The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-15
YACHT FLEET m STIRRING RUN
CORONA WINS IN CLOSEsT RACE
or THE CRUISE.
Kiwassa's Time Allowance P1sces Her
Within . Minute q Mig Schooner for
Connie dore D0urne's Cup-0O-Footer
Cara Mia Beats Sleeps In Newport Run.

race To stir the blood OF the most phlegmatic
| to-day. The wind was steady and fresh from
J the east. There was quite little move.
| ment to the water, the sky was clear ana
forty -four yachts Of the New York Yacht
| Club squadron started to race from New
| London to this port. For twenty-nine miles
they had to beat. but for the rest OF the Journey
| they had the wind abeam and all made quick
| time. Only one yacht had mishap-that
| was the Katrina. Soon amer she started
| she lost her bowsprit and went TO 0reenport
to get new spar. Some Of the smaller boats
gave UP the race early because the weather
was little too strong for those on board.
| The schooners sailed In one class for prize
offered by Commodore Bourne. ana THIS
| resulted In the closest race OF the cruise 40
| far. The Corona won. but she did 40 by
very small margin, a. the Kiwassa got
| about an hours time on account OF difference
| In size. The Corona won by less than
minute. In the sloop class the Cara Mia. .
80 footer owned by stuyvesant wainwright.
was the successful boat. but as all inc ~
| footers have been protested BY O. Lane
| Poor of the Mira because they do not carry
q boat, the Cara Mia may not get the prize.
II she 10 disqualified 1t will 90 to the Mtneola.
The three runs 30 far have tested the
yachts on all points OF sailing On the first
| day 1t was run with spinnakers. on the
second 1t was a reach for most OF the journey.
ana ON the bnlTQ IL was WiuuWui Woih' N
| Is strange that each day the 30 footers have
| beaten the larger boats. The Dahinda
won the first day, the Mink the second. and
| the Cara Mia the third The winds each day
| have been fresh. and II was expected that the
| larger boats would easily distance the smaller
ones. This was expected to be the large
boats day. 1t was thought that the fresh
| wind and lumpy sea would be too much lor
the little fellows. but they made fine weather
81 ~ lv r n hle Allowing
| The class racing was exceedingly good
| The Sybarta had sail-ovef. but 1t was in
| teresting to watch how her work compared
with that OF the 7o-footers. and In the end
she beat the Mineols by only minute
| seconds. In the 70-foot class. the Mlneola
| won At the start the Yankee. sailed by Harry
| L, Maxwell, got the better Of the Mineola.
but instead Of taking advantage Of what
! he had gained. Mr.. Maxwell committed an
error that was costly These two boats
reached very closely to Race Rock and then
after a few short tacks made long board
across Block Island Sound and then stood
along the Block Island shore. The Mineola
held the lead all the way from Race Rock
and she won the race by I minute 81 seconds.
The Weetan,oe sailed q course by herself.
short lacking along the shore. and she was
beaten by "a minutes II seconds.
In the next class. the new Herreshoh boat
was the winner. For q part Of the Journey
the Humms led, but then the Doris got away
from her and finished first. beating the
Humma and Shark boat for boat
In the small class the Mira won. In the
small class of schooners. the kiwassa. sailed
by L. j. Callana, sailed q good race. and won
from the venona. Mavis. Agatha and Quick
stop. The accident to the Katrina gave the
valmore sail-over. The Muriel won in class
| G, and the Corona beat the Elmina and Lasca
| In class B. This was hot race and the Corona
| got away first and held the load TO the finish.
| The Elmina boat her. boat for boat, by three
seconds. but she mad to allow two minutes
| time The Vencedor was the winner IN the
small class of auxillaries. and the Intrepid.
| sailed by Lloyd Phoenix. won In the large
| class.
The rain had all cleared away when the
yachtsmen- turned out and good breeze
from the northeast was blowing. There was
a snap to 1t that made ones blood tinge and
there was smell Of salt that was exhilara-
| ting, II meant fun and race OF the best
kind. as the direction Of the wind made It q
beat nearly all the way from New London
| to Newport.
Preparations were made early. and whom
| Commodore Bourne gave the harbor start at
Q O'Clock all were in readiness to get out to
| the starting line. At all points OF vantage
on the shore crowds had gathered to witness
the departure Of the feet and the usual col
|
The start was from line OIL Sarah Ledge
buoy and the yachts on their way to the finish
! were to leave Race Rock and the whistllng
buoy of Point Judith on the port land. The
wind had hauled more to the east, and when
the preparatory signal was made on the COM
mitteeboat it was blowing fresh from east by
| north.
This made it reach with the wind abeam
| to Race Rock. At 1905 the 3O-footers were
sent of. They went for the line fairly close IN
order. but there was quite JUMP mr., on Zine inc
S 9as tie frst away with the bshlnds and on
sailed se fG By he Hsasn srcthers fGliowed ira
came the Pan 5 1,ara L anS h IBIS or0e
divisions Of sleeps away, The Pells s q ne
VA t9s nTs 10 leeWSrS fhe Hn1ma was next
and then came the Shark. Mira. Phantom
and Cheemann.
Harry ia T. Maxwell mad the wheel on the ! ankee
h S haa and Barr
kept back 70 take the end OF the two minutes
| allowed. The Sybsrita crossed at i0:is:05.
MARVEL threw away, all the advantage he
end nd q III line crossed
have taken the starboard tack, stood back
for the weather end and forced Capt. Barr
to luz. The Weetamoe crossed at loisli
carried baby lib Sopsail and the Yankee
! windwnrd Of the others and soon was having
| IL min and tuck with the Yankee.
| The schooner signal was made at 1920
| and the Corona reached across the line on the
starboard tack and then went about at the
!! windward end Of the line. crossing at i0:2o:l7
Of the t Go roma and crossed At lo:so:ls: The
Rosemary followed at io7o:62: Caciaue .iO2o5s;
Palestine. lo:2O:54; Elmina. 1921 02; Katrina.
| io:2l,O0: Maves, lO:2i:37; Agatha. lo:2iA0:
| Kiwassa, 10 :2l:56: Clchelot,. lo?2OO. All
the others were handicapped and crossed
in this order: Muriel vencedor. Valmore,
was two minutes after the handicap signal.
The vergemere led the big auxlliarles at
| I0:2s:es Next was the Idler at l02S:b2. then
| the Intrepid, i0:26:57, and the Ariadne was
handicapped They made fast reach on the
| three miles to Race Rock and then the feet
| split up into two divisions. The smaller boats
| stood In toward Fishers Island shore and
worked in short tacks along the beach, while
| the larger ones kept well on shore and some
| went on one tack until they could fetch the
| WHEELING buoy OF Point Judith.
! The course from Race Rock to the whistling
| buoy 10 east half north and the wind was east
| NV ao,ith The tide was Just beginning to run