Evening star., 1901-08-03
Takes Second of the Three Races OF
Bateman'S Point.
INDEPENDENCE MADE GOOD SHOW
At Times the Boston Boat Bid
Fair to Win.
OF THE RACE

bfa wins, crossing the finish line at 2:16:5O
pm.
Independence crossed finish line at
2:17;37. Columbia winning on elapsed time
OF Al seconds. or on corrected time of l
minute and Is seconds. as seen from shore
BATEMAN'S POINT. r. l., August g.
The southwest breeze of yesterday and
Thursday still continued this morning.
with perhaps added strength, when the Co
lumbia and Independence heisted their
mainsails and prepared for the second race
In the August series Of the Newport Yacht
Racing Association.
The sky, however, was overcast and
there were SINE Indications of rain Still
the work Of preparation went on, not only
on board the two 9O-footers, but on the
three yawls Navahoe. vigilant and Aisa.
as well as on the schooners Elmina and
Quisetta-
Those on the Independence, however,
seemed to move about little more lively
and cheerfully, for at $50 o'clock 1t really
seemed as II the good ten or twelve-knot
breeze. for which all hands had earnestly
hoped. had finally arrived.
On shore the tall eims were bending un-
der the strong puffs, while even in the inner
harbor the water was quite rough. 1t took
some calculation on the part of the skip
just what club topsail to carry, but by .
o'clock all had hOisted their smaller ones
and prepared for blow.
The start of today's race was ordered as
usual at Brentons reef lightship,* and again
"a triangular course of thirty miles, ten
miles to side. was arranged. s.s-@
Wind Grows Fresher.
By 10 o'clock the wind at Brenton's reef
lightship had increased to a twelve-knot
strength, and there was little indication
that the wind would subside before the
day was over. The tide began to turn, and
soon the sea increased, especially near the
lightship
What the Independence with her peculiar
DOW would do In the short chop was mat
ter OF conjecture until she made her ap-
pearance, the first of the racers out Of the
harbor. She ran out very fast under three
lower sails and her No. 3. or smallest cl ID
topsail. She seemed to take the seas easily.
der her bow as she beat out, and every
time she came about she met the seas
bluntly There was quite a little spray
coming aboard. and all the way out her lee
to the lightship Capt. Haff found the wind
too strong for the club topsail on the In
dependence, and at 1920 1t was taken in
and preparations made to set the working
topsail.
The Columbia came out about ten min
utes after the Independence, carrying her
smallest club topsail She seemed to ride
the seas little better than the Boston
boat, although throwing little spray.
BY 1890 all the racers, including the
three yawls and the two schooners, had
come out Of the harbor. About half
dozen steam yachts, including the Dream
er. with Mr.. Lawson on board. also arrived
at the lightship about the same time. At
1895 the judges boat set the signals for
the course. 1t being Just, The same as on
Thursday, ten miles southwest by south
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due east. broad run. then ten miles north
west to the finish ES..I =,
The Race In Detail. - =.
1:26 a.m.-The ninety-footers have start
ed. The Independence Is In better posi-
tion than on Thursday, crossing at the
eastern end near the flagship about thirty
seconds after the whistle sounded The
Columbia was we'll astern and crossed
about thirty seconds later, near the flag
ship. Both boats went across the line
the starboard tack and headed off shore,
the Independence in the lead. AS the
yachts were not timed In crossing the line,
the Independence appeared to have the best
of the start. s..
11:34 a.m.-The Columbia has just tackled
to port and heading for Point Judith fol-
lowed Immediately by the Independence.
The yachts held the starboard tack about
eight minutes, during which time the In
dependence appeared to have outfooted the
hand. she did not point as high. At this
time it is impossible to tell which of the
two boats Is ahead. although the Inde
pendence appears to have little the bet
ter Of it:
1:55 p.m.-The yachts are now within five
miles Of the finish, Columbia leading Inde-
pendence by over mile, but latter ap-
pears to be gaining little.
2:O8 p.m.-The yachts are now about one
and half miles from the finish, and the
Independence is about a quarter Of a mile
astern- She Is steadily overhauling the CO.
lumbia. but 1t is hardly possible for her to
finish ahead.
Yawls Make a Poor Start.
The yawls made a bad mess of their start
Ing, Vigilant and Navahoe crossing the
line ahead of the signal and having to come
back.
In the meantime the Ailsa crossed and
succeeded in getting a good lead on the
other boats.
Noon-The Columbia has apparently just
crossed the Independence's bow. To those
on shore it looked as If she crossed about
quarter mile ahead of Independence. Z he
Columbia Immediately swung round on the
Independence weather bow, but soon
after made another tack off shore on the
starboard tack. They are now far down IN
the haze, and 1t Is impossible to follow
them accurately, but just before noon 1t
looked as though the Columbia was leading.
FolNl JODilf1, H. L., August s5-lno
Columbia turned the first mark at 12:41:3O
and the Independence at 12:44:45, as timed
from shore.
Both boats headed eastward. the Colum-
bia apparently a good mile or more in the
lead.
Wind northwest, about 10 knots.
BATEMAN'S POINT. August 8. 12:43
pm.-The Columbia has continued to draw.
away from the Independence, and 1t looks
now as II she had a good mile lead. She
is well to windward.
OF the yawls, the Ailsa seemed to be
leading by about a quarter OF mile.
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