New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
YANKEE LEADS YACHTS
". 4. Vanderbilt. Jr.'s. Virginia
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cottage city. 1-lss- Aug ID Rogers Max
Wells to-foot sloor Yankee crossed the finish lire
al ,.s3n this afternoon winning easily the forty
mile race from Newport to this port She led the
rect III tho vay. and finished "a minutes -
ords ahead of the next yacht ". G. Brokaw's
s. osrita. The latter Vas defeated by the Yankee
=, minutes p seconds elapsed time The Virginia
was also defeated by her Ly T. minutes 16 seconds
and the Rainbow Ay 10 minutes - seconds The
soo9 Aspirant again dis ,juguisked herself by win
nirg n her class from the IGolita, the Phantom
and ths Spasm-
James r Ford's Katrina woa in the small
schooner class. and U the big one Arthur +.
Luke's Corona voD the prize BIS defeating George
". Wells's chandelier by 3 minutes II seconds.
The worF - Wilson MarshaIrs OiS three-mastsd
schooner Ms rather disappointing. She was
beaten minutes seconds by the Corona; IS
minutes . seconds by the Resolute, and 70 min
utss IS seconds by the Consteratiou.
Only I'VE oe the Yachts had finished when a rain
-quaH came hat killed the wind. and the rest had
much trouble to stem the strong head tide. W \.
Vanderbilt jr.'s. Virginia. while making shore
tsclSs iu the harbor 10 reach her anchorage.
grounded ou q sand shoaL The regatta committee
sent the club tug Unique her assistance at once
The yacht was lowed Off in few minutes and
il is SAID she has not been damaged 10 any ex-
tent An early start viii re made for Newport
tomorrow.
aground in the Middle Ground The tug Unique
went to her assistance. aud she too, went ground.
The tu- got of. The Oneida then went out. and
Commodore F. a.. Benedict took the launch Of his
Yacht and carried hawser from the Unique 10
the Navis and the Yacht WAS soon pulled into
deep water. When the Oneida tried to the
thistle i'm the hawser parted and there was more
excitement
The regatta committee changed their rag for this
run from the steam Yacht AIvfna 70 the Oneida.
which was placed at their disposal BY ex-Comrno-
Iore z. e. Benedict who had his guests on
board Luke lockwood and Nj quinn
In light breeze from the southwark. the start
was made or Brenton's Reef Lishtship az 80.
7vhen the Shops AspiraHt and SPasrn. the yawi
Phantom and the sIoop Isolita crossed the line IN
that order all on the star5oard tack close hauled
The Aspirant got away eleven seconds after tha
gin SIX. sloops and the big yawl SyoaritA GOT
away on the next signal ~ ~ cleCh- = q AZ
cured the weather berth.
Henry Lippltt lnfrins The Wsels5aoe r 5n9EP
around Tia stern Of the 'oTrrnltree FacnL Cle4ua-
seventeen seconds later nerrAed her on The Van
the wheel Of his sioop Rainbow. shot her into q
good windwSrd position on the heather poW ~
the va vi Svbarira. they crossed the Els htJeen
NOE 7 f,SfIIs smiths C7isen MAJ and " K Van
derbilr jr Virginia the latter Handicapped MN
The small schooners vaImore. Katrina. LOYAL
and Nsvis and the yav' Cscique made pretty
start 1885 IN that oder. but the wind was
so light that they we're all handicapped ard 50
were the ten big schOouers that followed On the
order The Idler, the Corona. the Intrepld. I17
Chantcleer the Vergemere. the Resoluts, the En-
dymion. the Atlantic the Constellation ana ths
The Emerald was handicapped Il minutes sec.
Corona lust before g1ufre for the class She was
on the starboard tack. close hauled ana heaoLns
hoard and running free came down on her az
right angles. and forced her 70 Keep on % aV2Il
evf+abiA The Corona gybed and crossed the line
vr+rb a handicap ~ only . seconds. but the En-
ond later. She hying a protest hag when Sns
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