New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-20
AST0R CUP FOR CORONA
ASpirant also Wins ON Time 4uorr-
Gnce off Ne1gport.
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Newport, r. I, Aug. l9.-Arthur F. Luks's
schooner yacht Corona to-day the 5000 cup
presented by Captain John Jacob Astor. and the
sloop Aspirant owned by H. ". and ~ C. Hanan.
won his $500 cup, for sloops the New-York Yacht
Clubs race for these trophies. The Corona had
only one competitor James B. Ford's Katrina
which she defeated by IS minutes 81 seconds
elapsed and minutes corrected time The As
pirant had against her the sO-foot yawl Syba-tta
the three 70-footers Yankee. Virginia and Rainbow
and the oo-footers Weetanoe and Nicola The AS
prant was the smallest yacht OF those that started
yet she won the cup time allowance
J. Rogers NaxwelFs Yankee finished first 1a
minutes 80 seconds ahead of the sybarta IA minutes
IS seconds before the Virginia 20 minutes 80 sec
onds before the Rainbow. as minutes 80 seconds
before the Aspirant. The Sybarita finished 80 min
utes seconds before the Aspirant but under the
new rule she had TO allow her hour 10 minutes
10 seconds. The Yankees allowance TO her was l
hour minutes As seconds. The smaller yacht
therefore actually defeated the Sybarita minutes
% seconds and the Yankee q minutes &c seconds
The wind was light all day, but even If there had
been strong breeze it is hardly possible that the
larger yachts could have won with such a handicap.
Boat for boat. the Nicola won from the Weetauoe
by minutes 10 seconds, and the Yankee beat the
Virginia IL minutes 40 seconds. The day ideal
for a social time ahoat. but poor from yachts
mans point OF view. The wind was light and vsrf-
able and steady only for the last two hours Of the
race.
Captain John Jacob Astor entertained q large
party on BOARD the Nourmahal. including Miss
Alice Roosevelt. John R. Drexei q guest of
Commodore Van Rensselaer, on board the May.
Governor Garvin OF Rhode Island Commodore
Gerry's guest board the Electra with a number
OF State and city officials. August Belmont
down from FAN River in his steamer Scout and
went out with Colonel Aston the Nourmahal.
Richard Mansfield with bis schooner yacht
Amorita-
BY invitation OF Captain John Jacob Astor the
regatta committee-S Nicholson Kane. Newbury D.
auto, and
the NoUrrnahaL That yacht anchored southeast OF
Brenton's Reef lightship at lG:46 o'clock The
course was from the ughtship east by south =
south six and one-half miles to a mark boat
chored OF West Island; then southwest by west y
west eighteen miles to another mark boat of
Sandy Point, Block Island; then northeast u east
thirteen and one-half miles to the finish
LIGHT BREEZE AT THE START.
There was the nghtest kind OF breeze from the
north-northeast when at uI0 the starting signal
given for the sIoop class. ]. Rogers Max
wells Yankee got away in the lead but not IN the
weather BERTH Henry F. Lippitt's weetamoe get
ting that coveted position She crossed the line
right on the Yankees weather beam. both being
on the port tack. W X. yanderbilt's Virginia
came next. with George NJ. Pynchon's Nicola in
her wake: then the little Aspirant slipped out from
under the lee of the Sybartta's great spread of
canvas. The Rainbow was last away she and the
Sybarits being handicapped by about minute.
Five minutes after the first signal, for the
schooners was given. and the Corona crossed IN
the lead. with James B. Ford's Katrina a few
lengths astern. but with better Roadway than
the other. All were on the port tack. and all had
clubtopsails sloft the 5ybarita having little
one set over her mizzen. The schooners were Just
able 10 their time by crossing the line within
the two minute handicap.
Twenty minutes after the start the wind shifted
10 southsoutheast. putting the yachts the star
board tack. They were barely able TO lay their
courses AT l2;5. of seaconnet River the sybarita
led. with the Yankee on her lee quarter. The Ia
bow. in the Syoarttas wake had the Asplrant close
under her lee, and the Weetamoe Ieeward
OF both. In the division astern the Virginia
was 20 windward, with the Corona 10 her lee beam
and the Nicola still further to eeward. The Katrina
half mile astern of the Nicola These times
taken Island