New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
END OF THE CRUISE.
CoII,MBIA SHOWS HERSELF MARVEL
IN LIGHT WEATHER.
c,rp RIMS OF THE NEw-YORK YACHT
C1Iys OVER FOR 1sss-ALL PLEASED WITH

GLIB OVER FOR 1ss9-ALL PLEASED WIN
NEW CUP DEFENDER.
Newport. r. l., Aug. 1.-THE New-forK iaen'
Club squadron Is again at anchor 'o-h's"' IA
the harbor and 30 far as the cluo runs "'e No''
cerned the cruise Of 1909 is over. Inc last run
to-day from New-Bedford to ths poi"
twenty-five miles. was not much u al
Improvement over yesterdays huklness' ior'
while the wind held on longer. the yach's ran
into soft spots. and five miles from the iiii'si
the entire fleet was becalmed for nan I" Nou''
Tho Columbia kept UP her record of victories
NJ the week. not only leading all the yachts over
The line. but defeating the Defender nineteen
minutes and four seconds elapsed time.
1.-THE actual distance, however, between the
boats was less than two miles, for the Ola
Snat came UP slowly in the light air. besides be-
a. somewhat delayed by a short lufflng match
With the schooner Colonia. which finished ABOUT
the same time
The Columbia's victory was. nevertheless per-
<ac,,v legitimate and she showed herself
,nervel in light weather. The wind was light
,hroughout and at one time failed altogether
A,t n treated both boats alike. barring short
.ne,i Aust before the finish. when the Columbia
Ssooht the breeze a few minutes before her
,,vsI, II was a spinnaker day almost from the
atsrs and the yachts carried their light sails
throughout.
Starting with five knot northeast breeze of
New Bedford the Defender nineteen SECONDS III
the lead the yachts ran before the wino LOT the
first six miles down Buzzard's Bay to the Hen
and Chickens Lightship. On the way down the
Columbia caught and passed the Defender
rounding the lightship one minute ana thirty
seven seconds in the lead. besides catching haf
~ the fleet which had started twenty minutes
ahead.
few minutes after rounding the WIND hauled
more 10 the eastward, and again splnhakets'
which had been taken off, were hoisted Tor the
run 10 the finish sixteen miles away HAN way
10 that point off Sekonnet Light, the WIND again
hauled 70 the southeast and the Columbia ran
RAPIDLY through the feet passing boat AFTER
boat, until she established herself in the lead Of
all the yachts. on the run to Sekonnet, under
perfectly fair conditions as far as the wind was
concerned the Columbia gained rapidly. leading
the Defender at the Light by eleven minutes and
twenty eight seconds.
The southeast wind left both yachts about the
same time. but when it came In again the Co.
lumba picked Il up first and crossed the line at
! 4.15:O2 the Defender crossing at 4:334I. Few
mistakes were made on either boat and both
were certainly sailed for all there was in them
SAILS SHIFTED FREQUENTLY.
The Columbias sails shifted frequently
TO catch favorable breezes. and the men handled
the great sheets Of canvas quicker than ever be-
fore In fact. the new boat lively through
ont the day. and seemed TO have surprising
faculty of picking up breeze and keeping 1t on
all occasions.
Much Of this is no doubt due to her excellent
handling for throughout the cruise Of five days
during which the breezes with one exception
have been battling she has always managed to
find fortunate shifts which have put her On
variably far in the lead. All this Is pleasing,
not only to her owners but to the members OF
the New-York Yacht Club in general, and in
this respect the cruise has been eminently sue
cessful.
AS for the other boats in the feet. all had
hard day with the light shifting airs. and FOR
once the Viglant was we'll in the rear OF the
fleet although she beat out her only competitor
the Navahoe. At one time, however 1t looked as
II the latter had captured the lead during the
shift of wind 10 the southeast, which left the
vigilant becamed. But the Carroll boat could
not keep the breeze and the Vigilant slipped in
ahead.
The Colonia again led the schooners over near
ly the entire course, finishing we'll In the lead
with the Arnorita good second and winning In
her class. The yachts were slow in finishing
that fog caught good number and the nag
Ship leaving the tug TO take the time. ran into
the harbor.
Fortunately the Columbia and the Defender
reached their mornings before the fog shut
down, but tonight 1t is thick and the feet is
enveloped In the msts. The thick fog was all
mat was necessary to complete the variety of
weather since the cruise started on Tuesday
and tonight the yach' men can say that all
sorts and conditions have been met and In thu
end surmounted