Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
CONSTITUTION
Leading Columbia by More than
 Ten Minutes
ON THE FIRST TEN MILES.

The Independence Was Hopelessly in
 the Rear, Although It Saved Itself
 By Being Towed to the Starting
 Point Conditions as Regards
 Weather Were Azout the Same as
 On Saturday.
 Bateman's Point, k. l., July S. Pickle breezes, mostly from the south, with clear sky, but the same long roll of the sea as on Saturday, were conditions found by the three yachts, Constitution, Columbia and Indepen- dence, when they came outside for the second contest of the Newport Yacht Racing association series to-day.
 The weather off shore was compara- lively clear and by 1915 fairly good breeze was blowing from the south. The yachts were slow in getting out of the harbor on account of the light to appear. She came out with all sails set, in tow of a small steam yacht. She had her No 1, or largest clubtop- sail set, and the big sail was laced at the tack to the top of the mast. Fol lowing the new champion came the Independence in tow of tug, with large clubtopsail set. This sail, how ever, was not laced to the mast as in the case of the Constitution. Never theless it seemed to fit just as we'll The Independence was lowed past the Constitution just after the yachts came out of the harbor and was the first to reach the lightship.
 The Constitution swung away from her tow at 1925, standing out to the starting point on the starboard tack.
 The Columbia, the last boat out came down under her own sail, while right behind her was the excursion fleet.
 As the contest on Saturday was 8 windward and leeward affair, the judges arranged for a triangular race to-day of thirty miles, ten miles on side.
 When the judges boat reached the lightship the officials very quickly Ge-4 cided that the wind was too near the south for the yachts to start from that point, so a signal was set indicating it would be east southeast of BrentoR s Reef lightship. Those on the Consti- tuition were the first to see the signal and immediately started off after tha May, the Independence following and the Columbia bringing up the rear. At this time the wind had increased to about five miles an hour and the con- ditions were almost exactly the same as at the time when the yachts started on Saturday.
 Just before the starting gun was fired at 11:55 the wind, aided by oc- casional rain squalls, increased until it was blowing nine knots an hour. The Constitution got over the line promptly, while the Independence and the Columbia had a jockeying match for the start. This ended as it did on Saturday, as the Columbia blanketed the Independence. The starting times. were: Constitution 11:55:2S, Colum- bia 11:56:47 and the Independence 11:57:10 After crossing the line the three boats stood out to sea on the starboard tack The Independence ap- peared to be unable to point up with the others in the long roll of the sea. Tn the first half hour of racing the Constitution had a clear lead of one quarter of mile over the Columbia and half mile over the Independence. This she gradually increased in the next half hour of sailing until she had a lead of mile over the Columbia and one mile and half over the In dependence. At 80 with the boats in about this position, the wind in- creased and the Independence and Columbia began to close up the dis tance between them and the Constitu- tion.
 The Constitution turned the first max at 2:15-20 and immediately head ed over toward the second mark with sheets well filled. The Columbia went over the first mark at 2:26-1O, having been beaten more than ten minutes by the constitution in a ten mile beat to windward. The Independence was still farther behind.