Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-07
GRAND YACHT RACE.
New York Yacht Club Boats
Have Spanking Breeze.
AiIsa Wins $500 Aston Cup--EImina
Takes $1,000 Astor Cup.
Seawanhaka Cup Races Will Beuin,
Today, at Montreal.

Newport, r. L., Aug. 6-Not for many
years have the Astor or Gould cup
races been sailed in such grand
breeze as that which blew nine of the
fastest of the New York Yacht Club
fleet over So miles of rough, tumbling
water. today. The yachts sailed over
the so-called Vineyard Sound course,
and barring Az miles down the wind
from the Vineyard Sound lightship to
the Hen and Chickens lightship it was
q reaching race throughout, with a
small-sized southeast gale over the
first part of the course and a good
WHOLESALE Southwestern on the last part.
Henry S. Redmond's English yawl
Ailsa. in the single-masted fleet, was
awarded the $500 cup offered by Col
John Jacob Astor. The $1,000 Astor cup
was won by F. F. Brewsters 7O-foot
schooner Elmina. after close and ex-
citing race with Charles Smither's Mu-
riel. The Amorita was the other COM
petitor. Among the sails We're three
10-footers, Rainbow, Yankee and Mine
ola. and the Hester and Senta. The
English yacht gave all of these boats
many minutes in allowance, but still
had five minutes to spare over tire
Rainbow and Yankee, her nearest COM
petitors. Cornelius Vanderbilt steered
the RAINBOW.
From the schooner Quisetta, just be-
fore the start, while hauling in the
mainsail, a Danish seaman who went
by the name of "Criss," slipped over
board. life buoy was hurled to him
and while it was apparently almost
Wit ~ l., 81. h. r.:
and sank before the schooner could be
brought around. 1t is said that he could
not swim. The sloop Weetamoe, while
maneuvering for the start, broke her
steering gear and also had a man fall
overheard. but rescued him. While at
her moorings, tonight, the Ailsa was
run into by n steam yacht and had her
jigger mast carried away and her gait
broken One or two other yachts also
met with minor accidents.
The yachts were timed rounding the
Vineyard Sound lightship as follows:
Sloops-Ailsa, 12.45.15; Rainbow, 12-
5255; Yankee, IL. 53.25; Mineola, 1257 so;
Hester. 101.15: Senta, LOOPS.
Schooners-Elmina, 1045O; Muriel,
1.0E15: Amorita, 1.07.55.
ne yachts were timed around the
Hen and Chickens lightship as follows:
Sloops-Ailsa, 1.15.43: Rainbow, 124io;
Yankee. 1.2435; Mineola, 40; Hester,
1920; Senta, 1.42.30.
Schooners-Muriel, 1925; Elmina. 1.39.
80; Amorita 1.41.55.
A fleet of over dozen big steam yachts
all crowded with gay Newport society,
was on hand to see the end of the race.
The Ailsa was miles ahead of any of the
others, but she needed the distance as
she had to allow the EOS over eight min
utes. She crossed the line at 2413S, and
was almost in the harbor when the Rain
bow finished. IA minutes and Is seconds
astern. Right behind the Rainbow bowl
ed the Yankee, having lost something IN
this leg, yet not far enough behind but
that she beat the Vanderbilt boat ir
elapsed time. 1t was fine finish of Il
fine race and the uncertainty as to the
winner made it quite exciting
The cruise of the New York Yacht CLUB
will be resumed, tomorrow, the fleet max
ing a run of 81 miles to Vineyard Haven
with the start at Brenton's Reef lightshin
and the finish off West Chop.
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