The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-07
THE RACE IN DETIIL.
How the Columbia Outsailcd the Old
Cup Defender.


New York, July 6.--Over triangular
course of thirty miles, in comparatively
light winds the new IselinM Morgan
yacht Columbia day vanquished the
Vanderbilt yacht Defender and con-
yinced the yachtsmen who saw the roy
al struggle that she is worthy Of defend
ing the trophy which Sir Thomas Lip
ton and the merry tars of England hope
to take back with them in the Shamrock
next fall The Columbia's forestay and
elubtopsail are anything but perfect
and cracked in the wind to-day like a
teamster's whip. demonstrating that In
a general way she will need good deal
Of tuning up, Yet, based upon the
showing she made as a better boat than
the Defender under adverse conditions,
the nautical sharpS are strongly con-
vinced that Sir Thomas will sail some
without the sffver mug. the possession
of which has given us the yachting SUI
premacy of the world since 1851. But
to-day's race was an unsatisfactory one,
Shifting, battling winds and bad,
lunpy sea with dirty rain squalls made
the conditions anything but ideal for
yachting. In Windward work the Co.
iumbia, with sails drawing badly, de-
monstrated her superiority, and in a
long reach, with sheets eased, she out
footed the Vanderbilt boat The sud-
den shifting of the wind prevented
trial at running with spinnakers. In
light weather, close hauled, therefore, it
can be said that she is undoubtedly the
Defenders superior, but what she can
do in a piping breeze remains to be
seen.
A thick haze hung over the harbor
this morning when the two yachts left
their anchorages off Tompkinsville in
TOW.
As the Columbia passed out she was
saluted by every steam craft in the low
er bay Many craft of many kinds ven-
tured out to witness the race. They
led, followed and accompanied the rae
ers. Fortunately most of them kept
their distance and a few of them both
cred the gaintesses with wash or swell. |
There was considerable delay at the
start. The breeze had freshened as the |
yachts got outside and lumpy sea was
running. After Commodore Morgans |
flagship, the Corsair. with Commodore |
Morgan. Chester Griswold, ex-Commo-
dore Nicholson Kane, Rear Admiral |
Francis Higginson and Irving Grinnell
with a large party of guests aboard had |
signalled the course and the racers had |
cast off their lines a sharp rain squali |
killed the breeze. But the squall was /
brief, and half an hour later steady
twelve-knot breeze was blowing from
the southwest. The Corsair signalfed
the first leg to the windward down the
Jersey coast and the yachts began td
Jockey for positions, Captain Barr had
the tiller of the Columbia and aboard
with him were G. Oliver Iselin, Mrs lse.
in, Newberry Thorne, William e. Iselin,
IIerber w. Leeds and Woodbury. Kane.
CAPTAIN Rhodes had the helm OF the
Defender William Butler Duncan, Mrs.
and John j. Berresford We're
aboard of her.
After the preparatory gun was fired
he Columbia, without waiting for the
.tarting gun, rounded Sandy Hook
ightship and headed across the line,
lust as the starting gun doomed the
Defender crossed on the port tack In
he meantime the Columbia jibed, and,
he line, crossing it exactly two minutes
fter the Defender. Both yachts car
led four stavsails, iibs baby iibtopsails
nd club topsails.
The beat to windward made beauti-
ul race. The interest was intense for
he first few minutes, as the giantesses
nth everything close-hauled reached on
heir test of speed The Defender had
he weather guage by one hundred
ards and was several lengths in the
aad The crews of both yachts We're
lied along the lee rails. At first the ,
Columbia seemed to outfOot her rival, r
nd there seemed to be no difference in
heir ability to hug the wind. Then !
9th boats went over on the Starboard |
lck for a long leg. They heeled until
ards of their bronze bodies were eX-
ose6. The Columbia seemed more ten |
er than the Defender as she lay down
, her work. Sometimes when she :
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