The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-25
COLuMBIA HAULED OUT
Cleaning Her Undsrbody at Bristol-steei
Mast to He Stepped To-day.

BRISTOL, July 24.-Thc Columbia sailed up
the bay from Newport yesterday afternoon
She worked under forestaysail ana )io aIrN-
Ing here about 3 O'Clock The wind was from
the northeast and not strong. The run was
made In something over one hour Inc .,ue
was ut the flood and aided her very much' no
Columbia came here to be hauled out on the
marine railway at the boat shop from which
she was launched In order to have her under
body cleaned. Her lower keel Is so close to the
bottom on account Of deep draught that IL IN
thought there must be some barnacles at
tached to II low down. 1t Is intended, " pcs
sble. to win the Newport Cup On SatH1rSH ,hit'
and no chances are to be ia ken with ioul nun.
The new defender was hauled up to buoy
directly of shore from TIE mapi rms ea pnT tSs
Ihe crew were on deck S t oTShs ah housed at
o'clock. It was ufterward lowered into the
water and made fast alongside s.ea az the
Anchors were run of from the quarters OF tne
yacht in order to steady her while she was
being hauled into tho slip. It was high water ,t1
the Lig steel cradle was lowered into the water
from the south construction shop. The hei
R sn wor fe Of oaans her per on the cradle 1t took
quite n while to load hor properly. A aver
Mae PHsy il ns s sa III the ystf T
ward compl eted on the starboart side. AL
out OF water and the tide was fast ebbing.
The mainsal was unbent and with some
Mlchaels The boom and gaff were afterward
mpslunG from the mast and set on the de N,
The diver made his descents under wafer rom
a derrick scow Capt. Barr and his 9nleers
had charge OF unslnging the spars and haul;
Ing the boat along. wooden horse WAS placed
under the main boom forward and the after
end OF the spar rested on the bow crutch; Inc
water was calm. rendering conditions favor.
able Tor getting tho yacht on the railway. 1t
took all the forenoon to get her out Of he wuter
The Coumbia's underbody IL In plain view
by daylight for the first time since she was
on the railway until her mainmast almost
brought up against the west end OF the south
boat shop ut T. O'Clock. The underbody. az far
free from dirt but from there the plates wer.
rather dirty. with n sprinking Of small barna-
ces low down. The plates Of the lower under
body we're discolored In patches irregulary
and showed a grcenish hue. caused by expos
ure to the salt water
The lines Of the boat, as seen, are of the
finest. There is nothing there to obstruGt or
hold or back The stem is nearly straight
lin, ON the turn OF the bow TO the neck at tho
tut the bilges From there down there Is
an lie Of - degrees or therea bouts. Tho
ST 1t from III" tuck 20 the rounded of for
VI md Of the lead keel.
cradle is set pretty well forward under
r. liver cleaned the keel under water in the
The new steel mast will be stepped to-mor-
row, and with this spar she vii sail the race
for the Newport Cup on SATURDAY: The mast t
rivrting some plates at the head. Al the other
portions of the mast were painted brown
color. The fittings were adl listed at the point
where the spar enters the deck. The derrick
steamer Archer arrived this morning to take
out the Oregon pine mast. The Archer 10
having new hnstinE gear attached for the lob
before her. This programme precludes the
possibility OF a race with the Defender outside
of Newport to- morrow