The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-30
COLUMBIA WINS CUP.
Constitution Is Beaten by 2
Minutes and 81 Seconds.
VICTORY is DECISIVE
Cup Defender VIII Not Race
Again Soon.

Newport, T. !, July 29.-The Columbia
today defeated The Constitution boat for
boat in a splendid race by two minutes
and 81 seconds and won the $1,000 cup
presented by John Jacob Aston. Her VIC
TOR was decisive and convincing. The
behavior of the Constitution. on the 9TH
er hand. was disappointing in the ex-
IRENE and this evening Mr.. Duncan an
nounced that his beat would not take
part in further races until her ris had
been altered. He declare the Constitu-
ton is not doing herself justice; that she
is not going well and that there is no use
in racing her further until she is put in
proper shape.
The Constitution viii not participate in
the Newport Yacht racing events OF
Thursday and Saturday of this week as
a competitor of the independence. The
Columbia, however, has been entered for
these races and VIII sail against the Bos-
ton boat.
The Constitution viii go to Bristol at
once and have the alterations made. If
this change in the plans of the Constitu
ton does not prevent. the next races in
which she will start will take place over
the Newport course on August u and Il.
The regatta viii be under the auspices Of
the New York Yacht club.
In one OF these races the cup offered by
Sir Thomas Upton VIII be sailed for. The
reglar trial races for the purpose Of Sc
lecting the defender Of the American cup
VIII be hello here on August 81 and Sep
TENDER I and 8.
The wind today never exceeded thirteen
knots, and although there was long
roll Of the sea setting in from the south
west. the water was by no means rough.
In fact Newport cat boats took it quite
kindly with a single reef IN their mainl
sails. The course was q total distance Of
thirty-eight nautical miles. The wind
was north by east ~ the start and nortN
northeast at the finish. Il started with
q fo~ce of about nine knots when the pre-
porontary gun was fired and freshening
gradually as the race progressed. it at
tanned a strength Of thirteen or fourteen
knots when Columbia was greeted as the
winner. 1t is not easy for the best friend
Of the Constitution to make plausible ex-
cuses for her most palpable defeat. She
vas beaten fairly and sauarely on her
merits Running almost dead before the
winI on the first log of the course, she
at first opened quite n gap of clear water
between herself and the Columbia and il
looked as though she would have a Ions
lead in ire run down the wind. So long
as the wind continued light she had it all
Ter own way but whe nit freshened the
Columbia slowly but surely overhauled
her and when they got TO the first mark
was only a few length asteTu. As the
two ninety foOtcrs rounded theb lock is
land mark the Constitution had tho
weather berth. She did not keep it long.
Instead Of a beat 70 windward the beat
to tho second mark resolved itself into
very long leg three minutes and nineteen
seconds faster than the new boat This
settled the race. for the Constitution was
unable ever to cut down this lead on the
short run home. and so the yachts fin
ished
The summary follows:
Constitution. start. l1:07:3s; finish. 2:5s.51
elapsed. 3.l912. corrected. 3:4913. Column
bin. start: 1I.0S; finish ,19:2.54:3S; elapse.
1868; corrected. 3:44:fJ.
The Boston boat. Independence. started
over the course about a mile of the racers
She tackled them 10 leeward off the block
island mark ana did windward work SINH
lar to that Of the racers. but at no time
did she show any great speed.
Mr.. John Tippis. Canton. o., says:
"FOLEyS HONEY AND TAR cured my
little girl Of a severe cough and infamed
tonsils." G. Gehring. 400 7. Douglas:
Geo. Van Werden. S2S y. Main; Wichita
Drug Co, 10 Z. Douglas.
HiTEC PEAI THING