New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-05

TIE 1873 CHAMPION BEATEN BY TIN MIN
TIES AND SEVEN SECONDS cont
NFNT on TIE TESTS

TIE lN7 'HANt''N hfNltN 81 'rN MN
TIES AID SEVEN SECONDS COM
uFNT OK THE TESTS
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s,o, ,~,,t ..,os tho
'''' 49,. -. . ,bo
49,. 100 .,.,,,,,to,, -, do
- s ,.or q
r''''N ' 80. d.. ,,.o.., a,1
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Sin'''" sea .,.s..,.A..,, Nth
~ "'' . - 49,. =, .a,.,s
-, ,,o oo,,rea The
first log aas = reach from tho starting line
Of Rreuton's Rect liehtslup southeast one half
cast to flag mark distance Of ton miles. and
from tho moment tho Columbia crossed the line
she steadily sa ,od AVA from nor rival. gyb'ng
round the first mark ? inmates and % seconds
ehead
The second leg was also a reach, little broad
or than the first but even II the Defender dii
set hrr spnnaker mic from the turn she
dropped = minutes and 10 seconds more In the
run - the second mark
The third leg Of the triangle vas almost
dead beat 10 the finish, the two boats making
a long hitch clear I'D to the Narrangansett shore
The Columbia made ;wo other short tacks before
she fetched the line bu' the Defender, by hold
ing longer inshore. MANAGED TO reach the Light
ship without another tack. Still the Columbia
gained. showing that with sheets close hauled
she is the fastest American sailing yacht affoat
on this last leg she added minutes and -
seconds IN her lead. making total for the en-
tire course Of 10 minutes and seconds. There
,.u no ~, ,,ore official races that Of to-day
sottfino c,pclusivelv in the minds Of the COM
1900. -. ,.o., e.,.d 70
"l''ee ""cn oi the wv" mas Tho
meet Sir Thomas Liptoh '"d''' "9'''
Shamrock
. .,,.>.r,,t->r
LIE YUMA l En- : AN-'V''''i
Tho c,,,, co,nrnittoe however is permitted by
-" 'f ,.. 49,, i.,.ra.,oral
certain '""u'''""s '''"'' -,
races are sailed to abstain from ani"unO'hs '"c
name Of the yacht selected 10 defend the cup
, , io- IN the date ~ the first
"' -. lo,,,ioc ,rae not
contest ana '"e'''''' -
made public TO-DAY. or course. there is not me
slightest doubt that the Columbia VIII no the
., o,,... -, woo, tho Rritisher. for she
N'SSD' '"'S'" ~ '''''' 49,. ,,
has shown ever since heI Hlal"'" "p '
NarraCansett Bay last June that she e a
e,o. Loot than tho stanch and speedy De
'"H'' "a ,..,..u 80. 10
fender IN SATURDAY is'e INV O''u''','
good gain on the Defender running DOWN 'ne
wind with spinnaker and ballooners SGT, dH-
spite the fat that the Defender held the breeze
longer una" "'' IVA" "'''' VI" NV
o1cC ma u ma n
WORK ina 'aN "'' -" '0''
minutes '''' ~ ,. .hoo.s
Today INC ''a'' ,..,,,,,,.
"''e"' ana ~ "',' "''''
~" ~ W 49, .,,, che is he
-,..,. ., ..il,,., il, mod
la, 80. doom II
J ''"| ia ,, ,,,.,re races What all
/ the ,achrsnen would like 10 SOC is a contest be
tween the boats when they 'oN'9 carr on,
/ tn"n i"W'i 9@'7. ,t , - I-ine, ard Hayon
4, rtnf, tho recent erlfs. i'm half a gale the De
fender practically defeated the Columbia on a
| ,irne allnyanca and there are to-day many VINO
mink that the old boat is faster In stin breeze
with uftod sheets On the run TO the VINEYARD
tho Columbia had a pine mast, VIII on no doubt
hsrdiconned her to some extent end what re-
,ot,,.. -, ba coon ie ,rhath r sh, is improved IN
, o+rl,. b,. tho eteal mast as much as she
~ ~ ,,4,ato hreeyas
Tho Columba's mainsau fitted a little net
tor today than it did on Saturday. due NJ
doub. 70 Tho stretching IL received in it's first
', en- ~, fg ~ ,nnorfunity for much
trotront nc fhere Is a euri TO the leach that
eo,,,e ~ tho vachtsn,n do not IKE particularly
! vhen they compare Il with the Defenders per
lect nUIhs sal ~" ,%an r. tho nreyioue
M"S u - .os - eutternp ar the head
-. a., -, -. ,,,,io ,,,,J
'"'' "'' '"' '0"'
THE TEST OF THE STEEL MAST.
A., ,,. 49, .. Tho s,~aro,+b of tho ripgine
All uouplS a. /" INV '"H~ VI W
/ and the steel mast must have been dispeAed by
tho ,horouch tests they received both before and
| r.f,, ,,ir,,as herors the
during the race fil'''" ''''iu'e'
/ start while lOckeyng for position. the Columbia
WAS SWING round with sheets hattened so that
,'-I a.,, - an o,ylo NJ nearly - do.
S"0 JIG -. o, a. a.o,,
grees. still everything stood the strain
although at one time the crew Of the Defender
u-are kept pretty busy setting and taking in
spinnaker. which they accomplished within the
short period Of ten minutes. On me nrst rex