Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
READYF0R YACHT RACE
Important Test OF the Columbia and
Defender.
OVER THIRTY MILES COURSE
Stated by Experts That II the Co
lumbia Defeats the Defender
by Two Minutes the Race
VIII he Hers.

New York, July 6.-Yachtsmcn now
.urn their attention to the special race
between Defender and Columbia. This
race, which is Of 30 miles and is to be
sailed over one of the outside Sandy
Hook courses, will be the first real meet
ing between the new and the old cur
defenders, the trial off Newport and the
run from that port to New London hav.
ing been informal in their nature and
not calculated to bring out the best sail
ing qualities of the two 80 footers. This
time, however, the yachts will be racing
in earnest for Il valuable cup. For II
days they have been tuning up, and
when the starting gun is fired they will
cross the line for a race in real earnest.
For this rens'sl yacht smen attach un
usual significance to the match. They
feel that the real respective merits Of the
two boats will be disclosed, and that
barring accidents in the future, the race
will virtually settle whether the Column
bia or Defender shall defend the Amer.
ica's cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenging Shamrock
While, however, the public will know
which yacht crosses the finish line first
no one, with the exception of Mr.. c.
Oliver lselin. the managing owner Of the
Columbia, and Mr. w. Butler Duncan
Jr., the manager of the Defender, will be
able to tell which boat actually won the
race should the finish be close. For
reasons well understood in the yachting
world, those who have in charge the de.
Tense of the Americas cup have de-
cided not to reveal the official measure
ments of the two boats until after the
trial races. Therefore the question OF
time allowance is in the dark.
The Defenders Time Allowance.
Experts who have watched the per
formances of the two yachts thus far and
who have studied their dimensions and
sail areas at close range agree, however
that the Columbia will not have to allow
the Defender more than two minutes
Possibly the handicap may not be more
than ~ minutes. If the Columbia de
feats the Defender by more than two
minutes. it is reasonably safe to say that
she wins the race.
The race is under the auspices of the
New York Yacht club, which originally
arranged it for July |. Owing to the de-
lay in getting the Columbia ready it was
necessary to postpone the date to Mon
day, from which time, with the consent
OF Mr. Iselin, it was put over. The n
Y. Y. c. offers a $3.50 cup to the winner
The race will be governed by conditions
similar to those under which the trial
races between the Defender and the Wig
liant were sailed in 1898. The yachts
will cross the line to n two gun start, the
actual time of each yacht being taken as
she goes over. Should one of them, how
ever, fail to get across within the custom
airy five minutes between the starting sig,
nal and the next signal she will be handi-
capped, being timed ms if she had crossed
when the five minutes had elapsed.
Commodore ]. Pierpont Morgnns new
steam yacht Corsair will be used as the
judges boat Commodore Morgan having
invited the regatta committee to accom-
pany him on the boat. Tugs will be used
to mark the turning points.