New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
VIGILANTCLASS WINNER
FAMOUS SLOOP IN Y4N.
Old Cup Defender Makes Speed in
Fine Ran TO Ne7cpOrf.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. J

By Telegraph The Tribune
Newport. R l., Aug. AFTER an exciting race Of
nearly hftyi miles from New London to this port.
against the schooners Dervish and Muriel and the
big yawl Vigilant Commodore z. Walker Clarb's
schooner Irolta the flagship of the Corinthian
Yacht Club of Philadelphia. crossed the finish line
off Old Brenton Reef Lightship this afternoon. the
winner in her class from the Muriel by minutes
80 seconds. elapsed time. and by IL minutes 10 sec
onds corrected time. The Vigilant. however. which
sailed against the best time of the schooners won
from the Irolita by minute Al seconds. For this
she gets a special prize The Vigilant allowed the
IroIita &c minutes seconds Twenty-four yachts
started in the race
The sloop Aspirant won from the Eleanors by 2
minutes seconds and the Princess from the Cap
sicum by 10 minutes SECONDS; J. F. O'Rourke
Phryne the winner in the New York Yacht
Club 3Ofoot class by minutes 30 seconds. from the
Alera. and the yawl Polaris. sailed by F.. Burton
Hart. of New York won from the Cleona by IS
minutes 10 seconds.
The start was made off Sarah's Ledge bell buoy
at $40 o'clock. in a fresh breeze from the eastward
the small sloops being sent away at that tine In
this order: Alera. Atari. Dahinda, Capsicum.
Princess and Phryne These and the rest were
closed hauled on the port tack. for with we'll fiat
tened sheets they able TO lay their course for
Race Rock. the first turning mark. At the second
signal classes l., VI and of sloops and yavls got
away, with the Aspirant. steered by Addison
Hanan in the weather berth. the Eleanora just
under her lee. and the Affair. Dorwina Dorello.
Pellegrina Edjako IT. Cleona. PoIarts and Rondi-
nello we'll punched in that order All of these
cept Edjako II, Polaris and Cleona carried club
topsais. The Poaris took hers In TO make II
race for her classTuats the Cleons
which steered by c. W. Wetmore
spirited start that OF the schooners at s:25.
Charles Smthers. AT the helm Of his Muriel sent
her the line under good Roadway a few
seconds after the whistle. with a No lib topsail
set. Quickly following the yawl Vigant.
which TO race. Tuesday. against the best
time 81 the schooners: then George Scots schooner
Miladi. her first appearance on this cruise; the
Dervish the IroIita and the Eclipse in that order
The auxiliaries the Seneca and the Arawan. were
the last away. the Ariadne not being ready and
the Savanora having started for Newport under
power.
II pretty sight the feet OF twenty-four
yachts fought I'm the fresh breeze for the honor
OF rounding Race Rock hrst II fell TO j. F.
OROurke's thirty-footer Phryne TO huff around the
beacon in the lead et5. She quickly fol-
lowed by the Atari and the Alera OF that class.
Then. with sharp luff. the Asprant was seen 70
lead the big sloops around. with the Eleanora, the
Affair. the Princess. the Capscum the Polaris. the
Doreno and the Dorwina hardly length apart IN
that order. The Vigant. the Muriel. the Iroiits
and the Dervish all around in less than FIVE
minutes. and these, with all the rest except the
Polaris the Cleona and the Eieanora- began a
series ~ short lacks close 10 the south shore OF
Fishers Island
These three stood straight TO the southwark
on the port tack. heading for Montauk Point. The
Poiaris held that tack for hour So minutes. the
Eleanora for hours u minutes and the Ceona
for hours II minutes The Polaris and the Flea
rora were then southeast 81 Montsuk Point. and 80
far wiudward OF the Fishers Island division
10 appear TO have the race we'll in hand. The Po-
laTiS the Starboard tack at II 30, crossed the
F.eanors's bow. about one hundred yards away.
II d mile thrash dead 10 windward from
Race Rock 70 Point Judith. about thirty two miles
IN reality. allowing for the lacks and IL proved
excellent test OF the speed and pointing ability
Of the yachts in all the classes. The fights be-
tween the Affair end the Aspirant and between the
little PhTyne and her bigger sister DoreO
keen Watch Hin was nearly abeam before the
Affair able TO gain good weather berth on
the Aspirant which admirably sailed by Cap
tain Hanan
The Vigisnt too had hard work getting away
from the Iroita aud the slippery Murel. but she
had good lead when she passed Watch HIll and
began the long beat Of seventeen miles 10 Point
jude The Vigilant passed the whistng buoy of
the Point at $40. and came romping up 10 the
finish off Old Brenton Reef I.ightship where the
committee yacht Oneida formed the other end OF the
line.
The summary follows:
sCHooNERs AND YAwIS-CIAssEss c D. AND E