Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-13
The Cup Defender Not Sailed
for All She's Worth.
DEVICES OF FOXY SAILORMEN
Tricks in All Trades Except Yacht
Racing, but Knowing Old Barna-
CIeS who Have Watched Col
umbia'S Handling Suspect Thar
Captain Barr HISS Something Up
His Sleeve.

New York, Sept. 12.-The theories
advanced recently ih1at the Columbia
was being held lhack to some extent
i'm her races with THE Defender are
being well borne out by the latest re
pc:1.a SFrcm What was learned in
Bl.JJ5l last evening there is no queS-
ton but that the progress of the rev
boat in a number of races has teen
retarded, rac'ticularly when it was
.arpare,-it TRAD the Columbia could
finish ar3arites before the Defender.
The new boat has sp-ed in reserve
which will he exhibited when she
races against the rS!5lnrcck. 1t seems
to4Be the puGqc.e oif the mlDiseT''iat
of the Colun5oia to llGt let her oct
when she was leaSing The Defender.
more especially when THE newspaper
me-, were corning her frcrn the tug.
Ir last Mondays mace this policy was
followed nearly the wEo2e time in tie
beat from the second n.1rk back to
the finish line. and furthermore, two
un-ecessary tacks we~e made unCi2r
the Nsrrragansett Pier STORE. THIS was
the last of tine triad races. and 1T is
claimed that if put to her greatest test
ON that day the Co1lmfsia would have
beaten the Defender from sixteen 10
eighteen minutes, instead of ten min
u;es and seven seconds, as recorded.
Some of the blame given TO Captain
Barr for not doing better with the
Columbia in The way cf giving the De
fender Il WORSE beating seems to have
been misaIplied.
When it becomes necessary. to trim
the sheets arrd'ft-.is not dome. there
are suggestions that go TO show thHt
it is fnteHtFe(l to lsoal her back 1t is
recognized by Those in position to
know that the Columbia will Show sur
rrising fo1ts when she meets the
Shamrock next month off Sandy Hook.
In the race last Monday c:.'eain
Barr ordered the m1l-n sheet tr.cnmed
when he saw the Iuff of the mainsafI
fapIfng in the wind. The designer.
Who stood near the wheel, 50 it is
learned. advised otherwise, saying it
WAS not necessary. Not only has the
main Sheet aaTt head Sheets been left
uEtrirrlned when they needed it, hut
another device was fo.i5wed in killing
the CoIUnjbia's pace also. This plan
was to tim the shesiss too fiat, which
Sl-5eI as Il drag. al killed hesrilway
Jse water as much as when
at times the sheets were glot t1,immed.
ColUlI2ih will leave Bristol this
evening for NSH3I1Tt and tomorrow
size viii sail for New Rochelle to re-
n.ci:ls ten days or 50 in that locality
with occasional races with the Dueea-
der \ week Cr 30 before the cup
races she viii he ElcIl al Bristol TO
be llaufeJ1 cut on the marine
railway TO bave her unl1 cI5ody
cleared 1t is rlltended to avoid
as lcng as rcztsfsl,,e hauiin.g her
cut CT the water at New York 50 that
loo much cannot be learned about :lhe
by lie cwEsr Of the Sheen
rock.
The after .brIkheaG was adjusted
yesterday and will Q5e ready by Aeon
today fer the beat 10 leave Bristol
The mllirsail made CT Mgtlt duck tllsll
was used CT the Columbia IN Tues
days race f5g. the Goddard cup Sl-
though sel5;ing wi,hcE1t a Wrinkle, is
yet hardly suitable for a rrc.ng sail.
lElvfrg been set but twice 1t WIS
fcul.d that it was too light for wind
ward work. A heav.lsr mainSatl is,need-
"a for such work on <ne CollTcnbia
That is the reason that the C1,1anbia
lid not beat dlhe DefenIter ary more
han she did out to he windward mark
~ that day. 1t will prcJa:bly be of
more Ssrvtce after Ut is used mCre.
The crew are still confident the Co
r1l.bia will beat tie Shamrock Mr..
selin ce4nj-Imeutetl them for their
,ood work in the race last Monday and
hey wire wed pleased with the extra
acing money they received on that
lay.
The new steel mast is aIsout CT
hird constructed. HE plates ale neair-
Y all placed as we'll as the angle
,races but they are not yet riveted.
The broken steel clGbtopsail pole is
pauing a new pilte inserted where it
,uclzled and viii be used again
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