New-York tribune., 1901-07-23
CONSTITUTION WINS RACE.
DEFEATS HER RIVALS IN NEW-YORK
YACHT CLUB CRUISE.

NayAHoE LEADS FOR ELEVEN MILEs-A
SPLENDID FLEET AT GLEN COVE.
The first contests of the New-York Yacht
Clubs annual cruise yesterday brought together
magnificent vessels of all kinds. and the best of
racers to the club courses between Glen Cove
end Huntington. The Constitution from the
Columbia in a light wind, which was perhaps
never moving at more than seven miles an hour,
and the big schooners the Elmina. the Quis-
setta the Muriel and the Amorita had first
rate contest that was at one point exciting. The
sailing Of the somewhat old Navahoe was par
ticularly good she beating the Vigilant and the
ailsa on elapsed time. The Ailsa also came in
ahead of the Vigilant and sailed good race.
There were more than fifty captains in attend
snce on the flagship Corona at IL a m, when it
was decided to divide the racing Of the auxil-
,s-ies into two classes. 1t was also decided that
the cruising feet will not disband until Wednes-
day. July 81 and that the yacht owners and
guests will remain over for the fete and the
fIuminations TO be given at Newport on July 81.
After ] o'clock the assembled fleets began to
get under way on signal from Commodore Led
wards flagship 10 begin the days activities, the
cruisers TO start their run to Huntington bay
and the racers TO set their largest canvas. There
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yachts as they streamed out OF the large natural
barbor toward Matinicock Point buoy. and
among rbese the big club topsails Of the Constl-
,u+ion and the Columbia lowered up majestically.
reaching far higher than any canvas OF the
schooners. Their big kites and the wohoerIui
reach of spar proclaimed their chief Importance
as Americas Cup defenders at distance OF
FIVE miles
There was haze over the harbor ana from
-lan1a GF
feet could not be seen. so that as each beautiful
vessel emerged into the clear air OF the open
waterway she seemed like new creation porn
oe the rnist-something birdlike. belonging to
49, wind and wave. and, as judged by her
e,ts evidently endowed with intell-
gence.
with the winged feet came the brass bound
= ...--4- ,4e Wild soGs
ard 1aove hy magic Of their own These were
rising and falling slowly as they moved hghuy
,bro,Ieb the swells, their black hulls and red
underbodies shining in the sum- and mingIng
with the other keels of bright green that had
bodies as white a swans.
The race committee consisting Of S. Nichol-
sop Kane Chester Griswold and Newbury d.
Iawton were on the steam yacht ReVerle' owned
by Joseph B. Thomas of the club The ornclals
had the Reverie's anchor dropped to make one
end Of a starting line. and soon the waters OF
tbe Sound were covered with pleasure vessels
Of all sorts while the big schooners carved their
way with discretion through the floating cro"o
and the huge nineties moved out to some ols-
tance from the others 50 that they '7'eft Try
their uaces in clearer water and do bit Of pre-
liminary speeding.
LLOYD Phenixs three-masted auxiliary the
TntrAnia came abreast Of Henry Walters
Ns~ada and the smaller Kismet towed out the
other Maxwell boat, the Herreshoff racer
Hunnna whose performances throughout the
day were as admirable as they were beautifui.
Perry Beluont's Satanella was there, with the
other two-nasted auxiliary, the Enterprise.
Among others whose identity was thought to
be made out in the distance were; Inc Aloha'
D. w and A c. James; the Altar, 4. d. Iro"-
bridge; the Alvina, Charles Fletcher; the Anita
George H Wilson: the Aphrodite, Oliver H
PAYNE: the Aouilo, William P Emo; the Avenel.
" S. snd J T. spaulding; the Barracuda Ed
ward Kelly: the Buccaneer, Frank T. Morrel;
the cayuga, F L. Humphreys; the Claymore,
Jarvis 3 Edson- the Clifton. ]. S. Dickerson;
the colonia. Frederick G. Bourne; the Columbia,
Harvey Ladew: the Corsair, ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, the Duquesne, James G. Sutter; the Elec-
ma. Elbridge T. Gerry: the Elreba, Henry Dar-
lington. the Elsa, Evans r. Dick; the Elsa, Miss
Elose L. Breese; the Felicia, E H. Hartman;
the Florence, A. II. Aiker; the Hanniel. c. H.
" roster the EldWatn2s JULIUS flelsciliidiiii,
the Ibis Samuel c. Lawrence; the Idalia,
Eugene Tompkins; the Idler, Henry T. Sloane;
the luna, Albert S. Bigelow; the Jathniel
Charles Il, Pratt; the Josephine, P. A b.
WideIeri the Kanawha, Henry II. Rogers; the
Kathalies C. L. F. Robinson; the Ladoga, j.
Stewart Kennedy; the Lagouda. Edward Brown
ing; the Laverock. w. ]. Matheson; the Marga-
ret John H. Rutherford; the Marietta, Robert
A. Carson; the Marjorie, Mrs. A S. Van Wickle.
Tie Aaspeth, C. NJ. Meyer; the May, Alexander
Van Rensselaer,; the Mirage, Cornelius Wander
blt the Narada, Henry Walters; the Norwhal,
e h Osgood: the Nirvana, w. r. Sands; the
Norman, Frank Tilford; the Oneida. E. c. Bene-
! a Hart Mckee; the Peerless, c. w. Hardness;
'he Reyerie J. b. Thomas: the Saghaya, How
arg {. Smith; the Sapphire, A. L. Barber; the
ocouS August Belmont; the Sultana, John r.
Drexei; the Surf. c. l.. G. Billings; the Tails
man, S. B. Sexton, and the Taro, Thomas and
Post
he first Official gun given at 2:15. after
~ course was signalled. The flag F meant
maj the yachts would go eleven miles northeast
- east one-half east to and around mark,
'ehce five miles west by south half south to a
aik' thence Eve miles by south half south
ae hnish--a total distance OF about twenty
H''ies All MARKS had TO be left TO port and
races for Commodore Ledyard's cups were
-, I" De reckoned one OF the squadron runs.
"e start Of the cutters and yawls was sig
lssTt