The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
COLUMBIA'S FINEST RACE.
SHE WINS AGAIN AND rs FORMALLY
CHOSEN TO MEET SHAMROCK
In a Triangular Raoe of Thirty Miles on
Newport, In Fine, True Wind, tho
New Boat Beats the Defender by Ten
Minutes. Aeyon Seconds Net Time.

New Boat Beats the Defender by Ten
| Minutes, sevon Seconds Net Time.
NEWPORT, Sept 4-The Columbia won the
| right to defend the American cup against Sir
Thomas Lipton's cutter, over triangular course
of Newport TO day and won In brilliant fashion
too. II the second Of the trial races and the
| new crack showed such decided superiority over
| the old Queen Of the world 3 single sckcrs that
the regatta committee Of the New York Yacht
! Club, on the run home of the flagship Corsair
| from the finish prepared official bulletin de
| clarng that the trial races over. The new
cup defender crossed the finish line to royal
| salute from the watching fleet ten minutes and
| seven seconds actual time before the Defender
| luded under the stern Of the old ightship
Columbia away from the gallant old racer
| II was the old story Of the good old road horse
trying TO run down the thoroughbred. set to deep
sea surroundings In a cracking club topsail
| blow, the boat had reeled off the thirty miles
| logged by tho Luckenbach In a shade less than
ten knots to the hour. II was Defenders weather,
but that made no difference To the soop that has
| mastered her in all sorts and conditions Of sea
and wind The conditions even favoring
Defender II anything, yet the old champion got
the worst out and out beating that was ever ad-
ministered TO her. .. From all appearances Capt
Barr could have run the win up to twelve or thir-
teon minutes for ON tho last leg short hitch and
tack were thrown in 10 the aid of Defender
The course was over an equilateral Triangle ten
miles TO a leg The wind at starting Of a
velocity Of twelve knots and held true, dropping
at no time below eleven knots and freshening at
the finish. II was from the north but as the two
sloops bore down the second mark II cantercd
10 the northeast and the Defender carried her
spinnaker for Ave minutes before she gybed around
the stake boat Half way home it shifted slight
lv IN thc Northeast hy Thn In OF
right for the and the Deer Isle sailors could
not have brewed a better day for a yacht race il
they had been installed in full charge OF the ele
menta
The first leg a reach with the wind three
points aft Of the port beam. The sloops carried
their booms to starboard on this reach and the
Columbia beat the Defender TO the mark by 8 min
utes and SO seconds The second leg was another
broad reach, trne freer than the second with
booms 70 port and the wind half point aft of
the starboard beam. The Defenders spinnaker
allowed her by the cAnting OF the wind, cut down
the Columbias gain on this leg to two minutes and
seconds. The shifting OF the wind spoiled
dead beat TO windward on the home leg The
Defender made the line on long leg and short
leg. and the Columbia in three tacks and one q
short hitch.
The official time OF the race was:
Inns. Nm q, H. NJ f.
So,um oia' '...-...'.."..l1 2s o9 ~ sS 8 e
nj. ti,,.. ~ tha a.. L.. -
| r;.,, p,,,,.5
Start Mark Mme
Gotnmois ''...''..'''i3 20 9s Y e 20 6S So
nj. Co,,,,h,. ~, ,ho n.,.,d -.
| 38 seoonds The time on the second lar was:
Erst Second. Elapsed
6So etsnaa 32ss.ss 81 9s s 9s
| The Colum bia bat the Defender 2 minutes
| 9seconds. The tine the third leg was:
Sscond ,.., Elgpsed
| Columbia .,12 al 6s 2 IS 90 is 20
Defender. S3 81 2 SO SO 40 o.
| The Columbia beat the Defender 4 minutes
r. seconds
| II was announced to nigh that the two yachts
would race to morrow for cup Offered by William
Goddard, Of Providence. father in law OF {. Oliver
Iseln managing owner Of the Columbia The
start will be made from the Brenton's Reef Light
| ahiD and IL will he n fifteen m tn