Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-24
AN EASY VICTORY.
Constitution Ag lin Proves Too
Much for Columbia.
Leads Her a Mn., 6 Sec. Corrected
Time in 29-MiIe Race.
Sails Faster Handled Better and Is the Best
zach. Aloat

New Haven. Conn, July 23.-Again.
, today, did the Constitution prove
spCedier than the Columbia in light
airs and fiuky weather. 1t was the first
squadron of the New York Yacht Club
from Huntington to Morris Cove, the
day being remarkable for the variety
Of wind. which boxed the compass
completely from east northeast to west
southwest. from 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing until : o'clock in the evening. For
the greater part Of the run the yachts
had d strong flood tide against them
and sometimes they barely made head
way against it.
The Constitution crossed the starting
line first. at 11.35.3j. the Columbia fol
lowing at ll.35.53, the Constitution hay
ing The windward position and quickly
overtaking the large fleet which had
gotten away earlier The wind was 50
gentle that il barely filed the lower
sails of the big sloopS and they seemed
! To- derive most of their Roadway from
the huge clIbtcp@ails AS the wind
| shifted canvas WAS trimmed to meet it,
At | O'Clock while the Constitution
was becalmed the Columbia got a
| lucky streak Of wind ana ran past her
| RIAL ANA secured a lead Of a quarter
! of mile. Her advantage was short
! lived. however. for at 1.35 the wind
| 81 nee again ii Id the Constructors sails
ana She glidcd 70 the front ana main
| tanned her lead to the finish. Increasing
il constantly. ON elapsed time she wan
! by : minutes and 1G seconds and by
minutes 9 seconds corrected time, the
length oc the course being = miles
| The other winners were:
! class Il. schooncrs Corona.
| Special class. schooncrs. Quisetta.
| class ID OrcgulaD Katrina.
! Glass +. schoOners india.
| In the yaul class, Nlvahoe beat Ala
! 3 minutes, % seconds.
In class IL, sloops rainbow won.
| In class /. regular. Hester won.
! In class !. sloops (speciaD kelin was
victorious.
In class j. SlOopS. Humma
| In class l.. sloops. Effort. and in class
| NJ, sloops, cambrae We're victorious re-
| spectively.
! In addition to the club prizes in each
class. there was q private match be-
! tween the schooners Shamrock Kat
iriud. Latonia. ana Maynard ana the
/ slo"ps Iiildegarde. Eedouin and Wen
| cnGh. The Ansilianes We're divided into
| Two classes. fore ana afts and square
| riggels. the former consisting of the
! Intrepid ana Idler. and the latter of the
! Lady GCdiva. Enterprise and Satarella.
The leading sloops and yawls that
| crossed the line before the handicap
gun was fired We're Mermaid. Aisa,
Carveita. Effort. Cymbrae. Rainbow.
/ Hester, Athene, Affair and Humma.
| The first schooner was Qusetta. all the
others being Handicapped. Then came
| The signal at 11.35 which sent the Con-
stitution and Columbia ahead through
! the bunch of single stickers and
! schooners.
| The gun was fired at 11.42 and when
! five minutes later the handicap signal
was made. they We're unable to make
! the slightest Roadway
4 The cup winning schooner America
and the cup defending schooner CO.
lumbia again made plucky start, but
circumstances We're not favorable 20
| their best performances.
The only yacht that gave the 90 foot
| erS any trouble to oVertake was the
schooner QUisetta. which held 4 breeze
Whilc others We're becalmed ana led the
squadron until p. NJ.
At Lie, the Columbia. impclled by q
| breezy puff got a lead of Il quarter of
2 mile on her rival. hut the streak of
luck did NOT last long. Constitution
got the wind again and at :.06 after
passing the Columbia. overlook the
QCiSetta ana led the whole squadron.
From this point on she was never
WOrvtcl. AZ 2.l5. the wind coming i'll
from The southwest, Columbia's spin
maker was set to starboard. Constitu-
ton following at 2.25.
In some strange ana incOmprehens-
Bic manner the spinnakeT of the Outs
eta was rent in twain near the foot
ana was hauled down for repairs Soon
after she gybcd with her main boom to
Starboard ana the spinnaker was set to
port.
off Penfield light. Columbia was q
good half mile aStern. The wind was
now dead astern. Columbia seeing
that she was rapidly. being left. gybed
and set her spinnaker to port but the
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