New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-15
THE COLUMBIA A FLYER.
AGAIN DEMONSTRATES HER MARKED
SUPERIORITY OVER THE DEFENDER.
THE AMoRIrA SURPRISES THE YACHTsMEN
AND WINS THE AsToR CUP-Ex-
CITING CONTESTS.

CITING CONTESTS.
Newport z l. Aug 1.-THE new Cup
defender Columbia added another victory to her
already splendid record to-day by defeating the
Defender champion Of 1898. by IL minutes {
seconds over a thirty-eight mile course and
the slippery little Amorita defeated the Colonia,
the Quisetta and the Ariel in the schooner class.
finishing twelve seconds ahead Of the Colonia,
which was second boat and winning the race
by | minute II seconds. corrected time.
These races which brought together the fast
est sloops and schooners on this side OF the
water were given In conjunction with the
cruise Of the New-York Yacht Club, and nearly
all the steam and sailing vessels which comprise
the squadron taking part in the cruise were
outside Brenton's Reef lightship 10 witness the
Snort The prizes two magnificent cups
valued AT $500 and 81 600 each. for the sloop
and schooner classes respectively. which were
offered by Colonel John Jacob Aston
The Columbia sailed a splendid race, and
showed that in light air she is many minutes
faster than the boat that defeated the Nalkyrie
III IN 1895 on every leg Of the course she made
great gains over the Defender. and this was
more noticeable on the first leg. which was a
spinnaker run of thirteen and half miles. On
tho second leg which promised 10 be at the outset
q dead heat TO windward Of eighteen miles. the
Columbia showed again that she could both out
foot and outpoint the older boat The wind shift
cd several points at a time until II had swung
f1om northwest 10 almost southeast. Ihls ala
not materially affect the positions Of the racers
except in the windward work, and then sud-
den change from about northeast to east Illus
trated what a great difference sudden shirt
will make as regards the position OF the leader.
After rounding the Block Island mark boat the
| Columbia started 70 beat 10 the West Island
| mark boat with a lead OF two minutes ana
| forty seconds over the Defender. The Columbia
| Immediately tackled 10 port and headed IN
toward Point Judith shore. The Defender tacked
in the Coumba's wake, and followed her ror
over an hour In the mean time the four schoon-
ers had rounded the leeward mark and stood
out 10 sea on port tack.
FAVORABLE SHIFTS ENCOUNTERED.
The boats encountered favorable SHIFT OF the
wind after they had been sailing about thirty
minutes on that hitch. Then the schoohers
tackled 10 starboard and 10 the amazement OF
every one. the Amorita and the Colonia' whlch
were leading that class. would have crossed tie
Columbia's bow had she not come ABOUT 70 " "
ward Of the COOnia. one can imagine IIOIH ~
fact that the AmOrita did not round the ma n
until fifteen n,onutes after the Columbia VIVA.
a great advantage they gained by stthdlhg Ou'
TO sea . A.L.,d
The Defender WAS about six minutes behind
the Columbia when she tackled urder the lees OF
the Colonia But instead OF following her 1as.
rival Captain Rhodes stood out 10 sea anu
found that there some advantage 10 De
gained by doing. -.
When the Defender finally came about on tne
stsrboard tack and IL seen that she no u
lessened the distance between herself ana the
Columbia by about two minutes, and later on
this leg Of the course she got another 1aVor@oIe
shift which helped her immensely. Inc CoIulI,-
bia made the great speed with sheets hatteneo-
and at the West Island mark had aodeu i'ii
utes and ; seconds 70 her lead.
on the run home the Defender tried 10 carry
spinnaker. but when Captain Rhodes found that
in order 10 keep II full he would have 10 hFad
away off the course, he dropped II below decks
in a hurry The Columbia rounding the
weather mark set her big balloon tib' and II
pulled splendidly, but in addition 10 this cap
tain Barr set a balloon staysal, which helped
wonderfully.
In the schooner class the race was hot one
between the Amorita and the Colonia The lat
ter started over three minutes behind the Amo-
rita but the run before the wind was so
much 10 her liking that she rounded the hrst
mark close behind her rival in second place. II
was give and u ke all the way UP 10 west Isl
and. but the little Amorita managed 70 reach
II first by a few seconds margin on the Wlnd
the Colonia pulled out 70 weather Of her rival
and ran by. hut the AmOrita duplicated the per-
/ Torrance.
All the way 70 the finish the two schooners
alternated in getting the lead. and as they
swept up toward the line the COlonia had her
rival under her lee but 10 avail. for just be
fore the finish was reached the Amorita pulled
through. crossing little over her length ahead
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