The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07


Ing the Colum ba to cross the bow OF the older
boat. The Columbia stood to the south OF the
limo, and then. breaking out her ba by lib topsai
came down before the wind as though she
would take tho better position Mt the start
The Defender was gybcd and then kept away
from the line. There were two tugboats at the
western end and IL seemed as though they
were in the way. One bothered the Columbia
and the other the Defender.
The Columbia crossed and stood on the port
tack until the starting gun was fired at l2:5S.
while the Defender. after keeping clear OF the
tug. stood for the windward end Of the line.
Her time was judged beautifully. and as tho
starting gun was fred the old boat was ufred
sharply. sheets were trimmed fiat and she was
of on the port tack. headed toward the New
Jersey shore. She crossed the line at II :5S 30.
In the meantime the Columbia was work ing
back to the line. 1t was evidently Mr.. 1selin s
intention to let the Defender get a good start.
and then see what the new boat could do. The
second or handicap. gun was fired Just as the
Columbia reached the line and, trimming her
sheet fiat. sho crossed Mt l:OO:O2. or with
handicap OF two seconds
THE RACE FAIRLY on.
just as the Columbia crossed. the Defender
tackled to starboard. and as she went about
the crew took another pull on her sheets to get
them fiat. This tack was only held for about
minute and then she spun around to port and
had good position on tho weather bow Of tho
Columbia. The fleet Of yachts. excursion
steamers and tugs at once started or
after the two racers. and following In
their wake II was ehsy to see the
difference in their sailing. The Defender
seemed to be little the stifTcr. Under the
ordinary pressure OF the wind. and it had
hreezed up considerably there seemed to be no
difference in the heel, but when pun of a little
extra strength struck the yachts the Columbia
seemed to feel it more than the Defender. The
two boats were heading west by south. one
half south. and looking from astern OF the
yachts the Defender seemed to be about one
eighth OF mile to windward. Both boats
were footing fast. and the Defender seemed to
be pointing just as high as the new boat The
Defenders mainsail set like a board. but the
Colum bias appeared to he too baggy The
head Of the Columbas club topsail. too, shook
considerably.
The crews were up to wndward and both
yachts were going through the water at about
seven miles an hour The wind was fresheninE
all the time and the outlook was that II would
blow strongly before the race was over.
The Columbia held on the port tack until
07 and then Capt. Barr gave the order
Hard alec" and. putting his wheel over the
Columbia spun around on her heel and was
full again on the other tack in few seconds.
Capt Rhoads at once followed suit on the De-
fender and the two yachts were heading
south southeast. They were bucking head
sea on this tack. and both plunged into IT quite
little. The Coumbia's sharklike nose would
lift into the air on a wave and then shoot over.
while the Defenders bow would slap and send
two Jets of water into the air
80 far the Columbia had made no perceptible
gain. The Defender was footing very fast. but
on this tack the Columbia seemed to be eating
out TO windward slowly but surely. The wind
was still froshehing and at 30 o'clock it
canted little to the westward. but later
on got back to its old quarter. a lit
tie west Of south. At 1:32:4O the De-
fender tackled to port and the Columbia
followed Just forty seconds later. By this time
the Defender was q very little to wind ward. but
che was still the leading boat by good space.
Tho Columbia was not doing as we'll as was eN-
pected and some who saw the boat were disap-
pointed
HEAVY WATER BoTHERs NEW YACHT.
The heavy jump in the water seemed to
bother the new boat more than it did the De-
fender. the older boat. with her narrower beam.
slipping through the water quite easily. At 40
O'Clock the Columbia had eaten ont TO wind
warn 81 that Blu was o"Aiihs III wv ""hc vi 'hc
Defender about 800 yards astern. 1t had taken
about five miles sailing to do this, the yachts
being about half way out to the first mark.
The Defender was sailing beautifully As
steady as church she stood in the water. and
she put UP such race that many began to
think that she would turn the first mark in the
lead Slowly but surely the Columbia was
creeping up. but It did not seem that she could
reach the mark in time.
At . o'clock tho wind grew lighter The
raoh,a varo o,,rnoohins ,ba srntsr urool, -
yachts were apiroaehlns the sunsen wreck OF
the Macedonia off Seabright. The Defender
kept her lead while the Columbia in the lighter
"Ihu' ulu not 40 SO Wei. Inc no" khocked her
of little, and for time she did not gain a
foot When clear OF the wreck Mt o.OS ~
the Dofnndor taorea n st,rhoord Tbn
the pelehuer 'ackeu 10 s'ar"oaru, Inc
Columbia did not go about until 210:20
She had held on to clear the wreck and had got
aHttle 10 W'huW"ru ny 80 "oiLs' NhiIe on llllS
tack the wind canted again. There seemed to
he n LITTLE trouble on tho Columbia Three Of
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the crew were AT WORK on inc TACK OF 'he lore-
staysail and for some time they seemed to
be trying to TX something. The wind