AtJq. 11, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREiAM. 



THIRD CI.ASS SCHOONERS. 



AJcEea 10 4H 2li 7 £9 8 34 33 



Mfrlin 10 47 g5 G 46 31 7 58 50 ... 



Lasca 10 43 48 .5 48 18 7 04 30 



Alert 10 45 25 7 €0 30 8 45 11 , „ .. 



Pbantom 10 50 00 0 50 55 8 00 55 , .. .. 



Atlantic 10 48 48 6 47 07 7 58 14 7 6S 03 



ComaTiehe 10 48 28 7 41 16 8 52 56 8 47 0.3 



POTIRTH CLASS .BCHOONffiRS. 



Marguerite 10 48 05 5 59 58 7 11 .53 7 11 53 



Iroquois . ..10 50 00 0 32 07 7 43 07 Not lueas'd 



CErone 10 48 30 7 -31 OH 8 46 36 8 44 U 



Sbamrock 10 .50 00 6 31 24 7 41 24 7 .33 04 



FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Quickstep lO 40 00 C 5) 58 8 15 50 .... 



Gevalia 10 32 SG 6 55 20 8 22 44 



Azalea 10 40 00 7 41 18 9 01 18 8 54 00 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Katrina 10 46 31 7 12 14 8 26 43 



Grade 10 50 00 7 .34 08 8 44 08 8 42 01 



Fanny 10 49 .56 6 54 35 7 04 39 



FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS. 



♦Clara 10 40 00 7 48 23 9 08 23 9 OS 23 



Atlilou 10 32 20 7 41 15 9 C8 45 Notmeas'd 



*"Ventura 10 47 50 Withdrew. 



SIXTET CLASS SLOOPS. 



Wasp 10 35 IS o 42 39 7 07 37 t ^1 



Sayouara. U) 3S 33 5 51 58 7 13 26 12 16 



GloriBua lO 80 .39 B 08 12 7 37 33 7 88 20 



»L,iriS 10 40 00 7 42 00 9 02 00 8 53 17 



*Mtoved up from next lower class. 



The winners are: Dauntless flisi, Constellation second prize; Lasca 

 first, Atlantic second; Marguerite first. Shamrock .second; Quickstep 

 first; Pann.y first, Katrina second ; Clara fli-st;Wasp first, Sayonara 

 second. 



The race amounted to nothing as a test, but was a fluke after the 

 first hour. 



A large fleet of New York yachts was in attendance at New Lon- 

 don, while ofl: the New Yorli: Y. C. stat'on were anchored the vessels 

 of the North Atlantic Squadron. Dolphin. Philadelphia, Concord, 

 Miantonoraah and Vesuvius. After nightfall the entire fleet was 

 illuminated, electiic lights and lanterns being shown all over the har- 

 bor, while the search lights of the war vessels threw their beams 

 in all directions across the water and to the clouds overhead. A 

 meeting of captains was held on board the flagship, at which it was 

 decided to sail lor Newport nest morning on orders from the flag- 

 ship. 



New London to Newport, Aug. 4. 



THIRD nxm. 



Thursday morning brought a fine summer day, clear and bright with 

 a light southerly breeze and .«mooth water- Among the yachts which 

 joined the ileet were Sagamnre, Mayflower, Gravling, Narwhal, Min- 

 erva. Mariquita, L^^cquowa, Harbinger, Mintjola, Uvira, Verena, Sper- 

 anza, Peerless, Wampanous and Aloha. 



Fleetwmg was up the harbor shipping a new foretopmast. Among 

 the outside yachts in harbor were ssocial, schr. : Wacerwitch, schr.: 

 Kajah, yawl; Muriel, cutter; Countess, steamer; Awa, sloop. 



There was a light haze over the waier when Ituna ran out to 

 Sarah's Ledge and set a boat to mark the western end of the line, 

 but it disappeared a little later without treiihling the fleet. The pre- 

 paratory gun was fired at 11:15 with the gun for the first division at 

 11 ;25, with lOm. to cross in. With this time and a light wind the start 

 Was a mere straggling over the line, the times being: 



Preparatory 11 10 00 Montauk 11 40 15 



Start 11 20 00 Alert 11 40 32 



Wasp 11 25 45 Fanny 11 41 05 



Sayonara 11 26 35 Adantic 11 42 55 



Qlbriana II 25 27 Fleur de Lys 11 44 48 



Minpola 11 27 02 Ventura 11 44 48 



Quickstep 11 27 52 Handicap Gun 11 45 00 



Uvira 11 29 01 *Dauntless 11 45 00 



Liris 11 29 01 *Lasca 11 45 00 



Mariquita ll 30 26 *Merlin 11 45 00 



Verena 11 30 28 ^Alcsea 11 45 00 



Gevalia 11 31 12 'Comanche 11 45 00 



Clara .11 33 19 *Shamrock 11 45 00 



Minerva 11 33 44 *Athlon 11 35 00 



Handicap start 2d Div. .. .11 35 00 *Katrina 11 45 00 



Iroquois 11 36 53 *Phantom 11 45 00 



Huron 11 38 16 *Peerless 11 45 00 



*Azalea 11 S'l 00 *Constenation 11 45 00 



Mayflower 11 38 48 *Ramoha 11 45 00 



Gracie 11 38 48 



*Handicapped. 



Wasp and her class crossed ou the weather end of the line on port 

 tack, in close company, the 40ft. cla.ss also being well together, but 

 the other classes were broken up from the start. Lasca and Alcasa 

 kept close together over the weather end of the line. Nearly all 

 went in on starboard tack, working out for Race Rock. 



The wind was light and fluky and the fleet was scattered. At 12:30 

 the leaders. Wasp, Gloriana. Mariquita, Sayonara and Qiuckstep 

 were off Race Rock, the 4B-footers carrying baby jibtopsails. Beyond 

 the Race the wind was steadier, but man.y yachts werq caught and 

 becalmed before they reached the lighthouse, the result being that 

 by early afterDOon tne fleet was strung out over some .sis miles of 

 water, robbing the race of neariy all interest. 



About 1:30 a moderate breeze from S.S.W. struck the leaders, 

 waking up one after the other, until the whole fleet, save a few un- 

 fortunates who had not cleared the Race, was under way at a good 

 speed, with ballooners straining at every topmast. 



Far in the lead were Wasp, Gloriana, Miueola and Sayonara, the 

 latter not d'-ing as well as yesterday. Quickstep, to windward of 

 them, was far ahead of Lasca, the second schooner. Atlantic, Iro- 

 quois and Mayflower were together well off shore, with httle Uvira in 

 a good place further in. Astern of her were Huron, Clara and Liris 

 abeam, with Merlin astern of them, while far outside of her was 

 Gevalia, Verena and Alcsea came next, while Shamrock, after lead- 

 ing for a long time, gave placf* to Marguerite. Inshore of these two 

 was Constellation, reaching at a great pace. Gx'acie was leading 

 Fanny, with Katrina half a mile or more astern, with Peerless fol- 

 lowing the three, while last of all was Ventura, heeled we'l over. 

 Still in the Race were Alert. Dauntless, Fleur de Lys, and a lot of un- 

 fortunates apparen tly destined by hard luck to make an after dark 

 finish off the Dumplings. 



With the fleet so scattered and strung out, there was little oppor- 

 tunity for comparison, the smaller cutters heitig matched beside the 

 large schooners. The 46ft. quartette was haviug a fair trial of speed, 

 with Wasp and Ginriana nearly even; Quickstep and Lasca, each 

 alone, were certainly sailing fast; Atlantic was holding Mayflower; 

 Marguerite and Shamrock were having a race; and .so were the three 

 70-looters. Many however, like Merlin, Clara, Constellation and 

 Huron, were sailing far from their classmates, merely liurrjing lo 

 the finish as fast as balloon sails could carry them. 



Vamoose ran in and out everywhere through the fleet, now ahead 

 to place the leaders and then drifting astein untfl the rear of the 

 procession passed. At 3:30 she stopped oft Point Judith to time the 

 leaders as they passed, all breaking out spinakers to starboard before 

 they bore away for Narraganselt Bay. Those timed were: 



Quickstep 3 35 00 Lasca 3 38 00 



Wasp 3 37 00 Gloriana 3 ;39 00 



With started sheet Lasca soon passed Quickstep and finished in the 

 lead. Huron did excellent work, winning in her class. Clara started 

 late, coming from Black Rock, and apparently alone in her class, to 

 her surprise learning afterward Chat she had beaten Athlon. The 

 most surprising detail of the race is the time made by Alert and the 

 other large schooners, apparently left behind at Race Rock: 



FIEST CLA,SS - SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsod. Corrected. 



Dauntless 11 45 00 5 .33 38 5 -38 00 5 47 28 



Constellation 11 45 00 4 56 05 5 10 05 ..... 



Ramona 11 45 00 6 06 00 6 28 00 . .. .. 



*Monlauk 11 40 15 5 19 36 5 39 21 



THIRD CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Alcafja U 45 CO 5 02 55 5 17 55 



Merlin 11 45 00 4 55 21 5 10 21 5 10 21 



Lasca 1) 45 00 4 46 16 5 01 16 



Alert 11 40 32 5 34 46 5 54 13 



Mayflower 11 38 48 4 55 14 5 16 26 



Fleur de Lys 11 44 48 7 86 22 6 51 .34 



Phantom 11 45 00 6 01 12 6 16 12 



Sptranza 11 45 00 6 33 27 5 28 07 



Atlantic. 11 42 55 4 58 37 5 15 43 



Comanche 11 45 00 5 52 44 6 07 44 



FOUHTH CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Marguerite li 44 40 5 05 15 5 20 35 



Iroquois ll 36 53 4 5S 13 6 21 19 



Shamrock 11 43 41 5 23 00 6 38 19 



FIFTH CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Quickstep li 27 53 4 47 45 5 19 53 



Peerless 11 35 00 5 48 47 6 13 47 



Gevalia. _ 11 31 12 5 26 19 5 55 09 



Azalea 11 35 00 0 08 07 6 33 07 



5 53 01 

 5 13 58 



5 10 38 



6 03 17 



5 20 35 

 5 20 17 

 5 29 -33 



5 19 63 



6 11 35 



THraD CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Katrina..,^.', it,.;. 11 45 00 5 18 25 5 83 25 5 .33 25 



Gracie.......:.,,,, 11 38 48 5 21 14 5 43 26 5 40 39 



Fanny 11 4l 05 5 25 29 5 43 39 



Huron n 88 16 5 13 09 5 .33 53 5 36 21 



*Ventura 11 44 48 6 48 00 6 08 12 5 46 06 



FIFTH CLASS— SLOOP.S. » 



*Clara 11 33 19 5 27 28 5 54 09 5 54 09 



Athlon 11 35 00 5 08 25 6 28 ^5 



SIXTH CLASS— SLOOP.S. 



Wasn 11 25 45 4 47 01 5 21 16 5 21 16 



Sayonara 11 26 85 5 08 05 5 41 33 5 40 19 



Mineola ,11 27 02 4 54 51 5 27 31 5 26 20 



Gloriana 11 26 27 4 48 46 5 23 19 5 21 OH 



Uvira 11 S>9 01 5 22 17 5 53 16 5 40 13 



SEVENTH CLASS- SLOOPS, 



Liris 11 29 01 5 27 46 5 58 4 5 5 .58 45 



Mariquita 11 30 20 5 49 35 6 19 09 6 17 55 



Minerva ..11 33 44 5 50 47 6 17 03 6 11 OS 



Verena ,11 30.38 .5 47 56 6 17 18 



*Moved up from lower class. 



The winners were: Const eflalion first, Montauk second; Lasca first. 

 Merlin second ; Iroquois first; Quickstep first. Gevalia second; Huron 

 first, Katrina second; Clara first; Gloriana first, Wasp second; Liris 

 first, Minerva second. 



Near the finish Constfllation was in collision with the schooner 

 Idlewild, Mr. ,J. Cooper Clark, folding the topping lifts and unship- 

 ping the main boom of Idlewfld. The boom flew fore ward, its fore 

 end striking Mr. Clark in the head. He escaped with several cuts 

 sufficiently serious to require the care of a surgeon, but the accident 

 came very near proving fatal. The old sloop cutter Active was also 

 run into bv a steamboat, losing her headgear. 



In Newport Harbor were many more yachts waiting to join the 

 fleet, among them being Harpoon, VVay ward. Puritan and Wild Duck. 

 It is five years since the New York fleet has gone beyond Vineyard 

 Haven, and the idea of prolonging the present cruise to Marblehead 

 was discussed early in the season. At a meeting of captains on board 

 the flagship in the evening, it was decided to go around the Cape and 

 hold a race at Marblehead, the entire programme being embodied in 

 the following general order: 



Aboard Flagship Elbctba, I 

 Harbor Newport, Aug. 5, 1S92. f 



General Order No. 4: 

 The squadron will next proceed to Vineyard Haven and thence to 



Marblehead. 



The Commodore offers for competition two cups — one for schooners 

 and one for sloops which have not hauled to clear bottom since the 

 commencement of the cruise. The race to he sailed at Marblehead 

 over the Eastern Yacht Club's course under the rules of the New 

 York Yacht Club, and to be open for yachts belonging to other 

 clubs. 



Captain J. Pierrepont Morgan, of the Corsair, offers two similar 

 prizes to be sailed for on the squadron rmi from Vineyard Haven to 

 Marblehead. 



The regatta committee offer an additional prize £or all keel schoofl- 

 ers on the squadron run to Marblehead. 



The date and details of the race for the Commodore's cup will he 

 duly announced at Marblehead after the aiTival of the squadron, and 

 after the race the fleet will there be disbanded. 



The squadron will remain at anchor in port on Sunday and will dress 

 ship on signal. The boat races will take place at Marblehead. 



By order of the Coram o a ore. 



Stephen Peabodv, Fleet Captain. 

 Goelet Cups, Aug. 5. 



NEWPORT— BLOCK ISLAND COURSE. 



Last year the Goelet cups, offered by Mr. Ogden Goelet for schoon- 

 ers and" singlestickers, brought ^ut two new and notable boats, the 

 rebuilt Volunteer in the schooner class and the famous Gloriana. 

 This year Volunteer is absent from the schooner class, but in her 

 place are two new schooners, whose performance is watched closely 

 throughout the fleet. Thus far Lasca has made much the better 

 showing, but Alcsea. is evidently capable of more than has yet been 

 brought out of her. 



In the singlestick class the interest was doubled b.y the presence of 

 the new Wasp alongside the old victor Gloriana, the three preceding 

 races having failed to settle finally the question of superiori'y. Har- 

 poon , too, who as Beatrix was unable to enter last year, was waiting 

 at Newport, while there was another unknown in the 53ft. Ventura. 



The most interesting entry was the new Drusilla, the 35ft. fin-keel 

 budt for Vice-Corn. Morgan by the Herreshoffs, and sailed to day by 

 Mr. N. Q. Herreshoff. She measures just the 15 tons required by the 

 club rules to make her eHgit)le to enter. 



The entries were: 



SCHOOIJERS. 



Alcasa, L. V. Clark.... 

 Merlin. W. H. Forbes. 

 Lasca, J E. Brooks . . . 



Length. 





107.38 



Allows 





Not meas. 



93.85 



7 54 





Not me^s. 



91.53 



9 03 



89.83 



10 14 



86 31 



13 39 



83 48 



14 42 



83.24 



15 41 



70.11 



26 07 



74.03 



Allows 



00 32 



14 24 



54.97 



21 11 



54 34 



29 19 





Not meas. 



54.17 



.32 19 



38. 





Harpoon, Messrs, Adams., 



The first event of the day was a short but severe squall about 10 

 o'clock, just as the yachts were preparing to leave Newport Harbor 

 for the usual start off Brenton's Reef. Gloriana, just under way 

 outside the inner harbor, caught the full force of it. Harpoon, at 

 anchor inside with her big clubtopsail aloft, had hard work to stow 

 her canvas, everything being adrift for a few minutes. A number of 

 yachts dragged their anchors, but no damage was done, and by 11 

 o'clock the racing craft were working out of the harbor. There was 

 a promise of real racing in the strings of small boats loaded down 

 with anchors, hatches and general dunnage, and moored astern of 

 friendly .yachts that remained at anchor, and also in the big clubtop- 

 sails which were sent aloft for the first time on the cruise. 



The storm left a flat calm, and the Ittma lay off the Brenton's 

 Reef Lightship for over two hours wailing tor the breeze. When it 

 came it was from S.W, and very light, bringing a big fleet slowiy out 

 of the harbor, all the racers sending up clubtopsails. By 1:30 there 

 was enough wind to warrant a start, late as the hour was, a post- 

 ponement being in every way undesirable, and the course signals 

 were set for the Block Lland course, 13>g nautical mUes, to a mark- 

 boat oft" Block Island, almost dead to windward ; 18 miles to a mark- 

 boat off West Island, a free reach, and 614 mUes home on the wind. 



As it proved, the race was almost a duplicate of that of last year. 

 On the first leg the winners worked the Narragausett shore down to 

 Point Judith, about half-way, doing better than those offshore. The 

 second leg was run under spinakers, to starboard; but the third was 

 a little closer work this year, three or four hitches being made, while 

 last year each yacht laid her course for Brenton's Reef without a 



With a 5m. interval to cross in, the start was a very poor one. 

 Ituna made the weather end of the line and the Brenton's Reef 

 Lightship the lee end, the yachts coming on port tack from the one 

 direction and on starboard from the other. Shortly before the start 

 Quickstep took in her clubtopsafl, carrying a jib-header through the 

 race, and Drus-illa, with a low pole mast, could carry only three 

 lower sails. All the others carried clubtopsails and baby jibtopsails, 

 Gracie setting a jib-header with the ballooner in case ot more wind. 



The first gun found Drusilla in the middle of the fine, hove to. Har- 

 poon was working to lee^iard of the lightship, while Gloriana, 

 Gracie and Wasp were to windward of Ituna. With the gun Gloriana 

 luffed around Ituna's stern, while Harpoon dartea across from the 

 lee of the Lightship. There was little to choose between them, save 

 that Gloriana was on port tack, and when they met a few moments 

 after crossing she was obliged to tack under Harpoon's lee bow. 

 She stayed there for a short time, when Harpoon tacked and left 

 her. standing in for the Narragausett shore. Gracie crossed on port 

 tack a minute after Gloriana and at once straightened out for the 

 shore, being to leeward of Harpoon. Wasp held back, working 

 above the line, and finally following Gracie on port tack. Drusilla 

 was slow in starting, going over on port tack from the middle ot the 

 line, only to meet a small steam yacht and a catboat directly in her 

 way. Iq avoiding them she drove down on the lightship, squeezing 

 by with her mainsail almost touching it. 



The start of the schooners followed close on the smaller boats, at 

 2:25, Marguerite making a good start from the lee end of line, 

 closely followed by Iroquois and Constellation, Mayflower mean- 

 while coming over from the weather end of the line on port tack. 

 Merlin followed Constellation, Mayflower going between the two as 

 she crossed tacks with them. A minute later and Lasca came by 

 the lightship as Quickstep shot around clear of Ituna, with Atlantic 

 well in her wake. Both Alceea and Alert were handicapped. 

 Though there was no close work for positions, the start was a 



pretty one, in the schooner class especially, the .yachts shooting 

 across from both ends of the line at the same time. The times were: 



Gun _ 2 20 00 Mayflower 2 26 30 



Gloriana 2 20 53 Constellation 2 26 87 



Harpoon 2 21 86 Meriin 3 27 08 



Gracie 2 23 27 Lasca 3 28 35 



"Wasp 2 23 23 Quickstep 2 28 49 



Drusilla 2 33 41 Atlantic ....2 29 28 



Handicap and starting gun 2 25 00 Handicapgun. , 2 30 00 



MHrguerite. 2 25 54 Alcsea... 2 30 00 



Iroquois ........2 26 10 Alert 2 30 00 



Wasp went on the starboard tack early in the race, Drusilla held 

 her original tack for a time, but when she came under Grade's lee as 

 the latter stood offshore, she tacked and started after Wasp, leaving 

 Harpoon and Gloriana still heading for the beach, Mayflower and 

 Quickstep made for the shore, but the other schooners macie short 

 lacks on middle course before standing in. Alcsea and Atlantic were 

 close together, but after a luffing match the new boat took the lead, 

 leaving Atlantic and Alert, tne latter well off shore, to bring up the 

 end of the procession. 



Quickstep had dropped from second to nearly last place in her 

 class, while Constellation, following the course of Pappoose and 

 Sayonara"in previous races off Newport, had worked the shore with 

 good advantage and gone to the lead, with only Harpoon, now Hear- 

 ing Point Judith, ahead of her. Gloriana was to leeward of Har- 

 poon, while Lasca held second place of t be schooners. Well inshore 

 and astern of her were Mayflower, Marguerite, Merlin and Iroquois, 

 close together, the little Drusilla tmder their lee. Alcsea was alone, 

 oft'shore from the group of schooners, and considerably astern, while 

 Quickstep, Atlantic and Alert were hopelessly lost. Gracie and Wasp 

 by this time were far offshore. Wasp having the better position and 

 being about fifth or sixth boat in the fleet. 



Harpoon was clear of Point Judith at about 3:30, standing along on 

 starboard tack with Gloriana, Constellation and Lasca following on 

 the same course. Mayflower had left her mates, and cleared the 

 Point a good distance ahead of Merlin, the latter having Marguerite 

 for company on her weather. 



Alcfca had held a poor place all day, and was well astern of her 

 fellows at Point Judith, but she saw a chance for a change of luck, 

 and going on port tack as soon as she cleared the Point, she stood in 

 along the land, holding a good breeze and stemming the strong tide 

 whicn was driving the fleet to leeward. 



Lasca was making a good race with Constellation, the pail' going 

 to the westward when some distance off shore, leaving Mayflower, 

 Merlin, Marguerite and Iroquois chasing the small boats as they 

 stood to the southward on starboard tack. 



For a time the .spectators were entertained by a brush between the 

 two steam yachts Conqueror and Wild Duck, the former taking the 

 lead. When nearing the outer mark, Lasca broke tacks with Con- 

 stellation, standing over toward the leaders. Harpoon and Gloriana, 

 the big schooner still standing to the westward until she could make 

 a final leg for the mark. 



Her long cast upshore had so helped Alcsea that when the whole 

 fleet came driving together for the turn she was close asiern of Con- 

 stellation, coming to the turn on starboard tack just in time to put 

 Lasca about, the situations of the two suggesting the famous meet- 

 ing of Volunteer and Gracie at tbe same point last year. The turning 

 of the mark was a creditable piece of work all aroimd. the big ships 

 coming up close together and working like catboats. Harpoon led 

 the fleet, setting her spinaker before she was fairl.y headed on her 

 new course. The times were; 



Harpoon 5 02 19 Wasp 5 10 18 



Gloriana 5 04 02 Merlm 5 10 40 



Gracie 5 06 21 Marguerite .5 11 17 



Constellation 5 07 19 Iroquois 5 14 21 



Alcsea 5 08 57 Drusilla 5 19 55 



Lasca 5 09 27 Atlantic 5 21 08 



Mayflower 5 09 -31 Quickstep 5 38 18 



Drusflla was 15m. astern of Harpoon, something more Chan her 

 allowance. It was 5:30 P. M. when the last boat rounded, and with a 

 light wind the finish was hound to be a late one. Svery stitch was 

 sec, .spinakers, balloon jibtopsails and maintopmast staysails. The 

 order of the leaders was unchanged for a long time after the turn, 

 but in the middle of the fleet there was some racing. Mayflower ran 

 Lasca and headed her. Marguerite and Merlin had a close race, the 

 former leading. Harpoon laid a straight course from mark to mark, 

 with Gracie, Gloriana and Wasp following her, but Constellation, to 

 avoid bothering tne smafl fellows perhaps, held more to the south, 

 the schooners tollowing her rather than Harpoon. The wind fell at 

 dark, and when Constellation found herself to leeward of her course 

 to the West Island mark, she had but a light breeze to work up in. 

 Alcsea followed her and was caught in the same predicament, the 

 other schooners steering a better course and reaching the mark close 

 to Constellation. The only times taken were: 



Harpoon 7 26 00 Qioriana 7 28 45 



Gracie 7 27 15 Wasp 7 :32 34 



Constellation came next, then Margueiite, Merlin, Mayflower and 

 Iroquois. On the last leg the yachts headed up on port tack in hopes 

 of fetching the lightship, but before the six miles were covered were 

 obliged to tack. Gloriana passed Oracle, finishing second; Merlin 

 led the schooners, with Constellation second, Mayflower third and 

 Lasca fourth. Alert and Drusilla withdrew on the first half of the 

 run. The full times were: 



Schooners. 



Constellation. 



Quickstep . . 

 Gracie 



Start. 



Finish. 



Elapsed 



2 26 37 



8 53 22 



6 26 55 



2 30 00 



9 03 48 



6 m 48 



3 37 08 



8 50 06 



6 23 58 



3 28 35 



8 5S 58 



6 30 23 



2 30 00 



Withdrew. 





3 26 20 



8 54 02 



6 27 42 



3 29 28 



9 18 .34 



6 49 06 



,2 25 54 



8 57 11 



6 31 17 



3 36 10 



9 00 26 



6 .34 16 



.2 .98 49 



9 19 f.O 



6 51 01 



cutters 



AND SLOOPS. 





.-i 22 27 



8 39 45 



6 17 18 



2 26 23 



8 35 47 



6 12 24 



2 21 36 



8 30 11 



6 08 35 



.3 go 53 



8 35 00 



6 14 07 



3 n 41 



Withdrew. 





Coi-rected. 

 6 26 55 



6 17 28 

 6 88 27 

 6 16 35 

 6 18 .35 

 6 24 54 



0 IT 18. 

 5 51 13 



5 si 48 



Merlin for the second time wins a $1,000 Goelet cup, while Harpoon 

 wins the $500 one. The latter part of the schooner race was less in- 

 teresting and decisive than the first part, but in the smaller class the 

 flght was a good one from start to finish, unimpaired by chances or 

 flukes. Harpoon and Gloriana had a square fight together all day, 

 the former coming out ahead. Both Wasp and Drusilla suffered by 

 leaving the fleet for the oft"shore course on the way out, and tne little 

 fln-keel did not find wind enough; but it Is easily possible that with 

 the breeze just suiting she might save her time, over half an hour, 

 from the 46-footers. 



During the first half-hour of the race an accident that nearly 

 proved serious happened on board Constellation. Mr. Henry A. 

 Bryant, of the Eastern Y'^. C, so well known as the amateur designer 

 of Alert and Thetis, was working forward when the handle of a mast 

 winch broke, striking him in the thigh and making a deep cut. He 

 was cared for by his brother, Dr. John Ei-yanc. and taken ashore 

 after the race. Though the wound bled freely, no arteries were sev- 

 ered, and it is likely to heal quickly. With a light wind, it was quite 

 late when the racers finaUy reached the harbor. 



Newport to Vineyard Haven, Aug, 6. 



fourth run. 



Saturday morning was very different from Friday, a perfect day 

 for such an important race as tbe Goelet cups, but unfortunately 

 they were already won, and the programme called for a 11 o'clock 

 start for Vineyard Haven by way of Sow and Pigs and Vineyard 

 Sound. The day was clear and sunny with a fresh breeze from S W. , 

 making a free reach to the Sow and Pigs, 18 miles, and a run to West 

 Chop, 19 miles f u-ther. 



The gun was fired at 11:30 for the smafler yachts and 11:40 for the 

 larger, with 10m. time to cross in for each. No clubtopsails were 

 allowed, but bactsstays were well set up on the starboard quarter to 

 stay there all day, and No. 1 jibtopsails were kept up. The first 

 division was over the line promptly, but the second took more time, 

 ihe procession being ten minutes in crossing. Gloriana was quickly 

 away alone, but Wasp crossed to windward of Harpoon and tne two 

 were soon at it, hammer and tongs, in a lulling match, being so 

 nearly equal that it lasted, off and ou, for some five miles, when 

 Wasp's topmast went over the side and she started homewai-d for 

 Newport to repair damages and rejoin the fleet. The schooners set 

 their maintopmast staysails on tbe line. Merlin having hers In stops 

 and breaking it out smartly. Mariquita was badly handled, getting 

 on the wrong side of the lightship and jibing to get back to the line. 

 .Just as she crossed her topmast snapped and she returned to New- 

 port. 



After timing the start Vamoose returned to Newport for stores, the 

 result being that when she was again off the start the last yachts of 

 the fleet were so far ahead that even she could not catch them, 

 and even a short cut through Quick's Hole only brought her in as the 

 last boats were staggering into Vineyard Haven under the hard gusts 

 off the hills. The race, however, though exciting through the speed, 

 was devoid of any special incident, being merely a straight run. Off 

 the Sow and Pigs spinakers were set to starboard before an increas- 

 ing breeze. The stranding of a backstay cost Gracie her topmast 



