New-York tribune., 1901-07-30

DEPENDENCE MAKING READY
IsT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.I
Newport P L July 29-when W. Butler
,,r,csu jr the manager Of the Constitution
-.s asked why the last Herreshof defender did
=, win the Astor cutter cup in the race lust
s.,sbed. he said: Because we got licked-be-
-.use our boat won't sail fast enough That was
.+s exact truth. spoken frankly. braveIy in the
iss,s Of great disappointment Mr. Duncan had
act his heart on winning the Astor Cup, not
hs-suse of its $1,000, but because il is the most
.ought for Of the American home trophies. Mr..
Tuncan was also asked whether the Columbia
,.s improved since she raced with the first
shamrock ana he said: Il have no reason TO
,.snk so. But she can go like streak. The
ssst way find how she go is TO follow her
an the Constitution
Tbs record for the schooner race is that the
r,uina gave the Quissetta good start and left
bs- behind before the first mark was reached
md then lost her in the windward work. The
ssrship Corona sailed a magnificent race and
nth her huge balloons was a most picturesque
addition 10 the sailing fleets but she did not get
orer the course soon enough TO give the alert
rlnina her time allowance.
Newport Harbor would have looked gloomy
mis- morning if il had not been busy. Astor
rup races do not come every day, and the prep
,rstions made for them are complete. Every
bost that intended 10 race had her interior fur
rture removed. The schooner Quissetts had
her tender alongside taking out the last few
nuunds and the tender Park City was UP
against the Columbia. taking every chain and
anchor that not required. The Constitu-
tjon sent up her largest club topsaH and bore
away from her moorings at go o'clock. The
Columbia followed five minutes later, also
f-a~ Iii rba
vessels slipped out TO the Brenton Reef light
ship in short order The Independence. which
fo-dav was intended to be a mere onlooker,
vas sending UP supposedly large topsaii. and
II needed no education as a guesser TO divine
that she intended TO measure her speed in some
way with the racers. She left her moorings in
tow Of the Lawson rug Wrestler, which took her
I'D 10 windward Of Fort Adams. where she cast
OF and started her sheets for the open sea.
Colonel John Jacob Astor's big steam yacht
Nournahal which was being used as the COM
uittee boat then passed out Of the harbor. fol-
lowed by the big yawl Navahoe, owned by
ROYAL Phelps Carroll and large fleet Of steam
yachts among which were the Tuscarora- char
tered TO Robert B. BaIantine; the Nydia, with
a party on boara; Joseph Stickney's steam
yacht Susquehanna, with party; the Halcy0n.
Howard c. Smith; A Hart McKee's Parthenia,
rus. chartered TO Nj Pierce. Of 81. Louis: John
T. Hanan's chartered Felicia. the Enterprise,
owned by Nelson Perrin. OF Baltimore; the
auxiliary schooner Idler owned by Henry I
Sloane; the Fedaima, F. L. Osgood; Henry
Dsrlington's Fl Reba, Isaac Stern's Virginia
the schooner Latona owned by Henry C Emo;
Eugene Tompkins's Idalia, c II. W Fosters
Eauniel. J. r MaxwelTs Kisrnet, Mr. Drexels
suItana the Ozhesta. Abbot 6. Rogers; Louis c.
wachsmuth's Sentinel. George T Dominick's
Varuna. J. H Wades Wadena- Harrison B.
Moores cara, the Anita, Jarvis B. Edson's
Caynore. Charles Mallory's Clifton and Z T
Gerrys Electra
CONSTITUTION STARTS FIRST
Former Commodore s. Nicholson Kane ordered
the course signals TO be set at 1880 q. m, ana
then the feet was told that the Block Island
course would be sailed This was from the
Brenton's Reef Lightship 10 a stakeboat one
mile due east Of Block Island buoy. leaving IL
70 port a distance OF thirteen and half miles,
the compass course being southwest one-eighth
west: then on a course northeast by east three
quarters east eighteen miles TO a stakeboat
anchored two miles southwest by west from
West Island Light. leaving same TO port: thence
west by north, one eighth north, six and a half
miles 10 the finish line at Brenton's Reef. This
y
TO the second and a reach with the wind slight
iv abaft the beam TO the finish. The prepara-
ts-v gun was fired az II a. m. ard then the
Constitution went out eastward with the Co
lunhia following close 10 windward, both on the
port tack When about half the time was gone
the Constitution stayed 10 staTboard tack the
Columbia turning at the same time and again
drawing out 10 windward across the Con-
stitution's bows The 1:o5 starting gun
was fred when both boats were good
distance from the line. and the Constitu-
ton broke out her balloon jib and went
straight for il. The Columbia lowered
her spinnaker boom 10 starboard and pointed
for the line But il was only to give
Rhodes the idea that she would cross al
once Instead OF that Barr determined TO take
more OF the FIVE minutes allowed in the timed
start and suddenly hauled up 10 windward Of
the Navahoe the Eslin, the Hester and the
Isolde which were in q cluster 10 windward Of
the line. ana skirted round to windWard Of them
70 exhaust more Of the starting time The ad-
vantage OF this was that the following boat has
the advantage in any freshening Of the wind.
and on the committee watch the differences in
the starting time are allowed at the finish. The
Constitution crossed first at II Obs, followed
by the Navahoe at 11:os:16 The Columbia, set
ing the balloon jib. came next at 1las:l9, with
the senta nearer the committee boat al ll:os:5o
Rear-Commodore c. I. F. Robinsons Hester
then came at 1903 with P. T. Dodge's Eelin
az l-o9:19 The Constitution set her spinnaker
10 starboard at 11:03:J0, and the Columbia
broke out hers az the same time. she being then
ten or twelve lengths behind. TIE Independence
was then about q mile ahead and 70 leeward.
setting her spinnaker if 10 pace herself with
me others The start of the schooners was at
ME when the flagship Corona came 10 the
Ane with balloon main tOpmast stays and bal