The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-10
COLUMBIA AN EASY WINNER
BEATS DEFENDER ON THE RUN TO
SETPORT BY 92 MINUTES.

But the 100 Champion Makes n Mistnke
Early In the Rnco which Costs Hsr
Lot OF Distnnce-Ncwport Harbor Sow
Overcrowded with New York Yachts.
NEWPORT. Aug. o.-The Columbia beat
the Defender - minutes % seconds on forty
three miles run from GARDENERS Bay to New
port to-day. The figures at first glance seem to
mako the now candidate for championship
honors a wonder because it has been well
established that in running or reaching in n
smooth sea the Defender has always been a re-
mnrkably fast boat. and tho race to-day was
under conditions that suit the old boat we'll
The wind was aft all day long For good part
OF the journey spinnak"rs were carried and the
balloon Jib-tolsais were never on the boats
from the time they crossed the starting limo
until they had finished. When analysed. how
ever. 1t is found that the yachts simply had a
pleasant sail and that the contest tells nothing
OF the relative merits Of the two boats.
When the yachts we're started the wind was
west When near Plum Gut It hauled north
west. but soon afterwards backed again to the
westward. The rival single stickerS then stood
over towards the Fishers Island II or" and nor,
it would seem that those on the Defer r.
showed a little bad judgment There was
good southwest wind over towards Block
Island. and the yachts that stood on that course
were doing well The Columbia and Defender.
however kept to the northward and the latter
stood SO far in shore that she lost the wind.
The Columbia proflted by the experience of
the Defender, kept on her course further out
to sea and carried good breeze to tho finish.
Up to the time whom the mistake was made the
two boats were very even and there was every
prospect OF good race to the finish. The
Columbia did very well over the entire course.
She did not show any remarkable sailing. as is
shown when her time Is compared with the
other yachts that started in to-days races
The flagship sGnalled that the yachts were
to get under way at nine o'clock for Newport
Promptly on the hour the signal was given and
the Corsair at once proceeded to the starting
line. which was ga miles south southwest OF
Plum Island light. Nearly all the sailing
yachts had gone out ahead OF the flagship and
had prepared to start as soon as the signal was
given. When well out In the bay another set
OF signals was run UP on the flagship. and fleet
captain Beaver Webb made q slight mistake
that has been the subject OF a few laughs at his
expense lie hosted flags that should have read
the race will be on at 10 80 A. ii. for Brenton's
Reef The mistake he made was to no st
flags which read 1O:3OP N. OF course every
one knew what was meant but it will cost the
price OF a few bottles before it 10 forgotten.
1t WAS an enormous squadron that sailed
away for Shelter Island. Many excursion par
ties were made up and small boats chartered
to take spectators out to see the start. Tho
weather was all that could be asked for and
the prospects for a good run were very bright
Quick time was made on the run to Newport
and the fleet is now larger than 1t has ever
club The harhor ia 40 crowded with y,obt.
that ~ bno haor din1ouI. ~ ond ro,r, - III
ord tho horhorr,o,ar hos Nod hia ha,Jr ,,,m
ko.,,ing tho vochts from, ,ncborino IN 49,
nbonnaI 40 VIC
Tha soono to-rioht u,. ,.,,,,,,.
Thous,rds ~ tinv licht, nointura.i -,
Tho many vanbts Tho Mo otoomoro ,rt 49,,
THAR einc,ric INNOVATIONS md eoorohiioh,a
were Nnshed about tha vo,er natino 10
harhor almost ma hrioht no d,r Tn>r,o,rnr
tho ri, will be 70 Vinoxord uor.n 80 ~.
FrIdavi, ia e,n.otod tb,t Xo,r podtn,, iii ~, ~
tho oh;a,,i,a ,oint ~ tho e,. ,-,,inh M a. 20
turn her, on saturday Tbnn rho vochtsmon
will have davis rest before the roces for rho
Astor Cun,ssailed
Tho DefcnJer and ina Columbia hod =.
NAMED Mt ancboI nil niybt in tho middle -
Gardeners BAY where the finish ~ Tuesday,s
RIM had heap ,orLod whon tha ,.oh,s,
came ont NJ Dooring,s Ua-hor in Tho n,ornina
tha Colur,hio b,I hor n,atan - 1 't . .
sail set and shortly after nine o,cloct bor an
chor was got nm and breokInu out ber ,ih che
sailed about the hov Mr. JsaIin and tba s,r,a
party Of friends who wers on hoard IN tho erat
day were with him again and were all roody ~
start as soon as the signal should ho ov.n NJ
n SIN reporter Mr. IseIin e,nrassad bimoni, ~
well sotisoed with tho raca ~ Tu.odor u
said the Coum hin hebaved rou and ,bavh.
no mishan q, INV kind s,igbt ocoidon,ha,
pened tn n mem her OF the GROW eorIvtbis norn-
inc wbiIa ba was ~ vol, IN tba Tnraoaa,,. IT..
was sent over to the tendar ~ Nioh,.i. q,
rest
On tha De,ardor vbi,o oyorv,bin,, ,rooros
early thav ware MOI 60 ,r,inr. ~ W.. 49,.
vav and the mainsoiI w,s mot hoiet.S NIL ~.
Cors.ir u,os .oo,, oo,,ino -, - a.-hSi.,
stnrt line Mr. Dunc,n oaid tb,tIho h,dha.
good dav,s soiI an Tr.odov ond ,ho, 49, N.
fsnder had dons vol ond .b.t tha go, ~.
had hesten ber bondsnm.lr ""
Tho Cors,ir o.tshIishsd ~. o.,o o,.,
II N. r,.dn e., - .,.s, e'1.N.
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