The sun., 1904-08-16
BEST SHOWING By ASPIRANT.
SL0OP BEAT CLASS COMPETITORS
IN N. Y. Y. @. CRUISE.

tho sybarita Leads the Fleet Into Newport
Tho Yankee Splits spinnaker, but
Beats Rainbow and virginia-cood
' Breeze for the Racing Yachts.
NEwroar, Aug. 1s.-The yawl sybarita,
owned by w. Gould Brokaw, led the feet
OF tho New York Yacht Club into port
to-day. She made the run Of thirty-nine
miles from New London, starting of Sarah's
Ledge, IN 4 hours So minutes II seconds.
The greater part OF the race was dead be-
fore the wind, and the yachts all had to
buck all through the race a strong head
tide which runs four knots an hour. The
6ybarita had no class competitor, but she
sots another leg on the cup offered by Vice
Commodore Henry Walters for sloops
winning the most races on elapsed time.
The best performance Of the day was
made by the 4s-foot sloop Aspirant. owned
by Wilmer and Addison Hanan. The
brothers were on board. and they sailed
the boat with rare good judgment. Her
class competitors were the Affair and
Irolita, and these she defeated handily
In the race for the special cup offered by
Commodore Bourne for sloops In one class
she wins on time allowance. The Sybarita
beat her less than forty-seven minutes,
the Yankee IS minutes 10 seconds, and the
Weetamoe 81 minutes SO seconds. On ao-
count Of the difference In size, these boats
have to allow much more than they
finished ahead OF the Aspirant.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt sailed on the
Rainbow, but she was not mascot. The
Yankee, Virginia and Rainbow were on
even terms passing Fishers Island, but
Oh Watch Hill the Yankee had taken q good
lead. and the Virginia, with W. K. Wander
bilt, Jr. at the wheel, was giving her a good
chase.
The Yankee had met With misfortune
about four miles west Of Point Judith.
The wind had freshened, and her spinnaker
was split from top to bottom. A new spin
maker was set In five minutes, and the
Yankee In the end beat the Virginia 48 sec
onds and the Rainbow II minutes Sec
onds.
The Nicola and Weetamoe made q hot
race. Mr.. Pynchon started almost on the
signal with the Nicola, while Mr.. Lippitt
took the end Of the two minutes allowed
to got over the line. There was one minute
forty seconds between the two boats at
the start, and at the finish the Weetamos
the race by % seconds. The Queen NAB
was in the race.
Five started In the small class Of sloops
and the Pellegrina finished seconds
ahead Of the Phantom, with the Spasm
third. The yachts viii have to be meas
ured to determine the winner.
The schooners looked fine as they sailed
with their big kites all drawing, and New
porters have rarely witnessed such q grand
picture as the big boats presented. Arthur
+. Luke's Corona led the feet Of two-stick-
ers and was close behind the Sybarita at
the lightship. She ] was q winner In her
seconds and the Chanticleer 16 minutes 10
eeconds. The Corona gets a leg on the VICE
oommodore's cup for schooners on elapsed
time, but she Is probably beaten by John
NJ Riohmonds little boat Valmore In the
race for Commodore Bourne's cup and for
the SOU uadron's g run cup Of the commodore's
The Valmore was 80 minutes 20 seconds
behind the Corona. She won In her class
from the Mavis and Loyal
In class d the Katrina won from the
ion very easily. The Atlantic led tho
auxiliaries at the finish, but the Feeolute
WAS only Q minutes IS seconds behind, and
will beat her on corrected time. Tho
Intrepid finished third, the Vergemere
fourth and the Idler fifth.
Race Rock, which had to be left on the port
hand. This was four miles south by east;
The small sloops were started at 0:lb and
Cord Meyers Affair was the first boat over
the line. She had her boom broad OF to
starboard and set q spinnaker p TO port
by the 1rolita, Aspirant., Phantom and
Pelligrina The Ishkoodah and Cymbra
were handicapped.
The first of the schooners were
was the first at the line. Then came the
Valmore, Loyal, Mavis and Cacique. Those
carried spinnakers to starboard.
The Emerald led the big division at $50,
followed by the Corona, Chantioleer,
Constellation Atlantic. tl ddleE, % veIsemsrSe. ere
last four were handicapped. and all except
the Chanticleer had spinnakers to starboard.
The wind began to back to the west,
and very soon those on the port tack had
to gybe over. and spinnakers were taken
in. The big schooners carried main top
yachtsmen were pleased, because it was
the first good breeze Of the cruise, and the
outlook for an early finish was very good
took OK the he, lead IN the 7o-foot class, and the
Virginia passed the Yankee and soon took
the lead from the Rainb bow, which was set
well to the west by the tide. The Aspirant
passed Race Rock at p:t7:S0. Inc wmd
had gone to west by south, and as the course
to the whistling buoy OIL Point Judith was
east by north, 20 miles, all were able to
carry spinpakersi again. The Aspirant
at once held into shore to get out Of the
tide as much as possible, and she was fol-
lowed by all the sloops and some OF the
small schooners.
At IL O'Clock the leaders were of the
eastern end Of Fishers Island. The Sy-
barita was Leading, with the Corona, Emer-
aid and Katrina ofshore. The Yankee
had taken the lead In the 70-foot class,
followed by. Virginia. Aspirant, Nicola,
Ironta, Rainbow, Weetamoe and Affair.
passing Watch Hin at li:so. The Corona
and Sybarita were on even terms.
The wind now changed to the southwest,
making It another run OF six miles. The
Sybarita finished at 2:30. The Yankee and
Virginia had passed the Corona and were
next, then came the Corona, Rainbow,
Emerald. Nicola, weetamoe, Constellation,
Chanicleer Atlantic, Resolute, Katrina.
Queen Nab, Aspirant, Affair, Valmore
Endymion, Intrepid, ,Irolita, Loyal. Idler,
VerRemere and Mavis.
The run tomorrow Ia to Vineyard Haven,
and the regatta committee will be on Z. @.
Benedict's steamer Oneida. Summary:
sLooPs, CLASS L.
Elapsed
Stan. Finish Time
H.MS. H:MS HM.S