Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-17
CARING FOR THE COLUMBIA
Yacht will Cron the Ocean, Il No chaIlenr,
Comes f5f he Cup.


Ncw York. Nov. 1.-THE Tribune
says. The victorious cup defender COLI
umbla has been hauled out on the ways
OF John Hawkins. at CITY Island. This.
however. does not settle the question
as TO whether or not the famous Iisrrca-
chof craft viii cross the ocean TO cone
test In Mediterranean ana british yacht
races. Mr. isolln himself docs not know
for certain what win be- done.
lie and Mrr laelln will soon start Tor
the other side. and there ore many
things 60 consider before any order will
issue 90 place the Columbia under cruis-
Ink fig. A. present The Intentions are
simply to put the cup winner 100 "a good
safe place on the land. and leave her
there until wanted
Nr 1aeiln came from Al View. New
Rochelle. 20 city Island. Co look tho boat
over after she was hauled out, and 90
glve some directions boz regard Co those
men who were ntll employed on the
boat. two ~ whom were paid on yes.
tcfdhy. When seen nt tho HAWKING
yards he said
u have had all the yachting want
Tor long time" he dld not. however
say that he had positively mad, mp bis
mind 60 leave the Columbia where Hhc
u until the next American ygchiing ssn-
Hon. and tho rest of the conversation
showed that this o. not yet ftttici.
Amoug the men Htlli employed on the
Columbia there ls a dlnoronc' 0f urln-
Ion us tn the future movements uf the
yacht ono man, who wore the Uniform
OF tho crew. said;
"rhla boat ~ going across tho ocean.
! know what she Dr. going tu DO, and
you need not remain any longer ln
doubt The Columbia viii loave here
De- January 60 cross 90 the other slide.
This De- the present Intention, ana this
D. what win Boz done"
Another man, who faid be- had been
paid uu, guVv ihU impression that The
yacht would remain ut Hawkins yards
Ho that mo- r.rks would bo taken with
her until che "a rcuulrgi again n these
wuttra iir added They ate going Co
send another boat over from the other
side 10 race Cor the cup next year. and
this Columbia VIII he used again Go de-
fcnd with. She Is good enough Go do
the ttick q second time. because they
cannot build her match in England. ana
she VIII be- safe Go win next year nH she
was this. No risks viii therefore be
taken with Hu valuable q boat merely
Tor the purpose Of winning few cups
from slower boats ON the other side.
The Columbia VIII remain here until
she H. wanted again 10 defend IN the
home waters"
Tho contradictory and equally positive
statements grgEcft that " new chul.
longer comes from England. or clHc-
whtrp FOR o. cup rarC next year. the
Columbia viii remain where she ls
but that n NO challenge comes ln be-
fore January I. she VIII put ON a kctch
rlg and cross Ion time Tor tho Riviera
racing. ~ no challenge comoa before
january l. the Sew York Yacht club
need not lesson the regular ten months
notice. and thus the race could not be-
sailed within the season, under the last
decd OF gifi 90 that after tho second
or third week ln December the Colum-
bln may prepare 90 anll 10 thc other
side. knowing that fhO VIII not be zee
uuIrod here ugNt season.
orders were issued 10 have tho Column
hla covurld ono once with canvas The
yacht VIII Do moved rl1uwlte Co rvt
her OF the ways on which she rtlil rests.
This viii bring her close ulongHlIo her
summer compartment The Defender which
was hauled ont come tlmo aEu. and Boz
nearest the wharf
Commodore J. i. Morgan has Just
paid on the years cNptnHua OF the De-
fender. Now the winner on 1895 which
was lent boy W. *. Vanderbilt Tor Inst
HummurH uses. has Eonc back Ia his
charge and expense.