Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-24
CONSTITUTION ONCE MORE.
In Light Airs Beats Columbia by
Four Minutes.

Four Minutes.
Again yesterday did the Constitution
prove speedier than the Columbia in light
airs and fuky weather It was In the
first squadron run of the New York Yacht
Club from Huntington to Morris Cove,
twenty-eight miles, and the day was re-
markable for the wind. which boxed the
compass completely from ast-northeast
to west-Southwest from 8 o'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the evening For
the greater part of the run the yachts
went against a strong foodtide.
The racers started out close hauled on
the starboard tack. The wind grew free
and sheets We're eased broad off and bal
looners spread. The Constitution crossed
the starting line first in the windward berth
al II ::}5::,J, the Columbia following at
11:35:o3 The Constitution soon overlook the
fleet, which had gotten away earlier. The
wind barely filled the lower sails and they
derived most of their Roadway from the
huge clubtopsails, which We're full when
the other sails were Tapping.
At 1 O'Clock, while the Constitution was
becalmed. the Columbia got a streak Of
wind and ran past her rival by quarter
of mile but at 80 the wind once again
filed the Constitutions sail and she glided
to the front in a marvellous manner and
maintained her ever-increasing lead to the
finish. On elapsed time she won by 5 min
utes and 10 seconds, and by 4 minutes and
6-seconds corrected time. on twenty-eight
miles.
Chevy Chase Golfer Breaks Record.
A new record for the Atlantic City links.
which Is to be the scene of the national
amateur championship in September, has
just been made by F. O. Horstmann of
the Chevy Chase Club Horstmann cover
ed the course in 81 which is a stroke
under the previous record held by F. H
Bohlen Of Philadelphia. What makes the
performance all the more noteworthy Ia
the fact that since the Bohlen record was
made the course has been heightened by
about $50 yards and several new bunkers
have been added. Horstmann's card reads:
Out ......... 8 3 6 3 5+1
In 3 5 7-4O-s1
Upton to Go Into Horse Racing.
Sir Thomas Upton one of the truest ex-
ponents of sports in all that the word i'm
plies seems to have other aims in life than
the lifting Of Americas cup and is DESTROYS
of beginning a career on the turf in this
country, which, If true, Is pleasant news
for the turf and plainly shows the high re-
gard the sport Is held in when it attracts
such men as Sir Thomas Upton.
The news of the Irish nobleman's new
venture is but meager now, but details Will
doubtless follow. Racing men hail the news
with a heartiness that shows the esteem
Sir Thomas is held In, and cverybo dy
wishes him success in his new venture.
Cup Challenger Getting Ready.
The canvas Of Shamrock RI will be ship
ped this evening from Gourock for Glas-
gov, where it will be placed on board an
Anchor line steamship bound for New
York. The mainsail weigh one and cne-
half tons.
Sir Thomas Upton arrived at Greenock
Scotland, from London yesterday to hurry
the work of fitting out the challenger for
her trip across the ocean. He says he cam
not see how she can be made ready before
Saturday. mizzenmast will not be used
in crossing the Atlantic. The challenger
will be jury rugged a cutter.
American Horses in Front.
Richard Croker's Viper, ridden by L.
ReifY. won the regulation plate. distance
one mile and three furlongs, at the first
days racing, yesterday, of the Leicester
England. summer meeting.
w. c. Whitney's shibboleth filly. with L.
Reiff up. won the Wigstown maiden two
year-old plate, distance five furlongs
straight. c. S. Newton's Varna CMaher}.
was second. and II. T. Birdsey's Madrigai
gelding q. H. Martin) was third
Vespers May Go to Canada.
The defeat Of the Vespers in the national
championships at Philadelphia last week
has been a bitter dose to the members Of
the Philadelphia crew. as we'll as to their
friends. and there Is chance that the
Vespers may invade Canada in September
and try to win back their lost rowing hon.
ors The threat of the Vespers' trainer to
resign before the championships because
he said, the members of the crew were not
training properly, Is now admitted in Phil
adelphia as not without reason.
1t Is expected that a subscription will be
taken up to defray the expenses Of the
Vespers to Canada in September where It
Is expected that a match race can be ar
ranged without much trouble. A three
cornered race between the Argonauts, the
Vespers and the Winnipegs would prove
interesting and attract many thousands of
spectators.
Fine Tennis at LonEwood.
The last match Of yesterday mornings
play in the Longwood. Mass. tennis tour
nament resulted as follows:
Preliminary round-J. P. Paret beat 7
C. Wright. GA, 60 81; D. F. Davis beat
E. A. Taft, IT., 90, 81. 81.
Second round-W. G. Clothier beat w
L. Foulke. 8-1, CO. S-6; L. E. Ware beat
G. B. Beals, 60, 60, g.
In the afternoon Paret and Hobart gave
the best exhibition to date, Hobart win
ming in four SETS Paret took the first at
"a and lost the second. 3-6. Paret got a
lead OF 2 love and then 81, but Hobart
ran into the net and won out on smashed
balls at Ga. In the last set Paret was evi-
IDENTIFY tired and could not make a stand.