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S. E., the tide running east, and this gave the 
yachts a run through the Sound as far as the 
Vineyard Sound lightship and then a reach to 
the finish off Wilkes’ Reef, 30 miles. The 
smaller craft started with spinnakers, to port, 
hut the yachts crossed the line with booms to 
port, and when clear of the Middle Ground, 
gybed and set spinnakers. Again the fleet split 
into three divisions. Aurora, Winsome. 
Shimna, Nepsi and a few others took the north 
side of the Sound and bucked the full force of 
the tide. It was the shortest course. Another 
division, headed by Iris, Vencedor, Cara Mia, 
Polaris and Eleanora, took the south side, 
where they found slack water earlier, and Ista- 
lena, which had been too soon at the line and 
had to take a new start, with Hester. Adven¬ 
turess, Intrepid and Elmina, sailed a middle 
course. Shimnia led for some time, but was 
gradually overhauled by Aurora and Winsome, 
and those two kept very close together. Sea 
Fox took the lead of the southern division and 
passed out close under Gay Head at 1 o’clock. 
All three divisions then headed toward the 
lightship and the wind had freshened to a good 
sailing breeze. Light sails were taken in as 
they neared the lightship and preparations 
made for the reach across Buzzard’s Bay. The 
times of the leaders at the lightship were: 
Aurora. 1:44:35; V insome, '1:45:14; Shimna. 
1:48:31; Sea Fox, 1:51:52; Elmina. 1:52:18; Ista- 
lena, 1:54:50; Irolita, 1:55:20; Dervish, 1:55:51; 
Adventuress. 1:57:40; Ariel, 1:57:51; Vencedor. 
i: 57 : 55 ; Iris, 1:58:30; Vagrant, 2:00:27; Polaris, 
2:01:31; and then were Muriel,' Katrina. Taor¬ 
mina, Hester, Irondequoit, Eleanora, Intrepid 
Nepsi, Hermes II., Dorello, Cara Mia and Mi¬ 
mosa II. It was a reach with booms to port to 
the finish, and the wind was quite fresh and the 
sea lumpy. Toward the finish the wind headed 
some, so that they had to make short hitches 
to fetch the line. Aurora was again the first 
to finish, reaching the line at 2:51:57. She won 
in her class. Winsome was beaten 56s. Elmina 
led the schooners, but the fine old schooner 
Sea Fox had done so well that she won the race 
on corrected time. Irolita won another prize 
for her owner, but Katrina reached very fast 
to the finish and only lost because of the' time 
allowance. Irolita also won the Navy challenge 
cup for schooners. For this trophy all schoon¬ 
ers sailed in one class. The Navy cup for 
sloops was won by Nepsi, which had been sailed 
with good judgment by Butler Whiting. The 
yachtsmen leached the harbor early enough to 
visit two of the best known of the’ old Whaler 
fleet. One, the Greyhound, reached port only 
three weeks ago, after a long cruise. The sum¬ 
maries follow: 
Sea Fox 
Elmina . 
Sea Fox 
Arie.l .. 
Irolita .. 
Katrina . 
Muriel .. 
Taormina 
Dervish 
Vagrant 
Vagrant 
Miladi 
Nepsi .. 
Alera .. 
Phryne 
Banzai . 
Dnhinda 
Cara Mia 
Windward 
Dorello .... 
Phantom .. 
Adventuress 
Irondequoit 
Polaris 
Eleanora .. 
Hermes II. 
Shimna 
Mimosa II. 
Class B—Start. 11:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
. 2 59 21 3 59 21 3 43 12 
. 2 55 44 3 55 44 3 44 54 
Special Class—Start. 11:00. 
. 2 59 21 3 59 21 
. 3 15 06 4 15 06 
Class D—Start. 11:00 
. 3 07 22 4 07 22 
. 3 07 00 4 07 00 
. 3 04 45 4 04 45 
. 3 15 52 4 15 52 
Class E Special—Start, 10:45. 
. 3 11 05 4 26 05 
. 3 23 50 4 3S 50 
3 43 42 
.3 56 17 
3 35 00 
3 37 23 
3 38 10 
3 41 48 
3 42 59 
3 47 35 
N. 
Class F—Start, 10:45. 
. 3 23 50 4 38 50 
. 3 39 12 4 54' 12 
3 47 35 
3 55 45 
Y. Y. C.'30s—Start, 10:40. 
. 3 40 30 . 5 00 30 . 
. 3 45 36 5 05 36 
.3 51 52 5 11 52 . 
. 357 01 5 17 01 
. 3 57 16 5 17 16 . .. .! 
Class P—Start. 10:40 
. 3 36 19 4 56 19 3 30 19 
. 3 43 18 5 03 IS 3 37 IS 
Class N—Start. 10:50. 
. 3 31 14 4 41 14 3 33 34 
. 3 38 55 4 48 55 3 37 54 
Class M—Start, 10:50. 
. 3 13 18 4 23 IS 3 32 03 
. 3 23 57 4 33 57 3 33 29 
. 3 23 08 4 33 08 3 40 29 
. 3 25 04 4 35 04 3 40 48 
. 3 31 53 4 41 53 3 41 49 
Class L — Start, 10:50. 
.,.2 59 46 4 09 46 3 32 08 
. 3 32 05 4 42 05 3 53 52 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Class K—Start, 10:55. 
Aurora . 2 51 57 3 56 57 3 30 47 
Winsome . 2 53 53 3 58 53 3 32 5b 
Istalena .....'. 3 00 57 4 05 57 3 39 59 
Hester .,. 3 08 57 4 13 57 3 45 52 
65ft. One-Design Class — Start, 10:55. 
Aurora . 2 51 57 3 56 57 . 
Winsome . 2 53 53 3 58 53 . 
Istalena . 3 00 57 4 05 57 . 
Auxiliaries—Start, 10:40. 
Vencedor ..'- 3 17 02 4 37 02 4 04 54 
Intrepid . 3 27 11 4 46 11 4 43 54 
Iris . 3 16 03 4 36 03 4 06 33 
NAVY CHALLENGE CUPS. 
Schooners—Distance 30 Miles. 
Corrected. 
Corrected. 
Irolita . 
. 3 35 00 
Vagrant . 
. 3 47 25 
Katrina . 
. 3 37 23 
Miladi . 
. 3 55 45 
Muriel . 
. 3 38 10 
Ariel . 
. 3 56 17 
Taormina _ 
. 3 41 48 
Vencedor .... 
. 4 04 54 
Dervish . 
. 3 42 59 
Iris . 
. 4 06 33 
Sea Fox . 
. 3 43 42 
Intrepid . 
. 4 43 54 
Elmina . 
. 3 44 54 
Sloops and 
Yawls. 
Nepsi . 
. 3 24 23 
Windward ... 
. 3 36 22 
Cara ilia .... 
. 3 28 45 
Phantom . 
. 3 37 54 
Alera . 
. 3 29 08 
Istalena . 
...... 3 39 59 
Aurora . 
. 3 30 47 
Polaris . 
Adventuress . 
Banzai . 
. 3 40 33 
Shimna . 
. 3 31 36 
Dahinda . 
. 3 40 4S 
\\ insome _ 
. 3 32 55 
Eleanora .... 
Trondequoit . 
. 3 33 29 
Hermes II. .. 
. 3 41 49 
I lorello . 
. 3 33 34 
Hester . 
. 3 45 52 
Phrvne . 
. 3 35 24 
Mimosa 11. .. 
. 3 53 52 
NEW BEDFORD TO NEWPORT. 
This was the last run of the cruise, and it 
was sailed in a moderate wind from E. S. E. 
This made a reach fom Wilkes’ Ledge to Vine¬ 
yard Sound lightship and a run to Brenton’s 
Reef. The reach was made in fast time, and 
then when before the wind the following fleet of 
steamers was able to catch up. Shimna took 
the lead of the sloops, and she was followed by 
Winsome and Istalena. When near West Island 
the wind fell light and some of the yachts 
reached off shore for some distance, and then 
gybing over, reached in to the finish. This 
maneuver would have served well if the wind 
had kept light, but it breezed on again, and 
those yachts sailing the direct course won their 
races. Elmina won the Alumni Associations’ 
challenge cup for schooners, and Banzai won 
the cup for sloops. In this race Nepsi was 
beaten just 8s., although she finished first in 
her class, and Adventuress was third. Shimna 
beat the 65-footers. The summaries: 
Iris . 
Vencedor 
Intrepid 
Istalena 
Istalena 
Vagrant 
Dervish 
Vagrant 
Katrina 
Sea Fox 
Sea Fox 
Banzai 
Auxiliaries—Start, 
Finish. 
10:55. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
3 31 24 
3 04 51 
3 34 01 
3 05 06 
3 38 06 
3 36 03 
Class K — Start, 11:10. 
2 53 45 
3 17 43 
2 54 21 
3 19 35 
2 56 02 
3 35 13 
3 09 57 
65ft. One-Design Class—Start, 11:10. 
Class D- 
Class B- 
N. Y. Y. 
Class P- 
Class M- 
.. 2 27 4.3 
3 17 43 
3 17 07 
3 19 35 
-Start. 11:00. 
3 47 30 
3 01 22 
3 59 07 
3 06 30 
cial — Start, 
11:00. 
3 35 49 
2 57 02 
3 47 30 
3 01 22 
-Start, 11:15. 
3 29 24 
3 02 45 
3 36 13 
3 07 05 
3 31 14 
3 07 18 
3 42 30 
3 11 50 
ss—Start. 11:15. 
3 41 23 
3 24 27 
3 43 42 
3 29 37 
-Start. 11:15. 
3 04 48 
2 53 23 
3 43 42 
3 29 37 
30s—Start, 
11:55. 
4 14 38 
4 14 52 
4 20 11 
4 22 45 
4 22 47 
-Start, 10:55. 
. 3 04 02 
4 09 02 
2 51 38 
. 3 05 09 
4 10 09 
2 52 45 
-Start, 11:05. 
. 3 00 24 
3 55 24 
3 54 30 
. 3 08 44 
4 03 44 
2 59 49 
-Start, 11:05. 
. 2 40 50 
3 35 50 
2 49 42 
. 2 57 45 
3 52 45 
2 58 20 
. 2 53 03 
3 48 03 
3 00 40 
. 2 55 43 
3 50 43 
3 01 52 
Start. 11:05. 
. 2 30 04 
3 25 04 
2 51 12 
. 2 55 15 
3 50 15 
3 06 51 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION U. 
S. N. CHALLENGE CUPS. 
Schooners. 
Corrected. 
Corrected. 
Elmina . 
. 2 53 23 
Irolita . 
. 3 07 05 
Dervish . 
...... 2 57 02 
Muriel . 
. 3 07 18 
Vagrant . 
. 3 01 13 
Taormina . . .. 
. 3 11 50 
Katrina . 
. 3 02 05 
Ariel . 
. 3 24 57 
Iris . 
. 3 04 51 
Sea Fox . 
. 3 29 27 
Vencedor .... 
...... 3 05 06 
Intrepid . 
. 3 36 03 
Miladi . 
. 3 06 30 
Sloops and 
Yawls. 
Banzai . 
. 2 48 02 
Dorello . 
. 2 54 20 
Nepsi . 
. 2 48 08 
Phryne . 
. 2 55 55 
Adventuress 
. 2 49 15 
Alera . 
. 2 55 57 
Cara Mia . 
. 2 50 14 
Aurora . 
. 2 56 02 
Shimna . 
. 2 51 10 
Irondequoit . 
. 2 58 20 
Windward ... 
. 2 51 55 
Polaris . 
. 3 00 40 
Dahinda . 
. 2 53 21 
Eleanora . 
. 3 01 52 
Winsome . 
. 2 53 45 
Mimosa II. .. 
. 3 06 51 
Istalena . 
. 2 54 21 
Hester . 
. 3 09 57 
ASTOR CUPS. 
Four schooners and nine sloops and yawls 
started in the races for the Astor cups. When 
the yachts reached the lightship the wind was 
N. E., and the only course to give any wind¬ 
ward work was to Vineyard Sound lightship, 
then to Hen and Chickens lightship and then 
to Brenton’s Reef. This would have given 4 Lj 
miles dead to windward on the second leg. The 
committee on board Noma signalled this course 
to be sailed in the reverse direction. The warn¬ 
ing signal sounded at 10:45 o’clock and ten 
minutes later the sloops were sent away. They 
crossed on the port tack, Aurora first. Win¬ 
some to leeward 10s. later. Dorello was on 
Aurora’s weather quarter. Adventuress was 
next, close astern of Aurora, then came Ista¬ 
lena and Windward. Shimna was the next 
across the line, and she was followed by Cara 
Mia and Polaris. They were allowed 2111. to 
cross the line and actual times were taken. 
Vagrant led the schooners. Irolita was next. 
Muriel followed, and Elmina was last. Muriel 
tried to push in between Noma and Irolita and 
fouled Irolita, but no protest was made. 
They reached very fast toward the first mark, 
and on this leg Polaris made the mistake of 
leaving the buoy off Sakonnet Point to star¬ 
board instead of to port. W. Burton Hart, 
who sailed that yacht, read his instructions but 
forgot that the course had been reversed. 
When near West Island Vagrant lost her fore 
topmast and main topmast and retired, and 
the same puff took the topmast out of Dorello. 
Elmina sailed through the fleet and led at the 
first mark. The* times there were: -Elmina, 
12:23:41; Aurora. 12:29:59: Istalena, 12:30:41; 
Winsome, 12:41:32; Muriel, 12:34:10; Shimna, 
12:38:49; Irolita, 12:38:52; Polaris, 12:41:10: 
Adventuress, 12:44:27. 
Spinnakers were carried to port to the next 
lightship, and there the times were: Elmina, 
12:53:37; Aurora, 1:00:58: Istalena, 1:02:15; 
Winsome. 1:02:31; Muriel, 1:07:12; Shimna, 
1:12:24; Irolita, 1:17:30; Polaris, 1:17:45; Ad¬ 
venturess, 1:19:28. Cara Mia and Windward 
were far astern but still within their times. It 
was another reach home and Elmina drew away 
from the others and finished first, having sailed 
the course in 3h. 30m. 50s. She finished at ■ 
2:30:50 and had won in her class. Aurora 
finished at 2:49:29 and was the winner of the 
race until Polaris got in at 3:23:37, and then 
it was figured that Polaris had won by 34s. 
The wind flattened toward the finish', or Cara 
Mia would have won. On corrected time, there 
was just 6m. 10s. between the first and the last 
yacht. The committee later investigated the 
protest agains.t Polaris made by Adventuress 
and had to disqualify that yacht. 
The elapsed times over each leg of the course 
follow: 
Schooners. 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. 
Elmina . 1 22 21 0 29 56 1 47 17 
Muriel ., . 1 32 59 0 33 02 1 47 46 
Irolita . 1 37 48 0 38 38 1 49 42 
Sloops and Yawls. 
Aurora . 1 34 45 0 30 59 1 48 31 
Istalena . 1 34 54 0 31 34 1 48 28 
Winsome . 1 35 08 0 30 59 1 50 02 
Shimna . 1 41 23 0 33 35 1 56 10 
Polaris . 1 44 20 0 36 44 2 05 33 
Adventuress . 1 48 58 0 35 01 2 07 04 
The times of Cara Mia and Windward could not be 
taken because they were so far behind. 
Astor Cup for Schooners—Course. 37% Miles. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elmina . 11 01 20 2 30 50 3 29 30 3 09 42 
Muriel . 11 01 31 2 54 58 3 53 47 3 20 33 
