The record-union., 1899-09-05
Easily Defeats the Defender in Yes
terday's Race.
Demonstrates That She Is the Superior Of
the Champion of 1895.
Not the Slightest Doubt That She
Will Sail Against the Shamrock
in the Race for the Americas
Cup.

NEWPORT. Or. -. Sept 4.-In to-
days race, the second and last of the
Official trial races for the settlement
of defender of the Americas cup.
the Columbia again demonstrated that
she is the superior of the Defender,
the 1898 champion. by defeating her
10 minutes and seconds over a trl-
angular course in an eight-lxnot breeze
and a smooth sea. The contest was a
procession throughout. with the CO.
lumbia leading at the start by I3 sec
onds and gaining on every leg of the
course.
! The first leg was a reach from the
starting line at Brenton's Reef light
snip southeast one-half east to a flag
mark, distance of ten miles, and from
the moment the Columbia crossed the
line she steadily sailed away from her
rival, going around the first mark 3
minutes and 36 second ahead.
Ihe second leg was also a reach
little broader than the first, but even
II the Defender did set her spinnaker
mile from the turn. she dropped
minutes and 10 second more in the run
to the second mark.
The third leg of the triangle was
almost dead beat to the finish. the
TWO boats making a long hitch clear
UP to the Narragansett shore The Co
lumbla made two other short tacks
before she reached the line, but the
Defender, by holding longer inshore
managed to reach the lightship without
another tack. Still the Columbia gained
showing that with sheets close hauled
she is the fastest American sail ~
yacht atioat. On this last leg she
added minutes and - seconds to her
lead, making a total for the entire
course of 10 minutes and Z seconds.
There will be no more official races.
that of to-day settling conclusively in
the minds of the committee which of
the two boats is better fitted to meet
the Shamrock.
The Cup Committee is permitted to
defer announcing the name of the Yacht
selected to defend the cup until a week
prior to the date of the first contest
and therefore the decision was not
made public. OF course there is not
the slightest doubt that the Columbia
will be the craft chosen.
What all the yachtsmen would like
to see is a contest between the boats
when they could carry only their lower
sails. On the run of the New York
Yacht Club from this port to the Vine
yard Haven, during the recent cruise
in a half gale, the Defender practically
defeated the Columbia on time allow
ance, and there are to-day many who
think that the old boat is the faster
in stiff breeze with lifted sheets. On
the run to the Vineyard the Columbia
had pine mast, which no doubt handi-
capped her to some extent, and what
remains to be seen IS whether she is
improved in heavy weather by the
steel mast as much as she is in mod
crate breezes.
The Columbia's mainsaiI fitted a little
better to-day than it did on saturday,
due, no doubt, to the stretching it re-
ceived in the first trial race and the
subsequent hauling out on the boom
and gaff. STILL there is an opportunity
for much improvement, as there is a
curl to the leach that some of the
yachtsmen do not like.
There will be race tomorrow morn
ing between the Columbia and De-
fender for a cup offered by William
Goddard of Providence, Mr.. Iselin's
father-in-law. The reason for holding
this race is to try new and lighter
weight mainsail on the Columbia.
The SHAMROCK.
NEW YORK, Sept 4.-The Shamrock
spread her wings for her first practice
in American waters to-day, and every
one who saw her move said she was
very fast. 1t was about II o'clock
when the trial was started. and be-
tween 3 and 4 when it was over. Sir
Thomas Upton, Mr. Fife, the designer
of the Shamrock, and Mr. Ratsey were
aboard the Shamrock. Captain Archie
Hogarth and his assistant, Captain
Bob Wringe, steered the yacht alter.
nately.
She sailed over the regular cup
course, starting from the Scotland
lightship, making for the Long Island
shore, then back to the New Jersey
Shore and then back to the starting
point. Aside from the Shamrock and
her escorts there were no boats down
there except the press boats.
After the trial the Shamrock with her
tender anchored in the Horseshoe,
where they will remain until after the
races are over The Erin, with Sir
Thomas Upton aboard, will probably
stay at Sandy Hook until Wednesday,
when she will bring her owner to-
Tompkinsville. There will be another
trial tomorrow, with the Shamrock
carrying the same spars, but another
set of sails