Aug. i6, 1902.3 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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The tide was running to the eastward and favorable to 
the yachts until about 3 o'clock, and this undoubtedly 
helped the boats materially in making fast time. 
Yankee was first to finish. Then came Mineola, Ailsa, 
Corona, Rainbow, Constellation, Elmina, Muriel, Chan- 
ticleer, Hester, Queen Mab, Quisetta, Amorita, Neola and 
Endymion. -ri "*■ 
In the following summaries given out by the Regatta 
Committee, corrected times are not figured 
Schooners— Class A. 
Start. 
'Constellation 10 22 00 
Hildegarde - 10 22 00 
Endymioii 10 22 00 
Shenandoah 10 22 00 
Class B. 
Corona 10 20 42 
Chanticleer 10 21 50 
Emerald 10 21 20 
Iroquois 10 22 00 
Class D. 
Elmina 10 16 31 
Muriel 10 16 51 
Katrina 10 17 00 
Quisetta 10 16 55 
Amorita 10 16 41 
Seneca 10 17 00 
•Shamrock 10 17 00 
Quickstep 10 17 00 
fiigomar 10 17 00 
Class F. 
Agatha 10 16 15 
Mlvis 10 17 00 
(Jevalia 10 17 00 
Indra 10 17 00 
Yawls — Class G, 
Ailsa 10 10 11 
Sloops — Class IT. 
Yankee 10 10 40 
Mineola 10 1146 
Rainhow .,10 11 21 
Class I. 
Hester 10 11 24 
iVeola 10 12 00 
Queen Mab ....10 12 00 
Caress 10 12 00 
Senta 10 12 00 
Weevamoe 10 12 00 
Class J. 
Humraa 10 07 00 
Eclipse ,.10 06 25 
Isoll „,..,, ,..,..10.07 00 
.'Mtnir 10 07 00 
Class K. 
Ondaw.'i .10 07 00 
<;ossoon 10 07 00 
Class L. 
Effort 10 07 00 
Hebe 10 07 00 
Mira 10 07 00 
Eidolon 10 07 00 
Alcatorda .10 05 27 
Buzzard's Bay Class. 
A. e 10 07 00 
A ' 3 10 06 08 
\., 0 10 07 0(J 
\.; 7 ,-..,......10 06 n 
VVahtawah 10 05 38 
Finish. ' 
1 54 01 
2 02 U 
2 13 02 
2 38 28 
1 53 11 
2 05 08 
2 H 41 
2 16 42 
2 01 34 
2 02 02 
2 09 14 
2 to 57 
2 10 56 
2 17 14 
2 21 57 
2 26 04 
2 26 54 
2 31 11 
2 33 06 
2 37 07 
2 49 34 
1 50 23 
1 46 23 
Elapsed. 
3 32 01 
*3 40 11 
3 51 02 
4 16 28 
3 32 29 
3 43 18 
3 50 21 
3 54 48 
3 45 03 
3 45 11 
3 52 14 
54 02 
54 15 
00 14 
04 57 
09 04 
09 54 
49 37 
53 59 
2 06 50 
2 09 13 
2 10 47 
2 15 16 
2 15 26 
2 43 02 
2 15 58 
2 31 49 
Withdrew. 
Disabled. 
2 39 09 
3 30 44 
2 25 34 
2 35 53 
2 37 12 
2 51 00 • 
3 33 19 
2 56 50 
2 56 45 
2 59 30 
3 00 47 
3 04 13 
4 14 56 
4 16 06 
4 20 07 
4 32 34 
3 40 Ic 
3 35 43 
3 37 51 
3 42 38 
55 26 
57 33 
58 47 
03 16 
03 26 
36 02 
08 58 
25 24 
32 OX 
22 59 
18 08 
28 53 
30 12 
44 00 
29 52 
4 49 50 
4 50 37 
4 52 30 
4 54 16 
4 48 55 
The winners were Constellation, Corona, Elmina 
A.gatha, Ailsa, Yankee, Hester, Humtna, Ondawa, Effort 
:ind A., 6. Special classes — Chanticleer beat Hildegarde, 
Endymion and Shenandoah; Katrina beat Seneca, Sham- 
rock, Quickstep and Ingomar; Hester beat Queen Mab, 
Caressa and Senta; Eclipse beat Isolt; Hebe beat Mira; 
.■:uxiliary Ariadne beat Idler, Intrepid and Lady Torfrida. 
Third Squadron Ron. 
VINEYARD HAVEN TO PROVINCETOWN. 
Friday, Aug. 8. 
The seventy-nine-mile run from Vineyard Haven to 
T'rovincetown, on the tip end of Cape Cod, was made on 
Friday, Aug. 8. With a fair wind and, tide the yachts 
fairly tore through the water in record-breaking time. 
Forty craft started in the race, including sixteen sloops, 
twentv-one schooners and three auxiliaries. The 70-footer 
Rainbow, owned by Cornelius Vafiderbilt, was the first of 
tlie fleet to finish. She made the seventy-nine miles in 
7h. 2m. and 7s. August Belmont's Mineola was beaten 
by 2m. and 6s., and J. Rogers Maxwell's Yankee by 3m. 
and 40s. 
Of the schooners, Constellation, belonging to Francis 
Skinner, Jr., of Boston, covered the distance in 7h. im. 
and Ss., and the flagship Corona, owned, by Com. Lewis 
Cass Ledyard. in 7h. 2m. and 35s. 
Once more the two sister schooners, Elmina and Muriel, 
Avcre at it. The former was victorious by only.sra. and 
35s., actual time. 
The wind was whistling in a merry way throughout the 
riin. A number of accidents to spars and rigging were 
recorded, although none of them resulted seriously. 
Among the mishaps noted were the loss of topmasts on 
lite schooners Shamrock and Mavis. 
The Regatta Committee was aboard Col. R. M. Thomp- 
son's steam yacht Lady Torfrida. Early in the morning 
Judith. The schooner Hildegarde also flew a protest flag 
av. she crossed the finish line. The summaries follow: 
A, 
Elapsed. 
6 55 09 
7 13 52 
7 33 18 
42 15 
27 33 
48 36 
Schooners — Class 
Start. Finish. 
( nnstellation 11 07 00 6 02 09 
l-..:dyniion 11 07 00 6 20 52 
UiMegarde 11 07 00 6 40 18 
Shcnahdoah 11 07 00 Withdrew. 
Class B. 
Corona 11 05 53 4 48 08 
Chanticleer 11 07 00 5 34 33 
F.nierald U 07 00 5 55 36 
Class C. 
Iroquois (sails in Class B) U 07 00 
Class D. 
.Muriel J.......... 11 01 26 
Rlmnna.. •. ; . . .^Kf ' -V'*-- • • --rt ^ 
Ouisetta....-.v— ■.-.-...•-.U 02 00 
Amorrta . . . . . / • -H 02 00 
Seneca 11 02 00 
Katrina 11 02 00 
Ingomar 11 02 00 
Shlmrock 11 02 00 
Quickstep ....11 02 00 
Class F 
Indra » ^ 11 02 00 6 50 11 7 
GevaHa ..i .,.,....11 01 42 6 53 26 7 
Agatha 11 02 00 6 56 02 7 
Sloops and Yawls — Class H. 
Yankee 10 56 49 4 49 28 5 52 39 
Mineola.. 10 57 00 5 13 12 6 16 12 
Rainbow 10 57 00 5 16 53 6 19 B3 
Queen Mab. ,.^!!!l0 56 54 5 14 61 G 17 57 
Weetamoe .: 10 55 26 5 23 30 C 28 04 
.6 23 36 
4 45 35 
5 03 12 
5 16 24 
5 33 20 
6 12 55 
6 14 09 
6 31 29 
6 46 04 
7 07 39 
7 16 36 
5 44 09 
6 01 12 
6 14 24 
6 31 20 
7 10 55 
7 12 09 
7 29 29 
7 44 04 
8 05 39 
48 11 
51 44 
54 02 
llester 10 57 00 - 5 42 11 6 45 11 
Caress 10 55 36 5 52 52 6 57 16 
Edin ...10 56 22 6 19 32 7 23 10 
Senta .10 57 00 6 27 07 7 80 07 
Neola 10 55 36 Withdrew. 
Class J. 
Altair . , , 10 52 00 , '5 23 03 6 31 03 
riumm,i 10 50 56 5 40 59 6 50 03 
Isoit 10 52 00 6 08 20 7 16 20 
Milicete 10 52 00 6 55 08 8 03 08 
l^clipse 10 50 25 6 58 2G 8 OS 01 
Class K. 
Ondawa 10 52 00 C 58 07 8 06 07 
Lolowana 10 52 00 7 09 58 8 17 oii 
Gossoon 10 52 00 7 23 45 8 31 45 
Cleona 10 51 39 7 23 40 8 32 01 
Class L. 
Effon 10 51 29 5 29 33 G 38 04 
Hebe 10 50 52 6 28 18 7 37 26 
Mira 10 52 00 6 38 26 7 46 26 
Eidolon 10 50 44 6 42 51 7 52 07 
Challenge 10 52 00 7 03 04 8 11 04 
Alcatorda 10 50 38 7 18 39 8 28 01 
Ronnie Kate 10 50 38 Withdrew. 
Class M. 
Saunterer 10 50 13 7 09 18 8 19 05 
Yvette 10 51 51 7 37 32 8 45 41 
Keel Schooners — Class I — Special. 
Chanticleer 11 07 00 5 34 33 6 27 33 
Hildegarde .11 07 00 6 40 18 7 33 18 
Shenatfdoah 11 07 00 Withdrew. 
Schooners — Special. 
*S€neca 11 02 OO 6 12 55 7 10 55 
♦Katrina 11 02 00 6 14 09 7 12 09 
Shamrock 11 02 00 6 46 04 7 44 04 
Quickstep 11 02 00 7 07 39 8 05 39 
* The corrected time »f Seneca is 6.13.53 ; that of Katrina is 
6.15.07. 
.Sloops— Special. 
Queen Mab 10 56 54 5 14 51 6 17 .57 
Hester 10 57 00 5 42 11 6 45 11 
Eelin 10 56 22 0 19 32 7 23 10 
Senta 10 57 00 6 27 07 7 30 07 
Hebe 10 50 52 6 28 18 7 37 26 
Mira 10 52 00 6 38 26 7 46 26 
Sloops — Special. 
Isolt 10 52 00 6 08 20 7 16 20 
Eclipse 10 50 25 6 58 26 8 08 01 
Steam Auxiliaries — Special. 
Ariadne 11 07 00 6 48 37 7 41 37 
Anemone IV 11 07 00 Withdrew. 
Motor Auxiliaries — Special. 
Alcatorda 10 50 38 7 18 39 8 28 01 
The winners were Constellation, Corona, Muriel, 
Indra, Yankee, Queen Mab. Altair, Ondawa, Effort, 
Saunterer. Special classes — Chanticleer, Seneca, Queen 
Mab, Isolt and Ariadne. 
Race for Asior Cups. 
NEWPORT, R. I. 
Wednesday, Aug. 6. 
In a heavy wind and rough sea the annual struggle for 
the beautiful cups given by Col. John Jacob Astor took 
place on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Frederick F. Brewster's 
Elmina won the trophy for schooners, valued at $1,000, 
while Henry S. Redmond's 90ft. yawl Ailsa captured the 
$500 cup for single-masted vessels and yawls. 
Three schooners, one yawl and five sloops started the 
contest. Ailsa being a yawl and racing against sloops, was 
rated at 93 per cent, of her regular ineasurement. She 
had to concede each of the 70-footers, Yankee, Mineola 
and Rainbow, 8m. and 41s. for the thirty-eight-mile 
course. 
At the finish Ailsa on corrected time was 4m. and 24s. 
aliead of Mineola, 7s. more in the lead of Yankee, and 4m. 
and 48s. ahead of Rainbow. 
Mineola sailed a good race. She started 7m. and 31s. 
after Rainbow and 6m. and 28s. after Yankee, yet she 
outsailed the former 24s. and the latter 7s. actual time. 
Elmina's victory in the schooner class was wrested 
from her old rival Muriel, after the hardest kind of a 
fight. On corrected time she won by im. and 36s. 
Amorita was defeated by 4m. and 32s. 
Astor Cup Day is always a gala one at Newport. So- 
ciety is afloat for the time being, weather permitting. In 
spite of the rottgh conditions encountered in the contests 
of 1902 a large nttmber of cottagers witnessed the struggle 
from numerous steam yachts. 
The day was replete with accidents, one of which re- 
sulted fatally. Schooner Quisetta, Samuel C. Davis, 
owner, came to the line off Brenton's Reef Lightship for 
the start. While maneuvering a seaman was swept over- 
board, and although a life buoy was thrown, the unfortu- 
nate sunk before the eyes of his shipmates. After cruising 
around some time in hopes of finding the body^ Quisetta 
returned to harbor.: 
A steward aboard Mineola was also washed overboard. 
At the time the mishap occurred the man fortunately held 
a capstan bar in his hands. He could not swim, but the 
wood kept him afloat tmtil a dinghy could be lowered. 
The 6o-raters Weetamoe and Neola were slated for ■ 
the event, but did not start. The former deranged her 
steering gear and during the trouble lost a man over- 
board. He was, however, quickly recovered. Neola went 
out to the lightship, but a taste of the weather there sent 
her to harbor. Her owner, George M. Pynclion, did not 
considered his chances of the best in the heavy sea run- 
ning. 
At the start of the race the wind was blowing about 
southeast by south. As the contest progressed it hauled 
toward the southward, until at the finish it was almost 
due southwest. 
Col. Astor's steam yacht Nourmahal acted as judges' 
boat, having among others on board, beside her owner, 
the Regatta Committee, consisting of S. Nicholson Kane, 
Newbury D. Lawton and Edward H. Wales. 
Many of the yachts before leaving the harbor had set 
club topsails. When the heavy winds of the outside were 
m.et, however, these sails were lowerd on all but Yankee. 
The preparatory signal was sounded at 11 o'clock A. M. 
Five minutes later the signal for single-masted vessels 
and yawls was given. 
The course was seventeen and a quarter miles east 
southeast to the Vineyard Sound Lightship, then four 
and a half miles north to the Hen and Chickens Light- 
ship, then sixteen and three-quarter miles west, three- 
quarters north, to the finish off Brenton's Reef Lightship. 
Ailsa crossed the line first. Mineola was way to the 
northeast of the start and did not cross until long after 
the others. The times and order of the start were : Ailsa, 
11:06:03; Rainbow, 11:06:52; Yankee,^ 11:97:55; Senta, 
11:07:57; Hester, 11:09:52; Mineola, 11:14:23. 
The schooners were started at 11:10. Muriel crossed 
the line at. 11:10:44; Elmina at 11:13:36, and Amorita at 
11:15:00. Soon after they got away the wind started 
on its journey toward the south. This aided the boats, 
who were all close hauled, in fetching the first mark of 
the course, the lightship at the entrance to Vineyard 
Sound. 
AiLsa had established a fine lead on the. first leg. The 
Ijoats gybed around the lightship and set spinnakers to 
port for the four and a half mile journey to the next 
'mark, which the shifting wind had turned into a run. 
Times taken at this stage of the contest showed Ailsa 
had beaten Mineola 4m. and 20s. ; Rainbow, y^^^- a"'^' 
IIS.; Yankee, 7m. and 33s.; Hester, 13m, and is,; Senta, 
19m. and 31S. Elmina beat Amorita im. and 13s. and 
Muriel 3m. and 21s. 
On the run to the next mark Yankee beat Ailsa 353., 
Rainbow im., Mineola im. and sos., Senta 6m. and Ss., 
Hester 7m. and los. Amorita did well and gained Ss- on 
Muriel and 33s. on Elmina. 
The next leg was a reach to the finish. A number of 
the racers set club topsails. Ailsa gained on the others 
and crossed the line ainid a loud cannonading from the 
assembled fleet of pleasure craft out to see the finish of 
the race. ^ ;;-;* ' . ,., " > 
C8i4his stret:c%: Ailsa;. beat Rainbow 5m. and 51s.; Yan- 
kee, 6m. and'i2S.^^Mine61aj 7lii'. and 28s.; Hester, 14m. and 
45$. ;,. Senta, 2ira.' aod'29s. In the schooner class Muriel 
beat Elmina im. and 14s., and Amorita 3m. and 4s. 
After the race was over August Belmont, owner of 
Mineola, visited the Regatta Committee and said that no 
one aboard his craft had heard the preparatory gun or 
had seen the blue peter set. The committee decided that 
although Miiieola was handicapped at the start, her actual 
time should be taken. On actual elapsed time Mineola 
beat the other 70-footers. 
Muriel was the first schooner to finish, Init Elmina 
won on time allowance. Ailsa scored the victory in the 
the flagship Corona signaled the harbor start for 5 :30 
o'clock. An hour later the race was begun off East Chop 
Light. 
It was an early start, but the yachtsmen were on hand. 
The signal for small sloops was sounded at 6:30. Eidolon 
was first over, followed by Humma, Effort, Notos, Mira, 
Hebe and Altair in the order named. They all went 
over on the starboard tack with sheets started slightly. 
The 60-footer Weetamoe was the first craft to cross on 
the next signal. Yankee came next, followed by the 
yawl Caress, Neola, Mineola, Senta, Hester and Rain- 
bow. The Vanderbilt boat crossed im. and 25s. astern of 
Yankee, and 51s. after Mineola. 
The small schooners were sent away at 6:40. Agatha 
was first over, followed by Katrina, Shamrock, Quickstep, 
Seneca, Quisetta, Amorita, Elmina, Muriel, Gevalia and 
Indra. Elmina led Muriel by los. 
The class for larger schooners was the last to leave the 
Haven. Chanticleer was away first, followed by Corona, 
Constellation, Emerald, Endymion, Iroquois, Mayflower 
and Hildegarde, in the order named. The last craft 
crossed the line just before 7 o'clock. 
The course was a close reach to Cross Rip Lightship, 
twelve and a quarter miles away. Then keeping off a 
bit, the yachts had another reach of nine and a half miles 
to Handkerchief Lightship. From here sheets were eased 
for a freer wind to Shovelful Lightship. A close fetch 
brought the craft to Pollock Rip Lightship, the next 
mark on the course. Here booms were eased broad off 
and spinnakers set for the run toward Flighland Light. 
All along the course the yachts had been sailing fast. 
Lee rails were awash nearly all of the time, and, sailing 
with eased sheets, the white-winged pleasure craft sent 
clouds of spray into the air as they bowled along to the 
eastward. It was a real test of seaman.ship and sea- 
going qualities, and pleased the Corinthians immensely. 
From the first the 70-footer Rainbow did well. She 
gradually worked by Yankee and Mineola, and was the 
first of the class to round Cross Rip Lightship. At 
this mark Corona headed the schooners of the larger 
class, while Elmina was slightly ahead of Muriel. Here 
the breeze flattened a bit and working topsails were sent 
aloft on the sloops, while some of the schooners put up 
main topmast staysails. 
The 70-footers Mineola and Yankee had a luffing match 
half way between Cross Rip and Handerkerchief Light- 
ships, which put hem quite a little off the course, and 
allowed Rainl>ow to increase her lead. Mineola was 
still ahead of Yankee when. .they., .squared away for the 
lightship. 
Schooner Constellation was first to pass the mark. The 
70-footer Rainbow was second and the flagship, Corona, 
third. Elmina headed Muriel by 30s. at this mark. 
At Shovelful Lightship the order was nearly the same. 
Mineola and Yankee were sticking to each other, sepa- 
rated by less than a minute. Elmina gained slightly on 
Muriel. At Pollock Rip Lightship the boats were still in 
almost the same order. 
Off Nauset the fleet ran into a series of rain and wind 
squalls which made things decidedly lively while they 
lasted. As the 70-footers caught it they heeled over to 
an unusual degree. Mineola and Yankee were sent up 
ir'to the wind and with difficulty topsails were housed. 
The wind was blowing hard as the yachts sped along 
toward the finish, and the big schooners were down to 
lower sails only. The whole sweep of the sea as it rolled 
in from Massachusetts Bay was encountered. ^ 
The finish would have been a superb subject for some 
marine artist. Vice-Com. Frederick G. Bourne's steam 
yacht, Colonia, acted as judges' boat. At i :38 :53 Rain- 
bow, heeling at a great angle, came tearing across the 
line. Mineola was but 15s. astern and . Yankee im. be- 
hind Mineola. --uiv -^r - 
The other leading craft ended the long^-joitr-ney in the 
following order, the seventies on the last part of the race 
having passed the big schooners : Constellation, Corona, 
Hildegarde, Chanticleer, Endymion, Emerald, Elmina, 
Muriel, Hester and Mayflower. 
Unless time allowances materially change the order of 
finishing. Rainbow won the Commodore's cup for single- 
masted vessels and yawls, and also a trophy offered by 
Royal Phelps Carroll for the winner in class H. Corona 
won the Commodore's cttp for schooners, and Elmina cap- 
tured the trophy offered by Cornelius Vanderbilt for- the 
winner in schooner class D. The ofiicial stunmaries 
follow : 
