The sun., 1901-08-03
INDEPENDENCE TO TRY AGAIN.
RACE WITH COLUMBIA TO-DAY
IMPORTANT FOR BOSTON BOAT.
May Take Part In Trial Races II She
Wakes Good showing Adams. I'd.
VIII lie on BOard-TroubIe Over
Time Allowance for EDxiish Cutters

VIII lie on lBOard-Trouble Over
Time Allowance for English Cutters.
NEWPORT, Aug. 2.The last scheduled
race Tor the Independence is to be sailed
Tomorrow and the Columbia will be her
competitor again. The course over which
the yachts will race will be triangular as
IL was yesterday and each leg will be ten
miles in length The first will be to wind
ward II possible. After this race what tho
programme will be is not definitely set
tied. There are some yachtsmen who
think that IL the Independence loses those
In charge Of the Constitution and Column
bia will not race against the Boston boat
again, and for the rest of the season the
races in the big class will be between the
Constitution and the Columbia, and the boat
that proves to be the better will defend the
Americas Cup.
The next races OF the big class will he
sailed OF this port on Aug. 10, 12 and "A.
and after that the two yachts will 90 West
to sail for cups offered by the yacht clubs
about weeks racing in the vicinity Of
New York, and these races will he sailed
during the week commencing Aug. 10.
The clubs that have offered cups are the
Larchmont. Indian Harbor. Riverside and
Atlantic. and the dates for these races
will be arranged as soon a. possible. II
Is possible that the Independence will
take part in some OF these events. but that
IL not definitely settled yet.
1t was stated to-day by a prominent
member OF the New York Yacht Club,
who IL also a member OF the challenge
committee, that Mr.. Lawson, the owner
Of the Independence, had said that II the
Independence won the race tomorrow,
or made a good showing. he would turn
the yacht over to some member OF the
club, probably G. II. W. Foster, and that
she would be raced in all the events in
which 1t il possible to enter her. This
would mean that the Independence Is to
take part in the trial races as a possible
defender Of the Americas Cup against
the Shamrock.
On board the Columbia and Independence
there was some overhauling Of rigging
and running gear to-day. and ont he Colum
bia the mainsail was hoisted and the club
topsail was set. Then 1t was lowered to
the deck and the sailmakers worked over
IL for some time. When II was hoisted
again it set much better than II has so far.
DR.. John Bryant and G. II. W, Foster went
to Boston this morning and returned with
Charles Francis Adams, I'd, who viii be
on the Boston boat in the race tomorrow.
The Dreamer also arrived in the harbor
this evening with Thomas W. Lawson on
board. The three yawls, Ailsa, Nigilant
and Navahoe. will meet in their class, and
the schooners Elmina and Quissetta will
start again. The mainsail used by the
Quissctta in her race yesterday has been
taken of and the old one put on in its place
Cornelius Vanderbilt's 70-footer, Rainbow,
came into the harbor during the afternoon
from Bristol, where she has been for some
days having the damage repaired that was
done IN running on the rocks while racing
from New London during the cruise. The
Virginia, W. h. Vanderbilt. Jr.'s yacht,
in this class. IL at Greenport being over
hauled. IL she gets here III time she will
meet the Rainbow in the race for this class
Whether the English cutters will race
is not known. They are entered, but a
difference between the owners about one
of the racing rules caused them not 10
start yesterday. The Hester is nearly
10 feet racing length. while the Isolde,
Senta and Eelin are only just over 90 feet
racing length. These boats were not built
TO race under the rules of the New York
Yacht Club and their owners think that a
special agreement should he made be-
tween them. If they raced with time al
lowance the Hester would have to allow
about nine minutes To the other boats
over the thirty-mie course. A rule of the
New York Yacht Club says that only boats
built prior to 1890 are TO receive time allow
ance The Isolde was built before that
date and her allowance under the rule Is
s minutes 20 seconds.
The other two, the Eelin and the Senta,
were built after that date and received
no allowance, Rear Commodore c. l.. F,
Robinson. who owns the Hester. will not
agree to allow any time to the Senta and
the Eelin unless an agreement IL made
before the time for the start tomorrow
morning. The start tomorrow is to be
made at II o'clock and in each class II will
be one-gun start Ihev will be sent
on in classes with the 9O-foo, sloops going
first. Col. John Jacob Astor's steam yacht
Nourmahal will be the committee boat.