New-York tribune., 1899-07-08
READY FOR TO-DAY'S RACE.
THE COLUMBIA AND THE DEfENDbH
ANCHORED OFF ALL VIEW
SMOOTH WATERS OF THE LARcHMoNr COURSE
EXPECTED TO GIVE THE NEW BOAT
BETTER CHANCE THAN SHE
HAD OFF SANDY HOOK.

BETTER CHANCE THAN SHE
HAD OFF SANDY HOOK
An early gun at Larchmont to-day VIII senu
the two great boats Off again. The Coiuno'a
and the Defender hardly know each other !e''
and while allowing that Mr.. 1selin propapy
knows more than any one else OF their compare"
tive merits II is sure that outsiders have great
deal TO find out on this subject. There VIII
probably be n larger attendance OF yachts III
the race to-day than there was at SANDY NUN
The waters near Larchmont are calm ana snpa'i
boats can attend comfortably. which was no'
the case in the ocean seas of Thursday' ihe
r.cine, courses of the Larchmont Yach, CIup are
readily accessible from a number OF nelshpo'ine
ports. and If the affair has been su'Hc'e"'''
beralded there will be many people present
The first race off Sandy Hook has Simply
whetted the public appetite to know What 'ne'e
boats can do with each other. and il the De-
fender makes another big push for Nlctoiy '"o
interest will be Of an excited KIND.
The Regatta Committee. consisting OF Johh D.
Lovejoy. Howard w Coates and FRANK fiaruy'
will send the yachts over a thirty-els"' n'o
course Mr. Coates said yesterday that 'he east
eyly mark would be placed about -FOUR h'i'es
further eastward than in the ordinary oiuo
course for schooners. and would be well III 'n'
middle Of the Sound The second turn VIII pe
OF Prospect Point Hampstead Harbor. ana the'
corrse then back to the starting point, Off the
Larchmont float. This will be nineteen h'''-S
long TO be sailed twice, and in either direction
according TO the wind.
The start Is set now FOR II so o'clock. and II
there is eny wind the iacers Will go on on time
The clrb has chartered two large steam tugs
these vessels will follow the yachts over the
course Commodore Postley gives the prize lor
the winner. - -. or
number OF Yachting parties have been ar
ranged. and several other parties VIII " a''slu p'
rail The latter will be able to see the s'a,t'
the n,rn at the end OF the first round ana tns
finish from the Larchmont headlands. inc cnlel
norton Of the race will be IN view from theie'
but not he most easterly part OF the sailing.
\ good many yachtsmen are saying tnat the
Columbia will have an easier time with tue pe-
fender than she had in the seas OIL Sandy looh'
and that while she may not go to windward IN
a heavy sea as well as the Defender, she can
beat her in any direction If she has calm water
This she will probably get at LaIchmont.
The Columbia and the Defender left their an
chorare at the club station. Tompkihsville,
Staten Island Yesterday morning soon after v
O'clock Each had separate tuSboat, ana tne
covers were on the sails. AS they passed .ile
Battery and along the East River they Were
erected with saluteS by the steamers IN the
neighborhood This continued until the Sound
widened out and shipping became less thick Inc
boats are now lying at their regular moorlngs' OF
All View New Rochelle. where Mr.. lselin lives.
The barrels which float at the end Of these moor
inos are immense Those used Cor the Peninsular
md Oriental steamers at Por: Said are the same
size. o.
Weather sharps at the Larchmont Yacht Club
loe. NIGHT predicted a good easterly breeze IN
the morning for the race between the Columbla
and the Defender. An easterly wlnd or any
strength in Long Island Sound means that tne
hox. On u.
Predictions Of course, often wrong, ana II
the wind should be 10 the southwark the yachts
will make their first leg across the Sounu 10
the white buoy off Hampstead Harbor They
will 90 from there to the mark Off Long Poln'
near the Connecticut shore. then back 10 the
home mark. ,., ...
day until nearly sunset to dry 1t out after
Thursdays rain. Those IN charge or the new
Yacht. realizing that her sails must pe il,aue i
10 set better gave the matter all their at'ehtioh
Yesterday and il is safe TO say tnat Wheh she
comes to the line everything possible VIII, nav
been done to improve their drawing quaii'ie''
SOME FUNNY IDEAS ABOUT THE BOATS
MR.. 1sE1.1N CREDITED By cRANKs WITH "hol-D'
ING THE COLUMBIA BACK
Yesterday the Sandy Hook race OF the Co
lun1bla and Defender displaced all other topics
amcng yachtsmen. and there has been more sos
sip and conjecture than any one cou'd ca'o"
with a butterfly net. 1t seemed that hardly any
person could believe his own eyes when seeing
the Columbia getting the worst OF II III 'i'c
hardest part Of the seaway and windWaru
work on Thursday. Conjecture held hgh car
nival on the Cepheus. and the same 'a'lou'
ideas are still running through the CLUBS some
OF them are funny, others weird Men ueciareo
that Mr. Iselin knew all about the boats ana
was Intentionally allowing the Columbia to he
~ htcC a
and fantastic He didn't want to tell the Sham
rock too much. Perhaps Upton might not wish
to come over If he knew beforehand What
marvel the Columbia was. Mr.. lselln, IN nay
ing full charge Of both boats, had oruereu INC tie
shippers to ring in two or three inexpensive
defeats I'm order to come forward i1nally with
a dazzling and coruscating victory. MI lsellh
was also preparing for the making OF a fortune
in tho betting field He would depreciate the
Columbia stock TO a low ehb. and then really
turn her loose and rake in all the blue chips
Among these people none seemed 70 give MI:
Iselin the credit for doing his best with Doat
that was not quite good enough for the occa-
sion. According to them, he was restraining
boat that miracle OF speed for reasons
of his own A man who has perhaps written
as much about yachts as anybody living sald'
pointing his shoulder: DO you suppose
that that is a bona hde race!
The reply indicated belief that II was.
well. I have always thought better OF your
common sense. / know. as a fact, that that
boat can sail circles round the Defender. The
Columbia Is being held back
And so on There end to H. II began
on the lowest deck and spread over every higher
one and even to the rallings up near the walk
ing beam.
1t is safe bet that II Mr. 1selir gets calm
water to-day at Larchmont he will he able to
give up all these different conspiracies and land
the Columbia an easy winner at the finish In
other words. he will continue, as he has begun,
TO make the best possible showing for his boat.
But IL he ever has TO put the Columbia against
the Defender In beat through a heavy head
sea and wind, then further variegated reasons
will be assigned for his restraining the Column