New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-16
COLUMBIA VICTOR AGAIN.
END OF THE SERIES OF TRIAL RACES
WITH THE DEFENDER.
A REMARKABLE START BETWEEN The i"o
FLYERs-LuFF1NG MATCH IN THE

SCHOONER CLASS.
Nevnort r. T., Aug 15-Under the clearest
| of skies and in as fine a topsail breeze as one
Gould desire the Columbia put the fnlshihs
touch on her series of trial races against 'he
Defender In the presence Of the New iorA
Yacht Clubs fleet to-day. winning the twenty
ona mile race by eight minutes fifty-two sec
onds The weather which greeted the wrongs VI
vachtsmen on board the big fleet IN this hai "'
was the finest imaginable. For once however
the spectators were disappointed the ncA'e"es9
Of the breeze being the cause or IL ALL anu '''
contest. which looked at the start as II 1t was
going to be a splendid one, developed INTO 'a~y
drifting match, and for hours the pleasure crai'
eo.ted about while those on board watched the
two big sIoops the Columbia and the Defender'
creep along at a snails pace.
There were lust three redeeming features IN
to-aav's race-the wonderful start that both the
big sleeps made the holly fought lufting match
between the Quisetta and the Arnorloa' anu '"
surprising speed which the Columbia sho"eu
when there was scarcely a capful OF w1no'
Tho race WAS given by the NewYork Yacht
Club as a. wsndup' of the annual cruise so lar
as racing IL concerned. and cups which were
aos,crated as "WYndup Cups" were offered as
Dr,zas for the connecting yachts. In addition 10
the races between the schooners and soops, all
tho 90 footers in these waters had little
match Of their own the trophy being hand
some silver cup offered by Commodore j. Pier
non+ Morgan Of the New-York Yacht Club.
Then there was considerable interest In the
schooner class. in which the Amorita ana the
ouisetta competed. Each Of these fast yachts
had won the same number OF squadron runs
during the cruise, and to settle this Tie their
owners decided to call to-day's race the sai-of
also.
OF course the Columbia won from the De-
fender and 1t appears that the people down
this way are getting rather tired OF seeing these
big single-stickers race, for the fleet that wit
messed the contest was not nearly as large as
yesterday. The Amorita won easily from her
rival the Quisett1, but for a time 1t looked like
good, close match. However the former
seemed to like the light air the better, and
she soon dropped the Quisetta far astern
The SO-footers had a good time by them
selves. sailing fourteen mile course. and 1t
was through the skilful work Of the Cardinals
skipper that she won out.
START OF THE RACERS.
The start made by the Columbia and the De-
fender has never been equalled by such large
boats in any race bare two seconds sepa-
rated them when they tore over the line. carry
ing clouds Of canvas aloft and they were only
twenty-seven seconds later than gun fire in
crossing Ten minutes before the time to start
both shippers began jockeyng for the better po-
sition, and Barr proved once more what great
head he has by placing the Columbia just TO
weather of the Defender. less than fifty feet
away. 1t is no discredit TO Captain Rhodes
however, that no was under the new boats lee
for one Of the two had TO be there in such a
start as to-days, and 1t fell to him to be the
unlucky one. Time was getting short when
Barr gybed the Columba's mailsail to starboard
and swung the fine ship around for the line
The Defender was already steering that way
and down they both came for 1t. breaking out
lib topsails and hosting balloon staysais as
they did so.
For few seconds they held along on exactly
even terms but the Columbia. having the
weather berth cut off the Defenders wind just
enough to check her a little. and they both
crossed about one-quarter OF the Columpia 3
hull was showing by the Defenders bow. In a
minute more the Defender was astern, and the
Columbia heading for the flag mark off Point
Judith. with lead of good length From
there on II was simply n steady gain for the
new boat except when the wind died out almost
entirely after she rounded the second mark, and
was coming home under spinnaker and balloon
lib The Defender seemed to hold the breeze
after she rounded. closing up the long gap a
bit but II was only for few minutes; then
she got into the soft spot. too. and under equal
conditions the Columbia drifted away from her
fast. .
In the schooner class the Quisetta led across the
line well I'D to the weather end, and the Amorita
crossed third half minute later. Once clear
Of the nghtship both shippers began to pinch
up to windward as much as their balloon 1ibs
and main topmast staysafs would allow
The Amorita made up the distance between her
and her rival soon after the start. but for a
| long time could not get through her lee. The
! luffng match carried the two boats away off
! their course and finally when the Amorita cot
the lead they were able to carry their spinnakers
| down TO the first mark when II would have
| ordinarily been a reach.
To add to the interest the small sloops
| sailed a pretty race over the same course. the
! Syce winning from the Kestrel by comfortable
| margin. ..n1s 4
HOW THE YACHTS WERE SAILED.
THE co1JyMB1A AND THE DEFENDER MAKE