The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-14
C0LUMBIA'S TARS HUSTLE.
LIVELY PRACTICE SPIN OF THE NEW
TACHT ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.

| Bvlt. Shltbo tIo WlhN sllOuIu NC COutlhly VI
there is no wind at all she will make the trip
through the Sound under her own sail. Other
wise she will be towed by her tender.
| the steamboat st. Michaels. The Co.
| lumbia's sailors call the tender Mike I"
for short. An examination OF the new
| yachts compasses yesterday showed them
to be slightly out OF gear. 30 they
were adjusted. Another spin for crew-drilling
purposes was INDUCED in during the afternoon.
| and last night the Deer Island sailors roamed
the streets OF New Rochelle for the last time In
| many days.
These down East seamen are honsst fellows
and willing workers They are getting to
| know their ropes better all the time. and when
| the Columbia meets the Shamrock they will
| handle their sails as well as any crew who
ever trod a deck. Areporter OF THE Sun met
| a group OF them ashore last night. and the
spokesman for the party explained why It Is
| not yet easy TO make fast time IN handling
| sails on the boat.
All the blocks and ropes. and In fact every
thing on board tho Columbia. are brand new"
| said he in delightful cuast-o Maine twang
and it's like wearing new pair OF shoes for
! the first time. All tho ropes are fresh from the
reel. and they get kinks in them at the slight
est nrovOcation. The canvass. too. Is hard. the
| clcats are rough. and there arc hun ired little
| things that tend to hinder us when we are in
q hurry. 1t was tho same way on the De-
fender four years ago. But before the race
with the Nalkyrie III. took place every halyard
and sheet was running smoothly. and we ex-
| poet 10 have little trouble when tine Columbia's
| ropes get bit weatherbeaten.
| We had lively hustle to-day. In trip OF
less than an hour and forty minutes we set tho
spinnaker three times. balloon lib once. and
| hauled shoots more times than can remem-
| Der 1t was u good. business-ike sail. We
worked hard and were glad when decks were
cleaned up and we could so to supper"
| big crowd OF spectators watched the
! Columbia take her spin yesterday. Hudson
| Park. which faces Echo Bay. swarmed with ex-
| curslonists who had come to New Rochelle
partly to get a glimpse OF the new cup de-
| fender. and when the yacht spread her sails
and moved away loud were the expressions OF
| delight. At 2:5O o'clock tho Columbias
mainsail was hauled from the boom.
| the Yankee sailors pulling on the hal
| yards until the great stretch of canvas
was as Stir as n board. II ia a fine sail. much
better than Defenders first mainsail. The lib
was un in stops and everything was practically
ready for a spin on the Sound. But the owners
absent" flag was flying from the starboard
spreadcr. and the experts on shore knew that
| tho yacht would not leave her moorings until
Mr.. Isen went aboard.
! American flag. 1t WAS the first time it had
| been worn there on tho new boat. II was not
| unti3l5 O'Clock that Mr.; Iselin boarded his
rSEhtn@ GGneh ir3m the to d tGG near his
later h. s'enped on the dS e Of The C9umbia
ne anS nag f TGm the star
was run up to thu topmaat head At the sane
| time the jib broke from its stops. the staysail
| noble craft stood out for the middle OF tho
sound with easy sheets on broad reach. Then
| through their PAGES in lively fashion.
| The craft was hardly in motion before the
paSe II ca Mas :o Y e nS aeG h
| little tailoring a. the head Of the sail would
make max it. drqw he;ttcr " 70 this time the wind
| when the. Coium bia got under sail it could
hardly DO felt on shore. Away out In the Sound.
bowling along in fine style. and there promised
to b" plenty OF wind for the yacht. Such did
not as hard \ bre"&o as was Hoped for Sill it
| stretched tho sails a bit. and. more important
stil. gave the sai!ors good afternoon OF
~, fseliH vent aboard with his sleeves
T5.sa pP hG l han wHf e \" guests to enjoy
So449d when She Ey9SH ard The bS mansa
maker rose from the deck Tn" sail was set in
record breaking TIM" and once il place the
70 the southwest for the Long Island shore
For nine minutes the huge niece OF canvas was
dl',"t'i ~ SluHN. Il'H II came nov II 1D tllo
At 335 o'clock the balloon Jill was set. The
Coiumh ia went like a rar"horse and was soon
hull down, Five, minutes was all ,Mr. lse..n
wanted Of this sail and it was on deck again in
ntwinkIing, IhrGe minutes later the yacht
tack. shortly aft"rward running IN baby Jib-
topsail. She headed in tho direction Of STAN
gyb"d. pad out sheets and set her spinnaler
again Al this while an Notwithstanding
tug. with three or four photogr.phers aboard,
Ent to- GtSSamEs had tn" heo Of the pqr'y
but II was Of no use. and. after chasing the
yacht for half az hour turned tail aud made
before Mr.. lselin was satisned. Finally al, 30
Hss' Frs; d@Tn' came the sorssays sal then
draw ing she tackled Tor her buoy. The naphtha
launch was ready, Mr., Iselin climbed over the
the mainsail and topsai were lowered. ihe
decks cleaned up and the sailors went to sup
The morning hours aboard the yacht were
spent in drying ont the mainsail. which was
soaked by W"dsesday piGh hts storm, The Yacht
hard by under steam whila thu storm lasted TO
lend hand should anything happen to the cup
defender. but happily there was no need OF her
From Newport the Columbia will go to Bris;
Defender of Newnort next week. The paint
ors and carpenters completed their lahors
on, the new yacht Yesterday, Mr.. Iselins
original plans for the Newport races
may he slightly changed. hut he will
not definitely decide the question until he
G"gmbia and the berenasr vii return to New S
Ikocheg". there to remain until the New York
Yacht Club cruise. in tho daily runs OF which
both yachts arr expected to participate.
BRISTOL. July IL The Defender had new
topphst sent aloit this morning. The spar tina.
has been in use on her ever since she went into
comm issOn this season was sent down ysster-
day and laid upon the dock The new spar is
the one that has beer, lying on the wharf for
and 81 feet over all Cant. Rhosdes, when
asked about the topmast. replied that
the one sent down was all right. 1t was found
nrcessar he said, to have duplicate spars for
tho big, racers az It is never known how soon
one will be needed. some OF tho Defenders
crew this afternoon began painting the main
mast. the paint having been worn or scaled on
in some places by the mast hoops. The gan
has been Mnsung and is lying on the, deck
. Mr.. W, Butler Duncan. Jr.. arrived here from
Newport IN naphtha launch and spent some
time talking with the designer In the sail
loft and n tln ahipVa rila Mr. nnppnp