The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-16

,,u>.a>B THISTLE GRIrPLED
ar IINIsH THE CONTEST.
~. Yachts start WEN rssressa, neef
ard Itsish ou ,sns, Island hssa
Wind. III the way Ntks Ds.ahlrsi
an vsatauk and rewrd TO ttt, island.

AT nullt Auh WV N'''
.rtenner Fndyniion sailed across tue
a.. in. 81 tho os.sn race ~ tn Nuahi'
go, ,ub yesterday u%fisrnoon s'urthg a
"a ..u4u n Nas - black that hN toulh
u.,r.u.l the handsome SCHOONER a. sNr
,.tt hy tonsy Island hEht and cot tlhurd
.,1,p.y up the bav. Shs vas un -d al
q A., orI,,k and had sail~t from hTst toh :
H. usrt.aip IN - hours Is minu' : a. $40
T.. distance from br-nton'- .'""i
,,rtp ,u ton~y Island hight i rs mn -
a, e., and Va on end Tor the entire hlp
"a a.. TIM. . v-rv crsditabl" H." son ]
,.,f, "a Hntsh vas Vice. "
,r,.. schooner varuna Tier tim" was
,.r, % minutes 70 S''conds -" had a
"a. ,u, Iops,il- were blown to ribbons
"A ..r fs4r,Lcad vas carried away hN
, roug. seas Couaunudor" toh"ri y l"h :
,,r.,I ..loou.r Ihis,l- was thTl Her ac-
- ,,u. vas - hours 81 minutes She, too.
-. rfr,Ir E1rlv IN tho morning When
,.,r Trr Island light her tope'llant mas'
Al, ly ia. board The Allsn. owned by
t.,-y Redmond. which started IN Ia"
-. disabled OF Montauk Point and
,,s.i 20 Ctty island for repairs. To" Mira,
o.n.I by Charles Laue loot quit th" rae"
,ar,S 10 the contest
I ocean race wa, for q cup offered nv
Commodore Tod and 10 the rrst OF a series
a, srrg contest. whicl are to b. sailed Tor
,,,,.- offered Nv him
llsht sou,hv esterly bres.s wNs lilo wing
xh.n the feet left the srbor for the starting
a.. and there va. a good outlook for a race.
I, al teen greed by thu ov n.rs OF the yachts
80 lsi, sails should not lie carried, and
80. tuf each vessel strictly In cruising tr'n'
Tho Eniyulon. holder az the record across
,ts atlantic ocean. was the first To get ready
-. .oo..d TO he In fine shsp. for the contest
md wa picked a. - sure winner 'apt
loa,rh had ,haTse OF this vessel. III" Aii~a
W. expected 10y some 20 b" "a" loat that
could sivc the IHdy ulion the hardest rn'"
sh- q. shown IA her fa'rs her" that a hf"''"
q, utud and q rough sea bring out her q~uslit,--
,.',sf than light weather aud smooth water
,,ut Ehoades. Who lat year sailed N" ton
.,iuron. had charge Of this yacht. Tho
Thistle vas entered py ,~ommodot" Tod to
holm make q race tomnodor" Tod hhd no
,d.a OF bs.ns able To beat tie tndymion
a, "a. ALA. His boat j. heavily loaded WITH
.'of-s and her rig Il not on" that would help
ser sg4.n~' the schooner or ~" Na~l IN
lorrd the Thistle we're Major J Fred A'k"r-
man aIttT-d NilmsI 81" wac -iil"dt through
out the race 10y Iommodot" Tod The NAfuns
3. an Old boat She took part IN ocean ta'"~
..,st,I wears .so Nt,c-Commodore ; I
,mc, had with him a. guests & D. schuyler,
charles Burnham and Louis Jackson, The
Ntr, -. started by her owner, Charles Lane
Poor IN the hops that there would l.. hsht
weather. but the Wind and seas we're too much
for this raft.
H., start VAS q very Informal one No
PREPARATORY signal was made IN" tus +,
HAMMOND IN charge of Capt NrdN madr a
L., 10 th- Westward Of Br,ntou's Reef l. sht-
.ifp tud at ~ o'clock a lous hIAsl on ny
whistle gave Tho, staruns iisnal ~. ",mi
by ~. TIME had Increased IN -ir"'g'h ana
WNa |IHRH NJ about ten Ill4f~ an 'plt ' hilA-
nod. Ioi. who slwAv- sails ms oNn h".'.
Rad Judged the lhistlcs tan"
and she went sotoss the hnc right 40 80 th'
Ntndward end thirty seconds ait"f "" signal
She carried mAlnsail, man t'l.tl. i'''-,'
and fore st.ysal and ,nner "N1 un'.L Il'
square f~orc.ail. toIsail and tops liant sa.
I'M These are 10 good When b.atins 20 vtud
ward. She was on the PIT ihCk Nrt'In "i
She vas only halt q minute hehlrith~ Thistle
Then cam. the Naruna On y, rott tngt
a minute ana a half late aud the Mira without
master of the fndynion had mislnderstopd
the s,spAl and for son" rninntss hS ssps ~"'.
that the Others were OF on the race the Endym-
ION ran back to the line and crossed min
lined as though they had crossed the line
when the signal WA mad" at II o'ol" \, 50
the Fndy mon was handicapped nearly nitcen
,or-,u and On The s,arOoard tack stood on
stofr The AlIsa took the port tack and stood
vel ~ 20 ~" Ntrrayan-''t s,ot.' SUI w"
rhi.,la. Naruna md Mira held oil shore "p
"a" -tarboArd tack They r"Ie hraiihs
about south Alter half an hours sailing
~ Tow ~ The Fndvnion and Mira, but went
ssiaru of the Thistle Then the Mira had
.loush Of the rousher water oil shot" and
she stood IN toward ia" shore .
o.. Wind Mas frs-heutns AL ne, TIME ana
no Vac. fsmeu figured mat u would ltouAhI}
|o.i uutl suudoHn. aud t,.n mishl com"
10 from tie south The t~ndyn'ou n"ld 49,"
oTs ore Tax for Two hours and then stood
over toward block Island and 'fo~~.d o."
toV Of tie H. ,sti" T." AilSa NorAtd aI9ns
'a T. ul" Island ~hor" as lar - ~ Juii
md Of mad. . long tack 70 t.r N'e', il---
Nc 10 tue nortt OF Block Island u" Mira
followed o." sam" 'our-'' hu' . "l''- WI.
ONT 20 -"H, passing TO ~" "h-tNhTd "I h'"'A
Island and getting more Wthd ttd NOR" 80
TH'U tU'v lost -ig OF 'u'l o'.,r ~"
n ,tlo u.s. dong we'll durirst'" afternoon
80 Hy.ug tib was 80 Ilts SAIL h'il"d H't
very muc' Al .1 TIE EudNmIon ~,
iotri tack A. 7S Moutauk Ign Tor"
ror'l by west from the Ini>tl" ." NHfuhA
vas ten four points on tie nts~ tIp = IT,"
los, aud = ht,Ie later. when tue aTuustackrd
p .,.d ahead OF the IAistl" and loaded
In moon shone brightly after to sun
lst fof. down. ne sky Wa clear and I Z"
gentle ocean swell ro-" and t'H a., ~" l''tN
raori on toward TIE ~ ~ me ~,
souff v~.-'arIy wind Wa ~'ll oldlug tud uloN
Ia STEADILY The NtTlut VAS i"ldihs 'h"
,t4rrotri tack and ~ o. - SO wss h''w-"n
Auurlr--'t nd Fast H1mpion Ns''rh. ~"
hg.' ~ No'rtuk Point flashed over To"
Nat,f 80 - no sleep fof the Na'i tSnl'h
Some af 90, lists on lie vessels tuTt'd No.
but soou ,ai.. on deck agltn TO s"r 30" ii"
tac- w. progressing BY mtdnis,t -.
.Og Of TO Thistle showed that -" hnd sallcd
- miles iu ten hours AMI ~ hour ltt'r m"
steady lgHt ~ Srlun"ro,k glsAmrd across
a.. --a. Two short taCkS were made ahd ~"
Thistle under TIE ures~ur" OF m Increasing
uind improves h"r position 80 iyat wen
daylight hogan to din N" hu~tr" 81 ~" star
< o-'lfkc v.---l vas seen to Toward 81
o." IHr,'l-, which asthe hght increased turned
OF ~ be- tie ' truuL She had been a. nara
l4-s
Tho wind had Increased to about an eighteen
Ero' strength md her tot sails had t"'h blown
20 fsbiuus Tie rass we're 'Irit'd. away
and 80" Yves sailing under loN"i ~''s "'l'
a. 600 O'Clock m the morning ~" uH~-'d
stern 81 Ne Thistle and then vent on shof"
a. I 1u -" stlrboArd tsca, ana when neat
se,- ~ Q 81 % clock che had W"ath,rcd th"
'tgs'il Then the Ludv uiou was. seen
Ibo4t Tour miles dead ah'ad ot a." 1hisil"
She AS . i.iug fast and unl'ss on accident
hlrt"nsd SEEMED q sur" winner III" wind
lrcf' sd IN force ard the sr0 vns getting
Np Is Coubefs we're tuwhiiHg IN from
-" Southwest and the 1hist.r with h"f t."
fN down To thu waters 'dg" Wa travelling
bette. than -, had - my time during the
Llc. Nh" NasltNirru cout~" ior Ire Island
llghtard VS. rtVidlV ovrrhauliug N. NaTuna
wHaH - : A. gfgl,IF ffs fnFg ftHE.llaFI mas