The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
WAS COLUMBIA BEATEN!
IINiSHTD EIRNT mr. ELPERfS SAY
DEEENDER NOV ON ILLOWdNCE


hhoid II Defender minute and II seconds in
- milo run 'rOr lirrutou's Reef light-hip to
Vineyard Haven to-day. IN" wind was steady
aud from the South all dav. and remark ably
uuick tim" vas made hy nuth bonts over tho
Cour-o. Ino D"lomi"r"rossci thostartlng line
- SECONDS ahead ~ the Columbia. and sho
nrIrinlu"d her lead uni they were near the
VINEYARD Sound IAghtship. where the Columbia
pa.,.oi hrr. From th"rn to the finish. twenty
mites away, tn" wIud was !u-t att ~ the beam.
and th' Champion Of - stuck /, the Cuumhia
E,r'us,iy that It was generally conceded that
Tn .,."nlrr has won the racu on corrected
tjNl. st The finishing lin" the Columbia was
'u.' ,. seconds ahral II Tho Defender 10 that
o ii. l'-' twenty miles OF the ruurs" the Co
luw..r hli uu y gained three seconds
,.n Nuu'uu'- Errf TO Vineyard Sound
1Iah-.Unu they sailed through rough water
.orI 1T nrr,ur' for the Cnlumlin's poor
r'N u.,. o"' Er"r' beam aud fu,irr lines re-
t.r -. h,l III "A .uaWul. ia Vineyard
t'#aI 'ho win va. quite .tron: and the Co.
llmnd had 'u g." iur"i sharply suvn raj times.
VIA. Ia" Defender stood uu urayry under tho
rush and CONS hutlS forged ahead. The entire
course MIS- ~nil"d Nv To" Columbia IN three
hours AMI 'hjry.".;n' seconds. The be-
frrGrg GOT cred ia" sumo distance in thGre
hours, orr lJn ne. Nty.iwu seconds Coluon
h.. "Hvur.,s" -l."oi oyer a." course was 4 n III.
H. tour miuur.. aud ,iS -thrru seconds VIII g..
Is H''ut twelve AMI halt nautical miles au
Ii. IN after finishing tn" yurh's ran into the
ltrS, u nri anrhuryl ru, the might,
Omtu.u- n'rU,'- screened thr sun when the
y""h'-t"n ur.,.r a.. morning. There was "A
l-Hl l''. .'' ,ruu ia. -puthrdsi. but II look ed
Np'N mr'N Ike ram. hnd preparations were
lIirir accordingly Al ia" sail yurh,s were
mad. ready early Main.as wrro ho,sIrd on
t.r rpr, sud MAN and for" sails on the
H'r"pu"r-. inrn htrlhlA-t was d~m-scd
H"d at cu.ur- the tulrmOirre Ena,ird that
-" l.r' wuHII go under way for Vineyard
llH,lu at - 'uu.,ir"k soon after this signal
was uIH.Ir b" yachts that were going To par
t.tlI'" ia the race got and,r WAY aud worked
IA ,' way ,ur ot IN" harror. This was no rnsy
t"r,.n~ llo 'ir"l wh, packed in like -arincs in
u .uN. ami ih"rr WIS danger all tho time Of
f"utuI aud carry * away spars.
No 1850 uc,uuk the flagship signalled the
f'.J To- got under way and then hustcd signal
tr,iuE all hands that the race would be started
u lu..,u pr.urk from Brentons Reef Light
th'r Hrwunrtrt.. w"r" up carly to see the
t"r' -. uu the ,u't, at Castle Point and at
lwutuns Point there were crowds who
MDtrhoi the boats sad out The Columbia was
ca" of tn, first Of the fleet to reach the open.
Nj i."uu wishing to ascertain the weather
G "udtlun~ uu,.,.o lie found IA good sailing
lr."Hr pI about tw"lH" knots strength blowing
nom the south. The mainsail was hoisttd and
cluh tup~aU sent up. There was a lump ON the
water. Tho waves were rolling and making
H." ord NGhtship dance. and tho wind was
ln~h.ug th" "re,tS Of those waves into foam
which splHshrd against the sides Of the yachts
aud occasionally rolled on board Capt Barr
OIL ia" columbia was satisfied TINT it was no
d., for big sails, and after sailing around for
awhl" tn" club was taken down and a work
INK lup,ai was set.
lh" Defender got under way shortly before
10 O'Clock and under mansail and Jb she
worked out Of Tia" harbor Then the club
TOT sal was sent a,oft. hut when out by the
lIGht~htp she took her hig sail down and a
working topsail was set in its place The Cor
san made TIA" starting line at 1890 o'cL,ck
nn'h'rnE t" the southwark and wndward OF
u" tlGhtshIp Tho signals for the destination
OF the fleet Vineyard Haven. were hoistod
IN" yachts were to go first to the Vineyard
h"nnd LlEhtshp leaving it on the port hand
III" compass cours" was east southeast and
III" distance II miles. This would give the |
yachts reach with tho wind two points for
ward Of tn" stnrhoard beam
! "tolumhia presented n rarr picture rs she |
sailed around before the start She law NO |
far over that her rail was under tho water at
times, ami tn" water boiled along the deck |
NOR" OF her under body on the windward side |
was "'il lllill Hul ever been observed before. |
except when she was'hnuird cut Of the water at |
IrI~i"l. The preparatory signal was given at |
lN"'u O'clock, and at that time several of the |
smaller boats were up in the wind and raefs
were being pat In Us quickly as possible. The |
Wlhu Was getting stronger and i'll the west a |
slhAl was brewing that promised To mako |
IL mGS interesting before the run was over |
IT," s'""is were to star; at | | O'clock and as |
go" ns tn" preparatory signal vas Ired they
"in - nanruvrr for position. All kept noar |
IN" wihdwari Of the line. ut which the flagship |
WIS "A","r"d The starting gun was fired at |
u or,ork, and tho Niginnt crossed the lin.
lew ~'r"".'s afterwards, Tho old boat stood up |
hnG"r a." strong wind in iIno shape and went |
through til" water fast Next WAS tho Sycn,
with i VI iloyt AZ the wheel. and with him !
were "a. Fish. lrvlng Xrrega and William |
tndurr who !rS gnrd the Yacht. The Sy,o
Ia n" top"ails. Tho Gil riana was tho uc1t
yacht "'or, and then III" Na,ahoc shot across
i.H'' "ktt"r ia" storm Of the flagship and well
I" Nlh'"ard OF AL tn" others. Tn" l.otowana
wa ~" t"N boat. aud then the Queen Nab.
Sp"nain ana hHt"nah went for tho line 80
c"s' together that it was hard to PICK out the
healer. The UEcen Nah. however. made th.
t'H start Of tins lot, going over 50 close to the
N'r~a'r that Il seemed as il she could touch
VI" stern "i TN" flagship. The Sisac was the
n"N boat Sh" had her tUpmast housed and
pa ~" rect" IN her malnsai Tho AcuShla
H. "aa ia" next over. and she had two rrr,s in
her 'naln"nil The sioop ilidcgardr followed,
Sh" carried no turSaIl, Then came the yawl
Petrol nnl sI"op Ilussar.
ia" starting signal for the schoonors was
med nt ll:u1 O'Clock. and the big hoats made
n rrrtty picture He they went over the line
rs ma" ever h"rn seen At II yacht race Tho
Am"rta hat tm"! the start perfectly as She
went over TIA" IIue almost with tho gun. Thu
A"t'A was the next boat close up Ia IN,
NW"rih. Sh" was followed by the America
winch was To- WiOdwHrd Of the A'raca and go
Ing we'll IN srit" ~ her wears. The lrmIuois
was next. followed hy the putsctta AMI KAT
fiua, aud then came the Culuuiu This hon.
WAC going through the water like n rlrrhurse
nhd was "NrrhaUItnE TIA" leaders from th,
start lr Eno~s new yacht; latona was nuNt
and ,h"u came IA" Shamrorh
h" ir-"l,la II was the first OF the small
s''t.'n' r tn get over the line. She WAS fol
lowed ~ tho Ru-a,ka and Nrnrr,. III, old
h"Nh"nHr, another cup defender was the next
t'Hi 'N -.ar' and She WAS followed IN order by