New-York tribune., 1906-07-04
CUP FOR THE RAINBOW
Cornelius VanderbiIfs Yacht Wans
IN american Club Regatta.

Cornelius VanderbIt's yacht the Rainbow added
another race her string Of victories yesterday hy
winning the prize in the 7ofoot class az the ArneT-
Yacht Clubs annual regatta. She had the
best luck with the hckle breezss that blew on the
Sound, while the Yankee seemed 20 strike more
than her share OF calm spots. The latter withdre"
after covering twenty-five OF the twsnty-eight-and-
ons-eishth-nile course which was a triangle Of
nine and three-eizhths miles, sailed three times
over.
handled by her owner, from E D. Kings
Nicola by OI4O6 actual time and by OIs:5 corrected
time Commodore r. L. Parks Mnosa III won IN
her class. defeating r G. Stewards Regina by
10 minutes q seconds. The winner in the Se-foot
class OF New York Yacht Club one design boats
was C. w. Wetmore's Phryne. She defeated the
AIera by minutes q seconds The other winners
were the raceabout Rascal III. the Larchmont
21-fOOter Houri the Q class sloOp Paumonah and
the Rube In the handicap class.
IL anything but good racing weather. Light
easterly breezes at the start we're followed by
caluas Then stiff squall from the southwest, with
rain. gave the yachts. big and little. an the wind
they wanted for twenty minutes. This was fol-
lowed by another tantalizing calm. Finally the old
easterly breeze returned bringing the laggards 70
the finish line just before sundown-
The Rainbow crossed the line az the start OF
Milton Point, minute % seconds after the signal
the Yankee being % seconds in her wake Both set
balloon jb topsails 20 starboard- After lUffng
match OF ten minutes they set spinnakers 70 star
board for the run 10 Execution buoy the rst turn
ing mark
The seventies and sixties we're timed az the
end Of the first and second rounds follows; First
round-Rainbow. 2O9:5S: Yankee 2:15:O5; Weetanoe
S5 Ss5 ySss NsGa lg s wssS@de sssSnS TGqnsan00W f
It while reaching on the second leg ot tne
fieet The big sloops carried their cIubtopsas all
through the squa. though Il made them stasser az
on the run across from Weeks Point to the home
The seven sO-footers became widely separated on
account Of the fuzy weather, but G; w. WetnloTe.s
comTmodOTe r L. Parks Hlimoss III handled Gy
sTeG SHerT' @ mace re- soo1 yoe Sa Ersssy
IT. De b. Parsons and J. II. NcDonough-had the
tSF oveT rIn KaydSna sSd T f9e en oWed the yachts n
their launch Helvetia II.
The summary follows:
sLooPs CLASS H start 12;s5- COURSE 2sas
Elapsed
ssssss zssss ens g vsss..s,,. s5s5s Ssiss S
Yankee. H. L. Maxwell. Did not finish
sLOoPs - CLASS j. START 1850 COURSE 2sls
Mestsmoe M H F Iippitt 4t:sSlS s:5S:15
sLoops CLASS N-sTART ITFsT 1sss- COURSE 1s%
Regina. sl!G r F. G. stewart 1 S:Soss s:6S:ss
NEW ToTS s TAcHr MG6ERsS SR SoESoT 1s IEs
Ss0a sTs Ma H qsoFEs ss s32 3S3 s3S
Alera. A. II, and J. ". Aker......... 0:11O4 5:O6Os
Dahinda w. B. Duncan, Did not finish
Banzai Clifford Mallory 6;SI:1O 5a52:l0
Adelaide Adee brothers I:1SO4 $1,000
LARCHMONT 21-FoOT CLASS-START 1:1O-COURSE
99s MILES.
Houri, J. H. Essen .................. 4:OOs5 2:sOsJ
Dorothy. l. G. Spence. 4G051 2:5O51
Xaquero William Stump 4:2TO5 3:17O5
Toilette. L. j. Carey. an 52 3:Oi52
RACEABOUT CLASS - START lis COURSE 9as
MILES.
Rascal III. S. E Hopkins 3:s94S 2:44:46
Cadeau. w w Swan. .........--. 4:1604 2:56sO4
Busy Bee r. T. Wainwright 4O2:16 2:s7:i6
Chinook. Mallory, 4=G4s 2:4G:a7
Rascal j. J. DWyer- 403O3 2:a4.03
SLOoPS-CLASSES Q AND R-START 1:2O-COURSE
9% MILES
5alIlon9k ,Iv, SuETieT 4:isIS 2Ss;l5
Nivyen u j. Levett: t:..----.---....-. Did finish
Mopsa W. L. y Osul4Nan 4:19J0 2:5e:59
HANDICAP CLAss-START I:25-COURsE 9as MILES
Monsoon. B r Stoddard- ............. 42215 2:5T1S
5hSietna y = blacR- 4:f91s 2:54:1s
u
MontaUk. WaliO Sheldon. 4:1045 2.s4.sS