The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-04
COLUMBIA TO BE READY TO-MoREoW.
Special Programme Accordingly Arranged
for Regatta OF Newport.

| Special Programme Accordingly Arranged
| for Regatta OF Newport.
NEWPORT. r. l., Aug. at Is expected now
| that the cup defender Columbia will be ready
to race with the Defender on Saturday In the
| special regatta OF the Newport Yacht Racing
| Association. and Mr. Iselin has informed the
Regatta Committee OF that organization that
the old pine mast will be restepped In time Tor
the contest. Acting under this notice, the as
ISOLATION made up a new programme. with
| new courses. using courses Nos. and OF the
New York Yacht Club. and tonight 1t was
made public 1t Is as follows:
STARTING SIGNALS.
Warning signal II o'clock-A blast OF whistle Of
Ave seconds duration will be blown and flag bear.
ing the letter indicating the course will be hoisted
Preparatory signal, 1l:lo o'clock-A blast OF the
whistle will be blown and the blue peter hoisted.
Starting signal, 1l:I5 oclock-For Columbia, De-
fender, vigilant and Navahoe. ono gun start.
blast of the whistle will he blown and a red nag
hoisted. Starting signal, 11:2o o'clock-For syce
and Kestral A blast Of tho whistle will be blown
and an ensign hoistcd.
In case a postponement ia necessary tho warning
signal will be hosted only on the even quarter
hours.
Recall Signals-Ietter A for the Columbia, letter
b for the Defender letter C for tho vgisnt letter d
for the Navahoe, letter for the syce letter for
the Kestral.
COURSES.
Course A-start across an imaginary line drawn
from astakeboat to Brentons Reef lghtship; to and
round markboat due east OF Block Island buoy. one
mile; to and round a markboat two miles southwest
by west from West Island light and npish limo
as for the start. All marks to port.
Course B-Reverse of course A.
Course C-Start as In course A, to and around the
Vineyard Sound" lightship. formerly known as
nj.
Chickens" lightshp. and finish as in course A. All
marks to port.
Course D Reverse OF course c.
The association. as originally advertised.
will give a cup for the Colum bia- Defender
match and also cup for the Northumberland
match The association will also add cup for
the winner Of handicap race between these
four flrst-cass sioops the handicaps to be
made up on the recorded racing averages Of
oil the past races between the Columbia and
Defender. the Defender and ViRilant and the
Should the Columbia not be ready in time
een i her to race The Defender went out
both here, and the vigilant and Navahos will
be here o-morrow.
her tender, st. Michaels. arrived here last
evening and was moored to buoy short dis
bs hs Gon sh wn ees d
OF anything but, racing craft. The bow;
Pf ssns and / o oPs was bsrs &Eer
boom boom was supported by ,erutches, and
Kane and Leeds were this morning on deck
quite early Some OF the lighter sails were
after the soaking they received in the water.
ea e tns SE5pg was
the rail and propped up we'll above the deck
gramme to be ollowed in taxing out the
RSat on spar to repafred The designer
Cant; Terry began at once STRENGTHENING the
purchases Of his derrick for the Job OF taking
wooden one There was little done about the
broken rig, until late in the forenoon; Mr.
boston on the 1910 O'CLOCK train The w .E
had been already laid out for them yet there
the actual work Of unrieeing the boat could
be begun; The ringers, tools. ,planks and stag
the Columbia beside one OF the shop wharves.
where the work could be carried on more con-
A close examination OF the yachts upper
69d az shGWed tn@t there was quite large dent
hs OSs psts RS "a
side and about fifteen Inches above the water
lIns Ss Although it n was not yery deep it had
about half way between the stern and
the, bow. The place was no doubt struck
with great force by parts Of the broken spars
that toppled from alott or by flying bolt.
The dG9. pr3 9b cen be hammsred out
the water prevented much more serious dam
age being done in this way. The Oregon pine
mast that was taken out last week to make
way Tor the new steel one is being attended to
on the south pier. The shed covering was re-
moved move from this morning in order, to adjust
the rigging. Inc topmast is beside It,
Inc Columb bias mansai is torn about thirty
feet in length at the luff and extending out
along the seams OF the sails close to the
leech. How the accident occurred does not
seem to be clearly understood. 1t was said
light stoc *. tapering toward the end. and
reinforced will sheathing on the underside.
1t broke. and the steel rope running to the
topmnst was useless. as were the shrouds from
then held the mast in place was the mainstay.
for Columbia has no stay from her iii to the
topmast W hch runs from the how to the mast
head. and the shrouds from the hounds to the
chain plates and the runner This would not
be enough to hold any mast in "A good blow
LII an Oregon pine mast was used on Column
bia when the accident occurred. IL is believed
by some experts that it ght not have broken.
but instead would have buckleh or sprung.
which would have given an opportunity TO
time to prevent greater disaster, Capt. Barr.
mast comrared with tho steel ono. said:
" The boat acted better with the steel mast
think twill be repaired all right. The fault
was in the outrigEer.. the spreHder; It broke
on tho shrouds that run from the hounds be-
low the masthead to the chain plates | don't
think il pulled out the bolts at the casting, but
it broke near the end"