New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
Y4WLs AND sLOOPS AT NEWPORT
LONG, TEDIOUS RACE. WITH LIGHT
WINDS-NAVAHOE AND RAINBOW
TIE WINNERS.

Newport r. /, Aug. "A long. tedious race Of
twelve miles out and back. with the wind at all
times very light and nearly always abeam. was
won to-day in the Sl-foot yawI class by the Nava-
hoe and In the 70-foot sloop class by the Rainbow
The Navahoe came in over four minutes ahead
OF her two competitors. and In corrected time
defeated the Ansa by minutes and - seconds
and the Vigilant by minutes and 80 seconds
The Rainbow. after n long seesaw race with the
Virginia finally crossed the finish line IS seconds
ahead. no corrected time being computed, as these
yachts sailed boat for boat with one gun start
Starting out with spiunakers set and a fine seven
knot breeze astern. the yachts ran the hrst nVe
miles I'm quick time. Then the wind began to
coquette with all Ave and IT took over three
hours reach the outer mark. with the breeze
shifting from northeast 20 southeast, but never
dead ahead. At time the yachts were wide
apart but strangely enough. all five met at the
mark IA bunch
The run In much quicker work. The Navahoe
managed by pretty burst 20 pun ahead o; the
others Nv" miles from the finish. the Rainbow
after hard lufting match. beating out the Nlr-
gina.
All the yachts arrived at the start promptly. and
found the committee ordering a run TO leeward
south by west. which with Anc northerly breeze
blowing. seemed 10 insure a good beat back
The yawls were started at ll.io. the three yachts
crossing the line as follows The Aisa. iI.l0.3 the
Navahoe. iIl:39 and the Nigilant, uI2oo The
cutter yacht very slow. and was handicapped
twelve seconds. In thlS class cdCn NUcht was
timed on crossing All three broke out spinnakers
az once, and soon the Navahoc and the Nlgi!ant
began 10 pun up on the A!lsa.
In the mean time the TWO 7o-footers were sent
away the starting signal being given AT II 10, and
the yachts being timed then and crossing
The Rainbow came 'or the line with the wind
ahead followed almost Immediately by the Nir-
gnia. and at the began sharp luftiug
match which carried them we'll 70 the eastward
OF the course. While at this sharp work, the Nir-
gnia holStcd q protest flag. believing the Rainbow
10 have started the lu;ting while under overlo r.
For ten minutes the two sloops held on before
squaring away for the mark, with the Rainbow
leading.
WIND FAILS AND YACHTS DRIFT.
After five miles OF somewhat rapid sailing the
wind suddenly fell Nat. and then I'm ftfu puns
from the northeast. For nearly two hours and a
half the yachts made little hcadway against the
strong head tide until finally the wind freshened
from the southeast. At this time they were well
but the breeze caught the leeward
like one great yacht massed in canvas The Ailsa
reached it first. rounding at 22:i6 the others being
follows;
The Navahoe. 2:2224; the Rainbow. 2.2556. the
VIgilant 224.23 and the Virginia. 22t5l. II looked
for a minute or two II there would be a smash.
but the Navahoe eased Off 10 Ieeward and the
bunch finally cleared itself With the wind still
abeam. the yachts headed for the tghtship, the
Ailsa leading Soon the Navahoe began to pick up
and half way in had passed the Ailsa and the
leading boat The Carroll yacht steadily increased
her lead without extra sails although the AilSa
and the Vigilant both set mizZen staysails. Half
way in the Virginia caught up with the Rainbow.
and another luf1ng match ensued until within TWO
miles Of the finish
THE Virginia however. could not get by. and the
Rainbow reached the line short distance In the
lead The race was remarkable in that II gave
the va chts one continuous broad reach-thc AiIsa.
In fact never taking In her balloon Ub top
sail from start finish. Summary;