New-York tribune., 1899-07-02
SLIGHT BREAK on THE DEFENDER
BEAUTIFUL PRACTICE SAILING OF THE
COLUMBIA OFF NEW-ROCHELLE.

prA1-TrFr-r, PRACTICE SAILING OF THE
COLUMBIA OFF NEW W-ROCHELLE.
r,,o-,-as came on a hurry call for city Island
as.a-4ov and rowed ont 70 the Defender whlch =
now living az regular moorings on the Ne" no, s''r
yach+ club alongside the Columola' anu -" ~
,,,sbot OF Mr Iselins house on premium ro',''
~ hasta 70 have the well-known old yach'-Du''ue'
ahoord vas not however. because Of any ore"Aase
~ nomentous character. In me recr"' '"','ns n"S
30, - .be strain OF the seaway. the Defender h"u
broken one Of the deck stringers' ""'0n ''u "
s,re,gtheniug the hull The rivets had p"''eu ~
80 bad been cut off and E1epgras VII! HiaAe ~.
,,,-. tomorrow He was seen after ne came W.
from the Defender and said that me H',''ee ,s'
sI,gbt so far but matter 20 oe iei' uN''
tended 20. .s,.,,oral skinner OF
- Dofe,der was also seen on the tram on '"e
,a,. hack from New-Rochelle. The captain u'N ~
,sb ~ sav anything definite about ihe laoe az '"e
Defender and Columbia are 20 Sa" 'o' '',' - Se
., ~ riverside Yacht Club. but he SAID thd' t"e
80. ,.orld he otherwise fully Informed. The De-
-, a., NOT % ont Yesterday. owing 70 the neceS-
... ~ having the repairs made, and the Coiunoid ~
hd bor oractice alone She was out salIlhg NJ H'f'
yesterday morning and at L O'Clock had set hei DIX
cr,,h gaN-topsan and was drifting down the SoUhu
80 , light westerly air. When she got down
- s,,.a,co eha set her racing spinnaker. which
d., ~ dis,ance seemed 20 ft all right and also ner
big balloon jih ,s,s, hour
-bs mind froshened at o'clock. and half an hour
to,a- tho big a-footer was careening well over 10
b-tsk wind from the southwest by TINS II'ie Sn7
sa5 -et,,rred in short tacks from her little east
70 = a,1 ras carving the three lower sails.
- bie9est gan-topsau and a small uo-topsaiI-
49, This sail she careened more than smaller
Yachts which had their sails OF the same name SCI
1-L, ,.as blv because the wind aloft vas much
,-sba- than down within the reach OF other yachls'
rh,s vas evidenced by the way the topmast ana the
80 zraraflfh ha =
IT., che let out on a fair wind, and with every
.A,r, fr1l she ripped over the water Ike an Ice
hoat and her appearance was unanimously admired.
She ls certainly "A magnificent yacht anc under her
full racing canvas is more imposing Ooat n4n md
she has an enormous reach upward with ner DIX
MN The general trend Of her sail plan is toward
haigb, rather than toward extended reacn, 10"
down and along the oai@ Ilre o han The Defender
sI snd har overhangs both forward and aft promise
less less disturbance in the water .,<
Nost of the last hours sailing was under naLt-
shaking canvas When the wind came up IresnS 5Ssg
11g Parr mad the big gan-topsa lowered to
the deck It looked Ike old times IN 'g t, bi,
cIad sailors and when the malnsalI Wa IaAea III II.
prior to running home 10 mooring5 & S,Ine wi down
over the lfts while fifty men gathered " IN d
sia".y 1S uas then employed bring the Columbia
n her 7noorings This was done for greater satTVS
ec-s 80 in the New Rochelle Yacht clubs regatta
- ada nrettv frame for the picture When ne
~ ,sa,sars la AZ mOOrings. one on each size
~ NE racing course. All the racers IN the rssatta va
had 10 come 70 their hnish De'"ee" TIC wv D'e
bOatr C-b,-fas Power chair
man ana the other members OF w ~ go we're
n,,t.a the attending members OF thT prssS, ~
~ ~ Sr. 10 sai alongside the Columba Shilt isd s1e
- . r1or1urN examination OK ootn d"irln-
s4"e s1 eoud thus be made. The Defender Is naTlns
- s,ies uainted and since the goluinoh ar.'keI @
ner Siie7 - bai n Nttle cut OF the top or ner
nansaH 70 allow the gaT,topss1h ,se sneei Oe''er
' kane was on board the CouInola IN
heT 5ractce spin and cane ashorr r.o, 70 4. al rss,n
abc,t 1 o'clock. With {. ohFer ls''"' '' ~
was not on board.