New-York tribune., 1902-08-05
BIG GATHERING OF YACHTS
NEW-YORK CLUBS SQUADRON VEL
COINED TO NEW-LONDON
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE IN THE HARBOR-
PLANS FOR RACES COMPLETED-LIGHT-
MING STRIKES THE ARIADNE.
rRY rELEGRApH TO TIE TRInrNE.l


| New-London Conn. Aug. 4.-Ths harbor is
ab!aze with light tonight. celebrating the arrival
! of the New-York Yacht Clubs squadron FROM the
tall spars of a hundred steam yachts thousands OF
! incandescent lamps flash out rainbow fasmoh'
| while from the decks of another hundred sailing
craft red, blue and green lights are burning From
the Pequot House $50 a remarkably fine display
! of fireworks began lasting for nearly an hour. TO
complete the brilliant spectacle. the searchghts OF
the battleships Alabama. Olympia. Kearsarge ana
| Massachusetts, lying at anchor two miles OUTSIDE
| played the yachts. silhouetting theirl spars
| against the dark sky. As If IL sympathy with the
display. the lightning from electric storm flashed
sharply at short intervals. lighting the eastern
! sky with peculiar reddish glare Thousands traV-
eied by trolley by carriage and afoot to the har-
! bors mouth to witness what all agree was the
| most brilliant night spectacle New-I-ondon had
| ever
| Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyards flagship, the
| schooner Corona, the mecca for the yacht
! owners at o'clock this afternoon Eighty-seven
| yachts represented at the meeting held on
| board. and there scarcely standing room on
! the schooners quarter deck when the meeting was
| called to order During the next hour votes were
| taken on two important questions. the change OF
courses and the time limit of the races II was the
original intention to have the large yachts in the
fleet sail from Vineyard Haven by way of Great
| Round Shoal to Provincetown. distance of nine
ty-fve miles, while the smaller yachts We're to go
by way of what is known Pollock Rip Slue
a saving of sixteen miles After some discussion
w Butler Duncan ir.'s motion that all the yachts
go through the sue was carried. This makes the
course seventy-nine. instead of nnety-fve. miles
When the question of time limit for the races
came up, was decided that there should be none
on the to Provincetown because the yachts are
to for the commOdore's cups on that day. and
the yachtsmen wish TO complete the contest when
they start. if it takes two days. Several
owners wished to be allowed carry cubtopsails
in the from port to port. and to leave their
small boats behind The Interpretation of the rae
ing rules relating to cruising trim. however, would
admit of this change. and they were not per
mitted do
It announced that the start Of each days
should he made hour after the signal Pre-
pare to get under way set on board the flag
ship Corona The subject Of classification Of aux
iliary yachts also discussed at the meeting.
During her run from New-York to this port yes
terday the big auxiliary schooner Ariadne, owned
by Henry ". Putnam, jr., ran into severe electric
storm At p m, lust west Of New-Haven. Light
ming struck the yachts main truck, tearing the
owners private signal TO shreds The flag burnt
the edges and fell TO the deck Luckily the mast
not split any further damage done Mr.
Putnam's guests on board are Commodore Henry
F; Griswold, Of the Chicago Yacht Club; General
Powell. Frederick P. Maehouse and Albert H.
he crack raeins S2shef sa are 10 hsTs T66P s@4
Padd oad d 59Fg @ T2ce fTS T5 HFs 10 M1eo
Taubee and Rainbow. the 6o-footers Neols and
Quissetta and Amorlta are expected to start
Some good racing Is expected IN the pig sCno9ne sCns
Nate watson at the wheel will probably sail
three master Shenandoah # there IS good
breeze from any quarter an interesting race S E as as
schooner Merlin started for this port but were
Edward Shearson who owns the schooner. quick
step. has as his guests on board DT John @ @Ncsia%
JannarT said Dr. r1 Woodburys and am glad TO
get away, although it will only be for few days.
rs or SaneS ssS gnssJ Kiss on Pf6Td MTs
Sloane. Miss Sloane. Charles o'Connor Sloane and
Nir and Mrs Francis Skinner, jr.. are on board
the schooner Constellation. Former Comm1e9doIe
Wien Maior Banks Co!onei Edward II Wright
ners f4d s5aP%2 %fh Mq q and Mrs n Within E. sen
Deancey Jay Arthur Isein and 0HYST PLY m dse 1s5 5F o
morrow morning at 10 o'clock from the bell buoy
The yachts in the harbor include the s.echoongrs
Corona, Commodore Lewis CaSs Ledyard; Emerald
shenandoah ef-' Gibson Fahnestocl5. Mareuerite
Thomas E stillman; Qg,ckstcP Edward Shear
Thomas: Ingomar. Morton F Plant; Eimina F r
Egfser MgTe ess GhaTies sm9s5 Sy4g9 4asn
Katrina James Ford H Hdsga5de G5 T. b WiftG G2G
David Banks Kismet, James C0ckroft - |
Tct GoRna oees Ni5s W6@mba james
stiilman: Pantoost Albert s. Bigelow May, Alex |
IntFepl@, % Li9gd c6one r NJ Thomps6n RhecIair
T sloane Tgscarora Walter Je1ninss; TitaPn K2amgT
Arrow. Charles r Flint; Mirage Cornelius Wander
bilt: Scout. August Belmont.
sloops: Mineoia, August Belmont: RainP2w CoT-
nsgs Xamderht Icbe Tubs: L RGgeT en MaTWe
Iippitt: Hester c. H. Dodge; Eetn. F l. Roden
wald; Cymbra f. {. Henderson: Eclipse, l.. J. Cal
ianan; queen Nah. L. II. Smith, Aisa (yawD,
Henry S. Redmond.
CONDITIONS FOR AsTOR CUP RACES
The conditions for the Astor Cup races. be
sailed off Newport on Wednesday. are as follows:
The races are to be sailed without time limit
under the racing rules of the New-York Yacht
Club and with its time allowances. They open
to yachts belonging to the cluP that that have not not
cruise Written entries. addressed to the commit |
tee will be received at the New-York clubhouse up
to 10 p m. August 4: at Station No, 6, Newport,
The start viii be off Brenton's Reef Llghtship at
day if favorable. one of these courses will De
Course No Chirty-eight miles)-start across
Rre6ton's Reef Iightship. to and around stake
boat due of Block Island Buoy, one mile deav-
ITe ITf g southwest by west from West Island Light
1Ieaving it porU, and finish over a line drawn
az course d% No, 0hirty-eight milesl-star as in
course No 4. and around the vineyard Sound
Tiahtship Oeaving it portD, to and around Hen
and Chickens Lghtship 0eaving 1t to poru. and
At the finish the committee boat will display
large club signal at the fore and red ball by day.
vertically and will burn club signals at ten minute
sboIG the committee boat fail to reach the
finish line yachts will take their own time when
Rrenton's Reef Ightship bears south, distant not
Night Signals, Should the race finish after dark,
the West Island stakebo2t VIII show two white
lights hung vertically, and VIII burn club signals
At a late hour tonight the regatta committee
announced that it had arranged a number of spe
ciaI classes, follows:
Keel schooners-Class !. the Thistle the Endym-
ion, The Shenandoah and the Hideg2rde.
Shamrock. the Katrina the Qurkstep and the Sen