New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
COLUMBIA SCORES AGAIN.
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tuition being to windward, the official timing
being the for both: Constitution, 1OO:06;
Columbia. 100;O6 This was a big mark for
Rhodes.
CONSTITUTION LOSES ALL SHE GAINED.
The Constitution here made the best start that
has been accomplished by her this summer. but
the trouble was that she could not hold the
advantage she gained. The Columbia continued
to go ahead, and pointing up much
higher than the Constitution that the latter
0oat could not hold the same course The
columbia was dragging out clear across her
bows, and the Constitution apparently
Forced to come about to avoid collision. This
was a bad move for her but apparently inevita-
pie. When both craft turned to the southward
the columbia was. of course. the windward
pointing boat, and was tapping the weather
quarter or the Constitution and lying up closer
The Constitution was footing faster. but going
out TO leeward to get the extra pace. At iii
she was heading soLth-half west the Columbia
working out hetter. and when a quarter of an
hour from the start had passed the Constitu-
ton was nearly hundred yards to leeward.
Doth boats going about even in their SoutherlY
course. The wind, which had been east by
south at the start, had been breaking off both
here showed fifteen men to windward, showing
that the breeze getting stronger and that
he did not want them on the lee side TO give the
hoat list They crawled up in their rubber
shoes without shaking the boat, moving like
panthers stalking their prey.
THE ERIN FOLLOWED THE RACERS.
The steam yacht Erin then came within close
range having many interested spectators on the
bridge On the forward decks Sir Thomas
seen with his designer George L. Watson. Mr..
Jameson, David Barrie. DIR. Mackay, Thomas
Ratsey and Mr.. WestwOod. The Constitution
went TO the StarbOard tack "a O'Clock, fol-
lowed at once by the Columbia, which was now
wei to the windward, and on the next course
toward the shore the Constitution got slant of
wind that did her a lot of temporary good, as
she came up considerably the leader. lying
a
tackled to the southwark. and the Constitution
came in under tlS Columbia's lee getting her
wind split. In this port tack they were head
ing about south-southeast, and the wind was
east southeast these courses showing the vari-
ability Of the airs The Columbia now had
new pickup, something of what she lost through
the windshift but at 30 O'Clock. when both
went to the starboard tack. the Columbia was
again over hundred yards dead to wfndWard.
The steam yacht Colonia seemed TO he in an eX-
Citahle condition in this race, and as the de-
tenders tackled each way she rushed across the
press yachts bows a number of times in a way
suggesting that she owned the ocean. The next
starboard tack longer. and the Constitution
was being plainly outsaied by the Columbia.
This was more patent when she went on the next
port tack at II: 30 when she heading about
south by east, and her jib was sitting badly II
tld not sit with the rest or me canvas anu
tapped while the jibJopsail was full But
observations mace later showed that this was
due TO the bad mt OF the sail As her SAILS seem
10 go bad so soon. IL was said that 1t was only
fair TO the boat get her suit of sails able 10
do her Justice The Columbia in the mean time
gull while she slanted out to windward. pointing
higher and sailing faster than her opponent
Just after = O'Clock she left the Constitution,
taking the starboard tack aud looking UP we'll 10
her course. The Columbia turned the second
mark at 45O:4O. and lowered her spinnaker
boom. But the setting 81 the spnnaker did her
good. 1t only seemed to anchor her In the
air, which II 1t moved at all. was out OF the
outh-youtheast. The Constitution then came
down on the original southeasterly air and
rounded the mark close 70 where the Columbia
was lying almost motioness,
BOTH YACHTS IN A CALM.
The Constitution was timed at the second
mark at 4.55:10. showing a gain for her in the
ten mile quarterly drift Of twenty-five seconds
Here the new boat into the same calm as
the Columbia and got brought up all STANDING
But she did not make the mistake OF setting
her spinuaker, though she lowered her SPIN
maker boom. Barr only carried ms SpihhakeT
about hree minutes, and then ran II down when
the boat drew out ahead again. But then came q
,.riod Of what seemed to be fiat calm The dis
abIed press yacht Wanda blew out some Of her
antiqunted hxngs down below. and. after nearly
. suffocating her engineers through the sudden
escape Of steam. lay almost In the nortn bS
west course OF the Constitution, for the sum
I cient reason that she could not get out or II.
Her position had. however. this advantage. thaI
II closely seen that the CONSTITUTION was
now doing her best work with the Columbia
when the kinks In her thin wire baloonjlb sheet
were almost in coils for want OF WIND ="
straiehten them out When she gets this
amount Of wind she can beat the Coiumhla, as
5 has been explained in these columns before
/ During the next hour when the direction OF
the air was largely SueSswork, she went Out
ahead Of the Columbia in a mysterious way. 10
the extent OF three hundred yards, Yet this
ability 10 move along when hardly any other
craft under sail has steeTage way did not ap-
pear 10 be OF much 10 her. Tor as soon as
the air got a little more body, Just enough TO
partly straighten without tightening balloon
jib sheet. the Columbia went straight out to the
lead again overhauIng the Constitution hand
over fist and passing her to windward at ":-u
y. m. : IL she were moOred.
This extraordinary showing at the end OF the
, contest is proof that the Columbia is the Su-
perior OF the Constitution in any light air con-
ditions that can escape being referred TO as a
dead calm The lime limit expired at $50 p M
when the tender Park city went across and took
the Columbia I'm tow She was then estimated
20 he a third Of a mile ahead and within three
miles OF the finish line.
II has been determined by the committee that
instead of wasting day between the races, as
at first scheduled. there will be a contest be
tween the defenders started at p. IN. to-mor-
The summary:
Start
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