New-York tribune., 1904-08-14
FfETAM0E LEADS FLEET
Henry T. Lippitt's SJoop First in
MY. c. Run to Nezc-London.
rsx zErEsRAPH TO rHE TRIBUNE.


,-sv-L.ondou. Conn. aug. B-Eenry f Lippitt's
sltoot sIoop weetanoe led the cruising feet Of
u. Nex-Tcrk Yacht Club almost from start 10
suish in to-duys OF thirty-nine miles from
s,sv-Ezaveu % this port She crossed the finish
r,s Of szrsh's Ledge. just outside this harbor al
s.naa She had not only defes ed her old class
-sz,e. the Nicola. by 2s.0l. but she had outsailed
fle 7o-foot Yankee by $50 elapsed time. The
Vgssranoe has undoubtedly Won the prize IN her
class and the Annapolis Naval Alumni Assoeia-
tca Cup for sioops which is the special prize for
ths IN.
I. Rogers NaxweITs Yankee defeated Cornelius
ysnaerhilrs Rainbow by s:5l. and ". 4. Wander
Inrs virginia by Iss1- In the small sloop class
cord Meyers Affair wo.. defeating the Aspirant
hr Has IN the big schooner class Arthur 7.
1nFss Corona the winner She defeated the
Fns-sd BY 1873 and she Is probably the winner
of he Annapolis Cup for schoouers. as well as
ne rsgular prize George 3. Yields chanti-
clssr won IN the small schooner cisss, beating tho
vslnors by only 4g seconds:
Twas light weather day throughout, and when
the tide turned about three hou1s after the start
SOW progress was made BY the yachts, as the VINO
wzs ahead and zoo light 10 be Of much service. An
hour before me finish il strengthened considerably
Sut II no tine was II stronger than ten miles an
boEr
IN breeze so light from the east-southeast that
sts vachrs we're barely able 10 stem the strong
aosd tide the start was made al $40 o'clock, the
sloop Aspiraut owned by the Hanan brothers. lead
ing the feet of twsnry-seven yachts across the line
,,--,es be-use, -he committee yacht Alvina and
marx ulaced a cable's length 10 southwark Of her
Cord Meyers Affair E. D. Kings Spasm, Dr. Glo-
sons vaUI Pohtatuck and the Lrota followed IN
the order named. completing the first class OF small
sloops.
Iippetrs Vvee-amoe crossed The line together. ten
seconds frsr the gun with tae later il the Weaih-
er bsrth These and al -he heet. IN fact crossed
the llre clese hauled on the starboard tack Ihe
-awl PeIegrina. the sloop Yankee. the yaWl SyO-
ar-ta ana the sloops Virginia. Rainbow and Queen
Nab got away IN that order. and al were hAildl-
capped from two 10 eight minutes
7rhe GIN for the au-schooners vas at $50 o clock
ana most q these were also handicapped They
crossed The line IN this order: The Crusader, the
Chanuclesr. the Katrina the Valmore. the Emerald
the Constellation the Larona- the Corona the
Endyu1iu1 the Loyal. the Atlantic. the Idler and
fhe VerEsnere- The two latter were Handicapped
more thEn halc an hour because o. the light wind
and head tide.
In the paltry air the Azpi-ant held the lead 70
Brantord Beacon. SIX and one-half miles from the
start. Next In line al that point was the Affair.
tier The Weetarnoe the Sy5arita. the Nicola, the
Rsinbow the Yankee. the Virginia, the Queen Nab.
the spasm. the Pohtatucll. the Atlantic and the
ireiita il the order named. The Atlantic led the
sehooners with the Crusader next. then the Verge
mere the TdIer ard the Endyulion.
lel by the haleTnOre. other Echocners crossed the
60un6 the port tack on z breeze hunting exps-
eigon. They were the ChanticIeer. the Loyal. the
Coon2, the Larona. ghe Intrepid the Katrina and
ne Emerald They were down IN the haze when
ths others working n short tackE close %
tae Connecticut shore. heading for the channel be-
tssen Fauikuer's Island and the mainland
kerry +. LAppitt's slOOp WeeJaTnoe did so wei
Norkng 70 winoWard thai when she crossed inside
Fsuknsys Island at 2 9.cIoek she was the leader
~ more thar halg mile the Yankee being tho
ss1azo boat The Rainbow was third, the Affair
selrl and the Aspirant dfth- The Sybartta had
~ sckE with them. and had gone on shore 70
qt udo1le 81 tire Sound after the schOOners Still
-pi-llE = commanding lead, Loe WeetaEnoe passed
-QrH1sd LdgltshIp a. 2.I9 the Yankee al zig, the
41@a09N 2-29 the Altar 2.22 and the Aspirant
a. ~ With baby jibtOpsatls set they were just
sle 70 lay their for the next turning point
s-slets Reef LghLship. eleven ana one-nalf miles
% ne eastward
AZ tbs tine the weather, which had been EaZy
e ne southward, cleared the breeze fresnened
&c mere could be seen about ave miles away, on
7ofinus Foiur. the Long Island Shore, the Viz
siil corning fast, with free sheet, followed by
lo-i q the Echocners, and the Sybar1ta steering
alsouna course. The rest OF the schooners were
~ aoWn 70 the southwest.
Commodore F. 9. Bourne's flagship. the Della
Nsls vas s2lated by every yacht in the harhor
eASn ene came 20 anchor about o'clock, near
pier ---'1 -
There are sone two hundred and fifty yachts IN
- lerDor ro-i1ghL Nearly al the steam yaclls
@ele Illuminated TIE owners and their guests
Nea q Elore after dinner. and we're entertained
- rs nrEelE. The yachts remain here tomorrow
@1 ttsTr for Newport early Monday morning
~ summary Of to-dzy's run follows;