The record-union., 1899-10-02

The Columbia has had many more
trials than her British rival and prob
ably the trials have been better. They
certainly could not have been more
satisfactory. She has been pitted half
a score of times against the old cup
defender, and has won in every case.
Her trials took place off Newport and
so decisive were her victories during
the annual cruise of the New York
Yacht Club that it was deemed unnec-
essary Immediately after to further
test her qualities. However, to give
her a more thorough trial additional
races We're arranged and with some
improvements that had been made, the
Columbia won more marked triumphs
Some of her victories over the De-
fender are as follows:
August 9Th, thirty mile course, light
weather, won by4 minutes, l second.
August 10th, heavy sea, strong
breeze, 37-mile course, won by l min
ute, SO seconds.
August 10th, fair breeze, triangular
course, p miles, won by 8 minutes.
Off Newport. all kinds of weather,
30-mile course, won by 6 minutes. As
seconds
Off Newport, triangular course, 1C
miles to the leg, in a whole sail breeze
won by 10 minutes.
The Shamrock has been in ali but
seven real trials.
The Columbia has had an average OF
three or four weeks since the latter
part of June. The Columbia has had
the Defender constantly with her and
the Defender has been in charge Of a
crew that drove her to the last inch OF
speed. The trials through which these
two yachts passed were genuine races
The Columbia and her crew form a
thoroughly we'll tried racing outfit and
Captain Charley Barr, who will be
at the Wheel is an expert. The Sham
rocks crew number more than that
of the American boat and are we'll tried
men, every one of them. Captains
Archie Hogarth and Wiring will have
the handling of the Britisher.
Comparing the merits of the boats
as they have been estimated since the
trials, it is reasonably certain that the
Shamrock cannot stand up better in a
strong blow than the Columbia Many
believe that she would prove the better
boat in a gale, but it is not so GER
tain that a gale will prevail on any
of the racing days. According to the
judgment of those who have followed
the two yachts in such trials as they
have had the Columbia has shown
much greater speed in winds of i
knots an hour than under and even
the warmest supporters of the Sham
rock confess that should light winds
prevail their favorite will have but lit
tie chance of winning. They concede
this by saying that they hope for stiff
breeZeS.
In addition to her fine qualities in
light air the Columbia has shown her
self most satisfactory in her windward
work and it is worth noting that she
was designed especially for this kind
of work.
c. Oliver Iselin and yachting party
which included Captain Barr of the
Columbia, sailed down to the navy yard
this afternoon in the ST. Michael The
ST. Michael hove to in Wallabout Basin
and Mr.. Iselin and Captain Barr went
ashore in a launch. They were met
by Lieutenant Mulligan of the navy
yard and Naval Constructor Francis r.
Bowles, who walked up to the big dry
dock in which the graceful cup de-
fender rested on the keel blocks. She
looked like a toy boat in the big wood
en- basin, the last occupant of which
was the mighty battleship Kearsearge.