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Forest and stream. 
[JULY 10, ipa. 
The schooners were started at 12:00, Muriel going 
across on the smoke of the gun. Elmina was late and 
was handicapped 3s. and Amorita 31s. 
The Buzzard's Bay 30-footers were sent away at 12:15, 
and they crossed in the following order : Wahtawah, 
Mashnee, Zingara, Quakeress II. and Pontiac. . 
At 12 :20 the Newport special thirties started, with 
Esperanza in the lead, followed by Barbara, Carolina, 
Wawa and Breeze. 
After a luffing match lasting some fifteen minutes, 
Mineola and RainboAV finally kept away on their course. 
Rainbow had rather the best of having Mineola under her 
lee. 
Muriel and Elmina had also had a luffing match on, and 
while they were fighting it out Amorita had been sliding 
away for the first mark. 
Humma had been getting away from her competitors 
while they w'ere indulging in a luffing match. 
It was slow work reaching out to the first mark, and 
the boats were almost becalmed when only half way out. 
About 2:30 a little breeze came out of the S.W. and 
sheets were flattened down and all headed for the mark. 
The times were there: 
Rainbow 2 42 20 Neola 2 57 39 
Mineola :.: 2 48 35 Amorita 2 59 27 
Elmina 2 51 25 Humma 2 59 30 
Muriel 2 52 12 Weetamoe 3 00 10 
It was a beat to the second mark, and all started of? 
on the starboard tack. Mineola, with her new suit of 
Ratsey sails, was doing beautifully, but Rainbow was 
giving her a good fight. Mineola split tacks with Rain- 
bow, but never got far away from her. Muriel and 
Elmina fought it out tack for tack all the way to the 
second mark. Neola, Weetamoe and Humma, after 
making several short tacks, finally made a long leg to the 
W., Neola in the lead. The times at the second mark 
were : 
Rainbow 4 29 24 Muriel 4 55 28 
Mineola 4 32 18 Weetamoe 4 58 48 
Elmina 4 52 24 Humma 5 00 26 
Neola 4 52 50 Amorita 5 01 50 
It was a run to the finish line, and balloon jibs were 
carried and spinnakers were set to port. The schooners 
carried their main top staysails. Mineola cut down Rain- 
bow's lead somewhat and Muriel pulled up on Elmina. 
Humma also drew up so far as to almost get the race 
on time allowance. The summary : 
Schooners' — Class D— Start, 
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Photo by James Burton, New York. 
spinnakers set to port. It was slow work running down 
to the outer mark, and it took the smaller boats nearly 
3h. to cover the six miles. The times at this mark follow : 
AVahtawah 2 47 00 Mashnee 2 59 06 
Esperanza 2 52 00 Breeze 3 14 30 
Larikeh 2 55 20 Barbara 3 14 45 
Zingara 2 56 30 Wawa 3 18 30 
Quakeress II 2 57 15 Pontiac 3 18 35 
After rounding they had a little windward work, but 
in a short time the breeze hauled to S.W., giving them 
a reach to the finish. 
The big boats in the meantime were making slow 
progress against the long swell, and with hardly enough 
air to keep their sails filled. Elmina was gybed over aiid 
her spinnaker set to port; at this time she was well in 
the lead of Muriel and Amorita. Weetamoe had a good 
lead over Neola, and Mr. Duryea finding that the gaff on 
Humma Avould not stand, decided to withdraw, and he 
started back to Newport. 
When about two-thirds the distance to the mark Amo- 
rita and Muriel had pulled up on Elmina, and there was 
no great distance between any of them. The time at the 
outer mark follows: 
bay, and that there was little air out there. The commit- 
tee boat Storm King anchored to the S.E. of the light ves- 
sel, and sounded the preparatory at 11:40. Signals had 
previously been displayed, showing the course to be as 
follows: " The first leg' was S.E., the second leg W.S.W. 
y2 W., and the third leg N. by E. Yz E. These legs were 
of nine miles each for the schooners, the seventies and the 
sixties and of five miles for the 30-footers. 
Weetamoe and Neola having been measured, were 
found to belong in class J instead of class I. Weetamoe 
measured 60.04ft. and Neola 60.74ft. 
Humma not having any competitor in her own class, again 
went up and sailed against Weetamoe and Neola. The 
wind was N. by E. at the start, and the first leg was a 
reach. Class J w^as started at 11 :50, Weetamoe being first, 
followed by Neola. Humma was handicapped 22s. Neola 
and Weetamoe carried reaching jib topsails, while Hum- 
ma had on her bab}'. 
Mineola and Rainbow were started at 11 :55, both being 
late in getting to the line. Mineola was handicapped 22s. 
and Rainbow 51s. 
12:00. 
Finish. 
Elmina, F. F. Brewster 6 05 28 
Muriel C. Smithers 6 06 32 
Amorita, T. M. McKee 6 14 15 
Sloops — Class H — Start, H :55. 
Rainbow, C. Vanderbilt 5 53 23 
Mineola, A. Belmont 5 54 33 
Sloops— Class I— Start, 11:50. 
Neola, G. M. Pynchon 6 10 04 
Weetamoe, H. R. Lippitt 6 13 09 
Humma, N. Duryea 6 14 39 
Buzzard's Bay 30-footers— Start, 12:15. 
Pontiac, T. M. Beebe 1 44 36 
Quakeress II., W. F Harrison 4 47 20 
Mashnee, R. W. Emmons 4 20 44 
Zingara, E. Farnsworth 4 33 34 
Wahtawah, A. Rogers 4 22 44 
Newport 30-footers— Start, 12:20. 
Carolina, P. Jones Withdrew. 
Esperanza H. O. Havemeyer 4 43 01 
Wawa R. Brooks 4 44 37 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd Withdrew, 
Breeze, W. Roelker 4 44 38 
and 
Elapsed. 
6 03 28 
6 05 52 
6 12 15 
5 66 23 
5 57 33 
6 19 04 
6 22 37 
6 22 39 
4 29 36 
4 32 20 
4 05 44 
4 18 34 
4 07 44 
4 23 01 
4 24 37 
4 24 38 
Amorita 
Schooners — Elmina beat Muriel 2m. 24s 
Sin. 47s. 
Sloops, Class H — Rainbow beat Mineola im. los. 
Sloops, Class J— Neola beat Weetamoe 3m. 33s. ; Hum- 
ma, ; 3m. 35 s. 
Buzzard's Bay Class— Mashnee beat Wahtawah 2m.; 
Muriel 4 18 15 
Neola 4 29 50 
Amorita 4 40 02 
Weetamoe 4 06 40 
Vigilant 4 09 38 
Ailsa 4 10 40 
Elmina 4 12 50 
As the wind had hauled to S.W., it was a twelve-mile 
reach to the finish line. The boats had the wind slightly 
forward of the beam. The boats finished in the follow- 
ing order: Elm:na, Weetamoe, Muriel, Ailsa, Vigilant, 
Neola and Amorita. 
The surprise of the day was the manner in which Ailsa 
beat Vigilant, in what was supposed to be the latter'?, 
weather. 
Weetamoe beat Neola as handily as Neola beat her on 
July! 4 at Larchmont. The summary : 
Schooners— Class D— Start, 12:02. 
Schooners — Class D. 
Start. 
Elmina, F. F. Brewster 12 02 00 
Muriel. C. Smithers. H no ^ 
Amorita, T. M. McKee 12 02 00 
Yawls— Class G. 
Ailsa, H. S. Redmond 11 55 59 
Vigilant, Percy Chubb 11 57 00 
The Ailsa's corrected time is 6.19.34. 
Sloops — Class J. 
Weetamoe, H, R. Lippitt 11 52 00 
Neola, G. M. Pynchon }} 
Humma, N. Duryea U 50 15 
Sloops— Class Y. 
Wahtawah, A. Rogers 12 15 00 
Zingara, E. Farnsworth...... \l\\f^ 
Quakeress. II., W. F. Harrison. .12 15 00 
Larril^MJ'sf. 1"^ 1| Xl^ 
Pontiac, J. M. Beebe 12 15 00 
Mashnee. R. W. Emmons 12 15 OO 
Sloops- — Class Z. 
Esperanza, H. O. Havemeyer 12 20 00 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd J2 2^ 
Breeze, W. Roelker 12 20 00 
Wawa, R. Brooks 12 20 00 
ya#ls— Ailsa beat Vigilant xm. 39s. 
3m. 17s. corrected time. 
60ft. Class— Weetamoe beat Neola 8m. 48s. 
Schooners— Elmina beat Muriel 4m. is. and Amorita 
^^Buizz^ard's Bay Class— Wahtawah beat Zingara 35s.; 
Quakeress, 2m. 58s. ; Lariken, 3m. 3SS. > Pontiac, 6m. 20s. ; 
Mashnee, iim. 57s. _ ^ . ^ , 
Newport 30-Footers~Esperanza beat Barbara, 9m. 9s. , 
Breeze, lom. 40s. ; Wawa, 14m. 28s. 
Friday, July 11. 
When the contesting yachts reached Brenton's Reef 
Lightship they found the fresh N.W. breeze that was 
blowing in the inner harbor had not reached out mto the 
Finish. 
Elapsed. 
6 12 25 
6 10 25 
6 16 26 
6 14 26 
6 27 30 
6 25 30 
6 17 11 
6 21 12 
6 19 51 
6 22 51 
6 13 54 
6 21 54 
6 22 27 
6 30 42 
Withdrew. 
5 20 27 
5 05 37 
5 21 19 
5 06 12 
5 23 35 
5 08 35 
5 24 12 
5 09 12 
5 26 57 
5 11 57 
5 32 24 
5 17 34 
5 19 36 
4 59 36 
5 28 45 
5 08 45 
5 29 16 
5 09 16 
5 34 04 
5 14 04 
elapsed time, and 
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Photo by James Burton, New York. 
