The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-14
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DOROTHY Q. HAD A
ROUGH MARBLEH[AD TRIP

After a hard drive across Massachus
etts bay in ahigh westerly breeze ana
rugged sea, the racing 2-rater Dorothg
Q finished her initial trip from Bristoi ~
l2iS yesterday morning, coming 20 hsr
moorfngs OF the Boston Yacht club sta
ton.
she made a run OF 1i2 miles from OAK
bluffs. Martha's Vineyard, In is hours
fat. a remarkably good performance ioF
n small boat in variable and heaVy
weather
Her entire trip OF i65 miles from Bristol.
which she left Friday afternoon, was
very creditable 10 goth the boat and crew.
Probably no new racing boat brought TO
Marblehead ever had a harder gruellins
on her first trip The manner In which
the Dorothy G. weathered the drubbing
she got Sunday night. and the earlier ono
of aSturday morning, when she beat down
Vineyard sound against nortnehst
storm, shows that the new yacht meas
urement rule produces seaworthy and abio
boats. and that class . will be something
more than n fair weather fleet.
Dorothy Q left Bristol at ] p. m, FRI
day in "A heavy Southwestern. She beat
down Narragansett bay under two-reeTed
nnainsail and jb, the wind coming very
puffy and hard.
Brenton's Reef was rounded at . O'Clock
tn n heavy sea, and sheets were eased TOT
q run TO Vineyard sound.
After dark the wind fell light. and AZ
the turn OF the tido the boat was OF
Tarpauiin cove. where she anchored.
SATURDAY morning the weather changed.
with a heavy sauall and thunder. and
downpour OF rain.
The wind then settled down 10 blow
great guns from the northeast, making
the boats position untenable. The tide
at the same time set, sending combers
against the wind that came aboard the
little craft without ceremony
Three reefs were tied down In the main
sail and start was made for Lake An
thony harbor at Oak Bluffs, IA miles 10
windward.
ON the beat down the sound solid wa
ter came aboard frequently, and I'm the
tide rips off East and West Chops the
boat was i'm a smother OF broken green
1or half an hour.
Shooting i'm between the jetties at Lake
Anthony. she came to anchor. The crew
went ashore. and were very Hospitality
received by Everett JOY. keeper of tho
Lake Anthony lights
Sunday morning an early start was
planned. but In leaving the harbor the
boat grounded. the tide being very low,
and did not get free until 6:lb.
The run 20 Monomoy was made With
a fine northwest wind. or Monomoy
the wind fell light. and the tide came
ahead.
Working slowly across Pollock RIP
shoal at it's east end the boat passed
the Northern Lghtship AT noon. The
wind then made a complete swing around
BY the eastward. settling down at l
o'clock to southwest
The run up the beach was made with
spinnaker and balloon lib. Highland
Light was abcam at o'clock. and at
Dorothy q came out past the cape.
Here she meta snuffing westerly. with
strong sea. the bay being feather white.
The lib WAS taken OF ana slowed ana
the mainsail was tied down In three reefs.
When all was snug the boat was head
ed. for Boston Lghtship. making easy
weather of IL. though covered with heavy
spray, and at times half-buried In broken
water.
At midnight exactly she passed Mar
blehead Rock. and Is minutes later was
snug at hs rmooring.
Hollis Burgess, who with Frederick l..
Gay owns the boat, came ashore with hic
crew. wet and chilled. the night being
very cold for this season. They were
dried out at the club house. Mr.. Burgess
was at tho tiller practically all the time
- the 1s-hour run.