The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-08

/" VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Aug 7.
Commodore Ledyard started the New
York yacht fleet off bright and early
this morning from Newport, for the
second run of the 1902 cruise to Vine
yard Haven.
In order to get the fleet well ups
Vineyard sound before the tide turned
against them. Commodore Ledyard or
dered an early start from Newport.
Signals were hoisted on the flagship as
early as 1880 o'clock 1t was a mag
nifcent day for yachting.
Small sIoops Get Away.
At 1905 the small sloops were sent
away and the tiniest of the lot, the
thirty-footer Wahtawah, with young
Archibald Rogers at the tiller, was first
over the line. Then came a whole fleet
of little ships, ranging from thirty
footers to the fifty -footers, Hester,
Queen Nab and Senat. At 1910 came
the larger sloops, the big yawl Ailsa,
yesterdays Aston cup winner leading,
closely followed by the Yankee, Min
colo and Rainbow. The smaller schoon-
ers went off at 1915, the Indra lead
ing, and at 1920 the large schooners
were sent away with Commodore Led
yards Corona in the van. The auxil-
larry yachts brought up the rear, the
stately Lady Torfrita being the last
of the fleet, crossing just as the time
expired at 10:40.
Yankee Leads the Fleet.
In all fifty three yachts crossed the
line. On the way to the lightship the
Yankee sailing very fast, passed the
Ailsa, and at 11:30 led the fleet. The
other seventies were not far behind,
while astern the great Boston schoon-
er Constellation was going through
the fleet like a, race horse. Before the
yachts reached the lightship the wind
had freshened to twelve knots, which
sent them around at lively rate.
The leading yacht rounded the Vine
yard sound lightship as follows:
Shops: Yankee, 11:59:4O; Ailsa, 1901 AS;
Mineola, 1908 AS; Rainbow, 12:05:15; Ne
ola, 12:09:10; Queen Nab, 1911 80; Weet-
amoc 12:11:30; Humma. 12:12:30.
Schooners: Elmina, 12:06:05; Constella-
ton, 12:O6:20; Corona, 12:06:45; Muriel,
12:0S:45.
The rest of the fleet were well bunch
ed astern, with the auxiliaries pretty
well in the rear =
Run Dead Before the Wind.
the finish, off Westchop, a distance of
twenty miles, the wind backed still
more into the southwest so that the
run was dead before it. The Yankee
seemed to have the legs of the fleet,
for she outran the other seventies,
Mineola and Rainbow, and the big
Ailsa as we'll. Off Quickshole she was
three-quarters of a mile ahead of the
Ailsa and Mineola, who at that time
were sailing side by side. The Yankee
passed Quickshole at 12:49 o'clock and
Tarpaulin Cove half an hour later.
Off Cuttyhunk the Corona went by
the Constellation and both passed the
Elmina. It was a beautiful picture
looking back up the sound, the great
fleet coming along with their sails
stretched off on either side, rolling now
and then in the long swell that same
heaving in from the ocean.
Off Nobska light, short distance
from the finish, the leaders were in
the following order; Yankee, Mineola,
Ailsa, Rainbow, Corona, Constellation,
Elmina and Muriel. mile from the
finish spinnakers were taken in and
all the yachts reached for the line. The
wind piped up to a good thirteen-knot
breeze.
Committee Tug Is Left.
Try as she could, the committee tug
failed to reach the finish in time for
the leaders and Vice Commodore
Bourne, on the Colonia, took the time
of three of the yachts. The Yankee
finished well in the lead and won the
race, crossing the line at 1:44: so, I'M
official time. The Mineola crossed at
1:49:05, having gained something in
the last mile. Then came the AiIsa at
1:50:20, While Corona led the schooner
fleet, crossing at 1:53:05
The Rainbow and Constellation came
next, right abreast, 1.-The Rainbow cross
Ing at 1889 and the Constellation at
1:53:54. The two rival schooners, Ell
Nina and Muriel came next. The rest
of the fleet, even the auxiliaries, made
quick time, all being in the harbor by
o'clock.
1t was a great run with great finish
and the time OF the Yankee OF three