The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13

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teete iWd haade1ine yachgs sailed Aefess ne
AhfahiNe ilae IN dtavassHd nay smOthetef IN
esHees fhey bel eaIlei ~ ne eay over the
lNettt aalt mills eoufN N elgsa ofdet end
from tn Southwest Aplt buoy leppef, ard IN
apite NJ ~ each snjppeF cBuId 10 one Hoat
c1utf roi go aNay from ire othef ~ vac =
nicirfe INA. would Htf the hiuod ~ q iantta.
NAN, ~ eith epianeheft, bailoons and hls
nfaln'opnaat stayaa,sa dfHwiue they swept
down On The hnlahiHe itne
Az that tltne there waa a nice aailins hgeege
Fillny white cIouds ucfeened The ste's fays
std made The wea,hss conditions ideal from q
apectacdlaf standpoint. Each yacht had
been specially prepared for this faee, which
waa the hfat " The season, Bsch had new
sails, CofeHa'A az lagarf than those ahe he'd
Iast yeaf, a. her spar plan has been increased
she hes hollow apafa, tao, and many changes
have been made aioft. An these uadef yea
tefday'a conditions seem N have benefited
tho zach, and she certainly aaila faster and
points higher than she has before
Commodore Cornelius vandetblit's sloop
Rainbow defeated the Yankee. owned by
Harry l., Maxwell. This contest was another
hard fought one. Capt Charles Bafr sailed
the Rainbow. and on board were Commodore
and Mrs. Vanderbilt and Newbury u, Lawton,
VIII had gone down on the steamer North
star. Harry o.. Maxwell sailed the Yankee,
and he had with him bis father. !, Rogers
Maxwell. who |, anxious to get Into the game
With his new schooner Queen.
C.. W. Mason a schooner Andromeda, for
merly the Klwassa defeated the Quickstep.
owned by Rear Commodore r. B. Havena.
The Haviland brothers yawl Sakana won In q
mixed class. A contest that attracted much
attention was for the u footers. stuyvesant
Wainwright had taken the Cara Mia. one of
the New York Yacht Club one design yachts,
to meet the three Giclow designed boats. Ores.
cent. Sue and Jisstep. The Crescent won this
race. sivins another trophy to J. D. O'Donohue
She had q hard fight With the Jlsstep all the
way home. and Just beat that boat out. The
Cara Mia finished fourth. The conditions did
not suit her OF all. Light winds and q roll on
the water were just what the new boats wanted.
and now 1t will be interesting TO watch what
they will do when they get a fresh breeze. In
{ he small class the JOY was beaten. The
Saetta. last years crack. won. with the Spider
a this season q boat. second and the JOY third.
Although the regatta was an interesting one
n full OF exciting incidents. 10 was hardly
satisfactory from a racing yachtsman's point
OF view, The wind was iuky. II shifted
several times. IL was paltry. too. and for a
long time the yachts seemed hardly TO stem
the tide. Each yacht had Its share OF good
and bad luck.
The regatta committee on the tug Catherine
Moran was at the starting line promptly on
time. A light wind from the northwest was
bio wing in Ora vesend Bay and the yachts pre-
pared for a reach down to the Southwest spit.
The 10 footers were the first to be sent OF.
They were to be allowed two minutes to get
across the line. while for all other classes II was
a flying start. The Nicola was on hand with
out a competitor. and by mutual consent she
was allowed to race against the Rainbow and
Yankee and get an allowance of ~ minutes SO
seconds. Harry Maxwell had the tiller on
the Yankee and Capt. Barr occupied a similar
position on the Rainbo w. These two circled
about waiting for the signal. and just as the
starting gun sounded. at 1l:lQ. balloon iibtop-
Maxwell Max Eli had Uf1 ber sSed his MS yacht well se O aed had Ud, a
sows and in their manauSrins both We're late
The Rainbow crossed at ,li:l2s 80. and. the
Yankee q. iia2ao The Neola crossed AZ
Yankee. which had more %headwa E' on a% as she
North sssI had anchored very pear the line And
Yankee was lufed to clear her bowsprit, but
the Rainbow bore of and passed under her
s sssTn' the esB Bsy s Mas o ssd see sou tfSs tie AND SiP Ss
We're S Clear Of the North Star Both lSG ran into q
small jji6 t~opsails set In their place as the
change In the .yind made / q bea! down the
SarS b p. The Ifood YS %afI ov With to hs5 ji6 IN, toP S 3
bank and seemed to TAKE. a good lead. while
the Rainbow kept more e the south, waiting
first and when the two yachts drew together
Hse1n on opposite taoks the Rainbow was
The two big schooners were the next to
start; Capt. Holmes gained the coveted
y aSis st w once t taef Estpi IN t SSs rtin Sea q Gate At sI and
s seso. Elm abs d ssttIns : : bo tsvS Snd took eGff q D s1si
s sfss Fs Down Is the sei S SssT; and i much iG 70 the s she
make Of up p fse time nas she GRSrRRa aa S iSst onS fh eeS Snlok f.
next gun at li7S and the sakana led the
vivian started. with. these boats for a special
Pr sso And u fri sse TO Sts sl.1w o T nlnu aisst 80 sf led as
the line, followed BY the Crescent, vivian.
Cara ME and Sue. There was some crowd;
Ss%see The SsS Jog S3 led, followed iR 3 ff II order Iae BY sP The
sp%IdSs s sS sSs51si M snS q snf fo Gsss'; we're to 10 70
e on the sSq Point Of s IKE H fnsR x then mt to the The s seSy
land nshtship and back asein over the same
apd ?7 footers, turned back at the bell buoy
and .. half miles, and the % ,%foeters or class
went TO Old Orchard shoal, the Southwest Spit
and home, fifteen and a half miles.
All those that went to the Southwest Spit
had q beat, and the wind was so light that
their progress was slow. They had, too. the
last Of the flood. tide to stem. The Ra in
bow led the Yankee and Nicola. the Elmina
led the Corona. the Quickstep led the andre,
media, the Athlon led the mixed class and
the Jigstep and Crescent led In class 2 for a
time. but were later passed by the. Vivian,
the Cara Mia made a poor showing.
These times were taken at the Southwest
Spit; Rainbow il;s7:to; Elmina i2ss.Ss;
-l2:4o:2+;. Corona. H:4i;o2; Nicola.
ia:li28; Vivian H.. i:l20i: Jigstep, i:l5:o2;
i:i7:22: Sue. l:22:Is; Cara Mia,
Then the wind failed them, and it was a
OF skill between the shippers guessing
way II would come again. At this
point they got the first OF the ebb tide and
Just drifted along for a time until clear OF the
bell buoy. when the wind freshened again
and they were able TO make good Roadway |
out toward the llshtship. II was still a
beat, and the Corona kept up her good work, |
20 that at the. turning mark she was prac-
ideally on even terms with the Elmina.
The times taken at the Scotland lightship
were: Rainbow. 2;ss:l6; Yankee, 2:9s:S6,
Corona, 2.3p:5i: Elmina 2:40:25; Nicola, 2:44:55, |