New-York tribune., 1906-08-08
YACHTS SECONDS APART
THE ELMINA II WINNER.
Spectacular Finish of the Muriel, the
Irolita and the Gardenia.

yachts 70 finish in the thirty for the
Astor cups. but only the Elmina winner
She defeated the Queen by two minutes SO seconds
and the $500 Astor cup for schooners. The
900 cup for sloops however. which was the more
valued trophy OF the two won by the small
44-foot slOop Humma, owned by Robert Enmons 2d
She defeated Harry F. Lppitt's Weetamoe by
minutes % seconds She won on a time allowance
OF hour minutes Il seconds from the largest
yacht in the class of fifteen that started
The finish OF the schooner Muriel and OF the
sloops Irolita and Gardenia was spectacular one
It was in the dark. with the searchlights OF the
committee yacht Alvina playing on their sails ana
the green and red side lights of the yachts moving
slowly they drifted across the line IN an almost
stark calm. The last boat timed-the Garaenla-
finished at s2s:l6.
The race was sailed IN light breezes from the
southwest for two-thirds of the course which was
thirty-eight miles in length. the start and hnlsh
being at Brenton's Reef Lightship. The hrst leg
was a beat of thirteen and one-third miles 20 d
mark one mile east OF the Block Island bell buoy
the second run Of eighteen miles 20 marx OH
West Island and the third beat and a reach Oh
six and one-half miles to the starting point AHe
steam yachts that mustered at the start and ac-
companied the racing craft around the course IN
| cluaed Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilts North
Star, vice-Commodore Henry walters Nhraua'
Arthur E. Austins COranto, Walter ferguson
ChristabeI Harry E. Converse's Parthenia, tTed
Gallatin's Riviera. F. NJ. Smiths Hauoh' hooerI
N Corsen's Marietta. Julius F1eischmanns Hia-
vatha w L. Harknesss Gunhilda, Jesse H. Met
caIrs Felicia Thomas w. Slocum's Cayuga, j.
Rogers Maxweils Celt J. II. Alkers Florence A
Dewitt Cochrane's Alvina' Walter jennings rus rus
carora F. G. Bournes Colona, Morton T. Plants
! Venetia John B. Herreshoff's Eugenia' NstNa'e4 M
! Herreshoff's Roamer Henry NJ waiter A -
/ Charles Fletcher's Carmina, II. H. Rogers 80
nawha H. A. C. Taylor's Wanderer }. L. NiU 10, Sc.
| r,orsafr e c. Benedict's Oneida and r. M 4Hoii'f
| o,. Try1ncible Besides these the United states
| p7nboats. the Wasp and the Yankton' ana ue
nayv tug Nina were out with parties on noare. ~
The guests on board Commodore H. Il NS.ly
etaarn Yacht the Electra, were Rear AdInlral r"
n Evans. Lieutenant Commander Britain captain
| IIarbert Winslow of the battleshp Kearsarse;
Major J. c. w. Brooks, c. A. HammetI Collec'ot
| Of the Port OF Newport; James StlLmah' FrsScOl'
| Lawrence G. Fl. Benjamin, Major u Wlia"lS'
! of the Naval College; Lieutenant Commander sew
| ,,,.+Io Of the War Collegs Naval Board; Com
! r,ondAr Albert Gleaves, OF the torpedo station;
Lieutenant e. S. Yates, of the Unltea otaIeS
Marine Corps Lieutenant w F. Bucner, OIL tne
battleshp Alabama, and Captain Ball. Oh tle NaEai
War College. -
The wind was so light in the carly morning hours
that nearly all the yachts had 70 be towed 10 tne
starting point off Brenton's Reef Lshtsnp' lHe
start was delayed for an hour, the hrst ssna1 Oe
ing given at Ills o'clock. The yachts were aIo"eu
t,vo minutes 20 cross the line, and the New YORK
8Os were sent away first Three OF them sue
ceeded in crossing within their time. these Delhe
the Neola, at II 10:15. the Dahinda at u'u?N anu
| the Phryne at uI1:32. The Cara Mia was hanol-
canned OF the large sloops. which started on the
same signal, the Gardenla got away one second
after the whistle. the Humna forty seconds after
the Weetamoe six seconds after the Humma and
| the Doris at ll:11:S7.
/ All the rest were Handicapped from ten seconds to
five minutes. They crossed tho line in this order:
the NeOla. the Irolita. the Rainbow, the Yankee,
the former windward; the Isolde, the Effort the
Vigilant.
The schooners crossed in this order: The Muriel,
the Queen the Elmna. the venona and the Corona;
the last was Handicapped eight minutes. The
queens time was ll:lS:4l; the MurieFs nlsaO; the
II was a dead beat 10 windwacd for all hands
one TS mie ih due east 9 Of BLOCK siand buoy The DIS
tance was 1872 miles and it took the Yankee WHICH
rounded il first hours 46 minutes to cover it,
They had an crossed the line on Rr the port % TACK &
6S aRd faS oSeTs Spsn Barr put her about few
The schooneTs FImina, Queen, Muri.l and We
mona and the soops Humma, IrOita poris and al
the thirties except the PnTyne stooI "SPSTS Sre 20
the the Weetamoe aS the, Neola, the Yankee. tPe
Nagansett shore and in doing 50 ss got . the he
benefit Of The eb6 tddG out & St a 2aner ess 5
Point Judith. The result was that when the Rain. Rain
JTde at 12:S5 the YanSee which had been
ing along the beach in short tacks. was more than
The a'''f northeriy division passed Point Jude in
i2;SO S the Yanee i25l:a5 the hryge iS;5a:S5
1052O the Effort, 1:lO:4e; the Queen l:1O:45; the
&@n Prom ias here nS Re Bosk IsIaHa
about six miles, the northefly DIVISION had 70 MAKE
strong ebb tide dc m BOcR Channel Which
The times taken at the Block Island mark we're
| as follows: The Yankee. 15S:10; the Vigilant.
the Corona one 2i2SS; the Neoia. 2i4O0; the fIumma
e 5rens he sg6 Ena he ef fGr tne s the PSyn
2320O the Irolita, 2:S345; the Murel. 2:474O, and
There was some lively work the mark, hand
the wind, and set her gpnnaker 70 star6oard. The
| seconds, the Rainbow in one minute and forty
SFter rounding the mark preceded by the big aeet
| Of steam yachts and followed by the rest Of the
seemed a sure winner as she began the long run of
eighteen miles down the wind TO the West Island
At $;15 the schooner venona retired from the
the Block Island mark The thirty -footers. Nicola
II and the Cara Mia. also retired soon after.
brought breeze from that omaree m ee Pr Cann
spinnakers on all the yachts, bows were gybed
order Of the leaders at AIS when they had covered
some son twelve mil miles Of the leg was The Yankee.
the Corona and the Weetamoe. The Rainbow had
nina both Of these having passed the corona on 5ne FL
The wind shifted back to the southwest az 4s0
haf e all to Ee R a wa ney reaee aea this Bs
rounded It in this order: The Yigant. 5:1O5O: the
$3.50; the Weetamoe. 5000 the Queen. 5:22:45:
the Corona S2412; the Humme. 5:Sl65 the Neola
T From here & to the nish the hardest part of
from the westward making ee beat was After PreSaf fsa
the the wind dropped to a SatsPaw. permitting the
t2 s % Yahe 6 aayss s They The Emea timed
the Queen. 657:44 thu Rainbow, 65S:45: the Vigf.
1880; the TIumma. 80; the Effort 7:242S ana
the Corona. 1918. '' anu
The summary:
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55P6as 5%5%s :::iiiFSS i;iFSS ssisS Ss$ $s35