The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-07
SAILS LIKE A BIRD
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the sloop and came back across the line,
! luffing sharp around at its weather end
| and crossing finally just within the time
! limit.
These are the official times of the start:
Preparatory signal, 1888; start, 1858; han
! dlcap, p. m. Time of start: Defender,
125S:2O, Columbia, 10000.
| The handicap of time was two minutes
that is the yachts We're allowed that
time to cross the line after the starting
! signal Capt. RhOadS, of the Defender,
| timed the starting signal so well that at
! gun fire that yachts bowsprit end was
! just crossing the weather end of the line,
] close up to the COrSair'S Starboard quar-
| ter. She was clear of the line in ten Sec
onds, going at a good rap full, close
hauled on the port tack. Just as she
| cleared the line, the Defender tackled to
| starboard for thirty seconds. This placed
her square on the COlumbia's s weather
! bow.
That's a good move" said Capt Joe
Ellswor6h, a;a sH I,n who was guest on the Asso-
sn dfed b PeIs tug o RRoad e d5a is trying n
Columbia is able to get out from under
Very slowly the new sloop seemed to
forge ahead of the old one. It was only
gave her good, hard pull AS soon as
Barr began to pinch her the 1ib topsan
| and forestry sail began to shake. The
| leach Of the club top shivered and the
yacht, while heeling over until her rail
1 was aWaSh at times, was not able to
| gain an inch on her rival.
| All hands except those stationed at
! the head sheets were lying fiat on deck
| close UP under the weather rails of both
! boats. G. Oliver Iselin moved about in
| cessantly watching the head sails and
| oeca sionally giving an order to trim a
to improve the set Of the sails, but to
| no purpose, as the Defender held her
! position most stubbornly. Every sail
! on board of her seemed to set to perfec-
! III
! shiver in one of them and they vera
all pulling their required number Of
| pounds.
Six minutes on the port tack and then
| both went about, the Columbia spinning
about from full to full in about
| twenty seconds.
When both yachts had settled down to
work on this tack the Associated Press
| boat was put square in the Columbia s
wake and it was then. seen the yachts
We're about to head S. S. E. Y S. on this
tack. On the other tack they headed
west by south half-sOuth, showing that
| they were able to lie within AZ points
siderable pounding in the ugly easterly
| swell. Watching them both for a few
moments as they scooped in water over
| the. lee rail and then lifted their booms
| high out of the water, it seemed as if
| the Defender took the seas a trife
| easier than her sister ship.
| The Defender, being the leader by about
! a oozen lengths, went about at 1:25, the
| Columbia tacking just minute later.
! Both took the seas much easier on this
| port tack, but the ColImbia's sails set
! better on the starboard tack. Soon after
! 1:30 the wind lightened considerably and
/ just as soon as it did the Columbia be
! gan to overhaul her rival. Both were
! now rapidly approaching the Jersey shore
! The masts of the sunken steamer Mace
| donian were passed stones throw away
! at 1:56 and four minutes later the De-
/ fender went about near the buoy on
! Shrewsbury rock. Waiting until the Co.
! lumbia had crossed the Defenders wake,
| Capt. Barr let her come around to star
! board at POP
| In seven minutes both made another
| hitch to port. The first mark-a red and
white striped flag on a float. was now in
! sight, so in five minutes more both skip
! pers believing they could weather 1t, sang
out hard a lee" and put the yachts on
! the starboard tack for the last hitch. So
! close up to the Defenders lee quarter
was the Columbia when the former filed
away that she split her wind and for
nearly a minute the Columbia was in
| irons"
In the light wind then prevailing the
| Columbia was steadily gaining. Barr, TO
make his position sure, put her about
again for fifty seconds only, just enough
to place her we'll to windward of Defend
er's wake, then after tacking he gave her
a good rap full and let her go for the
! mark, which was about half mile away.
Five minutes after making this tack c.
! lumbia had passed to windward of her
! rival and at 2:23, both broke their lib
top sails. there was a gap of several
| lengths between them.
Out on the bowsprits Of each yacht. In a
! tiffy a dozen sailors were dragging out
| the big jib topsails and swapping them
on the stays, for it was to be a race with
| the wind about abeam otter rounding the
mark. The first mark was rounded as fci-
| lows: .
Columbia, 2:SS:S3
Defender, 2:39:1S.
Columbia s gain, As seconds.
Both yachts approaching the mark were
on the starboard so In rounding it thev
| simply kept off and eaSed sheets until on
their courses. The Defenders jib topsail
was broken out and set one minutes aft
er rounding: The Columbia's when broken
| out was foul aloft. 1t was smartly hauled
down and reset two minutes after round
ing the mark. With a freshening breeze
| and assisted by wet sails for they went
through a thunder squall which extended
from the Highlands clear around to the
southwest. the yachts made good time to
the next mark without starting a sheet.
even in the squall which struck them
when about five miles had been covered
IN this work with eased sheets the Column
bia seem TO have gained, and official
figures show that she did so. The fleet of
| yachts followed them as fast as possible.
| the Corsair going ahead and taking a
| position near the second mark, which was
| Columbia, 9:3S:01.
Defender. 3:40:19.
Everyone had hoped to see spinnakers
| mark on the run for the finish TTnfor
| tunately the wind shifted so far to the
| westward that the crews had to trim
sheet for the port tack, almost as soon as
they rounded.
The yachts were not even able to lie
their courses for the finish until about
SIX mics had been covered, when the
wind canted again and let them come
up to their courses 1t was thought that
| the Defender being astern got a sight
e0Va1fage eons,derg e,I IN this The wind ightened
! the yachts crossed the line at not more