New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

BODY was Cengnteu
The Defender was now about two minutes Oe
hind about eleven seconds more than al hemp
stead and she lost little more In the long run
to the easterly mark (or rather. the marx they
turned) At this buoy. second round the times
were taken follows.
Columbia ~
Defender
Giving her a showing for Columbia that lnd'-
Gated slow but probably sure gains the gam OF
twenty-nne seconds could not he regarded an 'he
work of a miracle. but as that OF an extremely
fine boat against the. fastest thing ever known
before. 1t was hard. hard work. and last night
a good many men admitted that the increase on
the Defenders speed small when the
Shamrock's modernity to he considered.
FIGURES THAT MEAN MUCH.
On the last beat fIom the easterly mark 10
the Prospect Point buoy the increase OF gain
in the presence Of superlative strain showed
that II was at about the same ratio, or, 10 speak
more strictly rather less. When they rounded
the windvard mark after. say. six miles OF beat
ing. the Columbia was minutes and - seconds
ahead which was a gain Of only eighteen sec
onds in the whole six mile beat
Now. these are the figures which show the
deadly character 81 the struggle. and just no"
far apart in speed and improvements these poa's
Of different eras are. Four years Is "hoie era
~ the nresent fast annual development OF
yachts. and anybody can make his own eueSses
at the glaring opportunities Of the Shamrock D!
simply STUDYING this record without further as
sstance
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREWS er'O"'
On the run home after turning at Hampstead
the Columbia set her spinnaker at 3:l"'7'' UNI
minutes and eighteen seconds after she rouhueu'
The Defender broke out hers at 31l:l'' Wfich
was one minute and four seconds at'er size
rounded In this splendid work Cperhaps d
record set for the 9O-footersD her crew beat the
Columbia's crew exactly two minutes ana 'h'r-
teen seconds.
The figures here give all the necessary CRU
csm 1t H. not necessary to repeat the rei''a' NJ
that well known and able yachtsmen were Tree
" making on the committee boat
To add 10 the general poor work the SPIN
maker was sent UP so hopelessl, twisted tha'
when it was broken out about quarter Vi 10
length was simply a rolled rope. How anYpou!
in charge of the light sails forward could SEM
I'D sail in this way cannot at present oe
thought out To make things look worse ''e
sr,innaker boom. being we'll Stacked on capsiz4u
forward over the stays. throwing the spinnHker
anywhere and giving the wrecked look ""i''
sometimes cannot be avoided.
lust as the Columbia crossed the hnish me
her crew began 10 take In the splnhahei J."
did not come down srnartly-seened aird'N ="
come dovn!-and when Barr luned nearer '"e
wind this big sail folded itself around 'ne sCn ,9
and headsails while the crew WORKED u uoW IN,
inch nv inch When last seen they We're sun
az Il a number OF minutes after the hnIsh.
The Yachts crossed the Larchmont Inc az INC
end OF the race at the following times
'N "a 49, 9.9iOq
CoIumbia S3i 10
Defender
pExA11zED FOR STARTING ON TINE.
This meant lead of three minutes and one
sooord ~ which has 10 be added the twelve
seconds which It cost the Defender for starting
es, Rv the rule under which these boats
start IN their own club, they can let compeu-
TOW On over lust on the gun and then walt until
.be 1vhole three minutes is about expired before
,be,, folIou, In this way In light weather "here
o minute is worth almost nothing at the oeglh-
ming Of drift race a competitor by waiting OF
hv heine late at the start can receive prac-
teal gift Of nearly three minutes TO be pu' 10 MS
credit AT the finish. This system has been aoan-
| doned by nearly all Of the American clups anu
at the finish It did seem like robbery to give the
second starter twelve seconds because she
| started behind - oora into
| at Ali AT present. The committee cannot an
/ nounce the official time allowance "l'hout ~
| I've more than they wish about the measure
| nnents OF the boats and these things can ne o. j,
| vided up to a nicely. SO that the publlc shouIu
| NOT be influenced by any loud calls for the time
allowance to be published. Ii Is perfectly proper
| that II should be withheld. and When the Dt-
! fender and the Vigilant were having trial races
! for weeks in 1895 the measurements "eIe ~.
| taken by Mr.. Hyslop until late ana We're NO.
announced TIL the races with the Nalkyrle III
COLLISION AND WRECKAGE OF THE DE-
FENDER.
Perhaps. 10 add just one opportunity Tor CRIT
icisrn Of the Columbia this boat fouled the De-
| fender as she came TO her moorings last evening
When the Defender finished the race she took IN
her spinnaker as only sailors can take In sal
~ this kind and then she swung out into the
Sound. cut the lashings off the topsail club and
ward lowered the big kite In seamanlike way
while sailing. and under lower canvas went e
her big barrel mooring at New-Rochelle and
! slowed her canvas.
! When the Columbia came In 10 pass the De
! fender 10 round UP at her own barrel. her DO"
/ snrtt was run in inside the lifts OF the Defend
er's boom This big boom snapped under tht
strain and It is now in two pieces. II Is broker
about two-thirds Of the way out TO the end me
! sau was unbent and the broken pieces OF th'
snar secured on deck. There Is no prospect OIL
any more races until another boom can be pro
cured.
FIGURES OF THE RACE.
The following table shows the turns at al
marks c.,.,,,,. ,s,e,sar
Start l2:o.2@ 80,
49, mar