New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-15
n. re. At NEW-LONDON.
Vanderbilt Yachts in Collision
VISITING Dag.
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New-London. Conn, Aug 1-At 'coIors'' this
morning one hundred yachts representing the
cruising fleet OF the New-York Yacht Club,
dressed ship with rainbows of Tags from stem
10 stern Hundreds of summer residents
thronged the Shore Road facing the harbor al
The forenoon and some went out in steam and sail
boats to see the yachts at anchor.
1t was learned tonight that Cornelius Wander
bits 70-footer Rainbow and W K Wander
bilt. jr.'s Virginia had slight collision while
ing yesterday at a point near Branford beacon. No
protest was made by either owner 10 the regatta
committee w X VanderbEts turbine yacht
Tarantua has gone TO Bristol TO have some repairs
made to her engine. part Of which was deransed
in Saturdays run. He intends to enter her in the
steam yacht race Of August IS He will also enter
q 60-horsepower speed launch. called the Aer-
cedes. in the launch races at Newport on Thurs
day
The sloop Aspirant struck rock yesterday near
Branford beacon. Her owner Wilmer Hanan. Is
unable to tell how badly she is damaged until she
is drydocked. He believed. however that the delay
attending the accident caused him to lose the prize
in The sloop class.
Commander John Fremont. q. 5 ". command
Ing the monitor Florida. was the guest Of Commo-
dore Bourne at dinner board the flagship Della
tonight. The battleship Texas. the training
ship Chesapeake. and the monitors Nevada. Arkan-
and Florida played ssarchlights on the flags on
the stern stats. and the steam yachts made an
electrical display. The warships sail tomorrow
morning
There is q hitch in the ordering OF schooner
yacht by tho German Emperor. Herreshofr sent
plans for boat 10 feet the water line eighteen
feet beam flush deck. This is twenty feet longer
than the Ingomar. ordered. The Emperor, how
ever, does not wish the drauSht to be more Unan
sixteen feet the same as the Ingomar, and the
boat must have elghteen-inch rail Several
cable messages have passed between HerraS s
reached. The boat may not be built
Il was visiting day ahoat Conn1od9re freq7
Kelley. T. S. II. (retiredl, Fleet Surgeon John Me-
Cav WOODBURY. and THOMAS A bronson g, cil.,i iI
the commanding officers OF the United states
training ship Chesap eake- The visits were
turned by the officers OF these ships later IN the
Congratulations exchanged on the success
TO date OF che cruise on what Is CONSIDERED an OF
year When notes were compared II was round
that in 1893 only twenty-five Yachts made tIs I'm
footers The Reliance the Constitution and the Co
lumbia against twenty-Eine that started this year
this Years run Forty started in the run from
New-L0ndon TO Newport last year; and from pres
ent indications fully that many viii cross the me-
" all Of them viii enter and enjoy the excitement
BY order OF Commodore Bourne the squadron IS
vantage Of whatever wind there is at that time;
Aceordnsiy Fleet aP6ai1 J. - h RE garbar t
start at a. m, giving the yachts an hour 20 reach
Il is unfortunate that many Of the racing yachts
were not measured before the cruise began. pc
committee Is unable TO determine the winners IN
the various classes Measurer Charles D. Mower
is with the fleet. quartered on board the flagship.
He Will measure the yachts that are 10 take part
In the race for the Aston Cup on NeSporT, on Au-
gust -, and any others that are ready II New
port
with the rule OF measure nent- and II would
not be surprising II soma radical changes We're
made in Il when they meet next winter The ex-
perts say that the present rule will not give the
TO-footers Yankee, Rainbow and Virginia s1fTi-
Client time to win from the 5o-rooters
Nicola and " zetamoe judging from the way the
smaller yachts have been Outsaiing the large ones
since tho cruise began
The complete official lIst OF the yachts now in
harbOr flying the peuHant Of the New-Eork yacht
Club follows;
steanersvizins Aieen. Idisr. Ardea, Coranto. SURF
Cornthia. Virginia AviuR. Rambler. Magnolia Lorena
Endion. Roamer. Electra Viva Phantasy. Garcia fo-
sale. Crayling. Katrina. Arcturus Oneida The
Everglades. Florence Narada Inia, My EanaEha. Cet
CuCsstep Intrepid Tsco. Gretchen Tacoma WataWga.
AriaGEe. Delaware and EJgenia.
5choonsTs-CFlsader II. Ves7s Enaynnion. Colgninia
Onward Cross. Latoua Viking Corona. Thistle.
Agatha Constellation. LoTaL Valmore Curonet II. Gil
raIda Esperanzs Vergenere. Wsterwtch- Marguerite,
Emerald Inima- MiladL Resoluts. Chaatteeer
Cara and Palestine
soops-Tsolt Queen Nab. Bessie Aspirznt Kara. Nsola,
DorWina Lodoua Media. Rainbow, SpaSn- 1rolta Notos.
Weetauoe WatRwah. Affair. Rsiah. Mavts- AitIrtan.
Kraken Ishkoodah. Lotovans Yankee Cyuaora and Pei
legrtna- -.
Phantom