New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
THE RUN IN DETAIL.
No JocKEY1NG AT THE sTART-THE DEFENDER
CAUGHT IN FLOOD TIDE. TO HER
GREAT DISADVANTAGE.

GREAT DISADVANTAGE
Newport r. l., Aug. "a gun from the nag
ship at o. A. a, m called attention to the signal
Race will come off at 1890 to finish of Bren-
tons Reef Lghtship." There was a fine breeze
from about west northwest when the fleet got
under way. and it was nearly high water when
they started, so they had a head tide to Race
Rock and from there to Point Judith all the ebb
tide. and fair wind TO help them their
course.
The smoke from the gun had hardly blown
away when the Acusha II crossed the flag
ships bow close aboard. and was the lee
end Of the line. leading the feet of thrty-six
yachts The Viglant crossed next. then the
Navahoe the Gloriana, the Lotowana, the
Hussar the Myra. the Katonah. the Sistae the
Syce and the Sayonara in that order and within
the five minute time limit Tho Kestrel, the
Uvira, the Queen Nab, the Hildegarde and the
Rusalka were handicapped The first schooner
away the Quissetta, almost at gun1re. The
Emerald the Shamrock the Colonia the Alcea.
the America, the Constellation, the Gevaia the
AmOrita. the Marguerite. the LatOna, the Hill
deearde, the Priscili II. the Uncas the Fortuna
the Katrina, the Iroquois and the Mayfower fol-
lowing In the order named. all with sheets eased
to starboard. and balloon jibtopsails set
Between the Columbia and the Defender the
start was not interesting as usual because
there was no windward position to fight for. They
approached the line from the southwark. The
Defenders balloon jibtopsai being broken out
thirty seconds before gunhre. the sloop crossing
the line at 10:JJ:lJ The Columbia crossed exact
ly one minute and fifteen seconds later. Every
yacht in sight ahead had her spinnaker set to
port and a minute after crossing the lae those
sails were set the big soops.
The Coumbas crew. wearing red and black
watch-caps. and the Defenders men, wearing
white hats were placed away aft on the tafYrail
Of each yacht to keep her down by the stern
Ahead. the wind canted TO the northward for
about fifteen minutes, making all hands douse
spinnakers for that time, when they set them
again. The crews Of the big sloops took In and
set spinnakers three times before reaching Little
Gull Lighthouse. In the race the Columbia over
hauled and passed the Defender to starboard at
1880, the wind then being light, and both were
going dead before ii at not more than Ave knots
AS the feet passed Little Gull they were
caught by the food tide in the race and set
over to the northward 50 far that some had to
luff out sharply To clear Race Rock. 1t is quite
likely that the Defender got caught In this Race
tide. while the Columbia sailing further to the
southwark, escaped IL. This would partly ac-
count for the quick and important lead the
latter obtained OF Race Rock Between / and
o'clock the wind was light and battling. caus-
ing a good deal OF shifting Of light sails All
along the southern edge OF the fleet extending
for perhaps five miles, moved a Representative
fotilla Of steam yachts. They included, besdes
the flagship Corsair the Intrepid. the Elreba
the Claymore the Neaira, the Marietta. the
Dungeness the Sylvan. the Llewelyn. the Min
dora, the Barracuda, the Oneida the Clinton
the Pioneer, the Emble. the Ballymena. the