The times., 1899-07-07
COLUMBIA A SPEEDY boat
She Easily Sails Away From TIE
Gallant Defender.
Under UnfavorabIc Weather Condi-
Triangular Course Three and 81
Half Minutes Faster Than Her 0p-
ponent-Mr. Iselin Greatly Pleased.

New York. July 6.-The race today be-
tween the new sloop yacht the Columbia
and the Herreshoff marvel of past sea-
son. the Defender, was not altogether sat-
isfactory. because Of tickle weather condi-
tions. Over triangular course Of thirty
miles, ten miles with the wind ahead and
ten miles with it on the starboard beam
and quarter. and ten miles with the wind
over the port bow the Columbia defeat
ed the Defender by three minutes and
thirty-three seconds elapsed time. AS the
Columbia is the allowing boat the cor
rected time will somewhat reduce her
onds.
The weather work of the Columbia in
a breeze that varied in force and occa-
sionally shifted showed that she is able
to point somewhat higher than the De-
fender The race demonstrated that the
Defender is still worthy ship. A con-
| test in piping wind and a white-capped
| sea Will doubtless reveal a larger knowl
edge OF the qualities OF the new yacht.
With C. oliver Iselin on the Columbia
| today We're his brother, William f. Iselin,
Arthur Iselin, son of William E. Iselin:
Captain Woodbury. Kane of the Rough
Riders. Herbert C. Leeds. and Newberry
| D. Thorne. James Stillman was on board
| the Defender with Mr. Duncan. 1t. was
after II o'clock when Commodore ]. Pier
| pont Morgans handsome steamer Corsica
with the regatta committee. passed out the
signals that meant the start would be made
| from Sandy Hook lightship, and it was
| later announced that the race would be
over triangular course. The triangle v as
thirty miles in length. each side being
ten miles. The first leg was southwest BY
south, the second east half south, ant
the third north northwest half west
There was a long wait until at 1874;
o'clock a preliminary signal was hoistet
on the Corsica and the two boats begar
to maneuvre for positions.
The Defender crossed the line at 12:5S:20
The second, or handicap gun, was fired
Just as the Columbia reached the lint
and she crossed at 1:00:02, or with han
dicap of two seconds The Columbia held
on the port tack until 1907, and then Cap
tain Barr put the Columbia on the othel
tack. Captain Rhoades at once followed
suit So far the Columbia had made NJ
perceptible gain. The Columbia was moi
doing as well as expected and some who
saw the boat were disappointed. The heavy
water seemed to bother the new boa
more than it did the Defender, and man,
thought the latter would turn the hrs
mark in the lead. Slowly but surely th'
Columbia was creeping up, but it did no
seem that she could reach the mark il
time. Just before the mark was reached
however a squall struck from the south
and letting the Columbia up, it at the sam
time knocked the Defender of, and tn,
Columbia was able to fetch the mark first
The Columbia turned the mark at 2:3S: 80
and the Defender at 2:39:1S. Allowing TO
the two seconds handicap the Columbia
had gained two minutes and thirty-seyel
seconds on the ten mile beat to the wind
ward.
The next leg was east half south
ten miles. The squall that had been gath
ering in the south broke shortly befor
8 o'clock, but in a few minutes the storm
cleared off and the wind got lighter. Il
the light wind the Columbia drew ahea
and gibed around the mark at 33S:0l, an
the Defender at 3:40:19. The course t
the lightship was northwest half west
and the wind was over the por
beam. The wind held true for short tim
and then hauled to the west, making it
close reach for the yachts. The Colum
bia seemed to draw ahead of the Defende
very fast, and at one time it looked a
though she would finish a mile in the LEAD
For about two thirds of the distance
was a close reach and then the wind &C
around to the south and sheets were start
ed. The Defender carried a better win
! that the Columbia. and toward the end {
the race she rapidly gained on the ne
boat. The Columbia crossed the fms
line in at 4:47:55.
The Defender gained considerably unit
about two hundred yards from the fms
and then she lost a little. She crossed th
. line at 4:49:4S. On the last leg Of tn
course the Columbia had sailed the tie
: miles in 1:O9:54. while the Defender ha
J taken 1O9:29 The Defender had thu
! gained twenty-five seconds on this lei
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