New-York tribune., 1902-07-27
YACHTING.
VANDERBILTS RAINBOW WINS FINAL
RACE OF LARCHAlONT SERIES.

While the whistles of half dozen steam yachts
screeched welcome to her. and the crews OF other
yachts cheered her on, Cornelius Vanderbilts hand
some 70-footer Rainbow dashed across the nnisn
line off Larchmont yesterday afternoon, proud
winner of the final contest Of the race week
series. She had not only beaten the fast sIoop
Yankee by l minute and 42 seconds. but she had de-
feated the hitherto almost invincible Mineola'
sailed by that greatest of sea jockeys, wee Char-
ley" Barr. by the respectable margin OF minutes
seconds.
These three famous yachts had sailed three times
over a triangular course measuring ten ana thret-
quarter miles, one-thrd Of it having been WIND
ward work the other two-thirds with the wind free
Such battle royal as they had in the smooth
water and in a fresh breeze from the east-north-
east has not been on the Sound In many a DAY,
Edward Willard sailed the Vanderbilt boat ana
he managed to secure good windward berth at
the start which was one of the prettiest of the
week All three sloops for the line close
hauled on the starboard tack. for the nrst leg
of the course TO be to windward. Ihey All
reached the line just in time to luff as the signal
given and cross II.
Barr gave the Mineola good full. and, with
the baby nbtopsail set, he drove her down to lee
ward of all three hoping TO send her through
their lee. This he accomplished. but the haihboW
was on his weather beam, with the Yankee going
slower vvedged in. as it were, between them both
When tbev had passed him, Captain Maxwell Of
the latter sloOp lufed her sharp across the Ram
bows wake and shot her out on her weather
quarter. That was thirty seconds after the start
Then they began their windward work in earnest
First making tack of five minutes in toward
the north shore they came out and the Mineola
in eight minutes crossed the bows OF the others
showing that in that time she had worked from
the leeward position TO the lead. Before reaching
the first mark, three miles away, however the
Rainbow had taken the lead, rounding IL hIy
seconds ahead.
Balloon jibtopsahs sent out smartly to
starboard as they eased sheets for the three mile
run across the Sound TO a mark off Red Spring
Point. The Mineola gained few seconds in this
work but at the home mark she was still second
boat At the windward mark on the next round
there was only thirty seconds between them. At
the second mark the Yankee had passed the
Mineola and moved up into second place. At the
home mark the second time the Mineola was two
minutes astern of the Rainbow. During the next
round the Rainbow held her lead, and finally fin
ished a handsome winner.
Another surprise OF yesterdays race was the
superb sailing of the schooner Murel. She and the
Emina started almost together, but at the first
mark the Muriel was leading her rival by min
ute and 80 seconds. Across the Sound they went
at a merry pace, swinging their maintopmast stay
MurieI was still 45 seconds to the good. At the
the leader by l minute and seconds
Carefully sailed by her owner. over the next two
rounds the Murie continued to gain, and she finally
by the good margin OF minutes % secohcs'
actual time. =, .....
DISTINGUISHED herself by defeating her sister ship
the Nicola by 2 minutes, 10 seconds, over the same
In match race between James B; Ford's
schooner Katrina and Frederick M Hoyts cutter
F'fty-four yachts started, and the raceabouis and
one-design boats did sone ods teom YACHT
Niagara the new British boat Speedy IL, the Ceit
and several others at the finish of the 7Ofoot-
The a.'f Following figures show how the marks were
turned by the leaders in the race The times taken
at marks the first round were: