The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-02
CONSTITUTION INTHB REAR
Columbia Again Leading the New
Cup Candidate.
The Latest HcrreshoT Yacht HES the
Advantage ut the start. But FHITS
to Maintain u-EnOrts Made to
Improve the Fit of Her Sails.

Advantage at the stnrt. But FniIS
to MuintHin u-ETorts Made to
! Improve the Fit of Her sails.
J NEWPORT. r. l.. Sept. THE yachts
that are candidates for the defence of the
Americas Cup. Constitution and CoIum-
bia, are again pitted against each other
today in the second formal trial race
The day dawned uncertain, grey, aao
chilly. Yesterday the skies wept Owen
Constitutions defeat and. though the rain
! ceased before sunrise and the clouds thin
ned as the morning grew, the sun could
not quite break through to gild thu gloom
away. There was plenty of good weather
! for a race. but Saturdays picture day Of
/ gold azure was gone
| The whole fleet of pleasure yachts. damp
| and dripping lay back in their anchor
chains like seaguHs. suIlen in captivity.
The owners absent flag dropped from
many mast as it had done an day Sun
day, while those aboard had sought dry
ness and cheerfuInoss with their friends
ashore.
| Near the Constitutions berth. just of
Goat Island, lay Sir Thomas Lipton's
| Erin. which steamed into the harbor dur
| ing the drizzle OF Sunday after oon. She
! looked almost like a liner in G, mparison
with tI,. r,,s,,,,itg es,+ ana ,e ,t..
small steam yachts, and yet with her ox-
| quisite sheer sweep upward, amidship TO
/ her Prov, none was more airy and beau
tjryl than ebc
L.. .
'''''i o'i -'''''' '''
/ Hppleo the haroor and the way the grey
! drift scUdded overhead out OF the north
| east suggested whole bag fuIls Of wind
/ IN IN. or.r CO, --1,. ,,.,-,.1 r,,,I .-.,,.,,.
t''' 's' way I'uH" the compass over
/ SUNDAY but II mas way or shifting
! southwark az Newport as the day ad-
/ vances. and # looked very much as
/ tbo,,rb tho vqrb-e ,,.7,, 7,.o,,r5 r,,. ,,-f.,,
/
90 just '''e same JUN
/ east quarter ln which IL lay Saturday
| The course today was triangular with
| a ten mile lec ON eacb side ~ the fri
/ ,-,.r.
/
"'i' many VINO were lh luhe
| Win the weather in mourning AZ the new
yachts defeat. and few who were NOT
more than r,rzzle5 Tb. co-,..;-.-.;..
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o''' i,S'''. ''S 20 say lhaI 'ht ne" BOAT
"1S 'ao-E H-Hulto IN saturday race,
Ml'H ll'Ies SueH experienced men as Mr
'u"c"h' Mr. HerfeshoH, and Captain
hhodts were aboard her. and vet IL can
not pe DENIED that as the rival yachts
went over the course there was differ
ence In the general look Of them which
S'ud not ot passed over, even by the
most SuperHclaI observer CONSTITUTIONS
lil'il-Sili was iAH OF Wrinkles, which, lt is
/ II-er MI duncan mas tried about every
1 lhlnE 10 get out, but which still remain,
apparently as bad as ever The old barna-
cIes say that when sail fits like Consti-
lLIi"h IL IS ll<e q coat which the tailor
( mas cut 700 low IN the neck and wrong
a'eut the shoulders He may fix 1t over
ana over again but II IS several chances
/ 70 one that the only way 70 make II nj
/ Is put new one IN Altogether
The preparatory signal for today's race
was fired at l2-5o o'clock The course is
as follows. Starting from iightShip. ten
miles east by south. To the first mark,
then ten miles southwest. half south. TO
second mark then 10 the finish, north ay
west. half west, also ten miles II The
" "i"1 H'i'S- lHE FdDhlS VIII nave a beat 10
Ihe IIsl marx a broad rea,h 10 the sec
'i" a"'H'I'a OH f'ihJ 5udltn ana "a close
I.dth q" HAiSh AT hshJshlp
"s "'-N III 'i' start was east blowing
",re' ' MUS
L"s ,''.- 'u'I'" crossed ihe Ane hrSJ
~ no d, -.'''-It- iAt S"Hs,i-
.'.'.'' 'l'' -. .'.l oI lil' sl'Il-
--'e l ------ va ---' '--ill'--- "''y"-i'
80 i'l,-l '--.- ~--lD-e u 4e' lio-n
1 i''hr" as H tA,I' might De ioui as tho
'"' .Da.S "e.e very ''o9e on approaching
'l-' -''-'' ~''- '''v 'o.1ii'Ol' $ Doom as s-e