The age-herald., 1899-10-06
SECOND TRIAL OF THE BIG
 YACHT RAGE WAS X FAILURE
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 ----~----~-~-- maker is one of them. The cup defender was a little slow in getting her big bellying sail out and this somewhat dampened the ardor of the patriotic throng of Americans who love nothing more than forehanded- ness and snap, but sixty seconds later both boats were on even terms, fleeing before the gentle breeze wing and wing spnnaker balancing main sai and bulging balloon jib drawing forward. The bells in the engine rooms of the excursion fleet changed and the careening huls started forward in pur- suit. But they slowed down almost im- medately and then stopped The lazy breeze was carrying the big yachts down the wind at a snail's pace. They drifted along like two lazy clouds of smoke upon the surface of the water, their frail hulls slipping through the placid seas as gently and peacefully as if they had been in a dreamless sleep.
 4 Drifting Match
 For almost an hour the spectators on the excursion boats watched them drift like "Coleridges painted ship upon painted ocean,
 The only cheering feature of the situation was that the Columbia steadily gained ground, as inch by inch she crept along. At the end of fifteen minutes several rods of clear water showed between the two boats The bands played and a few whistles footed.
 On, on she moved until she was fully 800 yards ahead. It was picturesque but not exciting. The immense spread of canvas, including the balloon jib, was drawing in the gentle breeze. The whole crew of each yacht was aft to act as ballast and kept the head of the yacht up Only few of them were busy easing sheets and tighten ing halyards. Then the wind began to die and the great balloon of canvass forward collapsed like meal sacks. At the same time the wind canted a little and the Co., lumbia concluded to change her tactics.
 As the yachts approached near the Long Island shore the haze lifted for a moment, and Long Beach, with its big hotel and de- serted summer cottages, rose as if by en- chantment from the deep. Then it closed down again and the lazy yachts drifted on.
 The great ocean liner Augusta Victoria of the Hamburg-American line outward bound to Southampton broke through the mistic circle where the yachts were bat tling for supremacy and slowed down for a moment to let the passengers who lined the rail catch "a glimpse of the contest. Then she dipped her flag and sped on, van ishing like a flying express train into the gloom.
 A few minutes later the CunSrd liner Servia, with the English jack at her taff rail- appeared as if by magic through the outer edge of the curtain and came foam Sng into rort In vain the Datrol boats whistled their warning, but she swung slightly outward as she came on straight through the course, dipped her flag as she got abeam of the racers and disappeared like streak three-quarters of a mtle lee ward. The emigrants aboard crowded up- on her forecastle deck to see the sight and what they saw pleased them immensely. There was the representative of the new world, in which they had decided to cast their fortunes, leaving the representative of the old astern. It was a good omen of the future to each of them. The Columbia got most of the wash from the big trans Atlantic liner, bobbing on the huge swell as It went under her and spilling much precious wind out of her sails.
 Meantime the excursion fleet was push- ing toward the outer mark. When they got there they waited for an hour, but mist they could just be made out, looking like high-peaked circus tents. Then, when the wind hauled around to the south south- east and the racers had taken in their spinnakers to beat into it close hauled, the excursion boats all puffed back to see