The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09
ALL HAIL COLUMBIA
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Is never lost but it is found In the south.
and, sure enough, after, being lost all the
morning, it came out of the south in
good, strong shape just before the new
starting time. The committee was ready
for 1t. and SO were Shippers Barr and
Rhodes Mainsails had been hoisted and
club topsails msstheaded when eight bells
struck, and a few minutes after the
yachts slipped their moor1ngs and break
ing out their jibs they came down to the
starting point, half a mile southeast of
Flagler's point, just In nice time to see
the preparatory signal hoisted on the
committee boat Pulver.
Seven minutes had passed since the
preparatory signal. Three were left be-
fore the signal to start would be given
Both yachts set their forestry sails. The
Defender on the port tack was heading
toward LArchmont. Columbia was In her
wake few lengths away Another min
ute passed. Capt. Rhodes rolled Defend
er's wheel hard up, and the sloop, swing
ing smartly around on her heel, gibed
and came around on the other tack. Barr,
Of the Columbia, executed the same ma
neuvre. 2 4taA nIeJz 7l4z e-4- 80 go
Both on the port tack were coming for
the line during the last minute before
the signal, Defender on Columbias lee
beam, and with such good overlap that
Rhodes was able to force Barr to huff.
AS the latter did so the whistle blew.
They came romping across the line nearly
close hauled on the port tack. If they
had kept their courses both would have
had the wind abeam. The starting signal
was at 1910 and the yachts were allowed
two minutes to cross the line. The Off
cial start was: Defender, 12:40:41; Column
b1a, 12:4O:53 Columbia started twelve sec
onds after the Defender.
BATTLE ROYAL.
From the moment of the start it was a
battle royal between the shippers, and
it was one of the finest exhibitions Of
luffing that had been ever seen between
cup defenders. Barr, with the Columbia,
three minutes after the start, was
astern and to the leeward Of Defender,
where Capt. Rhodes had put her and
where he meant to keep her if possible.
The excitement was, intense. For five
minutes Barr by lufing, tried to get out
on the Defenders weather quarter.
Rhodes just as Ioften luffed out and
stopped him, until they were miles out
of their course. Finally Barr squared the
Columbia off and Rhodes followed suit,
without being able to pass his rival. A
second luff1ng match was then begun,
and 1t only ended when both yachts
found themselves prevented from luffing
any more by a tow Of barges
1,of, --oII och,
turning up a big bow wave. they fairly
tore along, with the wind abeam, De-
fender carrying a baby jib topsail and
the Columbia one size larger. No soon
er had Defenders bowsprit passed the
tug, which was towing the barges east
than Rhodes gave her another sharp huff
making it impossible for the Columbit to
get on his weather
Soon after both shippers sighted the
Riverside Yacht clubs mark boat, dory
anchored in the middle of the sound. and
without taking their bearings they kept
off for IT.. The mark was off Captains
island. Its ball at the top of pole did
not bear the 'Jarchmont colors," and it
was good four miles west Of the real
mark, but Mr. Rhodes sent the Defender
straight for 1t, = and no amount of
whistling on the part of the committee
boat could make him change his course.
Just before reaching this mark the
wind shifted from south to east by south,
giving the Defender an even better
chance. She reached the mark first, and
after gybing luffed around 1t at 1:29, the
Columbia following nineteen seconds
later. The Columbia now tried to go
through Defenders lee, and she was sue
ceeding pretty well when the latter went
about to starboard for a minute and
headed for the Long sIsland shore. Co.
lumbia followed suitdt Then both went
about again to port. Columbia was not
on Defenders lee quarter. Both had their
baby Jib topsails hoisted now, and were
going through theswater at ten-knot
clip. The next time Rhodes put the De-
fender about for a. hitch in shore Barr
declined to follow, andkr tcsplit tacks" with
his opponent. 1t WaSuebb tide and Barr
was confident OF being able to fetch the
next mark off Hemstead harbor. He was
right, and from that moment the race
was his. The Defender was hopelessly
astern when she came about again, al
though to windwafd. q They kept away
around the mark as follows:
Columbia, l:53;2s.
Defender, 1862
Here the new boat WIS two minutes and
three seconds IN the lead. Easing they
bore off to starboard, and setting spin
maker to port the yachts soon covered the
three-mile run to Rum mark. 1t was
nearly three minutes after the Columbia,
had rounded the Hampstead mark before
her spinmaker broke, and the boom was
gotten over the 4headstays,. Defenders
was set In less than q = minute after
rounding, It was generally remarked dur
ing the race that the Defenders sails
were handled more smartly.
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