The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-26

bag along the iun, which shows thar ii
could stand but little stretching.
Standing out of the harbor. the Colum.
bia was headed across the bay to Shore
island. and just before 10 o'clock she went
about. and with a constantly freshening
breeze from the southwest stood over to-
ward Prudence island. on the west coas,
Of the bay. As she passed the Hog island
lightship. the latter's crew saiuted her
with three strikes Of the fog bell. which
salute was answered by the big Steam
Shell. streaming along behind with the
press tug. It took just an hour to beat
from Hog island lightship. at the entrance
Of Bristol harbor to Rowe island. on New
port. distance of about nine miles, with
a favorable tide.
The Columbia made five bitches on the
way down Narragansett bay. long leg to
the north Of Prudence island. and 10 the
south of Sandy point light. about half way
down the Island. q third to the south Of
Halfway rock a fourth to Gould island and
Q fifth to Conanicus island. just north Of
jamestown.
Defender Out for . Brush.
As the Columbia came out, after the lat
ter tack. she met the Defender and Nava-
hoe coming out Of Newport harhor, accom-
panied by . hset Of steam yachts and sail
ing craft. The Navahoe hauled up to the
windward. but the Defender came down
the wind. passing under the stern of the
sGssy49oE<ss sssslsse - p4ng Sa. ~ Cos
lulabla was headed sftsr the Defender and
the two boats sailed three miles DIP the bay
before the wind.
Just a. the Defender came out, the work.
Ing topeail was set on the Columbia, but It
was taken In Immediately and the boats
had their first trial together under the
same sails-mainsaii. foreetaysail and jlb
The Columbia was first to swing around
into the wind after the run TO leeward
and the Defender followed Immediately.
Both boats made number OF short bitches.
but as they were half a mile apart. little
could be Judged OF their comparative speed
The Columbia was to the windward and
seemed to gain on the Defender. pointing
higher and outfooting her. just after the
two boats had tackled to the port under the
jamestown shore. the Columbia was eased
of. and running down toward the Defend
er took position on the Defenders wealth
er quarter Capt. Barr. OF the Columbia.
berthed the new boat In the worse possible
scarcely fifty yards apart, the nrst real
brush to windward between the old and
the new boats was on.
Defender Passed with Ease.
Cant. Barr gave the Columbia a good
rap full. while Capt. Rhoades on the De-
fender did not Try to pinch out ahead. 1t
was fair honest test OF the sailing mer-
rs OF che two boats under fiattensd sheets.
The Defender had plenty Of room to reach
out ahead OF her rival. anc only required
the necessary speed to do II. That she
failed in the attempt to do II must be a
source of great qualification to American
yaeh,smen in general and her owners and
builders IN particular. for u showed the
new boat to be a wonder and that the
Shamrock will have TO sail with marvellous
speed 10 win the Americas cup. Within
three minutes after Capt Barr started
after the Defender he nfanketed her. and
in Ave minutes he was well out ahead
Both boats stood over toward Fort Adams
and then the malnsaiis OF the Columbia
came down and she wss headed for an
anchorage outside the torpedo station.
while the entire north Atlantic squadron
and a dozen or more large sailing yachts.
including Commodore MorEan's flagship
corsaIr. gave her silent welcome. dipping
their colors. The Defender ran In and
anchored near the Columbia. and Butter
Duncan. who has the old cup defender in
charge. wen. sooard the Columbia To Offer
his congratulations. I. was expected that
the two boats would have another try In
The hay during the afternoon. br. the wind
failed.