The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

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for the line on the stnrboard tack The De-
fender kept on. aud Columbia lacking. both
yachts were on opposite tacks.
Tho Defender came down towards the line
whom there were about two minutes to spare
and tho Columbia lpafed near the windward
end Of tho line. The Defender kept on for the
line and she crossed about thirty seven seconds
after the gun had been fired, about tn" mid
die OF the line. aud the Columbia. coming down
fast. went over about twenty-ono seconds later
and 10 wndward Of tho Defender. As they
shot over the line each boat was given a sharp
lufr and sheets were trimmed down Hat. The
Defender had the better position. She was
Just far enough to get hor wind fair. aud tho
Columbia being ON her weather quarter got a
back draught from the Defenders mainsail.
This did not suit Cant Barr. lIo tried to lufT
out to get clear Of the Defender. and for n few
minutes both yachts were running to south.
! ward OF their course. the Defender ufling as
| the Columbia did, Then thoy headed again for
| tho Lightship.
The Columbia gradually pnchcd out little
| more to wtndwarl but even then she un-
| Hhlc to draw rlnnr OF the Defender. and for
seventeen miles the two boats furnished as
| pretty u race as was ever seen The Defender
k"it IN TIA" lead and try ns she would the Column
| hia could not pull by her The wind held true
| II was Iuit" htrUng. The sea was rough. but
| the boats went through the water easily and
| smoothly Atahuut l. O'Clock they wer" south
| Of Sraroun"t Light and there was no relative
| difference IN III" positions Of the two boats
! Tho Defender was leading and the Columbia
was ON her weather quarter. They wero so
close together that from a position down to
l"cwnr,l ui them they looked like one schooner
inst"ad Of two siuups Shortly after this the
weather shut in thick and then the rain began
to fat. making cv"ryon" uncomfortable.
A. -. - the Columbia M A bnby lib-
top-ail. and n determined effort was made to
pull rirnr ~ Ia" Defender Tho old boats
baby jih topsail was also sent up, but tho
extra an!. seemed to do tho Columbia more
= oud than II did the Dafcn,l"r and she grad
ualIy drew ah"nI passing to windwarl ot the
I6 champion. and 10y the time tn" lightshp
was reached she had a l'ad OF 30 seconds.
Tn" times taken at the Vineyard Sound Light
shin were Columbia I2:53:l0: Defender
l2:1i 90. They had made tho seventeen and
n quarter miles reached then III ltHlo over an
hour md half averaging pretty nearly IL
miles an hour. which was remarkably good
going. AL things considered.
After passing tho lghtship tho sheets werc
ch""i ht. tho course being little North OF
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