The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-03

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The cup defender celumbta wins the
first bat 90 - measured wh1n the
tsii.tais % tho csisson showed that thsss
was twelve fest Of water IN the dock tbs
Columbia noated, but In order 20 bs sure
the ship was on blocks tho water con-
tinusd 20 now In until there Vas about
four inches short OF twenty eight feet.
John Hysiop. tho official rneasursr Of
IN Now Yosk Yacht Club and Who has
psst the taps on many q cup challenges
and defender IN past years, performed
the task again today. lie arrived nj the
navy yard shortly before . o'clock and II
once commenced work. getting the length
Of IT, h0om sa6. msss ana suinnsker
pols. The eysw rendsred ali the assist
ancs they could. ana q man Vas hoisted
IN 4 bosesvsin.s chair 10 the ton 70 carry
thu taps 10 thu head Of the topmast. !.
In roeasurinr thu length sf ths sp,nnaker
boom, II was found that the pole was
about TIRES Inches longer thsn the re-
sar'ctions aI'owsd-fbat ". from ths CEN
ter OF the bowsprit sstween ths jp ana
ub topsails stays 10 ths msst-was one
quarter Of foot TOO long Capt bass
called into rsqasis'on nns-toothsd saw
ana cut two inches from ons snd ana
one inch from the other OF the spinnaksg
pole.
The plans we're made 70 measure the
wAtsS line and over all lengths Of the
boat.
M. HssFeschoR. Captatn Barr snd Mr..
C0nnstl assisted Mr. Hyslop In gstttng the
n9ureA The forward ovsShanU MAS arst
measured. a rlumb line was suspended
from the very tip Of the bow and getting
into = boat Mr.. Hysiop. by means Of .
long measuring rod got the length from
the plumb 20 the water line on the bow.
The after overhang was obtained In .
similar manner, and altar these dimsn-
sions were obtained the rnsasurer applied
tbs tape from the taasraii TO the bow 20
Get the length over all Altar making .
few calculations Mr. Hyslop announced
10 Messrs. IseIin and Herreschon the re-
suit OF his measurements.
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10 thu steam tender ptvmouth. csrvasd
over to the Columbia twenty Dig. Of lad
aggregating about 100 pounds IN weight
Previous 10 taking the measurement =
lot OF dunusSs was brought up from tina
columbia's cabin dnd put In several large
rowboats, 40 n was the Intention Of the
captain to clean out from the hull All
moveshls articles. Mr. Leeds stated that
ths pigs OF lead were placed In the Co
inmbia to make ND for tho loss Of weight
oecasioned by the removal Of the dun
mage, but u was noticed that when the
ballast had been added the Columbia sat
lower ia the water than she did before
Then MI Hys'op measured the line again
ana the length ss.w i-io0 inches proving