The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-25
new BOAT EASY WINNER
CONSTITUTION AGAIN SHOWS HER
HEELS TO COLUMBIA
Americas Cup 1901 Defender Better
Than Old Boat in Light weather
Outcome In Blow Not
So Certain.

LONDON, Conn. July A.-In a southwest
breeze over the thirty-nine mile course
from New Haven breakwater to Sarah's
Ledge at the mouth of Now London har-
Dor, the Constitution again showed that
superb racing craft she is in light
ana smooth weather She beat
the Columbia today minutes % seconds
fairly and squarely. There was no fuke,
the wind holding true and steady with the
exception of shift of couple of points
after two-thirds of the distance had been
covered. The breeze at no time was of
sunclent strength to raise a single white
cap on the waves
Not mlshap occurred to any yacht
but the Constitution and the Columbia
very narrowly escaped a disastrous col
Ilslon as they crossed the line The rival
ry between Capt. Rhodes, of the Constitll-
ton, and Capt. Barr of the Columbia Is
intense. AS they were maneuvering for
the weather gauge, just before the start
Rarr got the windward position with the
Constitution close under his lee The
steam yacht Narada, which was acting
as the committee boat, was anchored at
the weather end of the line. The Consti-
tuition luffed up sharp, leaving a very mar
row passage between herself and the Mar
ada, but Barr ran his bowsprit into 1t in
what seemed to be the most reckless man
hard steerer and although Capt Rhodes
put his helm up 1t was some little time
before she paid off. When she at last
swung off the bowsprit of the Columbia
was nearly grazing the side of the
Narada. Capt. Barr, to escape collision
| with the Constitution, put his helm UP
| and jibed the Columbia, or else the end
of her main boom would have struck the
topmast rigging Of the Constitution and
the collapse of her mast might have fol-
! lowed. He barely cleared her and then
luffing up over came the boom again. and
close hauled once more on the starbo4rd
tack. Columbia shot ahead and to wind
ward, blanketing the Constitution. and
! lufhng out under the stern of the Narada
she stood on her course 100 yards in the
| lead.
The race between the two ninety-footers
+! Was contested every inch After going
! along for two or three miles they indulg-
| ed in fuffing match in which the Con-
| Stitution came out a winner in bearing
| away on her course nearly a quarter of
a mile in the lead and setting her big
| balloon jib topsail. At 1890 the Constitu-
| ton had gone about fifteen times. Soon
| after she set her spinnaker to starboard,
| carrying 1t until Cornfield lightship was
! reached, when it was taken in again for
few minutes and then reset for the run
| to the finish. The Constitution kept a
mile closer to the Long Island shore than
her rival until Bartlet's reef was reached.
and she finished a good mile in the lead.
| having gone the thirty-nine miles in 4
hours, 80 minutes, q seconds, while it took
| the Columbia to go over the same dis
lance hours 40 minutes, 50 seconds.
! This was remarkably fast when the COM
parative lightness of the breeze is taken
| into consideration and also that the tide
was against them over the greater part
| of the course.
Yachtsmen are now convinced that the
| Constitution is faster than the Columbia
on every point of sailing in light weather.
but in a heavy blow and rough and tum-
bic sea many believe that the Columbia
| will prove the speedier.
The winners in the other classes were:
! Glass c., yawls, NavahOe; Class Fl,
schooner, Rainbow; Class 1, sloops Hcis-
| Ter; Class j, sloops, Affair; Glass l.,
sloops, Effort; schooners, Class y. CO.
lumbia Glass B, Corona; Glass G, Mar
gueIite, walk over; Class d, Katrina
Glass D Especially, Quiesetta; Class F.,
Loyal; auXiliaries, Intrepid.
Following is the summary Of the Con-
stitution and Columbia:
Time
Name Start. Finish. Flaps Correct.
Constitution. II :05:0S 9.37:S5 1927 .......
Columbia ....11:0j:u 3:46:01 4:40:59 80 10