Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-30
VIOLENT STORM INNEWYO COLUMBIAN Us. CONSTITUTION
TOM Upton saw THE RACE
constitutiOn Supposed the Columbia
Had Stopped ON Account of the
Weather and Quit-Their Races
Since July 1-Are Tie Out of six
teen Races.

since July 1-Are q Tie Out of Six
teen Races.
| Oyster Bay, Aug. 26.-The Columbi;
glided across the finish line at s min
utes past O'Clock for the eighth tim,
winner over Constitution. And tn,
most cordial salute that greeted tn,
old champion came from the steam
yacht Erin, having on board Sir Thorn
as Upton, who had himself been beat
en- three times by the same boat
There was no second. for Constitution
had quit. After sailing once arount
the triangular course of the Seawan
haka club with Columbia Al seconds {
winner, having gained on every leg
both boats ran into terrific rail-
squall. They CROPPED about for some
time in the downpour and shifting
breezes, hardly able to see two lengths
ahead. At last the weather cleared 6
bit. Columbia picked up the marx
and stood for it. Constitution, how
ever, had already withdrawn. Having
oChL oOWA hCl Ol5 LOPcaIis OAS wax
headed for Oyster bay. Columbia kept
on, finishing the race and won the cup
The race marks the finish of the
preliminary or tuning up series be
tween Constitution and Columbia
They now come to the trial races of
Newport, under the auspices of the
New York Yacht Club. The boat win.
ming two out of three races, provided
here has been fair test of speed in
average cup conditions will undoubt-
IDLY be selected by the Americas cup
committee to sail in the international
aces against Shamrock II.
Beginning on July the two candi-
1ates for the honor of defending the
cup have made 10 starts. Out of these
there have been 16 finishes, an un-
usually large number. Constitution
aas won eight and Columbia eight.
But these figures, taken alone, do not
quite represent the respective merits
If the two boats as shown by the con-
tests already sailed. A brief review
Il the results show that Constitution
has shown superiority in light breezes
and smooth seas only. Columbia has
lever been beaten in anything like a
,trong and true wind, with one excep-
lion, which was on August 10, off New
BORT, when she suffered mishap in
4 hard hammer to windward. in the
strongest breeze of the whole series.
When the accident occurred she was
ahead of Constitution and 1t is the
general opinion that she would have
beaten the new boat had she not been
obliged to huff into the wind for more
han five minutes. However, the per-
Torrance of Constitution on that day
vas grand one. The wind blew to
"a knots at times and she took the
heavy seas and hard puffs with a
clubtop sail aloft, in admirable style
The first race on July was won by
Columbia in 10 knot Southwestern.
On July 3 Columbia became disabled
three miles from the start, where she
had lead, and Constitution then re
fused to take walkover. On July 6
and s, in very light airs, at no time
blowing over six knots and most of
The time under four, Constitution
showed up in wonderful form and
gave the old boat two decisive beat
Ings. On the 10th of July Constitu-
ton started but soen withdrew on ac
count of thick fog. Columbia and In
dependence went over the course. how
ever, unable to finish within the time
limit. On July IL and IL Columbia
won two victories. one in a nine knot
and the other in fresh
Then came the races
Turing the excursion of the New York
Yacht Club in the light breezes Of the
sound. Constitution took three to Co
umbia's one. On July 23 Columbia
.ook the Aston cup on the Newport
course in handsome style and Consti
.ution went to Bristol to change her
Jig, her managers not being satisfied
with her performance. They next
,ame together on August 10, in the
lard race already mentioned. On Au-
rust IL Columbia won the time al
owance in a very close finish in a |
light and fiuky wind, They started on
august ID in light breeze on wind |
yard and leeward course. The wind |
ell fiat and after four hours of drift |
ng both withdrew. being then on even
erms. Then came the light air Larch-
mont races in the sound on August |
6 and IL which Constitution took, one
" large margin and the other by |
My So seconds. The two boats came
o Seawanhaka course and the de.
isive victory of Columbia is still
resh in the minds of the yachtsmen.
'oday's race, the last of the long pre-
minary series, tells its own story.