New-York tribune., 1901-07-24
YACHTING.
CONTINUATION OF THE CRUISE OF
THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
THE CONSTITUTION EASILY WINS IN \
LONG DRIFTING MATCH-THE RACE
OF THE SMALLER BOATS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

New-Haven Conn. July 23.--If the yachts yester-
day could have had One-tenth of the wind tnat VS.
tied Huntington haTbor on the previous night the
different fleets might have taken their departure in
A more spirited way While the vessels were an
chored in Huntington Bay and the crews were
asleep after their exertiOns of Monday three differ
ent squalls came after a. m Comparatively few
of the yachtsmen knew of the disturbance out
side. and no damage was done.
After sunrise there fine southeasterly
breeze. and about o'clock which was the time Of
fcialIy mentioned for the start there was still
wind enough for good going. but when the first
gun announcing the start was fired at 11:Oo the
sails could gather little power from the light
southeast airs to force heavy keels against the
strong tide. Signals were set on Commodore Led
yards flagship. the Corona, to tell the assembled
yachtsmen that the days would be to Morris
Cove
This information looked much prettier when told
in the language of flags than IL did on the club
printed matter issued some weeks The official
reminder that the yachts would sail to the
neighborhood OF Luddinston Rock. distance Of
about twenty-eght miles. II was learned at the
flagship that Commodore Ledyard would have 10
leave the fleet at New-Haven tonight In order to
attend TO urgent matter in New York, and he
will retoin the squadron Thursday morning
Vice-Commodore August Belmont, who ordinarily
would have charge of the fleet in his absence, is
not with the fleet and Rear-Commodore C.
l.. F. Robinson, the owner OF the cutter Hester,
will be on deck.
s. Nicholson Kane, with Chester Griswold and
Newbury D. Lawton. OF the regatta committee
had the gun for the soops and yawls fired at II :l5
a. m First came the Mermaid, owned by Anson
Phelps Stokes: the imported yawl Aisle. now
owned by Henry S. Redmond, crossing second the
Carmta third and the Herreshon Effort fourth
Cornelius Vanderbilt. who sailing the 7Ofooter
Railbow took her across NTH. Mr.. RobinsOn's
Hester just ahead OF Royal Phelps Carrolls
Navahoe. followed by the Affair and J. II. Max
wells Humma, the Mira, the Sistae, the Cymbra
the Isolde Percy Chubb's cup defender the yawl
Vigant, the cutter Bedouin, the Wenonah and
several others whose identity not ascertained.
The schooner fleet which moving sluggshly
for lack Of wind got the starting signal 11:20
O'clock and here tho Quissette crossed first fol-
lowed by the Wayward the Elmina, the Katana
the Muriel the Latona the Emerald the Corona, the
America. the Kirin, the Uncas the Shamrock. the
Loyal the Marguerite. the Woodmansle and the Co
lumbia The big eo-footers. the Constitution and
the Columbia, around which "A large portion OF tho
days interest centred. got their starting gun at
II 35 o'clock and Urias Rho1es crossed into the
35 seconds late, at ll:35 5S AS the day prom
sed 10 be drifting match with chances OF hav-
ing the wind g6-to the southwest and thus favor
ing the following boats. Captain Charles Barr
to the line with more than the usual delay.
and crossed at 1858. IS seconds behind the
Constitution
The auxiliarles the Idler and the Intrepid. be-
longing TO Henry T. Sloane and Lloyd Phoenix got
q special start after the others away but
they had difficulty in crossing the line under
lighter sailing vessels After the day seemed TO
have promise OF decent breeze these vessels
dropped their canvas and went the rest OF the
distance 10 New-Haven under steam power In
this ability they were greatly enyled.
The Vigant crossed the line the wrong side
Most of the yachts in this class failed to cross the
ns M the aha 81 her The Outs
TO cross It fhe he line 6efSse for the handcag gun The
gave them a small move through the water and
about all the wind there was, was in tho topsalls
crossed the line on the starboard tack.
The start Of the Constitution and the Columbia
was the only that had any appearance OF life
in IT, and they looked we'll in spite of the fatness
which had been started before. they had twenty
eight miles Is tS sail to the finish Of the run at the
was was, northeast T by east The wind slightly TO the
southwark. Soon after the start the Constitution
was obliged 70 luff to clear a schooner yacht di-
this and ran an Though % the Coz e fo5Ga bS thy by
RaeR aR aerreshon t boat was soon after her and the
est The In sPts Of the & paTy try airs as that @ NE we're oyag
set spinnaker at ala but the Constitution conc no
ssd,, snued TO & hold her lead When midway between
Of the Columbia began to pull her UP. and the CON
broken out un sord ff up Point 5G o and
reached they continued IN the drifting way
tne Constitution slowly opening a gap between her
AS the breeze Increased the Constitution drew out
hH aKe IN , heT spinnaker and came along with
applause from the gathered steam yachts @s the
CONSTITUTION hustled in across the finish line and
the Meet that was lying In walt 10 congra her
Vas, vas hIge IN addition to the yachts OF the New.
iorh acht Club every vessel. large and small thai
borhood ''s III INC heleh-
IN the big yawl class the Nayahoe again did tho
, ,rick ana won, after sailing a great race consider
iilS the vino Less than minute behind the T3ain-
bow came w o. Gays seventy-footer the thana
! ne oid cutter Bedoun sailed in this class but the
newer 5 r. seventies were too much for her " ~
IN Class ID the English cutter Hester had an oo.
~ MN over me liildegarde. The Eelin owned ~ =
4. Dnnsnse beat the Isolde by eight minutes AnSopo
me me t9rty.onefooters lily the Humma won by big ma
sLn from the Affair and others. The Efrorf haat
me Mira IN Class L by over two minutes TShe
sylIpra hnlsned alone in Glass NJ. In the schoonar
ciassss the winners were the Corona the CoIuD,hioi
InS marguerite, the Quissetta the Katrina and the
CLASS G-SIOOPs