The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
black hullod steamboat and Rhodes los, his rlp

bowlcd swiftly along.-Rhodes WORKED his charge
to windwarrd evidently looking for haul on the
wind and determined TO put the Defender in
safe berth
The Columbias steel mast was working like
cham. There was no heel 10 speak OF when the
velocity OF the wind was taken into account while
the Defender shot along with her steel stick aslant
Occasionally sharp gust would break full on
the Columbia but she barely nodded TO IL and
stood UP stitfly. The lively cnOughn
10 drench the quartermascr y on the steam yachts
from head to heel, and the two soops tossed great
sneets Of white spray ahead OF them Rhodes
pnchcd his boat further to windward than did
Barr, and the old sloop from a point astern, ap.
pcared to be footing on almost even terms The
new sloop. however, was ounootinn the Defender
and drawing steadily away. She was running
likei atorpedoboat, and every sail was doing good
good service Haif way 10 the mark a venture
some 80 iootcr crossed the Defenders bows within
hahng distance and her skipper tried TO duplicate
tnhc feat on the Columbia. He failed 10 weather
the flying single stickcr andutied up under her
stern.
The Columbia - sheets were eased of and the
racer Strengthened out for the mark Her balloon
staysa wasauled in and out tluttered u working
staysal for the second leg. She sailed around
the mark at IL. "a; IS and the boom was set to
port ftnOuCS Hau lOuStI run WIFI Snct) cdScu
and he sat his working staysail he stragh ten-
ed out his craft He rounded the mark at l2
2S; 81 The wind held true and the two yachts
were racing along in the troughs of a lively
Figuring up the gain on the first leg the experts
looked for a ten minute margin at the lowest
estimate. AS the Columbia now and thon lifted
to a sea she exposed as much of her underbody
as she had at any time in a race The wet bronze
gistencd like pool of oil in the sun and dazzled
the eyes Of the yachtsmcn who were fortunate
enough to be close by.
The second leg almost Identical with the
first in most respects but when fe stake boatC
clear ~ the sig the Columbia ran her nose into
into a soft spot 1t not Handicapped enough
to retard her seriously but when she got the full
wind again 1t had hauled to the northwest 1t
was far enough abaft the beam to set spinnakers
but the sloop too close to the mark to take
advantage of it, On the Defender, however, the
spinnakcr pole was run out board and at L. %; 80
the big sol! was broken out smartly. The old
sloop quick TO snatch the fruits of fortune, went
after the Columbia like u race horse
. The Columbia gybed around the second mark
at |; "a; 53 Then sheets were close hauled and
the coop sped away on the starboard tack. At
/; 80; so the spinnakcr taken in on the Defrn-
der and she rounded the mark at l; 3d. 81 going
on to the starboard tack. The beat home was
the prettleSt part Oh Tue ra'c anu the Noiuhpia b
windward work was phenomenal She stood up
staunchly as fresh gust OF struck the two racers
nearing point Judith. The club topsail was
again asserting it, troubles and spilled the wind
like sieve over the leach. The other sails were
working to the II nit and the hcadsails stood out
faultlessly. The wind strong enough at
times 10 send the Defeaders lee rails whlsting
through sheets OF green water and the old HERES
hof wonder was coming on nobly. The Column
bia baby jib topsah spit well up al the head oil
Point Judith and at l. % the Deer Isle sailors haul
cd II In. A new triangle crcpt up In long white
bundle at POP and when Its peak was up at the
topmast head the stops were broken
Point Judith was passed al zoo lust as the
wind shifted point 70 the norlh Inc Solumua
headed close inshore feeling her way Tor the young
flood tide that was sct'ins IN along Inc Nara
gonseu shore. Between the point ana Nara
ganseu pier there was no'hlng 10 check 'he wind
and 1t swept over the low meadow close up 10 a
twelve knot kip. A three maSted coal schooner