New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-09
COLUMBIA EASILY LEADS.
ro,,p MINUTES AHEAD OF DEFENDER in
NETWORK YACHT CLUB RUN
y1v-r-Y BOATS ENTER AND FINISH IN THE Thin
MILE RACE At THE EAST END OF THE
sorNp-pRoNoUNcED BY ALL
BIG SUCCESS.

c-.srnort Long Island. Aug. S.-The nrs' r""
.. ,b. Nav-York Yacht Club to-day from Ne"
rondon out into the Sound as far as Na,ch iiI
snd hack to GARDENERS Bay and the INNS" -
Re &c. down as one Of the most suc0ess1"i -
,b. clubs history. Not only WAS 'ne u"S
ideal one. with a fine whole sail breeze ii0,"
80 which held from the start 70 the hihsh' o''
tho cIub watched with pride the nashlIlceh' ia
., the new queen Of the fleet the ooiuii''' a'
,yb,cb distanced every other yacht with tne eN
cent,on Of the Defender, and defeated He' -
,our minutes and nineteen seconds IN 'nlI''
mile race. ~
The old cup defender. the NlgiIan' Was
beaten by the two flyers by nearly an hou'' D"'
roucb Of this was no doubt due TO the lor'"Aa'e
min Of the Columbia and the Defenoer dIoHs ''9
Fishers Island ehore, while the rest OF the !v7'
Lent on the other side Of the SOUND Al"
Amorita also held IN under Fishers 1slaliu NIu
heat all the schooners with ease "lnIliHs -
her class by a number Of minutes
More than fifty yachts crossed the line az
~, london. and nearly all finished in Gardi-
rar.s Raw. although some Of them did not get
4, mill toward night The criticism or the
-egatta committee for selecting the Gardiner
nov run ceased before the day was haIf over
and tonight the yachtsmen are wild with en-
tbusiasro over the course and the result OF me
Aov.s snort. The run gave the yachts a GOOD
broad reach to Race Rock Of 31a miles, me
run before the wind to Watch Hill OF 81 miles
and a beat of 1874 miles in constantly IN
crassinp breeze TO the finish 1t was an ideal
course all around.
There were many interesting and exciting
moments from the time the great collection or
sloops. followed by the schooners, swept over
the starting line until the last OF the racers nm
,shed hut by far the most important thlns
was the magnificent seven mile run OF the CO.
lumbia from Fishers Island to Great Gull ISL
and. in which she averaged close to 13 knot
gait II was on this leg, made close 10 the wlno'
that the Columbia pulled out so far on the
Defender, The boats were only short eighth
of g. mile apart under Fishers Island. ana there
was nearly a mile and half Of water between
them at Great Gull Island. Both yachts had
all the wind they could stagger under ana the
Columbia hauled down her jb topsail Tor ten
minute interval when II blew the hardest: She
set II up again, however, when the Delehoer
began 20 pick up and held her advantage 70 the
line Neither boat was held back particle. IL
was a good square test Of the merits OF the old
and new boats. and the latter. 1t is thought
may be put down as 5000 Tour minutes
faster under the present conditions
Once in the course of the day, just a1ter the
start the Columbia seemed inactive and lifeless
and the Defender almost got by her but Juss
before reaching Race Rock the new BOAT seemed
10 find herself again, and from there she was
never In danger while her sailing On the last leg
will never be forgotten by those fortunate
enough to see It.
Commodore Morgan did not SEND the lleet away
until nearly II o'clock wisely waiting for a little
more breeze The feature of the fleet, outside OF
the big sloops was the large number OF schoon-
ers Nearly all the cracks" participated, ana
.onoe OF the older ones showed themselves 20 be
attn In the game. 1t was fine spectacle at
the start and an even finer one as, coming down
TO the Watch Hill buoy with every kite set ana
spinnakers to starboard. they folded their great
extra wings and rounded the buoy for the beat
20 the finish. The Quissetta looked to be win
ner at this place, but Captain Lippitt made
mistake In seeking the Long Island shore. ana
his rival, the Amorita. easily beat him.
The wind held throughout the day. and in the
afternoon reached almost twelve knots.