New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
FLEET IN SPEEDY Run
oTTFEN SHOWS THE WAY.
Big Schooner Leads TO ProUinceto1cn
in Third Squadron Run.
rBv Telegraph to The Trisunel

TBv Telegraph 20 The Tribune
4oro-tncetown. Mass Aug. r-Nineteen Yachts
-, schoouers seven sloops and the yawl Vigi-
=. made q fast run OF eighty-two miles to-day
go, VINEYARD Haven 10 this harbor- 1t was the
MID SQUADRON run of the cruising feet OF the
,-sr York Yacht Club. and the yachts were IA
vored with 8 good breeze from start to hnlsh' II
s light from the south-southwest at the start. g
-. 7-ird for them and fair tide over Nantucket
-.osls as far as Shovelful Lightship, on Monomoy'
.en the tide turned against them.
They were able TO carry spnakers all the way
- ,be Cane Cod shore. and. after rounding the
5-.la-5 Light the wind canting more 10 the west
--sr5 and freshening. made It close reach on the
- tack for them 70 Race Point and windward
-o-. from there 70 the finish. of Wood End Light.
= the entrance Of this harbor. The prizes for this
IN were the Hauoli cups. offered by F NJ Smith,
o,e for schooners and one Tor sloops-
Co-,rodore Vanderbilt and his associates are
- congratulated tonight on the fact that they
80 srlA 70 bring such fine fleet OF racing craft
-o,r,d cane Cod 10 compete for these trophies and
. take part in the fourth squadron run for the
Naval Alumni Association challenge cups. in the
~, 70 Marblehead tomorrow. and the races for
,Ls Co-nmodore's cups of that port Saturday.
A. least a dozen schooners, flying the club pen
.-- started ahead Of the racing craft They wi i
.,ir the feet in Marblehead. The steam yachts
S,o--b star. Carrnina Cristina. Emrose, Celt, Le-
,anter Juaaita and Crescent accompanied the rae
-ng feet over the course
The leaders passed Chatham Lights at 1880 in
,his order: The Queen the Elmina- the Vigilant.
,be Jsralena the Aurora, The Avenger and the
emerald The Queen and the Elmina passed the
highland Light about $50 O'Clock
At 2 m. when the committee boat NonpareH
bs5 taken her position off East Chop. north of the
b,ov marking the starting line. the sun had cleared
RI +he fog which had enveloped the harbor earlier.
All the yachts were seen approaching the line, and
+her trouble began. Some Of the shippers had not
%erJ-e5 on the great strength OF the east going
r VTa MAJ that This tide
-ro,,l6 help them 10 cross Nantucket shoals, but
tbe wind was light that the Aurora the
srereer the Weetamoe, the Istalena, the Queen.
the Taor-1ina the Eclipse the Katrina the Vence-
dora the Seneca and the A1ladi. eleven Of the
nineteen Yachts were swept across the line before
heir tine and were handicapped all the way from
FIVE 70 fifteen minutes
The Queen. leading for the committee boat at
right angles 70 her. came perilously near running
down the sIoop Istalena and the tugboat The
Yacht passed between the tugboat and the Queens
bozrsp-ir. which was almost across the sloop's
deck when she bore away around the tugboats
stern. just giving the tugboaJ an opening TO gibe
and s-raiEhten out on her course.
The visilarr's skipper gauged the tide and the
Wind lust right He sent the big yavl first across
The starting lire. z few seconds after the signal
- s.95 O'Clock s Il. Mason's little sloop Leda
was next away. then the cornmodore's sloop Au-
rora with William Butler Duncan, jr-. at the helm
The Resale was the last Of the sloops to get away
inside the handicap time
A. $50 O'clock the Emerald was first away Of the
schoone-s followed by the Queen, the Elrnina and
he sloop Is-alena almost together The Ariadne.
The Taornina the Avenger. the Eclipse. the
Katrina the Irolita- the Weetamoe, Miu1osa II,
n. Seneca the Tencedor and the NIiladi, fol-
lowed IN that order. and all handicapped: the
Averzer six minutes, the Katrina ten minutes and
1be weetanoe about fifteen minutes.
With : light breeze from the southwest. with
banooaers set they made fast time in the first run
Of twelve miles the Cross Rip hghtship, where
these tines were taken: The Vtgilant. s:25do; the
Queen sI7:z5: the Elrnina- s-1s:52: the Aurora
~ "a The Is-alena s21 .0S and the Avenger. s IS
After passing Cross Rip spinnakers were set 10
starboard for the four and seven-eighths mile run
10 shovelfuI Hghtship, which the Queen, then the
leader passed at 1924 leaving II TO starboard- The
r1ina rounded II at 1888 the Aurora at 104o: the
Istsens 81 1914: the Vfg1lant. st 1o;41;3o the
Avsnze- a. 50 and the Emerald at 1o-55
spiunakers were taken il Eulartly as each yacht
lU4ed around the lghtship. ard the two and seven
esghths nile reach was soon covered TO POLLOCK
Rip nghtshIp. where they were timed as foI!o"s'
The Queen u $3.50; The Elnaina- 10:59>3o the Nig1-
iznt L ID 81: the Istalena, II 90; the Aurora,
-.1.15 and the Avenger. Il :20-oo
spinuzkers were set again to starboard for the
long stretch Up the Cape Cod beach against the
tide TIE contest between the schooners Queen
and Elraira and the sloops Istalena. Aurora ana
Avenger vas keen throughout They left the
others niles astern the Vigiland, however. keep
ing them COMPANY her opponent the Weetanloe'
having ler TOO much time go the start TO over
haul her. The Queen finished at a few minutes past
Z O'clock with the Elnnina close astern-
c Eerresho1f is cruising with the feet on the
stea-7e- Pos-7er with his family. He came ashore
during the afternoon When told that the meet
Eas Herreshoff feet he smiled and replied;
Others TOO are getting their share Of the prizes
When told Of Sir Thomas Liptons announcement
thar Re would soon challenge for race Tor the
arne-soa-s nm and ask the New York Club TO meet
him win : rinetv-footer built under the present
club rules ne said: He still after the Cup ana
seems as determined as ever but II his challenge Is
accented he will ind US ready for him with any
thing he likes 70 bring
a nnety-footer under the rule will be e Dig ooaI
won't IT, Nj Herreshor was asked
No not so very big he replied; but IL won
Se as fssr as = Yacht built under the old rule"
The summary follows:
HAUOLI CUPS.