New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
YACHTING
THE ELNnNA DISSATISFIED.
RACING IN a STIFF BREEZE OFF NEWPORT
THE MINEOLA A WINNER.

X. l. =.
ing the mark near Block Island to-day. after
Il twelve mile thrash Nindward in stiff south
. caster. T. F. Brewster's schooner yacht Elmina
was dismasted and completely crippled. The fore
mast snapped in the middle and then close to the
/ oech ne toresail. club topsail and some OF the
, head sails were split. Luckily board was
injured The yacht was towed into the harbor by
the tug c p. Raymond
The accident occurred in the final OF the
New-fork Yacht Club series, which for weather
conditions had been the most successful the three
contests sailed. +. II. McKees Amorita in
the schooner class. beating the Murel by five
onds Although the Elmina has been sailing fast
OF late, 1t IS doubtful il she could have won to-
day. even though she had not met with the acci-
dent. for the Amorita the first schooner
round the outer mark. having lead of 2OS the
Elmina and Of 1:55 the Muriel at that point
August Belmonts Mineola won from Cornelius
Nanderbts Rainbow by 3 minutes and 10 seconds
and II. F. Lippitt's Weetamoe was defeated by the
Nicola by minutes and "a seconds. The Buzzard's
Bay and the Newport thirties sailed plucky race
J. NJ. Beehe's Pontiac and II. Q. Havemeyer's
Esperanza being the respective winners.
When the committee boat Storm King anchored
southeast of Brenton's Reef Lghtshp. and estab-
I lished the starting line a m. the wind was
blowing at least eighteen miles hour from the
southwest. A few minutes later the course
signalled. II twelve miles TO windward and
return for the large and six miles and
for the Buzzard's Bay and the Newport thrties.
JOCKEyING AT THE START.
1t a fighting start among the big fellows, and
there some lively work before they all got
away The Nicola came for the windward end of
the line. which the rghtship end. down the
wind OFF the lightships starboard side, but with
sheets trimmed ready lun around her stern.
Just then she met the Weetamoe coming for the
line almost right angles Lufing sharply the
Nicola blanketed and almost fouled her. Passing
the Nicola described 4 circle gybing md coming
up again the starboard tack just at gunfre for
the class. The Weetamoe had meanwhile gybed
! exactly the Nicola had done, but quickly.
| They again, with the Weetamoe TO leeward,
blanketed by the Neola few seconds before they
| reached the line. To get her wind clear the
| Weetamoe's skipper was forced of. gybe
| and up again. The yacht handicapped
| 26 seconds when she crossed the line. The Nicola
| crossed l9 seconds after the gun.
At Has O'Clock, when the gun Tor the Mineola
| and the Rainbow was fired. these two min
| ute away. coming for the ightship's stern. the
| Belmont boat TO windward and having over
| lap on the Rainbow. She was going fast that
! in few seconds she was clear Of her rival. Mr.
| Vanderbilt, who had the Rainbow's wheel. rolled
| il hard down shooting his boat across the wake
! of the other and out on her weather quarter Both
| the line now. and the Rainbow
| Handicapped four seconds. Being able to weather
| the ''ghtships bow. she put the port tack.
| Skipper Barr of the Minecla kept that yacht
going about twenty seconds, just long enough
| get a good wiudward berth, and then let her
| TO the port tack Both stood in for the Narragan-
sett shore for nearly twenty minutes before tack
ing. The Mineola outpointed her rival in this work
| as shown when they about. The MurieI
| got the best OF the start in the schooner class.
Her time u:5o:25. the Amorita's u:5l:25 and
the Elnina II 57:47. The last named boat bad
| ly blanketed by the Amorita- Captain Dennis made
| a quick gybe when the Elmina came up the star
| board tack and put her bout the line get his
wind clear; then came All ut again in one minute.
| but the Muriel had a commanding lead. and she
| held II bravely clear to the outer mark.
GOOD WORK OF sO-FooTERs
a splendid start that the thirties. The
! Buzzards Bay boats first at 1905 in this
order: The Wahtawah. Quakeress II. the Pontiac
and the Zingara- Five minutes later the Newport
| boats crossed in this order: The Wawa. the Asa
lie, the Barbara, the Carolina. the Esperanza. All.
| crossed on the starboard tack going about and
| heading inshore in a few minutes
Meanwhile the schooners Muriel and Elmina
were having the greatest fight they have had since
| they were launched. Captain Dennis. OF the Ell
| nina. had at last apparently found his match.
Tack for tack they had IL all the way up the rocky
| shore from Narragansett Pier TO Point Judith.
Some Of the tacks lasted only thirty seconds There
| were at least twenty-hv made and they averaged
one minute each. The Murcl always crossed her
rivals bow. and sometimes aboard. Both
| yachts sailed dangerously the rocky shore,
but they had smoother water battle. Finally,
| l257. close up under the beach east Of Point
| Judith. the Murie refused to follow the Elminas
| inshore tack, and both off shore on the
| board tack. but only long enough 10 weather the
point. Shaving II close as they dared. both
schooners passed it at ! :03. The Elmna was JUST
able 70 pinch by the breakwater west of the point
without tacking and settled down to a hard
thrash of about seven miles to the outer mark
BY all this tackinG the Amorita had profted.
Making one long board out to sea until almost
south Of Block Island. she tackled for the mark at
lis and able fetch It, reach II ahead OF
he4 two rivals. Barring accidents result OF the
| race between the Mineola and the Rainbow seemed
| foregone conclusion. when the lead obtained by
| the MineOla considered They made a num-
| Der of tacks along the shore and then went off
| shore for long board to starboard which ended
at :0i. when they tackled for the mark. The Min
cola reached ii in p minutes from there
BY splitting tacks with the Nicola the Weetamoe
| lost time and probably the race. for the former
yacht got in trouble Just outside Point Judith Her
| martinGalc pin gave way Stacking up the head
stays. She had 10 take in 10th her jib and btop-
| sail and go to windward under staysail and bal
| loon stdysatl. The times taken the outer mark
| were: