The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-13

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in the slOop classes, the Emerald, Chan
tieleer and Loyal in the schooner class.
and the Atlantic In the auxiliary. and
that the Nicola and Loyal will be
awarded the naval cups.
The best race OF tn eday was be-
tween Rear Commodore Cornelius
VanderbiIt's and J. Roger Maxwsll's
boats, both seventy-foot sloops built
in 100. The Yankee by keeping over
to the Connecticut shore at the s8rt
led for an hour. but a shift Of wind
shortly before noon gave the lead TO the
Rainbow, which Rugged the Long Is
land shore. When within fifteen miles
of the finish the two finally came with
in sailing distance with the Rainbow
leading, and after five mile fight In
which each followed the other tack for
tack, the Rainbow squared away and
finished one minute and twenty-six
seconds ahead. winning by one minute
and forty-six seconds elapsed time. Ex-
cept for the uncertainty Of the wind
the day. was a delightful one on Long
Island sound, the day being overcast
only at intervals, while the breeze was
always cool and invigoratinE.
A dozen steam yachts accompanied
their white-winged sisters, clustering
about the starting line. keeping well
away during the run, and again gath
ering at the finish to whistle a well
come. ...... se-...
This morning the squadron will keep
on down the sound to New London,
where 1t will remain over Sunday.
A large number of pleasure boats
were about the harbor yesterday after
noon to view the visiting yachts as
the yarrived. The yachts had nearly
all arrived at sun down and came to
anchor off the Cove. .. ss.
Last evening the shores were lined
with people who viewed the beautiful
sight which the boats presented with
their myriads of colored lights.
A number of those on the boats came
ashore and were entertained at the
Pequot and New Haven Yacht clubs.
Many also visited the points Of inter-
est about the city. ...s..s
The yacht clubs and cottages were
handsomely lighted with colored lights
and lanterns in honor Of the visitors
and special entertainment was proyid-
ed at the yacht clubs.
The yachts weighed anchor yester-
day morning with rafting breeze
blowing straight into Glen Cove, but
before the preparatory signal was fired
it began to haul TO the eastward. AS
! the course was practically east north
east, all the yachts prepared for long
beat, and small jib topsails were put
up in stops. .....
At $40 seven small sloops were sent
away. the spasm leading. Five minutes
later came the large sloops, seven also
! in number, with the Nicola In the van.
Then came the small schooners,. the
Valmore being the first OF q feet of
six, while nine larger vessels, including
six auxiliaries followed with the Cor
ona leading. .. ......ssz
All but four of the twenty-nine I'M
lmediately scudded across the sound,
for a favorable slant under the Con-
necticut shore, and for an hour this
| looked like a good move About half
lpast ten o'clock, however, the wind be-
gan to haul. to the east on the north
side of the sound, but still held well into
the north on the south side. The
Nicola, Rainbow and Queen Nab inl-
mediately began to gain and were soon
Heading the feet. Then the Yankee and
Sybarita started over, leaving all the
schoonars nearly becalmed off Green
witch, ten miles from the start. At 1880
the Rainbow was nearly three miles
ahead Of the Yankee. but about noon
the breeze had another variable fit,
and headed off the Rainbow into
Smithtown bay, a broad inlet In the
north side of Long Island. The Yankee
came up until within mile, when the
breeze dropped to a mere breath. Still
sighting blue water across the sound,
started over after 1t, followed by the
Nicola and Yankee. The Nicola reached
It first, and at Q o'clock, all three ware
having a grand fight, in short taSks
off Bridgeport. with the finish Tin
sight.
In the meantime the sybarita held
patiently to the south side and got q
fine lift, when the wind made q final
haul into the southeast. The big Eng.
lish yawl, one Of the latest acquisitions
Of the club, swept proudly across the
finish line shortly OTTER $3.50, followed
ten minutes later by the Rainbow.
Nicola and Yankee.
The Queen Nab was fourth, but 1t
was not until 5:35 that w. X. Wander
bilt, frs, Virginia reached the line, fol-
lowed by the Weetamore and Spasr1,
The Loyal was the first OF the schoon-
er fleet to finish at 5:30:45, while 1.-THE
great three-masted auxiliary Atlantic
came blowing along at 5:4s;5S, making
the finest picture Of the day as she
swept along. The rest OF the fleet fol
lowed not long after, so that with the
steam yachts nearly forty vessels re-
sponded to the commodore's sunset
gun, and hauling down their flags made
snug for the night.
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