Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-05
Little Yacht Ends
Long Race As
Second.
ROUGH VOYAGE.
Mrs. ThOra Lund Robinson, Form
eTIyOf This City, Passed Brave
" Through a Trying Ordeal
lila Forced TO Quit by
the Heavy Seas.

TAMIL lONJ DSIMuud, JUNE -
The sloop Gauntlet, the smallest of
the trio for the cup offered by Sir
Thomas Upton, arrived here yester-
day afternoon She had lfd rough
experience and G. w. R9 dnson, her
owner, his wife and the Il amatAurs
in his crew were tired out when they
reached the harbor.
A yacht was sighted early in the af-
ternoon heading for the finishing line
off st. David's Head, and it was
thought that it was the yawl Lila, the
unfortunate one in the race, but as
she drew nearer 1t was seen that the
yacht was sloop rigged and must be
the Gauntlet.
AS on Sunday, fleet of small boats
put out to welcome the yacht, and
when she crossed the finishing line at
1926 o'clock New York time she got
a reception as hearty as the Tanner
lane did when she got in on Sunday
Cheers were given for the yacht, her
owner and his plucky wife. who had
put up with the discomfort of nine
days voyage in small yacht to try
and capture the much coveted tro-
ply. The crew of the Tamerlane
were out and gave hearty cheers for
every one. They were all glad that
the Gauntlet had got in, because she
had been out so long and had had to
battle with storm, and they were
glad, too, because 1t was settled about
z O'Clock yesterday morning that the
Tamerlane had won, as the allowance
she had to give the Gauntlet expired
at that time.
1t was a triumphal procession all
the way up the harbor, and when the
tiny yacht reached her moorings off
the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club house
a big crowd had gathered On shore
and all hands cheered again and
again. The Gauntlet fired a gun as
she came to anchor, which was an
swered by the yacht club, the Tanner
lane and all the yachts in the harbor.
Everything was soon made snug
on the yacht, and then all hands went
ashore Mr.. Robinson and his crew
went to the club house, while Mrs.
Robinson went to visit friends at st.
Georges.
Mr. Robinson in speaking of the
trip said: 1.-THE Gauntlet ran into a
gale on Saturday as soon as she got
outside Sandy Hook. and the yacht
was blow $50 miles to the east of
Sandy Hook. Then we were hove to
for twenty-one hours in the Gulf
Stream, after which the wind moder-
ated. and we proceeded with fresh
head winds and squalls nearly all the
way. Altogether the Gauntlet sailed
about 1900 miles. Mrs. Robinson
stood the voyage we'll. She was quite
brave, but is somewhat tired now,
The crew are all WE'LL
Mr. Robinson had not heard of the
accident to the Lila and said II he
had seen that the two other yachts
put back he too would have waited
and all three might have made a
fresh start. He was very much dis
appointed that the Gauntlet had not
won, but after the buffeting the
Gauntlet got for the first part of the
trip he did not expect to get in first.
The Gauntlet's actual time over the
course from Gravesend bay to the fin
ishing line off ST. David's Head was
days 26 minutes. She gets an al
lowance from the Tamerlane of 16
hours 10 minues, SO that her net
time was days hours 16 minutes.
The Tamerlane, the winner, made the
journey in days hours 10 minutes
actual sailing, but as far as the race
is concerned she Is timed as having
started at o'clock on May rs, when
the Gauntlet did. SO that officially
her elapsed time is days 2S minutes
So seconds. The Tamerlane thus
beats the Gauntlet by hours II
minutes, corrected time. With a lit
tie bit more of luck, the Gauntlet
would have captured the trophy.
On board the Gauntlet, which is
only 2S feet long on deck, were Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Robinson, John w.
Dunlop and H, Higgins.
The Lila owned by R. d. Floyd.
the yawl that lost her mast soon af-
ter the start, and had to get new
one, has not been sighted yet, but 1t Is
thought that she will be tonight or
early in the morning.
Resumed Old Position.