The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18

! the noon hour She hold her course for sixteen
minutes. and then at 1920 came about on
| the starboard tack. This hitch also lasted six
teen minutes and when she came about again
she was able to point well up to the mark.
That was her last tack. The excursion steam
ers were not allowed to get up to windward.
80 the Columbia found only one OF tho com
mittee tugs to greet her as she gracefully
rounded the mark at 12:39:2S. But away of to
leeward the pleasure craft gave her salute
from their whistles and then they all headed
southwest for the second stake. This leg was
a reach for the Columbia. AS she raced away
from the mark she broke out a small lib topsail
and let her main boom ont to starboard few
feet The wind hauled point to tho south and
began to show signs OF failure. The excursion
boats caught a cross-sea on this ten-mile trip
that caused many Of the passengers to wish
they had stayed at home.
There we're. OF course. no exciting incidents
as far as the Columbia was concerned. The
only thing to enliven the proceedings was the
incident between the torpedo boats Dupont
and Winslow on the one hand and the little
HerreshofI boat Namoose on tho other Al
though the wind had dropped. the difference
in its strength was hardly noticeable. The
Columbia was on the point Of sailing at which
a yacht usually shows at its best. and in the
prevailing wind the Columbia made fairly
quick tlmo OF II in tho reach for the second
mark. She gybed around the raft at :33 81
and then shaped her course for home. with tho
wind on her starboard quarter. At | :37 she
took in her baby lib topsail and set her balloon
sail in its place. after which abe hauled down
her lib and staysai
FAITHFUL WATCHERS TO THE LAST.
The excursion fleet had made for point to
tha I'd If the sacond mnrE but ware pra-
vented from getting within mile OF it by the
patrol boats They were punched pretty close
toge Their when the Columbia turned and the
marine policemen were forced TO scatter the
pleasure seekers in order to make path for
the white sloop. She sailed down this lane in
graceful style. every sail drawing full The
wind fell again but there WIS now no doubt
that it would maintain sufficient strength for
the Columbia to record u second victory over
the Shamrock 1t was easy work for the excur-
sion fleet to keep ahead OF her. however. and as
the old Sandy Hook Iightship became visible
in the distance the steam vessels rushed ahead
and crowded around the finishing line.
The Coumb ia hauled her balloon topsail to
the deck when she was about mile and half
from the end OF the journey. setting in its place
a baby lib topsnil. The wind had veered
around again and was once more blowing from
the east by south. The white boat came along
at fair rate OF speed, All her sailors were
ranged aft. The sun shone brightly on her
sails ard she presented n charming picture to
the pleasure seekers clustered about the
LiGhtship. As she crossed at 2:37;17 the
committee boats whistle gave ono short foot
TO denote that the race was ended. The en-
cursion fleets tsok up the signal and
for a minute or TWO the air was filled with
salutes. The Columbia had no sooner crossed
the line than she began to strip of her canvas
First the baby lib topsai came down. then
the club topsnil and last OF all her mainbail
But before she was entirely bars OF sail her
tugboat. the Wallace b. Flint. passed her a
line and started with her for the Horseshoe
BY 4 o'clock she was riding safely at her moor
inRs ready for the Shamrock or any other
gU-foot sloopin the world.