New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-09

As the Columbia and the Defender came
down before the wind under a cloud Of can
vas. it looked difficult for their shippers TO
round the mark with dozens OF schooners and
sloops in their way. but they worked like cat
boats Small jib topsais set by some Of
the crew for the windward work when with
in a few minutes of the mark. while others
gathered in their spinnakers. Captain Barr
made the best turn with the Columbia All
hands were then put on the mainsheet and
when he luffed her around the mark the sheet
was Delayed fat aft as the sloop came up to
the wind close hauled a starboard tack.
BY not having her sheet aft in time the De-
fender was forced 10 make a wider turn.
THE AMERICA SAILED WELL
At least half dozen sloops and schooners
were Of course blanketed by the big sloops, in
Guiding the old schooner America. which sailed
remarkably fast, outfooting several larger YES
sells than herself.
Partly to get clear Of all the small fry. and
again to get q good weather berth on the De-
fender, Barr swung the Columbia about to the
port tack at $3.50 and back again to star
board at 12:57:15. The Defender taking to
port at 1259:20. tried to cross the Columba's
wake but Barr would not have it Tacking at
once, he placed the Columbia the Defenders
weather bow and about half dozen lengths
away.
The breeze began TO freshen. and, being on the
wind, all the yachts heeled to 1t and travelled
faster OF the schooners the Quissetta had made
the best run before the wind, but she was beaten
later on in the windward work by her old rival,
the Amorita. The sloops Syce and kestrel mao
their old fight over. II was learned last night
that the Newport committee found that the
Syce won in Saturdays race.
From the point off Fishers Island where they
tackled 10 starboard, the Defender ut 1:2o:oO and
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finish line in Gardeners Bay. the race between
the Columbia and the Defender was splendid
test Of the speed Of the yachts The wind grad
ualy shifted to the westward, until by the time
they had Little Gull Island abeam It was nearly
northwest, allowing them both to lay their
courses without another tack to the finish. When
the fierce puffs coming across Gull Island ana
cut Of Plum Gut struck the Columbia she lay
down until her lee rail was well under water.
She was travelling a clean twelve knots when
she passed Race Rock, at 1880. The Defender
passed It at 90, which was just three min
utes thirty seconds astern of her rival Be
tween that point and Little Gull Lighthouse the
Columbia gained two minutes ten seconds more.
making five minutes forty seconds to the point
Soon after passing that beacon an extra strong
puff tore the foot Of the Columbia's club topsail
from its club. The clew hung on however, and
the sail stood. Down came the baby jib topsail
on the Columbia at 2:15. and 1t was kept down
for fifteen minutes. When the Defender was
plainly overhauling her ii was set again. How
those big slooos did travel in the smooth water
was simply nowhere. all hull down to leeward
with the exception of the Vigant and the Amo-
rita.
The Corsair anchored at 2:55 p. TO estab-
lsh the finish line. and had hardly swung to the
tide before the Columbia came tearing across
the line Her official finish time was 2:59:59
and that Of the Defender 3O4:1S, showing that
there was minutes 10 seconds between them at
the finish. Now comes an extremely interesting
feature Of the contest. A comparison Of the
work done by the two big sloops against the
Vigilant which finished at 327:45. shows that.
while finishing q minutes DC seconds behind
the Columbia, plus 26 minutes % seconds Of a
lead ahead Of the Columbia, the Vigiant
beaten by 81 minutes seconds over course
beaten 40 minutes by the Defender
Commodore Morgan said tonight that the
feet would probably leave about 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning for the run to Newport the
racers starting from Gardeners Bay about
1880. The Amorita, which came In far ahead
in the schooner class, manned practically
by a Corinthian crew to-day, as the regular
crew left her because of Mr.. Brokaw's refusal
to pay double prize money, It is said The
Amorita won q race two weeks ago in which
there were two cups and the crew demanded
prize money for each cup. The schooner
Iroquois ran aground in Gardeners Bay this
afternoon and had not been noated at dark to-
night.
Following IS the full summary Of the run: