The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
COLUMBIA,S RACING RHCoRn
The New Boat Has Finished Ahead of
Defender in Every Contest.

COLUMBIA'S RACINE RHC0Rn
The New Boat Has Finished Ahead of
Defender in Every Contest.
The Columbia sailed her first race with the
Defender on July Q outside Sandy Hook. Tho
race was over a triangular course ten. miles to
leg. and the first leg was to windward. The
wind was light at the start. hut It freshened to
good sailing breeze. On the whole course
the Columbia beat the Defender minutes 80
seconds Her time was 3 hours ~ minutes.
IS seconds. The Colum bia smiled the ten miles
to windward in hour 80 IN nutes 81 seconds.
beating the Defender minutes % seconhs.
The second leg was an easy reach. and the
third leg close reach. the wind having shifted.
The two yachts met again at Larohmont on
JulyS They were to have sailed 38-mile
triangular course. hut the wrong mark was
turned 80 that the distance sailed was only 80
miles. The wind was fresh. The first ak
miles was reach. but the two racers INDUCED
In luffng match. The Colu mba's time for
the six miles was 81 minutes II seconds and
she gained two seconds on the Defender The
second log was q beat and the wind freshen ing
they made quick time. The Columbia made
the six miles In IS minutes SO seconds and
gained 2 minutes 2 seconds. Then It was
three-miis run to the home mark and the
Column bias time was 10 minutes So seconds.
first round OF the triangular was 2 minutes 7
seconds. On the second round the Defender
gained on the Coum bia on the reach out. Tho
wind then hauled and the Colum bia only made
one short hitch to fe'eh the windward mark.
Her time for the six miles WAS 81 minutes AZ
seconds and she had gained . minutes 10 sec-
onds. The Defender gained seconds on the
run home. her time for the three miles being
Is minutes SIS seconds. The Column bias time
a xsI. ~
seconds and she beat tho Defender minutes
ID seconds.
Several races were arranged to be sailed OF
Newport. but owing to mishaps none were An
ished The two yachts met next on Aug. g.
the first days run OF the New York Yacht Club
The race was from New London to Gardeners
Bay. The wind was fresh and they had reach
and run. The reach was three miles and half
an the run eight miles and half Columbia
suiled the twelve miles In hour 80 minutes
46 -econds. gaining 70 second. on the De:
close reach. The Colpm bia sailed the eighteen
a %sS ean.i nues n2 IS seconds Ths
eaneed time for this thirty.miie race was
soRfs beat aq The Dseudsf minute. ''f
On July the yachts raced to Newport, The
distance was forty three m lies: and the wind
distance In hours. y mlnutes z! seconds.
later The wind was aft al day long, Some.
times ,spinnakers were set and sometimes 1t
The G nest day. July TO- the yachts raced 70
Vineyard Haven II strong sontherly Wind
snd ss 'ois eSse TO
the Vineyard Sound Lightsh p. and then sheets
were eased tribe The Co'nm Lila; after hay;
the lShtship in hour 80 m es 33 seconds.
gaining l minute, IL seconds. The time for
s seconds and the Columbia gained 3 seconds;
This was the fastest race the Yacht sailed. and
the Colum bia flushed m mute. ii seconds
New New Bedford was the next destination of the
two h"t TT the & s9 9 ,hr 81.
Flushing alone after long days call; =.
Then they went hack to Newpor, and II was
ter miles The Colum ta sailed the distance.
reaching and running. in hours ~ minutes
81 seconds. gaining 10 minutes seconds on
In the race for the Astor Cup sailed of New
f sminu Ht over tr ancu ar course
thirty-seven three-quarter miles in length
The Tna was sh at the eqs # e she
course was a run. The Co'umtia's time to
the mar. wa. hour MINUTE 10 seconds Ths
h t"ot !he W co"m MIA hours y minute. y
utes 8 secon IA on the Defender. ;, The third
, leg was reach Of six and a half miles. and the
81 seconds. She gained 3 minutes II seconds
The time t1r the Who'll, coqrse wns 4 hours
81 minutes lo seconds; the Defenders was 10
On August IS the two yachts raced again
over triangular course seven miles to each
tint me was 50 minutes As seconds. She had
ga ned 3 minutes 2S seconHs. The second leg
S 81 "sa' 5 81 s. %s eH"ns
seconds more. The third leg was run. and u
tnH ss' to T Pack the tick line tho
wind she had gained minutes IA seconds.
The total time was 3 hours So minutes 80
seconds. The Defender was beaten minutes
me first trial race was sailed on Sept 3,
mast. The first race was Il teen miles to " nd
ward and return. The wind was fresh; Colnm.
minutes 80 seconds. having gained minutes
and 10 seconds on the DeIender The new
yacht ran home m h9 on ~ minutes 40 sec ,S
The second trial was over triangular course
in a tweive-Knot breeze tn Columbia reached
the outer mark In 90 minute, 36 seconds, On
onds The second eR was a close reach and the
Columbia sailed TO the next marE II hour 3
:ssond: feS.U %na Hr .heed ssn
ami Instead OF being a beat home the yacht
only, made one short hitch, i took the CNlu m
home mark. ana she bent the ,f"nder on this
leg minutes " seconds. The CoIumhass
mimi es ~ secon's, and abe beat tho Defender
| 10 minutes seconds
The last race sailed by the two boats was on
| Rept 5 for cup given by Col: Goddard The
| wind was light o. the start hut It treshened to
| twelve knots heforR the race ended. The course
| wna ten niles to windwArd an return. AT the
wndward mark the Columbia had gained 3
| minutes 4 seconds Ths run home In the
| fresheninG breeze was made in 81 m nutea 20
| seconds and the Columbia Rnined ~ seconds
| beating III" De'enhrr 3 minutes AZ seconds.
The following table shows the record Of each
| sailed by the two yACh and the 0i fferpUC0
| at the nnish s elapsed time. The Columbia
/ RnIaha6 rat m aaph rac0.