The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
She WON WITH EASE
Columbia Distanced
Defender In Long
Cruise.
WON BY FOUR MINUTES.
Meet Of New York Yacht
Club a Conspicuous
Success.
WON BY FOUR MINUTES.

Greenpoint, L. l., Aug. S-The first
run of the New Rork Yacht Club today
from New London out into the sound
as far as Watch Hill and back to
Gardeners Bay, to the finish, must be
set down as one of the most successful
in the clubs history. Not only was the
day an IDEAL one with a great whole
sail breeze from the west, which held
through from the start to finish, but
the club watched with pride the mag
nincent run of the new queen Of the
fleet Columbia, which fairly distanced
every other yacht with the exception
of Defender, and she, too, was defeated
by four minutes and one second in a
thirty mile race.
The old cup Defender Vigilant was
beaten by the two flyers nearly an
hour, but much of this was no doubt
due to the fortunate run of Columbia
and Defender along the Fishers Island
shore, while the rest of the fleet kept
over on the other side of the sound.
Amorita, also, held under Fishers Is
land and beat all the schooners with
ease, winning in her class by a number
of minutes.
Over fifty yachts crossed the
line at New London, and nearly all
finished In GARDENERS Bay, although
some of them did not get in until tow
ards night. The slight adverse crit
ieism, which was delicately thrown at
the regatta committee for selecting the
Gardeners Bay run, faded entirely
away before the day was half over.
and tonight the yachtsmen are wild
with enthusiasm over the course, and
the result of the days sport.
The run gave the yachts a good
broad reach to race rock of 31a miles. a
fine run before the wind to Watch Hill
OF S12 miles, and a grand heat of 1871
miles in constantly increasing breeze
to the finish an ideal course all round.
There were many interesting and ex-
citing moments from the time that the
great bunch of sloops, followed by the
schooners, swept over the starting line
until the last Of the racers finished, but
by far the greatest event was the
magnificent seven miles run of Column
bia from Fishers Island to Great Gull
Island during which she averaged
| close UP to 13-knot gait 1t was on
this leg, made very close to the wind,
that Columbia pulled out SO far on De-
fender. for where the boats were but
short eighth of q mile apart under
Fishers Island, 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. and Columbia
hauled down her jib topsail during a
ten minute interval, when 1t blew the
hardest. She set it up again, however,
when Defender began to pick up and
held her advantage to the line. Neither
boat was held back particle. 1t was
a good, square test of the merits of the
old and new boats, and the latter may
be put down as a good four minutes
faster under the present conditions, and
with her steel mast in couple of min
utes more.
Once during the day, just otter the
start, Columbia seemed inactive, and
Defender almost got by her. But just
before reaching Race Rock, the new
boat seemed to find herself again, and
from there she was never in danger
while her great lift out on the east leg
will never be forgotten by those FORUM
ate enough to witness it.
Columbia and Defender had fine run,
the former at one time attaining a speed
of over 10 knots an hour. Summary
Time
Start. Finish elapsed.
Columbia ......... 11.21.22 2.59.55 1882
Defender ...... 1121.40 3.0416 3.42.3S
Columbia defeated Defender Am. Is.