The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-29
COLUMBIA D0CKED.
The Racer Looks Like - Thorough
bred Beside the Shamrock.

The Racer Looks Like u Thorough
bred Beside the Shamrock.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2s-The Columbia
Was locked at the Brooklyn nayy-yard
this afternoon. She viii probably remain
there until Monday. the day preceding the
first OF the series Of races Tor the Amer
teas cup. during which period every art
now 10 the builder, rigger and sail
maker VIII be employed in getting the
craft IN the best possible trim for the
contests.
The contrast between the lines OF the
shamrock and the Columbia are very
marked. In the former one can see "a big,
bulky craft, dependent upon a greater
spread Of Caukds Tor superiority in
anrai. while the latter has the thorough
hfI appearance hat comes with finer
lUe. and a more slender hull. The Co
Nnhtt Was viewed from an sides by adj
mIiug hundreds. most OF whom had also
an The Shamrock On the Gry-dOck, and
MnciN-nine out OF every hundred were OF
opinion that The American boat was FAR
more "A racer In looks D. the cup chal-
lencer. Even the English and Scotch
writers sent across to report the cup
races admitted that the Columbia WAS
the better-looking craft q the two, but
they hope for heavy D~reeZcs. so that the
Shamrock can make her best showing.
When ne keel touched on tho blocks
they We're Al = depth of 20 feet and a
Few inches OF water. When the water
mad receded 30 far that the Columbia's
hull be.oW the Water-liue was exposed 20
view II was seen that the action Of the
water had corrOCed the bronze plates SO
much that she appeared 90 be painted
rfecn. The bllgc plates were remarkably
bright. however. showing what friction
Will 90 when the vessel is under sail.
The crew was set no work s~crubDing
the hull with brOoms and brushes. but IL
was OF little effect ia removing the cor
Tos.on. a solution OF acid and water Was
tried in one spot. and worked very efec-
lively. Ihe hull was AS smooth as glass,
despite the coating Of green. Electric
hurniShers viii be set 20 work tomorrow,
so that when the Columbia goes out OF
the dry-dock her underbody will glisten
ike Old. The white tODsldes were sand
papfrcd. and a fresh coat Of paint viii be
nut on. The Columbia looks like a big
fin keel Her lead Is thickest ana deepest
well forward pa the keel. 80 as 10 be d.
rectly under the centre of EFFORT. while on
the Shamrock the lead Is beamist amid
shlpS. The American boat Is cut away
forward nue. more than the Irish cut
ter. and has a longer overhang art The
formers lead keel Is about seven feet
shorter al the bottom than the l~atter's.
which accounts Cor her superior quick
ness ia STAYS. The bilCe plates on the
Columbia DO not look as smooth as the
Shsmrock's. but the rest Of the hun Is as
good g piece Of workmanship as that OF
The latter.
Captain Philip Ellsworth. who designed
The Atlantic. saw the Columbia. lie said
he believed the Columbia would defeat
the shamrock. but he thought that the
irish craft would prove az good as the
American al every point of sailing ex-
cept Ia windward work. Said he: Build
q boat with a hull like the colunbia's,
nut on n keel like the old Americas. cut
down the sail, n III bet she would de-
feat the Columbia hands down"
Results at Gravesend.
NEW YORK, Sept. B.-Ffrst race-nve
fwlsngs--Belie OF Lexington az 10 u frst.