New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-12
YACHTING.
THE RAINBOW WINS IN SECOND DAYS
RACING OFF NEWPORT.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBrNE.I

[BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUSE.1
Newport r. l., July u-Corneus Nanderbt's
70-foot sloop Rainbow swept across the finish line
off Brenton's Reef Hghtship this afternoon. the
winner in her class. in the second days race of the
New-York Yacht Clubs Newport series. She had
defeated her old rival the Mineola. after good
race of twenty-seven miles about eleven of which
had been windward work, and run of nine miles
dead before the wind. over the same course Fred
erick f. Brewster's schooner Elmina sailed close
against Charles Smitherss Muriel. The latter
with her the helm, only beaten by
the Elmina 2:2i. The EImina sailed ny Cap
tain Dennis Herman Duryea's Sloop Humma went
up into Class l, with II. F. Lipptt's Weetamoe and
George VI. Pynchons Nicola The last named sloop
allowed her 43 seconds but the Nicola won handi-
ly. beating the Weetamoe S33 and the Humma 1885.
The Ncw-York Yacht Club represented by
August Belmont on board the Mineola. Johh
Hyslop sailed as a guest of Mr. Vanderbilt in the
Rainbow. and Miss Frances Lippett was with her
father board the Weetamoe. There was some
very close and pretty racing between the five Buzz
Yards Bay "Thirtes,' that started resulting in
a win for r. W. Emmons, who with his Mashnee,
defeated Archibald Rogerss Wahtawah by min
utes their course of fifteen miles. n. .. Have
meyers Esperanza from Reginald Brookss
Wawa by SO in the Newport thirties.
There a rafting good breeze from the north
west when the yachts left the harbor for Brentons
Reef I.ghtship the starting point, but they found
much lighter there. The committee boat, the
Storm King anchored southeast OF the lightship at
O'Clock, and II 40 the preparatory signal was
given. The course had been signalled previously.
Ii was twenty-seven mile triangle for the large
yachts and a fifteen mile triangle for the smaller
craft. The course for the first leg of nine miles
was southeast. for the second west-southwest half
west and for the third north by east one-half east
THE RACERS AT THE START.
With her reaching topsal iib set, tho new sloop
Weetamoe led the way across the line at the start
50 seconds after gun fire. her class the Nicola
following y seconds in her wake. The Humma,
having competitor went up into the same class
She crossed the line with handicap of % seconds.
all three having the wind about point forward OF
the port beam. They were able TO carry their
reaching jib topsails Both the Mineola and the
Rainbow were late in reaching the line The
Mineola led. crossing IS seconds ahead Of the VAN
derbiIt boat. She was Handicapped - seconds. and
the Rainbow 81 seconds. Both had No iib top
sails Even the Elmina was late when the
signal for schooners came. The TWO minutes al
lowed for crossing the line had expired and she
crossed with a handicap Of seconds. Tho Muricl
got away in the lead . seconds after gun fire. The
Amorita was handicapped 81 seconds at i2:o'- The
Buzzard's Bay 3o-footers crossed the line in this
order:
The Wahtawah tho Mashnec. the Zingara
Quakeress II and the Pontiac. Then camc the
Newport thirtes. follows: The Esperanza. the
Barbara, the Carolina, the Wa Wa and the Breeze
For sixteen minutes after the start the Mineola
and the Rainbow INDUCED in luffing match, which
took them a long way out Of their course Finally
the Mineola kept away on her course at i?l2
o'clock, followed by tha Vanderbilt boat few see
onds later. The Rainbow had gained In the luf-
fling having the Mncoa on her lee beam when they
quit Meanwhile the sChooners Elmina and Muriel
had been playing the same game. with the result
that the Muriel had gained little on her rival
while the Amorila. steering straight course for
the mark. had gained materially on both the
others. While the Nicola and the Weetamoe ought
it out in the same way. the IIumma stole march
Oh them, and leading in that class when they
decided head for the mark
STEADY GAIN OF THE RAINBOW.
1t was a tedious sail this first line mile leg Of the
course for when the five mile mark, which the
thirties were 10 turn. was reached about 1850
o'clock the wind dropped out leaving the fleet
almost becalmed. At 12:42 o'clock the Rainbow
was SO far ahead of the NIineola that the latter
luffed across her wake. Skipper Barr trying to
work out wndward OF her, but ii proved useless
In the next two hours the Rainbow managed to
gain with ever pun that along, until at 2:30
O'Clock. when a breeze of strength in
from the southwest, she had a lead OF about d
quarter of a mile. Trimming down sheets fiat on
the starboard tack and setting baby jb topsail
CLAYTON Half made the Rainbow point high as
possible for the first mark, the bright tin cone Of
which flashing in the sunlight, less than IA
mile away. These cones are ingenious contrlvanceS
They resemble OCtagOnal shaped inverted dish
pan on a spndle-tin cups the ends Of four
rods extending from the top of the spindle like an
thermometer. which catch wind and make the pan
TeVoVe flashing the sunlight catches II.
The cone is placed above red ball on l0-foot
pole, a square float, which Is anchored
Ydchtsmen this mark can be seen further
than any one yet produced. Newbury u. Lawton
of the regatta committee originated the revolving
cone.
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