The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-09
COLUMBIA IS THE BEST.
She Fairly Outsailed tho Defender
Over TNvcnty-SiV Mile Course.

She Fairly Outsailed tho Defended
Over Twcnty-Siv Mile Course.
NEW YORK. July sat last the big
sloop yachts Columbia and Defender hav,
met in a battle royal that has been sat,
isfactory 20 all concerned. n a strong
and fairly steady breeze and smooth wa.
ter. they sailed over course OF about
twenty-six miles to-day. and the Colum-
bla fairly and squaroly Outsailod thu De.
fender by minutes. Is seconds, actual
time III the Columbia after measurement
is found 10 allow the Defender two min.
utes. she will stin have beaten her by
one minute and 10 seconds. That mean4
that she can beat her now over full
thirty mile course. by az least two min
utcs. corrected time. and that when she
IS tuned up. say by the September races
she Will easily beat her five minutes,
which Is an that is required Of her.
To-days race was az fine a smooth
water test as the yachts may ever expect
% get. On the first leg of the course, q
reach OF about four miles. with beam
wind the Defender gained two seconds
on the second leg Of six miles. IA which
there was some windward work, the Co.
lumbia gained one minute % seconds.
on the third leg. a three mile run before
the wind. with spinnakcrs set, the De-
fender gained SIX seconds. On the first
leg the second time around. the Column
bia gained one minute. II seconds; In the
close hauled work on The second leg shs
gained only 36 seconds. and 10 the run
20 tho finish the Defender gained AZ sec
onds. The official summary IS as fol-
lows:
start-columbia. I2:W:@; Defender,
l2:40:n.
7inlsh-columbia. 3:2tO9: Defender.
8:27I0.
Elapsed Tlme-Columbia, 2:e1s; De-
fender, 2.f5:29
The feature Of the day and the only
unfortunate incident, was the fact that
both OF the yachts sailed the wrong
course. Tho first leg OF the course was
TO be eight miles long. tho turning point
being Off Stamford. Conn.
The vachtsmen of the Riverside Club
were having race on the Sound. They
set their turning mark right on tho
course that the Columbia and Defender
were 10 sail over. but only four miles
from their starting point Whom, after
an exciting lu1ing match. Captain Rhodes
saw this mark he promptly kept the
Defender OF and rounded 10. and for a
while no one knew whether II was real
race or not. C. oliver Tsilu explained
20 the Associated Press representative.
Tho Defender made tho mistake and
We simply followed her 10 make a race.
Ii has turned out good one. We ara
very well satisfied with " all around.
we both made "a mistake. but II has been
the best all-around race We have yet
had. | am satisfied thst the Columbia
r. the better boat but sno viii 10 20
Bristol and have her sails rccut before
she races again."
The REGATTA Committee say that tho
event viii be considered as a race. and
Commolor postley viii probably award
the cup % the Columbia.
IARCHMONT. y. Y, July S.-The Co
lumbia IN running IN for her mornings
after to-days race f0uled the Defenders
boom with her port top-mast shroud ard
afterwards by the top-mast back-stay,
bending the Defenders hollow steel spar
almost az rlght angles The Columbia
was uninjure6. and Immediately after
caught her own mOorings.
T'he Defender viii 90 20 Bristol on Non,
day where tho injured boom vii 10
straightened. and II necessary ~.H 10
cur and sp.iced.
The Defender had jhst made srus
when the Columbia came rolling along
slowly and steered past her, ana mo
rolumbla's shroud and port oack-ssaf
caught. All was excitement on he two
boats ana apprehension that the Column.
bias top-mast would be broken on. but
the steel rigging slipped OF defenders
boom I'm time 20 prevent catastrophe'
SOUTHAMPTON. July n.-Ine SnSm-
rock had a splendid run hom on Hurst
Castle. Yachtsmen here declare she full
filed every promise to-day, ard gives
evidence or being the best equipped cup
challenger ever seen in the Solent.