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FORESt ANb STREAM. 



[Aug. is, 1891. 



pWre. The Owl colors, for cutters pulling two sweeps or pairs of 

 sculls tiad but one starter, from the Columbia, and the dinghy 

 race hnd also one, from Bedouin. By n-gbt-fall ibere was a very 

 large fleet of ja.ehtp, both sail and fteam, in the laarbor. The 

 evening was spent V(^ry quietly, the music Bt the Pequot House 

 tempted no one to dance, xnd the yachtsmen werp nearly all on 

 board their ships. The orders were for a start at 9.30 A. M. off the 

 buoy on Sarah's Ledge. 



SBCOND KTTN, NEW liONDON TO NEWPORT, AUG. fi. 



As soon as (he fleet was astir on Thursday morning the news 

 ran from ship to ship that Volua'eer had arrived during the 

 night, and glasses were quicltly fooussed on the bold-looking 

 black schooner with clipper stem and peculiar rig which lay near 

 the mouth of the harbor. There was little about her to suggest 

 the old white craft, the altered sheer, rig and color disguising 

 her completely. The course for the day's racing was from off the 

 Sarah's Ledge buoy to the Dumplings, in Newport Harbor, 40 

 miles, going outside of Fisher's Island, or through the Race. The 

 day was warm and bright, with a moderate easterly breeze, 

 smooth water and the tide being near the turn of high water. 

 A number of the yachts started through the short cut. Fisher's 

 Island Sound, when the fleet got under way at 9 A. M., tlie 

 racers standing out to the starting line. (Jolden Fleece, with 

 funnel stowed, was under canvas only, in spite of the light head 

 wind. 



It was 9:45 when the preparatory gun for the smaller classes 

 fired and 9:55 when the start was giveu. Although it was a time 

 start, with boa. to start, the men have been so trained to the "one 

 gun" start and the importance of starting first in nearly all cases 

 has been so clearly proven, that this start, like the others in the 

 cruise, found the boats crowding for the line at gunfire. At this 

 work the Barrs have few equals, and Oweene's skipper lias taken 

 the line first on moat of th -i races of the cruise. This race was ho 

 exception, and Oweene ran her bowsprit close under the stern of 

 the flagship in the lead of the pack. All were so closely bunched 

 as to make a most exciting sight; Liris was just astern of Oweene, 

 with Capt. John Barr hurrying Cinderella along beside her. Sav- 

 onara turned close to the ship, but not so close that Ventura 

 could not find room to poke her bowsprit, crowding through at 

 the risk of a collision on one hand or the other. The start of the 

 larger yachts, lOtn. later, was a little slower.bat hardly less ex- 

 citing. FortUba forcing her way in between Mischief and G-racie 

 and threatening to run clean over the latter. All crossed on port 

 tack, but when clear of the line Cinderella went about, heading in 

 shore, and soon the fleet was scattered, somt" on one tack and some 

 on the other. The start was timed: 



Oweene 9 55 31 Wayward 10 11 32 



Iiiris 9 55 S9 Fleur de Lys 10 11 43 



Cinderella 9 55 55 Merlin 10 11 55 



Mlneola - 9 ,56 23 Mischief ,10 13 43 



Sayonara 9 56 39 Graoie 10 U in 



Jpssica 9 56 43 Fortuna 10 13 .54 



Ventura 9 56 50 Volunteer 10 13 16 



Nautilus 9 57 81 Phantom 10 13 23 



^tilicete' 9 5T 47 Palmer 10 13 ii7 



TJvira 9 58 19 Mas flower 10 14 10 



Quickstep 9 58 45 Hildegarde IQ 14 89 



Clara ., 9 59 19 Intrepid 10 14 47 



KatriuB 10 10 50 Montauk 101530 



CEnone 10 10 52 Irnquois , 10 JO 22 



Marguerite 10 11 27 Whileaway 10 16 40 



Lydia. Whitby and Dauntless handicapped. 



The early part of the race was rather dull, the wind being light. 

 Oweene was " ell m the Ipnd, with Sayonara, Uvira and Katrina 

 near her. When off Race Rock the fleet divided, the leaders, with 

 most of the schooners, standing in toward the Rhrde Islard shore, 

 while Mineola, followed by .Jessica and later by Httron, stood off 

 shore toward Block. Island, hoping for a southerly breeze. Be- 

 yond Fisher's Island the cruising contingent was picked up. 

 Including Puritan. Watch Hill was passed about noon, and an 

 hour later the order whs Oweene first, well in shore, with Uvira 

 second and Sayonara third. The three were separated hy inter- 

 vals of not more thaa half a mile, but a wide stretch of water lay 

 betwf en Sayonara and the next pair, Katrina and Quickst' p. Not 

 far from thrse two was Liris, who had heen doing good worK wb h 

 Ventura, while near her was Capt. John Barr in Cinderella, tr\ - 

 iDg to beat bis old rival Capt. Hank Haff in the new Volunteer. 

 The big schooner had not done much thusfar, but perhaps all thut 

 could be expected of her in such weather and in her present con- 

 dition. Hildegarde and Wayward, both 61ft., had been fighting 

 all day with small gain to either, the black sloop being now a 

 little ahead of the Burgess cutter. Puritan, not in the race, was 

 between Hildegarde a d Wayward. Ventura and Nautilus, also 

 close in shore, came next, followed by Clara, who had been chas- 

 ing Cinderella all day and was now gaining on her. Milicete was 

 also with this group, making up the inshore division of the ad- 

 vance guard. To the westward of Watch Hill were the most of 

 the schooners, Marguerite, Iroquis, Fonuna, Palmer, Mayflower 

 and the slonp t.racie. Par off shore was Mineola, followed bv 

 Jessica, while Huron was astern of both. They had a moderate 

 breez^, but the best course, as events proved, was that taken by 

 Oweene, working the beach from Watch Hill to Point Judith, 

 and getting a favoring slant there, with less tide. 



The yawd Nonparielle had come through Fisher's Island Sound, 

 and was making no effort at racihg, tacking in and off along the 

 shore in that lazy and deliberate manner which characterizes her 

 rig. When first sighted she was well ahead of the fleet, and the 

 leaders gradually overtook her, but when she once fell in with 

 the racers she seemed to stick with them, holding her own for a 

 long time in a way that excited general comment. Mr. A. Bryan 

 Alley was Failing her, and had evidently infused some of fiis 

 super-abundant racing spirit into the old hooker. 



Marguerite to-dav was beating Iroquois, working away from 

 her when east of Charlestown Inlet, and joining company with 

 Volunteer and Qii'ckstep. Mayflower tried her luck off shore in 

 the direction of Mineola, picking up the latter'.'^ breeze, and. Hke 

 her, gaining when they came in for Point Judith. Merlin fol- 

 lowed Mayflower part way out, but tacked in again and joined 

 the beach combers. ^ ^ ^ ■ n 



Oweene pointed high and got out to windward when neanng 

 Point Judith in a way that cheered her admirers, who, in spite of 

 many confident assertions for a month past, had for the whole 

 day been pondering doubtfully on what the morrow mighi: bring 

 forth. After clearing the point, sheets were started and inter- 

 mediate jibtopsaU set for the reach in to the finish, where the 

 Electra vvas preparing to time her. Mayflower was next in line, 

 but sailing with sheets hard in, as they had been trimmed on the 

 Wind. She caught and passed Oweene, while the other big boats, 

 with a freer course and a moderate wind, made a gain on the 

 little fellow, though she finished second, as the following times 



Mayflower 5 31 06 Quickstep 6 26 31 



Oweene. 5 35 51 Palmer 6 26 37 



Sayonara 5 45 28 Hildegard 6 27 43 



Mineola 5 46 ,=i4 Clara 6 28 33 



Katrina..... 5 50 08 Iroquois 6 29 13 



Merlin 5 55 43 Cinderella 03 



Volunteer 5 57 59 CEnone 6 4142 



tTvira 5 59 19 Ventura 6 48 03 



Jessica 6 10 03 Mischief 6 50 39 



Fortuna 6 14 4S Montauk . ; 7 01 30 



G-racie 6 18 03 Milicete 7 Oo 29 



Mareuerite 6 18 53 Phantom 7 10 23 



Liris 6 23 40 Whileaway 7 12 39 



Nautilus 6 25 40 Pleur-de-Lys 7 17 31 



•Wayward 6 26 02 Dauntless 7 19 33 



Clara, starting astern of Cinderella and sailing her own course, 

 had proved that fair and softly go far in a day, and near Point 

 Judith very quietly caught and passed Cinderella, beating her by 

 a handsome margin. Constellation had sailed to Newport on 

 Wednesday to give a rest to Gloriana's crew, so was not with the 

 fleet, losing a leg thereby. The full times wm-e: 



JTIHST Cli.iSS— SCHOONBHS 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrfcted. 



Dauntless 10 20 00 7 19 23 8 59 83 8 59 32 



Palmer. ., 10 13 .57 6 33 37 8 13 40 8 13 40 



Intrepid 10 14 47 Not timed. 



SECOND CLASS— SCaOONEBS. 



Fortuna 10 12 54 6 14 45 8 01 51 8 01 51 



Pleur de Lys 10 U 43 7 17 31 9 05 39 9 05 36 



Montauk 10 16 30 7 01 SO 8 46 00 8 46 00 



THIRD GIjASS-SCHOON12RS. 



Merlin 10 11 55 5 55 43 7 43 47 7 48 47 



Volunteer 10 13 16 5 57 59 7 44 43 7 44 43 



Mayflower .10 14 10 5 31 03 7 16.56 7 14 20 



Phantora 10 18 23 7 10 33 8 57 00 8 57 00 



FOURTH OliASS— SCHOONERS. 



Marguerite 10 11 27 6 18 53 8 07 26 8 07 26 



Iroquois 10 16 33 6 39 13 8 13 .51 8 13 08 



CEhene. 10 11 52 6 41 43 8 80 50 8 28 19 



riFTH CL-^SS-SCHOONeilS. 



Quiclistep. 9 58 46 6 .36 31 8 27 45 8 37 45 



Cydla 10 00 00 Not timed. 



THIRD CtiASS— StOOPS. 



Kfttrlna..',... 10 10 50 5 60 08 7 89 18 7 89 18 



graoie..., 10 12 4& 8 18 03 8 ue 18 8 03 31 



rOtrRTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Hildegard 10 14 89 6 27 43 8 12 04 8 13 04 



Wayward 10 11 33 6 26 03 8 14 30 8 14-30 



Whileaway 10 16 40 7 13 29 8 57 49 8 57 49 



Mischief 10 12 43 6 50 29 8 37 46 8 37 46 



FIFTH CLAAS— SLOOPS. 



Cinderella 9 55 55 6 34 08 8 33 OS 8 .37 08 



Clara 9 .',9 19 6 38 33 8 39 13 8 35 16 



Whitby 10 00 00 Not timed. 



SIXTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Sayonara 9 56 30 5 45 28 7 48 49 7 48 49 



Mineola 9 B8 23 5 46 34 7 50 12 7 50 13 



Nautilus 9 57 31 6 35 40 8 28 09 8 26 48 



Oweene 9 55 31 5 35 51 7 40 20 7 40 20 



Milicete 9 57 47 7 06 20 9 08 43 9 06 .53 



Uvira 9 58 19 5 .59 19 8 01 00 8 01 00 



Jessica 9 56 43 6 10 03 8 13 20 8 06 58 



SEVENTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Liris 9 55 89 6 23 40 8 38 01 8 28 01 



Ventura 9 56 50 6 48 03 8 51 13 8 48 08 



In the harbor were Barbara, Beatrix and Gloriana. Beatrix is 

 the only yacht in the 46ft. class not enrolled in the New York Y. 

 C., her owners having but recently made application for mem- 

 bership, and their names not having been acted on according to 

 the constitution, the required time not having elapsed. The own- 

 ers of the other boats in the class were willing that Beatrix 

 should bs admitted to the Goelet cup race and the other events of 

 the cruise, and no objection was m ide by any one, but it was de- 

 cided by the regatta committee that they had no authority to 

 accept the entry of a yacht whose owner is not regularly enrolled 

 in t he club. This was generally regretted, as every one was anx- 

 imis to see a meeting between Gloriana and the i;wo Burgess boats 

 with which she has not yet raced. The fleet in the harbor in- 

 cluded the entire class with the exception of Alborak and the 

 Vanderbilt boat Ilderim: Mineola, Sayonara, Oweene, Beatrix, 

 Nautilus, Gloriana, Barbara. Jessica and Uvira: and a race with 

 such entries would he one of the most interesting imaginable. As 

 it was settled that some of the class, including Oweene. Barbara 

 and Gloriana, would start in the Goelet cup race, there was a de- 

 sire to see Beatrix in with them, and the disappointment over her 

 enforced absence was general. 



NEWPORT, GOELET OtJlPS, AtlG. 7, 



For ten years Mr. Ogden Goelet. of the schooner Norseman, has 

 presented the prizes with which his name has become so inti- 

 mately associated, one of $1,000 value for schooners and one of 

 $50li for cutters and sloops. The record of the winners each year 

 is in itself almost a brief history of yachting: 1883, Montauk, 

 schr., and Fanny, sloop; 1888, again Montauk,' schr., and Oracle, 

 sloop; 1884, Grayling, schr., and B.Hlouin, cutter; 1885. Montauk, 

 schr., and Puritan; 1886, tJraylinti, schr., and Mnj flower; 1887, 

 Sachem, schr., and Volunteer; 1888, again Sachem and Volunteer; 

 18S9. Sea Fix and Titania: 1890, Merlin, schr., and Volunteer. A 

 list of these yachts with anaccnuntof the changes made in the 

 old ones to keep them up with the times, such as the lead keel, 

 long counter and new rig on Grayling and Gracie, would make a 

 very complete summary of the recent course of improvement in 

 design. 



The race is sailed over one of two courses, usually starting and 

 alwa. s flnishing off Brenton's Reef Lightship outside Newport 

 Harbor. TheSowand Pigs course, over which six races have been 

 sailed, is around the two lightshiii'! near the mouth of Vineyard 

 Sound, the Sow and Pigs and the Hen and Chickens, 39 miles. The 

 Block Island course, s-.iled with a S.W- wind, is from off Beaver 

 Tail Light or Brenton's Reef, around a mark off Block Island, 

 12}^ miles, then 18 miles to a mark off West Island, and 6J<3 miles 

 to Hrenton'.-! Reef Liglitship. Friday morning was a perfect day 

 for a light-weather race, clear and bright, with a lignt S.W. 

 wind, tire water beins: smooth save for the long roll of the sea. 

 While more wind would have increased the excitement, the race 

 was by no means a drift, and the yachts were under good headway 

 all dav. 



Th" Electra ran out and anchored off Brenton's Reef Lightship 

 at 10:30 A. M., with a large fleet of yachts and small craft in at- 

 tend ince,, the cole signals t)eing set for the Block Island course. 

 The racers were ready, .ull save Katrina, and a wait of a half 

 hour was made for her, as she was seen working out. Wnen she 

 reached the line it was found out that she had no intention of 

 starting, the only entry in the 70ft. class being Gracie, while the 

 chances were that for the first time a Goelet cup would be won 

 bv a vacht under 70ft. The starters were: Schooners— Volunteer, 

 Mayflower, Marguerite, Iroquois, Merlin and Fortuna. Sloops 

 arid cutters— Gracie. 70fl;,, and the 46-footers Gloriana, steered by 

 Vice-Com. Morgan; Barbara, steered by Mr. C. H. W. Fost-er: 

 Styonara, steered by Capt. Watson; Oweene. steered by Capt. 

 Chas. Barr. The preparatory gun for the sloops was fired at 11:20, 

 the time for the starting gun beinsr 11:20, but it missed fire, the 

 whistle being blown a few seconds after, 



Capt. Barr had Oweene in her usual place, pushing close under 

 Electra's stern, with Sayonara under her lee and Gloriana close 

 astern. Barbara came a little later, while Gracie crossed alone, 

 the times being: 



Oweene 11 30 39 Barbara 11 31 53 



Sayonara 11 30 44 Gracie 11 .33 36 



Gloriana :11 31 04 , ,. , , „ 



Oweene was pointed high as she crossed the line, but Sayonara 

 was sailed off lor the Narragansett shore, her skipper trying to 



et in under the beach, where the wind might oe expected to 

 ■isnl off shore. Gloriana made a luff as she crossed the line, and 

 started in chase ot Oweene. All were on port tack carrying club 

 and baby jibtopaatls. The schooners started 5m. later, Marguer- 

 ite leading ovt-r the line, the times being: 



Marguerite 11 36 31 Merlin 11 38 16 



Iroquois H 37 32 Mayflower 11 38 32 



Vtdunteer H 37 47 Fortuna 11 38 45 



The great interest of the race naturally centered on the 46- 

 footers, and the four were closely watched as they stood away 

 toward the distant shore. Sayonara was sailing alone, having 

 started direct for the shore with no attempt to outwind (3-loriana 

 or Oweene. Barbara was also far enough astern of the pair to 

 choose her own course. She was looking high and showing a very 

 different form from that reported of her previous ra'^es at Marble- 

 head. The leading boat, Oweene, was apparently holding a good 

 wind and footing fast, but at the same time Gloriana was work- 

 ing out across her wake in an alarming manner. Hardly 5m. had 

 gone before Capt. Barr swung his ship around and stood off on 

 starboard tack across Gloriana's bows, for what proved a very 

 unfortunate tack off shore. This left only Barbara in chase of 

 Gloriana, and to the surprise of all the black Fife boat was mak- 

 ing a very good fight, going to windward finely, though outfooted 

 by the white flyer. At 11:58 Sayonara tacked under the beach and 

 stood out toward the pair, going under Gloriana's stern and 

 across Barbara's bows. At 13:01 she had come up with Oweene 

 for some time on port and put her about, having the right of 



^Forgetful of the fact that she was out to beat Gloriana and not 

 Oweene, Sayonara kept on the weather of the latter, shutting her 

 ofl' from the fleet inshore, while Gloriana and Barbara were open- 

 ing fast on both. For a quarter of an hour Oweene worked along 

 under Sayonara"s lee, until she had pulled ahead so far as to per- 

 mit her to tack across the other's bows, when she went after the 

 leaders. Gracie had been in the rear from the start, at no time 

 sailing anywhere near the smaller boats. 



Alongside of the quick and stirring work of the small fellows, 

 the comparatively slow and stately movements of the big schoon- 

 ers attracted little attention. Marguerite and Iroquois ran in 

 under the beach as soon as possible, working the shore in short 

 tacks. VoluDieer was third, further off shore, while Merlin, 

 Fortuna and Mayflower were well astern. There was not wind 

 enough to wake them up and make the race really exciting. 



The first mishap of the day happened to Oweene; early in the 

 race the stem started at the scarf near the bobstay plates, con- 

 siderable water finding its way in. The next to come to grief was 

 Barbara, the splice of her bobstay drawing when near Point 

 Judith, so that the jibiopsail had to come in and the boat was 

 sailed along easily while a preventer was rigged. The break, 

 which it proved, was due to the galvanic action between the steel 

 wire of the bobstav and the copper bar, was discovered by a hand 

 who was forward removing some eelgrass from the bobstay, 

 otherwise a serious smash would probably have resulted. 



A little after noon the fleet was strung out along the beach, 

 most of the yachts working along in short tacks. Gloriana was 

 first, rapidly nearine Point Judith, Barbara was doing very well 

 in second place, while Oweene and Gracie were astern. Sayonara 

 was outside of all, to leeward of Gloriana and Barbara. Mar- 

 guerite was still first of the schooners, with Volunteer to leeward 

 and Iroquois elrse astern of the two. Fortuna still led Merlin, 

 and Mayflower was iu the rear. A little before 1 o'clock Gloriana 

 cleared Point Judith and stood out for the B,ock Island marls, 

 some 6 miles distaut. Barbara was still doing well with Oweene, 

 having held her lead, but at 1:05 the clubtopsail of the Burgess 

 boat came down with a run, the splice of the wire halliard having 

 drawn. The sail was taken in as quickly as possible and a jib- 

 header set, but after a short time Oweene gave up and ran for 

 Newport, ker chances being gone entirely. 



When clear of the land the echooaers found more wind, and 

 Volpateer waimed up to her work, taking fli-stpUoe from Mar- 



guerite. Avhile even Merlin seemed to move with a little life. At 

 the Block Island mark Gloriana had a lead of 10 minutes on the 

 flset. She made a shoi't tack, passed the mark, and set her 

 bpinaker very clumsily, the gear being fouled and the tack adrift. 



Volunteer lowered her spinaker boom to starboard when a 

 coiipls of miles from the mark, being confident of weathering it 

 on starboard tack. Gracie had come up in the latter part of the 

 beat, and was near the buny as Volunteer approached, being on 

 starboard tack, but to leeward of the big schooner. The tide was 

 running quite swiftly on the buoy, while the wind was light, and 

 so far atjead as to make it a close thing for either to weather. 

 Everything was favorable for a "Tuxedo foul." and it was no sur- 

 prise to the spectators when the 'wo came together at the mark- 

 boat, Gracie's bowsprit tearing Volunteer's jib, and then as the 

 sloop sagged down an the small catboat which carried the alub 

 flag, the schooner dragged along her weather side. Gracie's star- 

 hoard spreader cauffht in the middle of Volunteer's mainsail, at 

 first only stretching and straining the cloths, but as it neared t*'e 

 leach tearing the sail very badly for a third of its breadth, only 

 stopping at the stout leach rope and drawing string. Two red 

 protest flags went up as the pair finally cleared. Volunteer con- 

 tinuing the race while Gracie withdrew. 



The evidence on all sides is very conflicting, as might be ex- 

 pected. Though the word of each owuer is beyond question, their 

 accounts differ in a way that can only be accounted for by the 

 excitement and hurry of such an affair, in which both sight and 

 hearing are more or less unreliable. The statement of Gen. 

 Paine is that Gracie hailed for Volunteer to tack, which Vol- 

 unteer refused to grant. Mr. Earle on the other hand states 

 that the hail from Gracie, which preceded the collision, called 

 for rootn to go by the mark, which was refused from Volunteer. 

 As to the position of Gracie, the statements are equally conflict- 

 ing, her owner and crew claiming that had Volunteer not been in 

 the way she could have weathered the mark by more than a 

 pilot's luft" at most, and without tacking. Those on Volunteer 

 are equally positive that Cxracie was so far to leeward of the 

 mark that she could not have passed without going on port tack. 

 The evidence of the outside speotator.s, of whom there were many 

 on the yachts and tugs, is also conflicting, but favors the belief 

 that had Volunteer been out of the way Graoie could have 

 weathered the mark. Oee thing is admitted, that when the boats 

 came together, Gracie'.-^ crew, evcn to the man at the wheel, ran 

 forward to fend her off, leaving the wheel, and that some one 

 rushed back to the wheel and rolled it down, thus luffing her 

 further into Volunteer, when with the helm up she would prob- 

 ably have done and received less damage, and might have gone 

 clear of the mark boat as well. This mistake caused Grade's 

 headsails to fill on port side, but at no time was she fully on port 

 tack. When she finally touched the mark it was just abeam of 

 her companion way, whish would indicate that even with her way 

 deadened by Voluuteer's sails and the collision, she was nearly 

 past the mark before touching it. The representatives of the two 

 were on board of the flagship as soon as she anchored in harbor, 

 but the decision of the regatta committee has not yet been 

 announced. 



The times at the first mark were: 



Elapsed. 



Gloriana 3 18 09 2 47 05 



Gracie 2 38 45 2 .55 09 



Volunteer 3 28 15 3 50 58 



Iroquois 2 31 15 2 53 43 



Barbara 2 34 :12 3 03 39 



Marguerite 3 35 25 3 .58 .54 



Mayflower 3 86 50 2 58 14 



Sayonara 3 40 08 3 09 Si- 

 Merlin 2 42 16 3 04 00 



Fortuna 2 47 38 3 08 .53 



The race in the single-slick class had been ttnished before Point 

 Judith was passed, and the procession home was of little moment, 

 save from the fact that Barbara ran Gloriana over 2min. on the 

 18-mile leg to West Islaad. Volunteer's torn miinsail was 

 strengthened by means of lines from gaff to boom to relieve the 

 great strain on the leach ropes. She had lost some time in the 

 fouling and clearing, and ic was not until within half a dozen 

 miles of the West Island mark that 90ft. caught 46ft., and she 

 passed Gloriana. Spinakers were carried to starijoard, the yachts 

 jibing roimd the mark. The wind had increased on this leg, and 

 there was plenty on the way home, Gloriana lugging her cluDtop- 

 sall to the flnish. The times on the last two legs were; 

 West Island mark: Elapsed. 



Volunteer 4 25 27 1 56 43 



Gloriana 4 27 47 2 09 38 



Iroquois 4 35 50 2 04 35 



Mayflower 4 88 36 2 01 46 



Marguerite 4 43 10 2 06 45 



Barbara 4 41 57 2 07 25 



Merlin 4 44 20 2 OJ 04 



Sayonara 4 50 25 2 10 17 



Fortuna 4 51 30 3 03 52 



Finish line: 



Volunteer 5 07 38 43 81 



Gloriana ....5 15 06 47 19 



Iroquois 5 16 39 40 49 



Mai flower 5 18 44 4r0 OS 



Marguerite 5 24 15 42 05 



Merlin 5 25 56 41 36 



Barbara ....5 30 09 48 12 



Fortuna 5 33 03 41 33 



Sayonara 5 38 39 48 14 



Below are the complete times: 



SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Volunteer 11 37 49 5 07,58 5 30 09 ..... 



Iroquois 11 37 32 5 16 89 5 39 07 5 31 43 



Mayflower 11 38 .33 4 18 44 5 40 12 5 37 49 



Marguerite U 36 31 5 24 15 5 47 44 6 41 00 



Merlin 11 38 16 5 25 56 6 47 40 5 47 40 



Fortuna 11 38 45 5 33 02 6 54 17 no!, m. 



SLOOPS. 



Gloriana 11 31 04 6 15 06 5 44 03 5 21 43 



Barbara 11 31 53 5 30 09 5 58 16 not m. 



Sayonara 11 30 44 5 38 39 6 07 55 5 45 36 



Oweene 11 30 39 Disabled. 



Gracie 11 33 36 Disabled. 



Volunteer's measurement makes the time between her and 

 Iroquois about 30s., and Iroquois has called for a re- measurement. 



THIttU RUN, NEW YORK TO TINBTARD HAVJ£N, AnO. 8. 



It is always a que.siion how long a fleet like this will hold to- 

 gether: a large number of yachts can be collected at New London 

 or Newport for any spacial event, but it is a matter almost bsyond 

 the power of the olflcers and regatta committee to prevent the 

 sudden breaking up of the squadron from some trifling cause or 

 no cause at all. It sometimes happens that in spite of good races 

 on the runs and in port, and other attractions, a few yachts leave 

 the fleet, others see them and follow% and the cruise dies quietly 

 before the date set for the disbanding. The best test of wnether 

 the cruise is a success, and has taken with yacht owners, is the 

 number of boats which follow the flagship to the eastward of 

 Newport after the Geolet cups are won, and this year the result 

 was very satisfactory. 



As the table shows there was a large racing fleet, 30 yachts start- 

 for the racing run, while a good-sized cruising contingent kept 

 company^itn it. Volunteer, with a busy gang of sailmakers on 

 her deck, Tay in Newport Harbor until the morning was well gone, 

 being measured while she waited, and sailing alone far astern of 

 the fleet. Her otflclal measurement makes the waterline 88.63ft., 

 sail area 10,363sq. ft., corrected length 95.21ft. Constellation 

 started with her class, but Gloriana remained at her moorings in 

 Brenton's Cove. Gracie was left in port alongside of Volunteer, 

 her crew at work replacing the broken spreaders. Gossoon came 

 in on Friday night from City Island, where her shrouds had been 

 replaced, and started on with the fleet. Huron and Thetis, old- 

 time opponents, made a private match of $250 per side for the race. 

 The start was made at 10:30 A. M. off Brenton's Reef Lightship, 

 the flnish being off West Chop, Vineyard Haven, 37 miles distant. 

 The wind was very light from N.N.E. with the sea smooth, the 

 day being as perfect as could be asked for. 



The preparatory gun for the smaller yachts was fired at 10:25. 

 the starting gun at 10:85. This time Sayonara was on the alert 

 and cut;the line even with Oweene. The start was timed: 



Sayonara 10 35 35 Gossoon 10 37 32 



Oweene 10 35 35 Ventura 10 38 20 



Liris 10 35 45 Clara 10 89 05 



Mineola 10 36 01 Milicete 10 39 14 



Nautilus 10 36 48 Quickstep handicappen 



Cinderella 10 37 16 Viator handicapped 



CEnone 10 50 43 Palmer 10 .54 53 



Marguerite ..10 51 14 Thetis 10 55 36 



Fortuna 10 51 23 Phantom 10 55 41 



Dauntless 10 52 15 Merlia 10 .57 02 



Mayflower 10 53 17 Hildegarde 10 ,57 83 



Constellation 10 53 53 Huron ... ... 10 .58 15 



Iroquois 10 53 05 Wayward.. 10 58 33 



Crusader 10 58 33 Mischief handicapped 



The majority of the yachts strung out along the Rhode Island 

 shore, get,tlng a light breeze for a time, hut long before the Sow 



