New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
THE VIGILANT WINS RAcp
OLD CUP DEFENDER LEADS INAu,
FOUGHT CONTEST AT OYSTER R,v

level with the water, Percy Chubb's big yau, ny,
Iant Cup defender. dashed across the at
line off Oyster Bay yesterday afternoon az,~
victor after hard contest of twenty-three .-s
half miles Long Island Sound. in the se,s
haka Corinthian Yacht Clubs annual race ..
had beaten her opponent. Henry Rednond,s 10
by II minutes "a seconds. August BeInnont,s s.
Mineoa. although hard pressed by the Y,s'9
during part of the race. after all bv -
gin of 1 minute 10 seconds.
In the schooner class F. F. Brewster's FI,.
was again successful in defeating Charles Srn,,A !
Muriel. this time by minutes 50 seconds =.
Dorwina won from the sloop CnaIenge-it wa.
first appearance the Sound-by 10 rninu.s. .
seconds. F. NJ Smiths Effort. however vs.,s
started u minutes 90 seconds after the Dorwfna -
the Challenge. only beaten II minutes =.
onds The new 6O-foot Gardner soop Neola ass.
ished the spectators the committee boat D.,
mond by sailing over the course in hours II MI,
utes. which only IL minute IS seconds lo,.
than the Vigilant took. and within II minute,
seconds of the Mineola's time.
Smooth water, clear skies and a light hr.
from the southwest greeted the yachtsmen xb.
they out to the starting line. mile east !.
the Centre Island buoy. The yawls vigilant ana
Ailsa. the schoOners Elnlina and AIurie. and n.
big sIoops carried club topsafls
The for the large classes an elsv-,
and three-quarter mile triangular sailed twice fb
first leg being a run of four and three-quar-.,
miles: the second four miles of windward work
and the final leg. reach of three miles IN.
small classes sailed sixteen and one-half and sin
and three-quarter miles.
With spinnaker booms dropped to port and n.
sails hofsted ready to break out the yawls Ais,
and Vigilant came for the line signal crossirv
it. with the Ailsa leading by twenty seconds Sbs
set her balloon jfb topsa just before reaching IN.
line. The Vigilant set large reaching jib topsa1
Both yachts set spinnakers almost fmmediatsv
August Bemont's Nineola, with Captain Barr a.
the wheel. and ]. R. MaxwelTs Yankee, steered ~
her owner. crossed the line, with the Belmont boat
twenty seconds in the lead The Yankees spinnak,
was up in stops but neither skipper gave the or5s-
to set the sail. They soon began luffing match
which took them out of their course for ten min
utes.
The schooners made a splendid picture as they
started at 1915. Both had all their light sails set
and the Elmina got away leading the Mure by
half dozen lengths Spinnakers set to port
on both yachts soon after they followed In ths
wake of the sloops.
On the deck Of the new slooD Neola as 81.
crossed the line. under as fine a suit Of sails ay
were ever seen, noticed her designer. William
Gardner: Fred NJ Hoyt. F. Henderson and the
yachts owner George NJ. Pynchon. who was at the
wheel Her spinnaker blossoned out OF its sto,s
she cleared the line starting TO sail her maiden
race The Neola was not regularly entered. but
her owner requested the committee to take
her time
The sloops Dorwina and Challenge got away at
u 25 and the Mnosa and the Alerion ten minutes
later. Then came the big feet of raceabouts and
knockabouts, making a pretty picture as they
dashed away to the northeast
The steam yachts that followed the feet over
the course included the Aloha. the Seneca, ths
Neckan. the Saghaya. the Florence. the Sauroek
the Oneida the Tuscarora, the Wild Duck, the Ceit
the Vina and the Arrow
The yawls overstood the first mark considerably,
and were compelled TO haul almost on the wind to
fetch il. The times taken there were as roAoSs'
Yacht HMSI Yacht HMs
Mnsoia .........--1 2:5s:o5 MuIiel 19s3, Igsn
Elmina .......-..-- 1:O7:O5l Ailsa ll3ia
1t was in the windward work. after rounding
Work T Barr put the Mineola on the starboard iaes
at once. after rounding the marx, ana SAlpper
lowed suit with the Yankee. Both yachts cana
straight across the Sound almost TO Lloyds Poni
the Yankee had gained on her rival Soon atsr
she was the weather berth. but she was not aus
The he wind had fallen light, and the Mins0a e,
s1eng f for p the second mark and rounded it vel
| in the lead again. The Belmont boat was never
At2p m the six big yachts crossing The Sound
heading for the Oyster Bay mark. was splendid
sight y1ns spead gSsl they swept BY the COMMITTEES
boat The schooner Elnlina with al her Kites , sci.
ola, the Yankee. the Ailsa ana the MurieL Tns
yachts we're only few lengths apart 49,. .,, a.
The times taken al the nome marx q lAe eAU :"
the first round were;
Yacht aias5 ams; a,I,s Eseht. ......-.a=i4.ss aMs
Esiiant 5ii 0o AlaEisl 5ss,
Mineola ..-...--- 1S9ol 90 Neo4a ----''---'-'-
Yankee 2:loooi
northeast mark again. the Vigilant passng ths
Eina in this his Tsaea NGsa and rhey ihs ae 1d again
at the first mark. as follows: ,,s
Yacht. HNS fscht 500;
Emina 2:S9:29 NGriei -'-.'------- s15a
With a rreshening breeze they soon cOVelea -
| other two legs OF the course
YAwIs-FIRsT CLAss-sTART 12O6-CoURSA @'
MILES Elapsed
r,.,. and owner El9l,s Eas aS:ss 5;5::s e;
Eisisnf Percy Ss6nnnS SnuS1 4:15:5s 4iO:56
| sCHooNERS-75-FooT CLAss-sTART l2;lS-CooN'0
| 2sla MILES oo
N1aisI Charles Smtrhers 4:21:ss i0oss
| sIooPs-so-FOoT CLAsS-sTART 12:1o-coURSS ~
| MILES
| yankee J. R. Maxwell. i;hoS 80 az
| sIooPs-6o FOOT CI.Ass-SrART 122o-CoURsE -Sa
syce c F. 5os:oo - az
sLooPs-ss FOOT C1.Ass-sTART 122S-coURsE l07
| MILES
Dorwna Clifford V Brokaw.. S24:S4 s:ysSi
Challenge. Wallace T. Foote tr--.--.- ssS:S5 $3.50 siiSo
sLoopsLss FOOT c1As-sTARr 12So-ooURsE iSs
MILES
Empress. G. NJ Hsckschsr------.- 4S99S S9SS Sass
Hanley 4--s.1' - ,,,t
| sLooPs-so-FooT CLAss-SrART 12:s5-coUR5E i's
MILES
Mimosa Trenor l. Park----------- ttg5:ss Ss7:ss
SLOOP%25-FOOT CI-ASS+START 12:45-CoUttSE' I''
MILES
Adelaide j. j. Dwyer-.-...---.---..-- $500 ssas
Houri j. H. Esser. .........--.. 444:S Sos.
| SEAWANHAKA RACEABoUTS-START i2'oO-SO0f
iSla MILES.
Snapper A Bryan Alley. ....-..--.--- 42!9S ssSsS
Whistlewtng, II. NJ Crane +zo'Vo SSs07
YaitaS D MaNwsi1 ir 4:27:4 SS.:ss..
scamp 9gi a. a. ~ Pisscv.- 4244S ssiS
SEAWANHAKA KNOCKABOCTS - START. l-S