Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
SEVEN AND EIGHT
That is the Record of the Races
 By the Big Yachts.
ANOTHER TRIAL ON TO-DAY

If Constitution Wins She Will Be Two Ahead-If Columbia Wins They Will Be Tied-The Boats Started To-Day About 12:53- Columbia Was Lead ing In The Early Part of Race-Bet- ting Talk on The Coming Cup Race. Oyster Bay, l.. l., Aug 24.--A typical August morning, with but little wind l and low, f1eecy clouds which spilled a l little rain, but not enough to complete ly hide the sun, were the conditions which greeted the officers and crews of the Constitution and the Columbia when they came on deck this morning,
 and began preparations for to-day's race, the last of the Seawanhaka series.
 Every man from the managers of the yachts to the little cabin boys, real . ized the importance of to-day's con test, the last before the final test of the merits of the two yachts in the l trial races, just week hence at New port. Each knew that in the seventeen starts and the fifteen completed races 1 between the two boats the Constitu- l ton had won eight and the Columbia seven of the events. Furthermore, l there was an added incentive to good work to-day from the knowledge that I one of the spectators of the race would l be Sir Thomas Lipton. The work Of l preparation was therefore conducted l with more than usual care. Every 1 foot of running rigging was over i hauled, every light sail was carefully
 rolled and tied in stops, ready for l quick sailing, and quicker breaking I out, so that by the time all hands were piped to breakfast each yacht I was in as perfect shape for the days l contest as it was possible to make her. l As usual, the Columbia stayed at her 1 moorings in Glen Cove, about three | miles away, ready to run over to Oys- l ter Bay before the start. The Con- l stitution, however, remained near the l club house, and at 3 o'clock her two l working headsails were hoisted in l stops. At this time the wind was 1 blowing about four knots an hour from l the southwest, but gave some promise l of increasing before the day was over. l That the race would be witnessed 1 by more than an ordinary crowd of 1 pleasure craft was apparent early. | The bay this morning was crowded l with large yachts.
 Shortly hefore o'clock good, | smart shower swept over the bay, but l half an hour later it was clear again, l and the wind was still holding from l the southwest.
 The preparatory signal was given at
 12:30 and the course was announced I as follows: A broad reach to the
 northwest back to the west, four and l three quarters miles; another broad reach east by north six miles; then a I beat to the starting line south, south | west, four and one-half miles, distance l fifteen and one-quarter miles to be I sailed over twice.
 | Both boats bore down to the east l ward of the committees tug and the | Columbia was the first to go around and stand back for the line. Captain Barr timed the distance excellently and came up with good lead of ten I seconds on the Constitution The start l ing times were as follows: Columbia 1 2:35-1O and the Constitution 12:35-25. l Both boats headed for the first mark | with a boom off to starboard and with | the large jibtopsails set. At 12:45 the I Columbia was leading the COnstitu- l ton by a few hundred yards. The l weather looked threatening and it was | feared at this time there would be rain 1 before the race was finished. On the run to the first mark the Col
 umbia gained principally through 1 luffing match and she turned the first | mark ahead. The time was. Columbia | 1:O2-55 and Constitution 1.03-33. Just after rounding the first mark I the wind changed to east of south, so | that the second leg, instead of being 1 broad reach, was rather a close l reach on the starboard tack. The time 1 at the second mark was, Columbia 1 :33 20 and Contitution 1:33:55. The I Constitution gained three seconds on ! the run and she then fattened out for | the race back to the starting point on | the third leg. The Constitution lost | some time after rounding the second
 mark in changing her jibtopsail, but l at 40 she was standing after the Co., l lumbus at a fast clip. The first round, I fifteen and one-quarter miles, was l made in less than one hour and one half The time at the end of the first l round was, Columbia 1:58:25, Consti- l tuition 1:59.13.
 This quick, time was due to the shift l in the wind from east to south. On l the last leg of the first turn around | the Sdlucu lulIltcn SCCOhuSs l leading the Constitution at the turn just forty-eight seconds. The Colum-
 bia broke out her balloon jibtopsail on rounding the mark and set her spinna- ker to port. The crew of the Constl- l tuition were not so quick in setting her
 spinnaker and it was several minutes after rounding before it was broken out On the first mile or two of the first leg of the second round the Con- stitution appeared to gain some, but at PHO the Columbia was still leading, and at this time it looked as though the race would be q repetition of the
 one on Thursday, when the Columbia
 won.
 1 New York, Aug 24 The steam
 yacht Erin left her anchorage 1n Sandy Hook bay at 7:30 this morning
 to go to Oyster Bay, l.. I. Lieutenant-
 Colonel Burbank and family went as Sir Lipton's guests to view the Co., lumbia- Constitution race. The crew
 of the Shamrock was at work this
 morning scraping and polishing
 spinnaker boom. The Vigilant was
 anchored close alongside the sham
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