New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-10
FINE DAY AT NEWPORT.
CROWDS 1T C4RNIV4L.
Yacht Races 4ttraction IN Day
i Parade of Floats IN E0ening.
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Nepyport. r. T.. Aug. brilliant skies, air with
Jump in st and bewildering scenes OF gayety
end picturesqueness made the opening OF the
Fourth day of the Newport carnival this morning a
pleasant occasion, indeed. AS an evidence that the
public needed only the encouragement OF nne
weather 10 rush into the city. the hrong Of sight
seers that at early hour began 20 arrive by train
and boat conclusive. The streets soon were
well filled with a gay. amiable tumble of people.
every one in guest of pleasure and therefore In
happy spirits
One OF the most successful affairs OF the week
was the carnival regatta, which sailed this
morning and IN which there was entry list OK
thirty boats. much larger than the committee e1-
pected. Not only were the boats OF the Newport
Yacht Club entered. but also craft from the Edge
WOOD Yacht Club. OF Providence: the Fail River
Yacht Club and the Conanicut Yacht Ciub' OF
ya4nestorsn they being divided into two divisions
with 1--WE classes in each division. Early in the
morning the prospects for good race were ho'
promising, there being only light wind from tne
northeast. but the morning wore on and after
the start the wind freshened until there was
good sailing breeze. The boats made GOOD tiine
over the course The start and finish were IN the
inner harbor, where they could be seen from the
waterfront and large crowds gathered al points OK
vantage 20 see little boats jockey for positions
and start away for the cups offered by the COM
rnittee At the clubhouse Of the Newport Yacht
Club there was large gathering OF women 70 see
the start and finish
The yawl Sultan. owned by Rear Commodore F.
New York was used as judges boat and was an
ehored of the torpedo station, while Commodore
J. II ScanneVin OF the Newport Club had charge
az The race The course which six miles. was
sailed over only once II from the starting line
around the south end Of Goat Island 10 a mark OF
The Dumping Rocks, thence around the Bishop
Rock buoys and thence 20 the starting line, which
made the long leg from the Dumping the Bishop
Rock windward work. After reaching the James
town shore the wind died down and for time the
racers made but little progress but it soon i'm
proved and the finished in good sailing
breeze The racers started OF at intervals Of
tuo minutes and made pretty picture as they
stood across the bay especially the little 15footers.
which really made the best OF the day. In this
class the Dixie owned and sailed by Master Penn
broke Jones. Jr.. by good margin. Another
class which made a good that OF the
ls-foo1ers from jamestown, in which the Coyote
the winner.
WINNERS OF CUPS
The winners OF the cups offered by the committee
are as follows: Sloop division-The Priscilla, Cap
tain Wood, Of Fail River; the Comforter, OF the
Conanicut Yacht Club the Bohemia OF the same
club and tbs Dixie; catboat division, the Ingomar,
Of the Edgewood Club. Of Providence; Vesper
II and the Thyrsa, OF the Conanicut Club. The
sailed under the rules Of the Narragansett Bay
Yacht Racing Association. but under the auspices
OF the Newport Club. the regatta committee of that
club. ". d. Hazard and J. G.. Costello, acting as
officials os the race.
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