New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-26
ARRIVAL OF THE BREEZE.

ARRIVAL OF THE BREEZE.
When the western end of Long Island Sound IS a
simmering caldron hot summer mornings
breeze generally arrives over Long Island from the
sea at about 100 o'clock. Yesterday il fifteen
minutes late, though welcome when 1t came, and
then the big yachts, whose club gafftopsais had
hung nstless for hours. began to get move on and
ali. with the exception Of the Aisa began 10 lie
till their sails almost awash, and the first
real life OF the day began after those in attendance
had been afioat six hours The lately imported
Ailsa. although not counted a heavy weather yacht
IN the country that knew her first. stood up like a
church steeple in the summer breeze that careened
her American sisters and all through the she
moved with the dignity that knows no gymnastie
haste As speed Is 10 some extent a considered
stem in these contests, her dgnlfied mien proved
rather expensive in the official timing the finish.
but she must have been getting through the water
faster than she suggested, her finish only a
little than three minutes behind that OF the
Nigilaut, the winner OF The Americas Cup in 1888.
The picture Of the day was the peerless Co!um-
bia, and she lay down under a big clubtopsaii
and teamed through the lmpid waters there were
many who said she the best ever" and picked
her a winner in the coming contests which VIII
select this years defender OF the Cup. Captain
Charles Barr was crouching over the wheel in his
well known attitude, THAI always has something
stealthy in it, and the only regret was that he had
real antagonist buck up" against. The fact
that hts magnificent racer was pitted against TWO
ancestral vessels ike the Aisa and the Figant con-
tained a latent Rumor, which lacked nothing bur
the actual performance of the three craft and the
official timing 10 interpret on a fifteen mile course
" the Columbia beat the Visaut twenty minutes and
five seconds, without receiving any exclusive luck
and in fair sailing. If the whole course of thirty
miles had been she would have beaten the TWO
yawls not less than forty minutes and in the fail
ing wind, probably hfty. H. other words. she was
well on the way beat the old champions over a
minute and half IN each mile Of the course and
this process contained instruction to the pecul-
iarities Of modern yacht designing.
START OF THE BIG FELLOWS
However, this did not in the slightest degree
spoil the interest the race between the Vigilant
and the Ailsa, which have a similar antiquity 10
honor them. and which have in former years been
the best representative OF their respective coun-
tries, or nearly These three got their start at
2S p. m after a preliminary signal al ? O'Clock
and a preparatory gun 2I5. Impatient for the
start, they came for the line with rush and from
the range OF the press tug Unique their topsails
exactly Cited each other they seemed TO cross
abreast into the race. The official timing was:
The Nigiant. 2-2529; the Columbia 2.25.32; tho
Ailsa. 2:252l Here the Columbia was to windward
on the hne and AT the windWard end Of it, and
Ihelr course, as Wen as that for all classes, lay
Neck, then four miles northwest to a mark near
back FIVE miles s0uthwesterly 10 The starfjni, iiTe
ne Wind was south southwest at the start and
mark, Inainbooms being on 10 port and large head
salis being carred-the yawls carrying mizzen top
some other classes cutters got their starr with
the O-footeTs, and Of these the AnOato owned t,v
James Martin, Jr. crossed first 26.G5 followed bv
n Ia Maxwell l-eda of the same class at 2.zs *.
ne Altar, CORD Meyer, and the Humma J. H.
Maxwell Of The 5l-foot class. crossed As follows:
li0tnifa, II S; Altar. 2-A IL In the s3fooJ class
SL cutters M. Poor's Mira and f. NJ Smiths
EHoTt Were timed al the same second. 2:263i
IN THE 75-FOOT CLASS.
Then came the four schOoners OF the 75-foot class
the Quissetta leading 2.3l 80. her owner H f.
LippitL al the wheel. The Emina. also the wind
wind end OF the line. timed al 23l IS and the
Amorta crossed 2:32:52. followed by the AIurlel
away down 10 leeWard the line. at 2:33 90 With
these crossed Rear-Comnodore Robinson's cutter
hester, which was racing in special mixed class
n cruising trim, with James Il. Ford's schooner
Katrina and ". F. " Yards schooner shamrock
their respective times OF starting being Shamrock,
s-a<.v3' Katrina, ZS2-z, and Hester. 2:32.4S The
last three were not carrying club gaftopsas which
they much needed for good speed, especially the
Hester. which has 10 be driven. and stand the
driving
The Columbia went out from her company as il
scorning il. She passed 10 wndward the NiEilant
and Ailsa, winding them both, and under a second
sized JiDtopsail headsai, went eastward TO tell
the people on Lloyd's Neck that the rest OF the
feet were coming. The Ailsa and Nigilant both
carrying a similar headsail. had good racing By
themselves The Altar seemed 10 be gaining on
the Humma. and. considering the difference on the
timed start. the real winner from start TO