The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-15
YACHTSRACV FOR SPRING CUPS
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sarh lee VI ths course tom modofe and
Mrs Vanderbilt sailed on the Yacht Harry
I. Maxwell handled the Yankse a. usual and
Mfs Matwen wa on hoard n was her
hts, appearance % her husbands yacht.
A sp@oiai face vac arranged with The vial.
liant, owned bv ". y ieslin, and the two
To.footpta fhs viailant beat the Aainbow
oriy I minute ~ seconds and LOSES on coz:
terted tins, The Vlalant made o good
gain reaching. but lost oil but "a seconds
before the Wind and she could only heat the
Rainbow minute a seconds on the wind
The wretamoe. sailed By n. y 1esGett,
and Ssola. sailed by y. n. Kina. made q very
interesting contest 20 the second mark. which
they turned only four seconds apart. Then
turulng TO wind ward tho weetamoe mad big
gains and won ths race By 7 minutes 20 seconds.
slI Of the ono design 10 footer started. and
tho Adelaide sailed by George Adee. won. will
TIE Affair second and DahlndA third. The
Nicola n. fouled the mark and withdrew.
The regatta was for the spring cups and
the yachts we're TO have started at noon,
but at that hour. there vas no wind and the
Nov snSsTs and se tSeS dr q ii9s, s sff YoS "a II IL the sOs saiI.
of one Yacht. and then just'v hen all thought
it would freshen IL would die away. IL was
log. About SO a southw est air drew out
OF Glen Cove. and Chairman n de D. Parsons
OF the committed at once realized that this
All the %schooners and aloops except. the
S0-footers were to go fret TO a mark Of Pros
pect Point. then TO a mark near Green's Ledge
BY east :. east ~. miles. the second east-north.
west ios miles and then southwest x west
8 miles. making 2sH. nautical miles. The
3o.looters " ent a.. miles.
the preparatory at i:+6. The schooners
were the first sent Of Capt, Dennis berthed
the Elmina vel. and bisakinS ont q balloon
we're, handicapped, They were timed as
snva5eE, i a5 !;s7 io 1osil l aSsSal ! TRe vls THlei
started at 2:OO:2S. On the, next signal the
7O-iooters were sent Of They went for the
OF the Yankee, but Capt. Barr .lufred across
the Yankees bow and then shot the boat
across the line az ?'oSts. breaking put her
kee crossed at 2:oe:oS. and Harry L. Maxwell
ct once luffed out to get to weather Of his
rival, The Nicola started at 2io;2l and the
The so-footers hal a one gun start and
crossed the line IN : Ms Srderi Nicola dia N Eara
Ma Me-: P Pos,s ga iri a,e az pn Adeia,a st t en port MINK
mark and when well out In the Sound got the
Rainbow and YanSss held ,well to the west
makers. and the Neole and Weetamoe held to
tho west Of the turning mark. and they. too.
were able to carry spinnakers.
The Elmina on this leg drew away from
ihsa deronf The saq 1i sfhl ye dTew n away p1 from the
Rainbow reaching and the Nicola and Weeta-
moe hung close together. The times at the
were: Elmina. 2la:S5; Corona, 2:2l:so;, In
vader, 2:2s4O: vigilant, 2;24:i2; Rainbow.
2:sS4s; Yankee. 2;s4;so; Neola' 2:ss:6o; Wee
spinnakers were handled smartly on all the
yachts for the run OF ten and t~hree,ouarte
%iIfS he eq l sad one oe' thi meg lex. w ine the Risi liant
overhauled the Invader and Corona and the
Rainbow closed up on the, schooners, The
race ev'a Of it, They sailed for miles sid by side.
and then when near the turning point made g
very pretty fight for position. They jibed
windward OF the. Nicola: The times at this
mark We're El'nina. Ss22o; NisiianRa' o ste2t'
a:Si:Ss: Yankee. 3f%lE Weetamoe, 4:l3:4e;
Nicola. +i3:4s,
Weetamoe and Nicola stood across the, Sound
on the staTboard tack and then worked along
the Long Island shore, thus getting the best
drew out Of oyssaT Bay, The fisilant grad
ually overhanled the. Elmina, and took the
lead when near Matinicook Point The Rain.
bow overhauled the Corona and passed that
yacht on the last short tack she made TO
fetch the finishing line;
The old cur defender Of lses crossed the
10 save the time she had to allow the Rainbow.
The Hlmina finished at $3.50 and next to her
has a beautifully fitting suit of sails and a
much larger rig than she carried two seasons
ago. when she last raced Her rating now
The Corona was next, to finish, crossing the
line at 5:4S45, She had been fairly outsailed.
but part of her defeat was doubtless due to
next. She crossed the line at 5:52:34. Mr.;
Maxwell had kept further out 70 the Sound
than the Rainb9W. and o WhnIe me 1 comnsrs
With those OF the Rainbow. The headsails
need some rec,t'ing and appeared to be
The Invader withdrew when near Matinl-
cock Point. She was hopelessly beaten then.
The Weetamoe on The wors out out