New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
YANKEE WINS THE CUPS
SHE BEATS THE MINEOLA AND RAIN
BOW IN LAST DAY OF CRUISE.
BREEzEs TOO LIGHT FOR MANY
TO FINISH.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l

Marblehead Mass Aug. 9-Thirty-four yachts
made the final run of the New-York Yacht Club
cruise from Provincetown to this port to-day
The wind was so slight that only twentyone
of the fleet crossed the finish line off Half Way
Rock within the time limit. The rest were in
sight but the committee boat Navigator lay at
anchor. burning night signals TO guide the be
lated Yachts J. Rogers Maxwells 10-foot sloop
Yankee is the winner in her class. She de-
feated the Mineoa by minutes 53 seconds and
the Rainbow by II minutes % seconds She is
also the winner of the Vice Commodore's Cup
and the Navy Challenge cups
The schooner Elmina wins in her class beat
ing the Muriel l minute % seconds. The contest
between the Amorita and the Quissetta was very
close, the former winning by only 20 seconds in
the race of forty miles. The schooner Con-
stellation wins from the Hildegarde. and the
sloop Weetamoe from the Nicola by IL minutes
< seconds The winners in the other classes
were the Humma and the Effort. Commodore
Ledyards schooner Corona wins from the Chan
ticleer by Is minutes 10 seconds
From the top of Signal Hill this morning
many of the fishermen's wives and daughters, of
Provincetown. watched the feet of yachts get
under way and leave the harbor. just they
have watched the fishing schooners sail, some
times never to return. There was light breeze
from the southwest when the harbor start was
made Eight bells" had just been struck and
on board the United States steamship Panther.
while her band played The Star Spangled Ban
ner," Old Glory was hoisted. and her officers
and men stood uncovered.
on each side of the warship big and little
yachts pulling away from their anchorages
and heading for the harbor's mouth. The ocean
tug Navigator. having the regatta committee on
board anchored off Wood End Light at 8
o'clock and established the starting line, At
9:15 o'clock the preparatory gun fired. and
one ten minutes later for the start of the small
sloops
The tugs bow was the weather end of the
line, and il naturally the goal sought by
every skipper. Young Hanan. at the helm of
F NJ. Smiths Effort however. had timed the
start so well that he sent that sloop across the
line eleven seconds after the signal. Sixteen
seconds in her wake came the Meemer. then
the Mira the Affair, the Cherokee. the Humma
and the Hebe. All were the port tack. lying
close TO the wind. On the next gun. at $50
the seventy-footers got away. Captain Barr
came for the line too soon with the Mineola.
She had to wear around and come up again
The Rainbow. steered by her owner Cornelius
Vanderbilt. got away at 9:3O19. in the weather
position George NJ. Pynchon's Nicola was next,
then the Hester. followed by the Mineola.
Barr brought the Mfneols so close to the bow
Of the committee boat that one could have
jumped on board as she passed. She was fifty
seven seconds astern of the Rainbow, which
crossed the line much ahead OF the Yankee
The Senta started between these two. Then
came the yawl Caress, with John Barr at the
wheel. followed by Henry F. Lippitt's Weeta-
moe. the two latter boats being handicapped a
few seconds.
SCHOONER START PRETTY.
The schooner start a pretty one Ten
seconds after gunflre. Captain Dennis sent the
Elmina across the line in the weather berth,
with the Muriel on his beam. close aboard The
Quissetta, the Katrina. the Anorita, the Seneca,
the Agatha, the Gevalia. the Rondna the Mavis
and the Charmer got away in that order. At
$40 the big schooners got away. led by Will
lam E. Iselin's Emerald Close in her wake
came Francis SINNERS Constellation Com
modore Ledyards Corona, George W. Yields
Chanticleer. the Hidegarde and the Endymion
in the order named The auxliaries Intrepid
and Ariadne started at $50
AT least twenty other vessels started earlier
These were not racing, Of course. 4 number of
steam yachts accompanied the racing craft in
their run across the bay to Marbehead They
included Colonel Oliver H. Payne's Aphrodite,
Howard Goulds Niagara. Harrison Drummond's
White Heather, Randall Morgan's Waturns J.
r MaxwelTs Celt and E. c. Benedict's Oneida
Rogers Maxwell at the wheel of his sloop
Yankee put her about. crossing the Mineola's
wake and trying to secure a weather berth. In
less than ten minutes. however. the MineoIa
crossed the Yankees bow and trimming down
sheets. made determined effort to cut down
the Rainbow's lead. To get his wind clear. the
Muriel's skipper tackled to starboard, across the
Elmina's wake. as she had cleared the
line starting Both had trimmed their main
The water was absolutely smooth. they could
point their best in the light breeze. Captain
Dennis put the Elmina about a minute later.
and in two tacks weathered the Muriel
The last yacht had started by 10 o'clock. In
the light breeze prevailing they spread out like
fan. and al II o'clock the little sloop Effort
was leading the entire fleet. The Bowse 60
footer the Nicola was next. with the Weetamoe
close up, then the Rainbow. with the Yankee
off on her port beam, and the Mineola astern OF
both about half mile The Elmina was still
ahead Of the Muriel and all were carrying bal
loon tbtopsaiis starboard Spinnakers were
sent out to starboard on all three seventies soon
after they gybed at u o'clock, and from that
hour until o'clock, when the breeze canted
more to the southwest and freshened, the Yankee
gradually gained the other two. until she
took the lead.
AT 3 o'clock the Mineola was a quarter of a
mile in her wake and the Rainbow had dropped
back 10 third place about the same distance
astern of the Mineola. All three had been
standing too far TO the eastward and at $40
o'clock the Yankee gybed to star5oard and set
her spinnaker to port. The Mineola followed
suit in five minutes, but the Rainbow held her
port gybe for forty-five minutes. when 1t was
thought that she could fetch the finish off Half
way Rock on a broad reach, but she had to set
her spinnaker to port after all. The Elmlna
meanwhile had continued to gain on the Muriei. |
and seemed TO be sure winner
YANKEE FINISHES FIRST.
When about two miles from the finish the
seventies took in their spinnakers and came the
rest of the distance with jibs down and balloon |