F~trst-YanSee was the overtssinr yacht 70 wind
ward.
ThiTd-Mineola lufed and touched the lee side Of the
leach Of Yankees mainstn. with her MineOla'sI
weather bowspn, shToud' about sin feet from the
bowsprit end
have occurred.
The rules cited by either side respectively APP
pear 10 cover the case. They are as follows.
By NineolA-Rule b-ovetAking. Al overtaking
yacht shall, In every case, as long as an. overlap
Exists, keep clear OF the yacht which Is being over
tAhrn, except as specified In section H.. ! he over
taEina vessel. II TO leeward. must not lur until she
has drawn clear ahead OF the yacht she has over
taken.
In order 10 prevent another from passing her 10 wind
ward
two yachts ono Is obliged 70 Keep clear, the other
shall not alter her course 80 as 10 Involve risk Of
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