Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-12
HARD LUCK.
Potent C:use Of Defenders Bad
Defeat Of Yesterday.
WORST IN HER HISTORY.
Columbia Favored by Breezes Has
Walk.Over-TheM Montreal Bicycle
TOurney-Trial for Worlds Su.
premacy Opened at Queens's Park
Track k-BustOn Gains In Race for
Base Ball Pennant.

Newport, Il. l., Aug. lO.-Ine New
York Yacht club succeeded in keeping
Its hold on good weather for the second
days run-a cruise to Newport. The
run was a distance of 43 miles, and,
while full Of interesting brushes, was not
quite as satisfactory as the first one, for
while the yachts ran the last half of the
i3 miles in Il constantly increasing south
west bree eZe, the first half of the day was
duky and many boats received more than
due credit for a seemingly glorious vic
tory.
1t is no disparagement of Columbia to
say that her defeat of Defender by over
!2 minutes was due more to bad judg-
ment and hard luck of the latter boat
!han to actual superiority. Still the new
boat showed herself very able in broad
ceach with constantly increasing
breeze, and made an average Of 13 knots
IN the run along shore from Watch Hill
to Point Judith. So rapidly did she drop
Defender that when sne gybed round
The whistling buoy off Point Judith her
rivaxNaS hull down to the westward over
five miles astern. On the run up from
Point Judith, dead before the wind the
Columbia gained q minute or two more,
20 that al the finish the old Defender had
received the worst beating in her his
tory.
There was never moment during the
Gay that there was not wind enough to
I'll the sails, while the last Is miles was
sailed in grand breeze from the south
west. All Newport saw the finish at
Brenton's Reef lightship, the cup de-
fa, re- ieriN, Ian 1t,,r. l., aaak
over the line after warm contest with
the schooner Colonia of Is miles or more.
The brush between these two boats,
and the great luffing match between
Amorita and her great rival. Quisetta.
as we'll as that between Hildegarde and
Constellation. claimed attention after
Columbia had jumped so far in ahead Of
Defender.
For miles and miles the sloop Vigiiant
sailed abreast Of the schooner Colonia,
neither getting the advantage until af-
ter rounding Point Judith whistlins
buoy. From here in, before the wind.
Vigilant pulled away and gained some
thing more by changing her spinnaker
from starboard to port. At the finish
there was IS seconds between the boats.
but as the Vigilant tarted six minutes
ahead, the Colonia beat her easily on the
run, although the boats sailed in differ
ent classes.
Amorita and Quisetta had another Of
their famous lufling matches. and sailed
miles off the course towards Block ISL
and before the swinging Off for home.
Amorita, on the last 10 miles, pulled
away and won easily, while Quisetta
was beaten by the new Latona.
Hildgarde and Constellation. the
two largest yachts In the fleet, had an
other great tussie, Hildgarde finally WIN
ming.
The yachts started at 1O:30 in fairly
strong westerly breeze, all breaking out
spinnakers OH crossing the line. The
first three or four miles was quickly
sailed, but half an hour after the start
the wind began to slacken and soon some
were almost becalmed. Half a dozen
stood over into the Long Island sound.
among them Amorita, and nearly all
gained by this move, as they held the
westerly breeze strongly until the shift
came to the southwest about l o'clock.
All during this soft spell Of two hours,
Columbia seemed to be specially fav-
ored, for she carried a breeze right
through. and she gained rapidly on De-
fender. The latter, too, made mis-
take in getting too near the Fisher ISL
and shore, so that when the wind did
come round the Columbia caught it half
an hour ahead. 1t was at this time, as
the boats passed the entrance to Fisher
island sound. that Columbia made the
great gain that gave her such lead.
From Watch Hill to Point Judith she
fairly flew over the water
All the boats went well on this reach
along shore, and looking back every
yacht seemed fairly buried in canvass.
The home stretch Of seven miles from
Point Judith to Brentons Reef lightship
was made dead before the wind in u
freshening breeze. The entire fleet was
over the finish line within an hour after
the Vigilant. and at 6 o'clock the flag
ship had dropped anchor in BrentOn's
cove.