New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-11

bal race, considering the light weather and the
Wahtawah owned by Archibald Rogers won by
30 seconds from +. Farnsworth's Zingara. Four
of the regular Newport thirties started, and H.
so. Hayemeyer's Esperanza Won by 2 minutes
- seconds from the Barbara.
The early morning hours gave little promise
sof wind enough for the race. The weather was
unsettled. the sky cloudy and hardly breath
of wind stirred the waters of Newport Harbor.
AT 10 o'clock however, a squat from the north
west accompanied by a shower, brought light
breeze with IT. and the yachts began TO get
under way
The start was set for 11:30 the yachts TO
cross an imaginary line between the committee
boat and Brenton's Reef Lightship
Percy Chubbs 90-foot yawl Nigilant was
among the first of the big yachts out at the
liehtship Close astern of her came her class
mate the Ailsa. owned by Henry Redmond,
shen the schooners Amorita, Elmina and
NurieI and the sloops Nicola. Weetamoe and
1Iumrna. All Of these carried club topsails The
course was signalled 11::;0 as south-south-
east twelve miles 10 eeward and return for
the large craft. and six miles on the same
course for the small sloops. The tug Unique
MAS sent away log the course a few min
utes later. and AT 11:40 the preparatory signal
given.
ACCIDENT To MAXWELLS SLOOP.
]. Roger MaxwelIs sIoop Humma came to
The line exactly on time when the starting gun
for her class was fired at IL 90 O'clock She
sent her spinnaker TO port and secured a good
lead on the two new 60-raters Nicola and
weetamoe The former got away first.
She gybed TO starboard the line. Harry
Half the weetamoe's skipper, gybed that yacht
also then both dropped spinnaker bOoms to
port, but they did not set their sails. for there
was lufing match on. which these TWO kept
up for fully ten minutes before they straight
ened out their courses.
The Weetamoe got a little the best OF this
eyplay. The Humma meanwhile, steering
straight course bid fair TO outsail both these
classmates of hers when suddenly the jaws
Of her gaff gave way. the jump of a swell hav-
Ing broken them, and forced the spar forward
of the mast. Lowering the mansail, the
In half an hour repaired the damage. keeping
the yacht going meanwhile under cubtopsail
and spinnaker.
At 11:55. when the starting signal for the
saWls was given, Henry Redmond's Ailsa came
for the line, breaking out her balloon jbtop-
sail as she crossed it, and dropping her spin
maker boom to port. Percy Chubbs yiglant.
crossing about ten seconds later had her spin
maker set and drawing well as the ballooner
Mr.. Chubb, in q suit OF yellow oiskins stood
near the wheel beside Mrs. Chubb, who was clad
in a black rubber coat. 1t was raining hard
just then, but nobody on board cared so long
as the Vigilant got good start
ELMINA WINS IN SCHOONER CLASS.
Just eight bells struck on board the
Lloyd Phoenix three master Intrepid the gun
for the schooners fired. With booms to
port and balloon Jibtopsail set and drawing
Captain Dennis brought the Elmina across the
east end of the line close the lightship The
Amorita crossed in the middle. with the Muriel
close on her lee beam, both being on the oppo-
site gybe to the Elmina. Charles Smithers the
Muriel's owner. steering her, and beside
him. assisting at the main sheet, stood Freder-
lex NJ. Hoyt, the cutter IsoIdes owner.
he Amorita and the Muriel set spinnakers TO
port at once, but Captain Dennis, with the
Elmina, crossed their bows. took a more wester-
~ course. and set her spinnaker TO starboard
After interval Of fifteen minutes the Buzz
yards Bay 3O-footers came for the line in Il
bunch, all with spinnakers to port. They
made extremely pretty start, Quakeress II
getting away in the lead. The Zngara the
Mashnee, the Pontiac, the WahtaWah and the
Lariken followed ia that order, with not a
length between them Last Of all came the four
Newport thirties-the EsperanZa. the Wawa
the Breeze and the Barbara in that order. They
also carried spinnakers TO port. These and the
BuZZard's Bay boats had 10 round mark six
miles to leeward. AID beat back to the finish.
In the light breeze il took them nearly three
hours to cover that six miles. They rounded
the mark in this order and time