The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-29
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

qualities must come out in race to wind
ward The race was from BentOn's Reef
lightship, off Newport, 10 New London. a
good thirtyeight miles. The Defender was
given a two-mnute start. Thirty-two
miles of the long stretch Of water was a
beat to windward. with such a stir breeze
blowing that neither yacht cared TO carry
a working topsail. and IT was in this kind
Of work that Columbia gained such n long
lead averaging more than a quarter Of a
minute faster each mile than the Defend
er. The water was very rough. but the
rev b pat r,de very easily, a d did not bull
fet the waves as much as the Defender.
A stiff breeze from the southwest kicked
up quite a squat outside this morning and
put white crests on the waves in the inner
harbor The Defender hoisted anchor
shortly after 10 O'Clock and ran down the
east passage under her jib. Her main mail
was hoisted on the way out and Captain
Rhodes sawed down as far as Castle Hill
10 get a look al the weather outside, and
knocked about the bay awhile waiting for
the Columbia. The crew Of the Columbia
hauled anchor at Ills and she was lowed
down as far as Castle Hill, where the haw-
ser was cast off and the yacht beat out TO
sea under her three lower sails. The De-
fender was inside renton's Reef lightship.
loafing along under jib and mainsaiL wait
ing for her rival. There was Il pretty
heavy sea and as the two yachts plunged
along clouds of spray were thrown into
the air from under their bows and fell
away to leeward. The weather was rath-
er threatening at the start and light rain
compelled the crews of the two yachts to
don their oiisl<ins. The showers were not
heavy, but lasted nearly all day. The CO.
umbia ran up to the Defender rapidly and
continued on the starboard tack until the
lightship was passed. The Columbia was
AT that time 300 yards 10 leeward of the
Defender and half her length ahead. At u
O'Clock both boats tackled around the
lightship. They continued along on this
hitch for about five minutes, the Columbia
luffing up TO take a hau. on the jib hal
yards At 1920 the Defender broke ont her
staysaH and the race was on, with the
Defender OF the windward. At 12:3) both
ships tackled to port. heading toward Point
Judith and footing very fast. At first the
Defender gained a trife, but as they con-
tinued on this hitch the Columbia crawled
up slowly, and but for shift of wind
more to the south would have crossed the /
Defenders bow on the next tack. The !
shift of the wind helped the Defender con- !
and when at O'Clock the Column I
bla tackled To starboard. about a mile OF 1
the Point Judith whistling buoy, she could .
have almost forced the Defender shout |
hut the latter tackled within a hundred |
fee If the former. under her lee bow !
Captain Barry could not stand the wind !
stolen by the Defender long, 50 he fetched |
about at los and stood up alOngshore on |
the port tack Then the Columbia began |
to gain slowly on the Defender and at the |
same time fell into the wind better. In |
Twenty-Five minutes the new boat had !
worked across the Defenders bows and ,
was 10 windward Of her. With plenty OF .
wind the Columbia and Defender hold
down the shore Oh the port tack the for
mer continuing to gain. OF Noyes Point. |
NJ go. the Columbia was over half a mile |
ahead and steadily Increased her lead. /
and when she finally came ABOUT off the |
end OF Fishers island, the distance De
tween the two was nearl ya mile. At S:ss !
the Columbia took her final port hitch.
this time fetching well by Race Rock. The
Defender held on the starboard tack and
then turned IN after the leader. The
boats proceeded Up the harbor and an
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