The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-03

way. and at 5000 the wind headed ths
Columbia %, bat the shift did not hurt her
very much. the Constitution getting the
ssme shift a few minutes later.
A. Sos 10 the Columbia took the port tack
to fetch the mark. Her baby jill tOt,-ail
was lpwered at $1,000. and at 3llOs she
passed the mark and eassd on her boom
10 -tsrboari. The reaching bb topsaii
had been sent up In stoT- as soon ~ the
other had been lowered. and II was broken
ont t~hirty-four seconds after the yacht
had passed the mark.
The Constitution tackled for the mark at
sis3S and at once took In her baby Jib
topSail. The reaching iib top~ail was sent
up nj once. The Constitution passed the
mark a, 3le0s and broke ont her toI~ail
nineteen seconds later. The crew Of the
Constitution had been smarter than the
Columbia's crew. The elapsed timss FOR
~.sr Es%75 f 'ss.''
6ssS TSs gSs grs.
Sonsliliion " 90 ia az T, 81
On the ten mile hcat TO windward the
Columbia had beaten The Constitution
4 minutes IS SECONDS The Cpns,iiu-
ton had been well handled and II was
Thought no fault Of tho~. on board that
the yacht had made such a poor showing
A. soon as the jib topsail on the tonstttu-
ton was drawing the fore stay-ail was
lowered and balloon fore staysail at in
IT. place. II took h crew ! minute "a
seconds from tho time they began to hover
one sail until the other one was set and
drawing THIS wah smart work The
Columbia made the same change as soon
~ II was seen what had been done on tho
Constitution Tho Constitution seemed
to be picking up, but after a time lIer lib
top-ail did not draw well and ia" lib was
run down In order To let the hight air get
into the Jib topsail and for IS minutes she
was sailing with one head~ail ics~ han
the Columbia Then the wind hauhd
just enough To enable the Yachts TO carry
balloon jib 'opSails and IA" changes werr
made at $3.50 Again the Constitutions
crew was a little smarter than the columbia
in making the chang The vim was
very light and A. they approached the
eecond mark they cra~led along The
Columbia gvhcd around the mark ~ $50 ~
and the Constitution a. IS 10 Tn elapsed
times for the reg VIEW
Va Wa, ia.
racs 49,, y : y ~ =
c5nsuiuaon "' ; ia o, IS 10 ~ o.
Ca the ten-miie reach ,be Constitution
had gained twenty -tye seconds
The balloons werr lifted over the STAYS
and the Columbia AZ pnc~ loweret the
SPIN naker pole to -tarbOard and , minutes
?? seconds after turning the mark hruh.
out her %spinnaker II did not I'll at all
but hung without an ounc" ot WIND IN "
The Constitutions spinnaker poh" was
put out bnard and the Splnnaker got ready
but II was not broker out. Instead. Capt
Rhodes lufed the yacht well 10 windwnrd
81 the course the Columbia had sailed and,
keeping the balloon iib top-ail fun In the
very light air. gradually closed up on th"
Columbia The sun was dropping Ike
n ball of fire over the western horizon and
It threw its bright glare Of light on the
sails Of the two Yachts The constitution
slowly crnw led UP on the eastern side of
the Columbia and Capt barr. seeing the
error h- lad made With the -p,nnaker.
ordered Il in again still the Constitution
gained and the hAdovs Of the Columbia
main-ail lrgan 20 cover the balloon 10
tupsail Of the Constitution A. the new
yacht gradually drew ahead the@e shadow
lengthened until the club tol ~sil was thrown
Ola the msinsatl
Then the Constitution vas covered up
altogether and az 8 3S a. she took the lead
for the first time in the race. She drew
ahead until there ~s- about y qua rter
81 n mile Of open water between the boats.
The finishing line wh- = hong wav On and
there was little chanc" OF the Iac~ being
finished within the tim" limit The yachts
kept on though, those on board evidently
hoping that a fre=hening hreeze might
send them home In time. The breeze did
freshen and under its influence the Columbia
drew up on the Constitution and again took
tho lead at so O'Clock. She drew ahead
until tho time for the race had expired
and then the Columbia was about n third
81 n mile IN the lead and the flashing line
was two miles and a stsf away Sails
Were lowered and IN" Mirage towcd the
Constitution In. while tn" tender Park
Cty gave a line 10 the Columbia.
4 sailor from the Columbia was -esn
ashore this evening He was feeling very
good ovrr tho show ing that IN" Columbia
has mad. 80 far In th" trial races and was
asked how he accounted for the slowness
Of the Constitution VI" Thought for a
moment and then with n twinkle In hts
eve SAID " eli. you $3.50. when the Columbia
was hauled out 90 h. cleaned last week IN
tho Morse dry dock tho furnishing ma
chimes w.rr rubbed fore and aft, but Whom
the Constitution was Furnished ~ BRISTOL
M" MACHINES were rubbed up and down .
Then ia" sailor steered for the near's.
saloon to- wash down las joke
Several sails belonging Ia the 'onstt'u-
tipn have l~en result At tho Herre-hnn
loft at Bristol Some 81 the-" ara to 10"
uSd ia the next race The press boat,
Wanda. broke down again II ~ rarely
that she does not do something that ~ not
eNpNcted, and those who have to 60 on her
arr ready for all emergencies When near
the second mark a valve blew out aud the
engineers and fire rooms were flied with
steam At once The nrernen had 10 hurry
la order not to he burned The Nanda
hmped hack 20 port In a crippled condi-
ton.
Commodore Lewis Case ledyard enter
tanned sir Thomas Upton and his friends
AZ dinner tonight. They were invited
tp meet the Members Of the Challenge
and Regatta Committees and some other
well-known yachtsnen. Among those pres
ont were Sir Thomas Upton. William jaime
-on, ComnIodor" J Il Hillyad. George l.
Watson. Thomas katsey. David Barrie.
nr Reed Mckay. Rear tpmmpisTS { l.