New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-10
CROWDS TO SEE COLUMBIA.
THE DEFENDER HAS TO SEND To BRIs-
Toll FOR A NEW BOOM.
MR.. AND MRS CHARLES DODGE NARROWLY
ESCAPE AN ACCIDENT WHILE GO
ING OFT To THE zach

ESCAPE AN ACCIDENT WHILE GO
ING OFT To THE YACHT
The two big racers Columbia and Defender
rode quietly all day yesterday at their moor
ings off New Rochelle. Despite the threat
euing weather large crowds Of pleasure-seekers
visited the shore and spent the day searching
for vantage points where they could get
glimpses OF the yachts. one large party OF hVe
hundred people came from South Norwaik'
Conn. on the steamer Harlem. and numerous
others visited the bay in private yachts and
launches.
II was learned Yesterday that the two yachts
came nearly coming together in the race at
Larchmont on Saturday. The boats were so
close that the crews could have stepped from
one to the other This incident happened in
rounding the buoy in the second leg Of the race
Both yachts were then going at a good speed.
and were trying for the inside Of the course.
The crews were so busy with the sails that the
dangerous proximity not noticed until they
nearly bore each other down. Only the pres
ence Of mind OF the commanding officers pre-
vented accident.
THE ACCIDENT TO THE DEFENDER.
Later the Defenders boom was broken by the
Columbia striking her as she near her moor
ings in the bay. II is supposed that the acct
dent was caused by the failure Of Captain Barr
to make allowance for the tide. The Columba's
masthead runner struck the boom OF the De
fender and broke il square of.
Yesterday c. Oliver Iselln. ". Butler Duncan.
tr. and Captain Rhodes Of the Defender held
conference and decided that it necessary
for the Defender 10 go 10 Bristol to get new
boom The boat was 70 he towed up by the
St Michaels and accordingly every arrange
nent was made for her departure. Sailors were
busy hosting the sails and drying them out and
transferring all the necessary articles from the
tender Caroline The St Michaels was all ready
20 start when word received from Mr.. Iselin
that the St Michaes and Caroline would take
the broken boom up TO the Herreshons'. The
ST. Michaels steamed out Of the bay at 23o
o'clock towing the Caroline.
The Defender has an old boom lying at the
Herreshoff yards which II is expected. Will be
used II the weather is not too rough both ten
ders will return 20 New-Rochele by Wednes-
day. and the speed trials will be resumed the
next day.
MISHAP NARROWLY AVERTED
on the Columbia yesterday the crew was busy
repairing the rigging damaged because Of the
accident. The most exciting incident Of the day
occurred in a squsll about 400 o'clock when
the catboat Elsie carrying Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Dodge and their two children. In attempting 20
reach the Columbia came near capszing and
foulng her Mr.. and Mrs Dodge. just before the
squall, put out in the catboat from their home
at Neptune Island expecting TO visit Mr.. and
Mrs Iselin and take tea with them on the Co
lumbia. The catboat manned by three
men. As the squall grew in its fury they lost
control Of the boat. which driven by the
wind straight toward the port side Of the CO.
lumbia. Captain Barr called all hands deck
where they seized long boathOOks and attempted
10 prevent a collision. Mr. Dodge ran about on
deck doing all he could 20 prevent his boat
from striking the Columbia. As the sailbUat
drew near and was about 10 afOul the port
side OF the Columbia, the crew Of the racer
succeeded in warding her of with their hooks
so that she struck a glancing blow. The only
damage that done the scratching Of
OF some OF the paint from the Columbia
TEA PARTY POSTPONED.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge and their children and
two dogs were lifted aboard the Cup defender
by the strong arms OF her crew. Mrs. Dodge
had tainted and was carried below to Mrs
Iselin's private cabin where stimulants We're
administered to her and she soon recovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Iselin were not aboard having
put out with party Of friends FOR their home at
All View a short time before the squaIl
They had made all arrangements for tea
party. but the rough weather and the rolling OF
the yacht precluded any festivty. Mr.. Dodge
and his family remained aboard until the squal
abated, after which Captain Barr sent them
ashore in a gig manned by FIVE Of the crew
They taken to their home az Neptune
Island In a carriage
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
In the squal several other pleasure boats also
barely escaped being capsized. double SOUL
gig manned by Claude NOakes, ]. Carthon ana
Frank Abrahamson. OF the New Rochelle Row
ing Club, upset of Pine Island and the oars
men had "A narrow escape from drowning. They
clunR TO the gig and were tOwed in by the
Maude NJ Elmore Murtheys launch.