New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
COLUMBIA A WONDER.
Grand FXHIRITION OF THE NEW De
TENDERS SAILING QUALITIES.
SUCCESSFUL TEST OF LIGHTWEIGHT CAN
vAs-cAPTAIN RHODES OUTvlTs
CAPTAIN BARR


Newport. R. /. Sept. 5.-In the finest kind OF
sailing breeze to-day the Columbia defeated the
r1a4enaer three minutes and eleven seconds over
& tventy-rlile course. ten miles TO windward
ard return. She rounded ne vindward mark
Two minutes and thirty-th-ee seconds ahead ot
III Defender. besides making II handicap 81
- start q thirty-one seconds.
On the run home. with spinnakers set she
gained th,rty-eight seconds over her rival The
Wind was about eight knots. from southeast ny
south CT The start. and freshened steadily the
afternoon wore on. 50 that the boats finished in
Twelve knot breeze There We're only TWO or
-r~ae Yachts outside 70 witness the race. be
cause q he horse show and other social attrso-
-.,-s The new boat had the worst % the start.
s.t mere was q grand exhibition Of the sailing
Qualities IN the Columbia For fifteen minutes
-fs TWO yachts were sid- by side. their clouds -
-.-i-e canvas glitterng in the snd rails well
.vash. presenting an unrivalied marine picture
--en followed two or three quick manpuv-es,
and. presto. The relative positions Of the two
cortestants wee changed and the new boar took
.-e lead
Tie race was for cup offered by Managing
owner Oliver lse,irs father-in-lsV. Colonel
william Goddard ~ Providence. and was man
,r16 av The New-York Yacht Club Regatta
r1--.-tee. using Harrison Moores steam
--scht Marietta for flagship II was given out
last rieht nat the race was 70 be over a course
eetAeu miles - windward or leeward and return.
nu- OWNS 10 the lateness OF the hour at which
~ boats would cross = 50 long q course was
sailed. rha committee shortened g % twenty
niles.
TIE Coluub!a This morning bent OF = rev
--a.rsan - lighter weight canvas than any she
has previously used and L was - rest he new
oio-b -ba- The race was sailed She also had q
new, fo~es-avsaL q the same weight duck as the
rnainsaN Z nay be sad that the new rainsail
vas ne finest a,-ins one that The Columbia has
ever had \ close Inspection gave the .Hpres-
sion that i was & little longer al the MOIST tIan
The one used MonG2y' ~ : -.J1 - 50 -
the boom y Ear han The other. olt comes We.
OFT on me TWO steel spars. and vii not ADMIT OF
much hauling Cut should II stretch any more
On the wtrdWarc work the canvas set Ike &
hoard There were four wooden hatrens = the
leach and there are rows Of reef points Tor E
80 10 single reefs only
RE new s;avsau stood he test thoroughly
also and seemed little larger than the old one.
TIE topsail and jibtopsaA were The same as
ahle Improvement n The set Of The former The
Defender had the only accident o. the DAY. TIE
splitting @. her j-otopsall Wnen halt over the
re tac, rat The Defender got the best Of the
$50 was Que 20 the clever work OF Cap tain
Rhodes. and a. over rhe course ne hano-ed ms
chip = better shape than did Captain Barr, q
-f- Columbia Bar was inclined % pinch his
r0a- q Nrrle 100 much. and ne mae several
-.o-e racks than there was need OF, and over
s.--1 Tie turning mark quite little.
As regards handing o. SAILS, 1onors we-e
about even both crews setting sp.nnakers n
e,sc-.v -n= same length Of tine. but Rhodes
h-1 the Defenders Dailooner drawing better
down ere Wind.
IL C..urlbta VIII 50 70 Nev-Roohe,le to
r,o-~-v where NJ. 1sel.-'s summer residence IS
and w.- ~ given practice spins OF the SOUND
fcr few days. Plans for her movements -ust
previous 20 the CUP races have not been made.