New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-12
YACHTING
CLOSE FINISHES ON AN IDEAL DAY
IN NETWORK YACHT CLUB RACES,


One - .ba c1osast and most exciting hnlshes seen
this season was that Of the schooner yachts ~
and Muriel Yesterday at the autumn PSI,
race Of the New-York Yacht LUZ 80 800
Point in Long Island Sound The course lot theSe
49,. 80 +bIr+y- MILES and after sailing 10 WITHIN a
counIe of miles of the finish the Muflel was dhedo
by couple of lengths ana 10 "i-iu~Ilu % .l1
other with every prospect Of belng aoie 10 cross
finish line in the leau' 49,, , 800 y,
Vicious southerly pufs came over tle Ao"s Isl
- ~ 80 re NJ these carried away the
,1rra1,e main toDnast staysail From that moment
her defeat was certain, for the hiihiHd DeSaa
slowly and surely to go through her lee IN HVe
minutes she had passed her, and IN another minute
thara vas clear water between them Ihey were
+ba, itbin ba1f mile of the finish, and the gap
! ;,5 +iu moro Steady as church. with her
lee rail almost awash and every sail pulling its
pound the Elmina dashed across the HlllSh me
twenty seconds ahead of her rival
No Iees Interesting was the race between the 70
footers Yankee and Rainbow. The latter yacht,
at1ad ~ har owner Cornelius Vanderbilt, made
a strong hid for first place but the Yankee got
the best of the start and managed 10 ho.a her
lead throughout the race, although the RAINBOW
i was very close to her in some of the windward
work The Yankee finally won by 3 minutes 81
seconds.
It was an ideal day for yacht race. Out of a
clear sky light breeze from about south by west
lust rippled the waters of the Sound when the
! 0reT1 rato igual
| Vfce-Commodore Frederick Bourne's steam yacht
CoIoria acting as the regatta committees boat
for the dav She was anchored quarter of
mile north of Matinnecock Point and the for
all classes was from there to mark set about
mile north of Iloyd's Neck thence across the
Sound to another mark close to the gas buoy off
Great Captains Island, thence back TO Matinnecock
The distance was fifteen miles. and the yachts in
racing trim sailed the course twice those in crus-
ing trim covered it once Besides being the autumn
sweepstakes this n sail off for the prizes
offered for the annual regatta, which was not
completed on June IL because of calm weather
In addition to the prizes in each class for yachts
in racing and cruising trim there were handicap
cups offered by ex-Rear Commodore J. c. Bergen
one for schooners in cruising trim sailing as one
class which was won by the Katrina by eight min
utes and eighteen seconds. and for sloops sail
ing as one class This was won by the Eclipse by
forty-one seconds. For schooners in racing trim
sailing as one class. and for sloops in racing trim
sailing as one class the Naval Alumni Association
of Annapolis offered two challenge cups These
were won by the sChoOnerS Elnina and the sloop
Weetamoe. respectively.
Each winner Of challenge cup Is to receive a
medal For king the fastest corrected time over
the course. all sailing class in racing trim.
the sloop Weetamoe won the cup offered by Rear
Commodore 9. L F. Robinson.
The steam yachts which accompanied the racing
craft included Frederick Stevens's TUNA J. NJ.
MacDonough's Cachalot. Cornelius VanderbiIts
Mirage. the Florence. the Kanawha the Mohisan.
the Marietta. the Zoraya the Jathniei and the
Trionyx.
The members and guests on board the club
steamer William Fletcher included Paul E Steven
son. John y. Buchan. Charles Pryor. William a.
Haines. John P. Halnes, Seymour l. Hustled f. B.
RutIedge, II. Edward Fickens, W S Vernann. John
A Cormack, General McCoskry Butt and Dr. Rich
ard Kalish.
The start was a pretty sight First across the
line Cord Meyers sloop Affair She was fol-
lowed by r ". Smiths Effort. H B. Duryea's
Humma. /. J. CaUanan's Eclipse and II J. Rob
ert's Ondawa. All set spinnakers TO starboard.
and some sent out balloon jibtopsais as well, for
the wind was aft.
J. Rogers Maxwell. at the wheel Of his 7o-footer
Yankee. sent her sweeping across the line minute
and i seconds after the whistle for her class
Henry /. Lppitt's bronze sloop Weetamoe got
away seventeen seconds ahead of her rival, the
Nicola; then Rainbow. ! minute seconds
astern Of the Yankee. /. J. RodewaId's cutter
EeIin. steered by Charlie Barr followed close in
the Ranbow's wake. Frederick Hoyts Isolde
last away OF this class.
At Il 80 the signal Tor schooners was given Cap
tam Dennis aaa timed his boat we'll he sent the
EInllna away with balloon Jlbtopsail and maIntop-
after the whistle Close on his weather quarter.
only ten seconds later. came the MureI. with her
order ali OF them being handcapped 90 N'''
Both seventies set spinuakers 10 starboard after
ing her. The Weetamoe ana the NeoIa also had
luttng match. The former still held her lead when
they kept of their courses.
The Murel overhauled the Elmlna during the
first fifteen minutes and had passed her at 12l0
but the latter had tho lead again l O'Clock. At
the first mark the Eclipse in the AIuriers
course. and the EInina, prohting by IL. shot in 10
windward and took the lead
The. order at the first mark Loyd's Neck was:
The Yankee. the Rainbow, the Weetamoe, the Al
tar, the Nicola. the Eelin. the Eclipse the AIurlel
the Flmina. the Ondawa. the Katrina the Isolde
the Hayward and the Indra-
They gyUed here. and to the next mark. off Great
Captains Island, II a reach. with boOrns 10
starboard. The times taken at this mark were: