New-York tribune., 1899-07-07

required any amount OF doept IidHiPu'o'O" y"
pilot a spoon from the soup plate to ones hps'
while at the time taking care that tne
dish was not precipitated into ones lap Long
before the first leg had been sailed large num-
bers OF the passengers on the Cepheus retired
10 staterooms or appropriated five or six feet
of the saloon couches. and thereafter took no
further interest in the race. Their disappoih'-
ment was great but inevitable. Nor were tney
the only ones disappointed The seasoned water
men who took no more notice of the careenng
and dipping of the Cepheus than they wouio Oh
the vibration of a Broadway car suffered a rear
full shock early in the afternoon. According 10
custom they left their fair friends and reia'iVes
on the upper decks at frequent intervals TO go
below to set the topsails' and splice the main
brace" Suddenly the whisper went rouho
there's not a drop of anything left and from
that moment the darkened skies were no more
gloomy than their spirits.
A GAIN AFTER CLOSE RACE.
The story of the race does not require much
telling After about fifteen minutes man9uv-
ring for rosition In which the two champions
showed off their beautiful points. their splendid
qualities and graceful bearings, and drew such
terms Of admiration from the onlookers as
would deplete a whole dictionary OF adjectives'
the Defender went the starting line two
minutes ahead Of the Columbia In the heaVy
sea and stiff wind which prevailed the older
craft more than held her own. She rode the
combers ceanly and without an effort ana
stood up In the breeze more firmly, perhaps
than the new champion In this first leg a
beat TO the windward both boats with their
decks awash kept almost the same distance
from each other as at the start until just be-
fore the first mark was reached. Then the
took eayppWhnt hold course or
taking half hitch. The maneuvre was attended
with excellent results and then. heading for
the buoy with broad quarter wind. amid the
greatest excitement, she walked by the De-
fender and rounded the mark nearly two min
utes to the good
After that on the next two legs broad reach
and a close reach, the contest became a process
sion with the Columbia ultimately winning by
8 minutes 33 seconds.
That her advantage would have been greater
than this had she been handled as we'll as was
the Defender and had good fortune. was
agreed by all who witnessed the race. 1t was
apparent that her crew were somewhat green,
but the alacrity with which the new jibtopsail
was set demonstrated that It will require only
little practice TO bring the crew up to the degree
OF excellence shown by the Defenders men.
sAILS DID NOT FIT WELL.
Ernest Staples. one of the best known men in
the New-York Yacht Club. commenting upon
the race TO Tribune reporter, said; From
what have seen of the race, do not think
the Columbia's forestaysails and club topsails
fitted we'll. At the same time, l cannot pass
very we'll upon the merits Of the two yachts, be-
cause / do not know how good the bottom of the
Defender is-whether she is smooth she
was in 1896 Taking all things into consdera
ton. think the Defender showed herself a
pretty good boat. But that only goes to show
that the Columbia is extremely fast boat. 1t
Is too early yet. however. to Judge Of her exact
speed because they have not got her properly
tuned up. Taking everything into consideration.
she performed well. especially when it is re-
membered how short time her people have had
TO gauge her and shape her up. The Defender
did better in the breeze.l think, but that little
superiority vanished In the lighter winds. The
Columbia, taking all in ALL was manfestly the
superior boat of the two"
John Hyslop. the official measurer Of the New
York Yacht Club said: Il think that on the
whole. 1t was very good average test 1t would
have been better however. If the wind had held
in the same quarter and allowed the last leg TO
be sailed before the wind.
j. L. Mott Jr.. said: THE Defender had very
much the best OF 1t in the early part Of the
race. Her sails fitted better than those of the
Columbia. and she certainly superior in the
freshening breeze"
J. Frederick Tams said: "To my mind the day
was not favorable to bringing out any really
definite comparison of the relative merits OF the
two yachts because of the shifting winds 1t
was. however, a close race. and the Columbia.
like all boats. will improve as she gets
tuned up"
ard NJ sl1o Cnh Do
gatta Committee gave 1t as his opinion that
the Defender showed up better than the Colum-
bia in the stiff wind, but in the smoother con-
ditons, he said. the Columbia both outfooted
and outponted her opponent He found fault.
also with the fit of the Columbia's mainsail
and forestaysail. and said he understood these
would be altered before the race at Larchmont
tomorrow.
SOME OF THOSE WHO SAW THE RACE.
Among the guests and New-York Yacht Club
members on the Cepheus were F. w. J. Hurst
J. V. s. Odde. Edward F. Darrell. Commander
William II. Emory L. S. N; w r. Schuyler.
Brigadier-General William ]. Huings. Philip A.
Strong. William A. Brown, John Hyslop Major
Alfred Taylor G. Kramer Thompson, Charles E.
Potter. Isaac Iselin. Captain c. w. Phillips c.
A. Van Rensselaer,. August Belmont, jr.. II. V.
r. Kennedy w. A. Ransom, jr c. F. Mathison,
James Eustis. G. Tod Ford. J. II. Breslin WILL
lam NJ King. F. s. Cozzens. Horace See. Ed
ward J. Greacen. F. NJ. Wilson. r. p Curtis.
Paymaster H. T. B. Harris. L. S. N; Edward A.
Sumner DR.. John Vanderpoel. T. A Bronson,
the Misses Iselin. D. Floyd Jones, William A.
Osgood Alexander L. Thorne. r. ". Rutherford.
A. w. Hoyt. Stephen Peabody. George D. Nor
gan. George De Forest Barton. Robert Dunlap.
]. b. Hartman. Henry Marquand. Henry A.
Robinson. W. II. Hollister G. A Ballard w.
Stanhope Collender, Trenor L. Park. Conrad L.
Peters, II. L. Payson. Charles S. Milliken. J.
Frederic Tams, II. r. Harper. Robert A. Gran
mis-, Maurice Bouvier and James w. Tappin