New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
STEAM RACE FOR NORMAN
Commodore THfOrd Wins Ozcn Cup
Seminole Has Nishap.

Travelling at a speed Of 1853 knots or nineteen
statute miles, hour. Commodore Frank TIford $
steam yacht Norman. the flagship or the Indian
Harbor Yacht club dashed across the finish line
of Greenwich Conn. at 4O3i4 yesterday afternoon.
the winner 10y three miles Of the 7fty-mie race
ON Long Island Sound. under the direction 81 the
Indian Harbo- Yacht club.
There were only three yachts IN the race. but it
exciting from start 10 finish. The
contestants were Commodore Tilford's Norman.
which Won from <. H. Matthiessen's lnga by IL
minutes ~ seconds. and from the third yachtJshu
y Robins's Sefninole-by &c minutes seconds
Great things had been expected from the Seminole.
but unfortunate accident prevented her from de-
veloping anything like the speed she might have
shown if II had not occurred.
The Seminole was leading at the start 10y thirteen
seconds. but she had only travelled few lengths
when the damper jammed In the sInokestack and
refused to bulge. The steam ran down from close
on to her Allowance Douuds-to 20 pounds. The
engineer force succeeded in opening it part way
later on. hat thcn the steam never went be
vond 10 pounds. the yacht practically steamed
the entire course under natural drouEhL The time
she made under those conditions N5s excellent
Each yacht had her owner On board. There
a light breeze from the eastward. and gentle
swell rolling UP the Sound from the same quarter
but not sufficient to make the yachts pitch much
when the preps raturv signal was given az l-J r. m
The three yachts were then wa miD= up To the
westward Of the line which was marked by the
Oneida and a faE boat anchored in shore from her
about a cables length. The Oneida was anchored
one half mile southwest Of the red spar buoy, off
the western end Of Great Captains Island. The
course was TO be east one-half north twenty five
nautical miles to and around the spar buoy. the
northerly end Of the Middle Ground Sboal OF
Stratford Point and return. The yachts were stIu
headed for the line coming Tor Il az fun speed
when the starting gun fired at 1 O'Clock The
Seminole was length in the lead. with the
Norman next and the Inga last. They swept across
the line in that order being timed by the commit
tee on the Oneda's bridge, as they passed. fol-
lows:
Yacht Inns Yacht r,fs
serinole ---.-.---- .9i - Inga --...... lc2.l2
norman -.-.--..-- l-ol-foi
with the soft Goa! smoke pouring out OF their
tunnels. and each plouEhng mighty bow wave.
the trio % racers, all with white hus and yellow
stacks fairly few to the eastward Suddenly the
Seminole sIackened speed. The Norman gained on
her rapidly. IN five minutes she had overlap.
In minutes she had passed her. and the Inca
was terms with her Men could be seen
rushing Up and down the deck of the Seminole.
II was plain there had been some trouble but
Just what it not kr until the end of
the race.
The race was now between the Norman and the
Inga to the outer mark. The tide fair for
all the yachts and pretty race they made OF II
over that twenty-five miles OF smooth water fog
the wind almost died out as they approached the
eastern mark. The Norman rounded it first, Ieav-
ing IL on the port hand 2:31 %; the Inga
23i:l0 and the Seminole last, at 2:S9.oJ
The Norman had covered the twenty-five miles
80 seconds and the Seminoles by minutes and
j. seconds. The run back was against the tide
Si1s han ian 70 show, some OF her real form for
while the Norman took 1:32li and the lingo ia: II
beating the Ingas time / minute and seconds.
The summary follows;