Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-31

gllded across the finish line :. oiumbia
utes past o'clock for the o,a..' min
winner over Constitution u Tine
most cordial salute that greotas sne
ola champion came from tbo me
yacht Erin, having on board s;r ~ T,ean
as Upton, who had himself no.. uom.
en- three times by the same S Sess
There was no second, for Const,., Dvat
mad quit. After sailing once ara
the triangular course of the soo uu
haka club with Columbia az seoo s"an'
winner, having gained on evor,.
both boats ran into a terrific r ,es'
squat. They CROPPED about for s IAN
time in the downpour and sbiss,u e
breezes, hardly able to see two lenr.ae
ahead. At last the weather claares us
bit. Columbia picked up tho 49,,
and stood for it. Constitution, how
ever. had already withdrawn. Hav,n.
sent down her big topsail. she uros
headed for Oyster bay. Columbia hon.
on. finishing the race and won the am
The race marks the finish os ~
VI |uhlh6 up series be.
tween Constitution and Columhio
They now come to the trial races oT
Newport, under the auspices of tbo
New York Yacht Club. The boat win.
ming two out of three races, provided
there has been a fair test of speed IN
average cup conditions, will undouht.
edly be selected by the Americas cun
committee to sail in the international
races against Shamrock II.
Beginning on July l the two candi.
dates for the honor of defending tho
cup have made 10 starts, Out of these
there have been 16 finishes, an I'm.
usually large number. Constitution
has won eight and Columbia eight
But these figures. taken alone, do not
quite represent the respective merits
of the two boats as shown by the con.
tests already sailed. A brief review
of the results show that Constitution
has shown superiority in light breezes
and smooth seas only. Columbia has
never been beaten in anything like
strong and true wind, with one excep-
ton. which was on August 10, off New
port, when she suffered a mishap in
a hard hammer to windward. in the
strongest breeze of the whole series.
When the accident occurred she was
general opinion that she would have
beaten the new boat had she not been
obliged to huff into the wind for more
than five minutes. However, the per-
Torrance of Constitution on that day
was a grand one. The wind blew to
"a knots at times and she took the
heavy seas and hard puffs with
clubtop sail aloft, in admirable style.
The first race on July l was won by
Columbia in a 10 knot Southwestern.
On July Columbia became disabled
three miles from the start, where she
had a lead, and Constitution then re-
fused to take walkover. On July s
and s, in very light airs, at no time
blowing over six knots and most of
the time under four, Constitution
showed up in wonderful form and
gave the old boat two decisive beat
ings. On the 10th of July Constitu
ton started but soon withdrew on ac
count of thick fog. Columbia and In
dependence went over the course how
ever, unable to finish within the time
limit. On July II and IL Columbia
won two victories, one in a nine knot
Southwestern and the other in a fresh
northeaster. Then came the races
during the excursion of the New York
Yacht Club in the light breezes of the
sound. Constitution took three to Co.
lumbia's one. On July % Columbia
took the Astor cup on the Newport
course in handsome style and Consti-
tuition went to Bristol to change her
rig, her managers not being satisfied
with her performance. They next
came together on August 10, in the
hard race already mentioned. On Au-
gust IL Columbia won the time al
lowance in a very close finish in a
light and fluky wind. They started on
August IA in light breeze on wind
ward and leeward course. The wind
fell fiat and after four hours of drift
ing both withdrew, being then on even
terms. Then came the light air Larch-
mont races in the sound on August
16 and II which Constitution took, one
by large margin and the other by
only So seconds. The two boats came
to Seawanhaka course and the de-
cisive victory of Columbia is still
fresh in the minds of the yachtsmen.
Today's race, the last of the long pre-
liminary series, tells its own story.
Fatal Runaway.