The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-15

bia at IL :4S;47, or minute ana ten sec
onds later. so far on the run tho Columbia
had gained 3 minutes and 10 seconds aud was
sailing better of the wind than she mas ever
done before In her races.
The Amorta was still leading the schooners
and she passed tho buoy at IL 81 30. The
Ariel was timed at II 1920. the Colonia ut
1l:55:3s. These three were close to the buoy.
but the Quisetta, which was further out.
passed at l | :55.
The yachts kent on. heading for the first
mark off Block Island; The wind was ght. W.
which was. coming in from the sea, About
noon the wind got little further TO- n. E net
in her spinnakcr, gyhe her boom oyer 10 star
board and set the ,spnnater again TO- port;
Then the Ariel ana So9n'n sySfSd' Snt f the
about fifteen minutes longer This gave hcr
a III and until she had to cybe she was the
second beat in the schooner race.
In the meantime the Columbia had crawled
ur on the Defender and Capt. Barr holding her
boat Fist the tp Of her bowsprit apned the
taflrnil and then inch Nv iHch she drew w
until her bow, was lamps With TIE stern OF ths
looked like one big Schooner carrying two
club torsails On she went, slowly, hut surely
and their friends on tn" Columbia chatted
with MIR, Duncan aud his trinds On
the Other boat me o w2 sn w wSrs w s
aloft to keep the spnnakcrs and balloon lib
topsais clear OF the spreaders and the men
ba d4c HSs Su and the
end OF her ATRIAL was clear Of the Defenders
taken six minutes and Ave seconds from the
s%s e. hs DsS 1{3 8, sas
gun from one OF the yachts doomed out an an
nouncement Of the fact that the new nSpir2nt
Colum bia after sailing one hourtwenty minutes
and llty-one seconds. had cut down the Deien-
aGrf lead Of RGq ana po1S
Roadway in spite Of the feeble air.
The outer mark W wasp plainly visible BY I'll this
sloop and il was also mark Ell by = tug on which
was hosted red ball The S? l4 }di took IN
s ns9 G" bSbs up ls place SsGH
haul on TIE Sni as as 500 soon as she ROUNDED Sng
and the pole hauled in on deck. Then the crew
took hold Of the main sheet and trimmed In the
boom rcay 70 EyHe When thG mHrf n Was
mark at i3:3I;o5. i he Defender took in her
balloon 3to"'ni and M 'T9t Y UaIy PG 5{%s
into the P Wafer but Was soon hailed on aseE
tr ir nesI nat S she passed the marx at 5$$I
Coum bia had beaten the Defender 6 minutes
Il seconds. Irhe elapsed time on this second
leg Of the course had 5ecn; lqmbia' ! hour
minutes. ~ seconds.
The schoouers were by this time ,nrpronch-
gybed and trimming fiat. hauled on the wind
Tho times. taken as they passed the line were
Amorta. 1:vG:3O; CoiIq}nia;: li;!H9;l4: Qgisctta.
to the next marx Of wsst Islnal
steam yachts were in %" way and loud boots
from tho hst!"s on the flagship Which were
echoed by the torpedo boats caused chem to
I'm nnti ,f q
the port tack heating to the eastward ana the
wind had frcshGnod up v",x much SO Tat
ming TO the West. The Columbia was heading
north northra.t; iand when ne l'slendrr I',-
q BIT higher in tn" wind but i sh" wa, she ga
not foot 80 last and soon settled down IN the
wax. Of the C9Nmg ,, IN" dt'er%n1To IN III"
by the veriost novice. The sails OF the De
fender set well, and there. were few wrinkles
in them. The mnnsqh y The Columbia was
full on the leach.
Nat Herrcsh"ir had come down from Bristol
on his small steam yacht Squid and he WIS
SCANNING along by tn" side of the Columbia
looking the boat all over and trying to find ont
uarly in in the sails. The Sluid steamed along
for some tin" to ioew2Tir q tne oiS raeing
f s%Ihn. III, The Slui th%n Sieeied 70, windwari
side and the Columbia was looked over IRON
that point. The Squd stuck to the Columbia
all over the course and after the race she ran
back to Bristol.
The schooners followed on after the sIoops
all on the port tack. the Quisctta being the
O'Clock. hut lost very much Ivy this tack as she
had the It'd. on her WEATHER Eenm and IT set
the starboard tack at :u6 O'Clock and the De-
fender held on Until she had worked itte to
then she tackled and both wero standing
in toward the shore. Just after tho Defender
Te an h the gHh 8ss hT
opposite tacks. The Columbia was the first To-
give way. She spun around to Port a, l:23:3Q
on the starboard tack. The wind was tiIlIfreSh
enlng and the prospect OF quick race was
The Quisetta held on the starboard tack fora
few m nutes and then she tackled out. follow
Ing the other schooners. The Amorta was
ssstwsr$ and tasorsd BY "I PIE q aS2 3, y
got a big lit, The ,Amorita tackled to star
board at l 80 30. and tho CoOnia followed at
l:3l 40 The Amortta was then quite piece
to windwnrd OF Commodore Postley's boat.
from which she was to receive a hig time a.
loTance, The Ariel went on the starh"ard
standing out on the same tack as the Columbia
toward the East. For more than ten minutes
the Columbia went about again to starhoard;
The wind by this time was east by south aud
Il it hauled any more to the southwark n"
next mark. The Defender was still standing
to the east. and She crossed the bow OF
the 1uis"tta, and then was thrown to starhOard
at 81 100. The Coionia at this tim. was foot
ing fast and seemed to be cutting down the
Amoritas lead very much. BY holding SO far
to the east, however. tho AmOrita got Il hig
lit. and the ColOuia was the next to benefit by
tho shift Of wind. The change had given them
so big a lit that it looked rs though both Of
these schooncrs would weather the Columbia.
The Columbia stood to the eastward on the
starboard tack at 1910 aul she crossed
the Colonia'a bow with n little to euara
at lt:3o. She ned on to- this tack for nearly
five minutes. passing under the stern of the
Amorta, and sh" Tackled on tho weather
quar,crof the AmOrtaa a. $3.50. The AmurIta
at that time was about a quarter of a mile TO
windward Of the Coionla. The Ariel. too, had
benefited by the shift II the wind and she
was able to weather the Defender 1t was
rather remarkable that the Amorita aud
and Defender. considering that the
schooners started nv" minutes later than the
sloops 1t simply shows what tn" different
wind had done, The Am0r!ta had been greatly
benefited 10y the change. and had tucked the
other schOOners but the Columbia and the
Defender and each got an equal share Of the
change. They had racel practically over the
same course. max ing tack for tack and neither
boat ha gained any material advantage 80 far
as the wind went The Columbia made a short
htch 10 port to grt clear of the AmOrra.
1t was not necessary to make this tack. but il
was done In order not TO bother the schooner.
and when clear OF the Amurita shr went back
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