The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

white canvas was wrlnkled This was the most
noticeable near the tack. but a little wear will
present an unwrinKled front to the winds that
caper about Sandy Hook. The sail was u
handsome one and diaRonaily striped from
mead to foot. Capt, Barr had run three ba,tens
In the malnsail and it apparently caught every
zephyr In It's vicinity and corralled them with
such good effect that she drew away from tho
defender Both the sloops we're headed for
the liEhtship and the wholesale breeze sent
them along at IA good clip.
Inc Columbia hauling to the wind. raced
uhuer the lee Of the weather-b beaten lightship
on the port tack. and at the time scheduled for
the start she came about on the atarboard
tack. Both the big single stickers played a
marine game OF tag about the lightship and at
1850 the preliminary signal the hosting
OF the yacht ensign. was made from the flag
ship. few minutes before the compass
course. eastsoutheast, had been signued.
and the tug Edgar +. Luckenbach steamed
away to log off the miles. The preparatory
signal came at 80 and as the gun cracked the
sloops ran inshore and raced over the line
manpuvering for position.
The Defender passed to windward OF the
ightship. headed out toward Bateman's
Point, on the port tack. and with a smother OF
spray dancing from her bows the Columbia
followed u hundred yards astern. They went
into stays at the same moment. the Defender
spinning about like a top. They made for the
eeward end Of the line and close up to the
lightship. The starting guns fire set the
shippers ana crews at the highest point
OF tension Tho Defender was dend
ahead and Columbia hold doggedly on t., the
old sinElesticker, Cant Rhodes berthed his
boat in the weather position and crossed the
line | I seconds ahead OF the Columbia who was
hugRing the leeward end of the line 1t was a
thrilling start and It set the admiring fleet on
edge for the great race. The ofticial starting
times were: Defender l 81: 23; Colum )ia
1:35;4o.
broke out their BABY jibtopsaiIs. Columbia
green nnIerbodv and .hs footed I,o WV" r, ,no
shs
wind and the pig lead in her underbody and the
added weight 70 ber buIh tooIhold bornn nc etIr
as liner Defender showed the greater u heel i' a
wonderful reversal of previous conditions On
the gallant old racers weather side, at the load
water line, two red spots showed duly on the
green. They were mementoes OF the visit OF
h"ru Duhra'en ana recalled the ep'sodes that
that associated with tho old schooner America
All thoughts OF sentiment were driven to the
winds however by the work OF the two , boats.
Not .,' ,,netn % po"eprlt separator 'heni
huhuteu yat9s from tne s.ar'. lor 'he new s,oop
thes. waters Barr had his heart set on takng
the E.,andnrs rnd 10" uo ont.s ~ To,n,h,a
to the windwarG of the flying .Ioop ahead Of
| him. but Rhodes was not mapping He pinched
the Defender and shook on the Columbia. At
| IA Barr tackled and Rhodes followed suit.
Barr again began to pinch the Columbia up on
| 'he weather luhrter OIL 'he De'enuer. Out lai'eu
aud went back to the port tack. heading to the
sosthward 1t was :. skirmish Of brains.
botn sioopS $1,000 on 10 .he eastward on !he
ss the p IN ndep
lee, amt Rhodes. to protect himself.
la i'd his charge Oh bit. 1t was
schooners on tbs, last Aston Cur. day. Barr
all the time he was improving his weather
position. Barr split tacks at Al and
starbosrd Y's and t from starboard to port like
| two waterbugs in bucket. The Defender
shook on her rival at ever, attempt
| the Columbia was being Gamely worked to
she made ,Eae the coveted berth at
fashion. o.,,, o,r-
Mrs. .Iselin Herbert Leeds. Woodbury. Kane
Snd SHt Mr. bsS hsr d II
defender were. " Butler Duncan. Lr.. Mrs;
| Duncan. J. A. Stlman. U. o. llavemeyer and
Royal Phelps Carroll.
John b. Herreshoff in the two-masted steam
yacht Augusta. raced along to the leeward Of
The new Herrcshoh, creation; The steam
| yachts Sycamore and Nourmahal were close
| up on the two sloops and the rest Of the fleet
was strung out to the southward, The breeze
OF, canvas from the deck lines 20 the trucks
The Columbia went about on the port tack at
| 90 o'clock and the Defender spun about ten
| seconds later The windward gap was open
ing but the old boat was footing fastrr than
ever before in such a breeze. The sloops
| stood out TO sea and the freshening breeze
| nattened the tops OF the seas "a II raced
| than The skies were wrought in fantastic
| shapes, and the racing sloops, the hurrying
| fleet and tho setting OF sea and sky made a
| brilliant marine picture The wind hauled a
| little to the east. and in all respects It was
second only TO the blow la which the sloops
raced from Newport to Vineyard Haven on the
| crnise 81 the New York Yacht Cub Last month
| At :57:i5 the Columbia swung to the star
| board tack and the Deer Isle tars hauled in on
| III" bahv III ton.sniI halyards The halyards
touled and the triangle futtereL in the stiY
| breeze IL was a minute and n half before
tine rim n in gear wns SET 70 rights and the sa II