The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
new BOAT is SECOND
IN A FAIR WIND, COLUMBIA
CROSSES FINISH LINE BEFORE
THE CHALLENGER
INDEPENDENCE AGAIN THIRD
Result of the Race Leaves the cues
ton of superiority Among the
Three Big SingIe-Stick-
ers In Doubt.

NEWPORT, r. l., July l.-Columbia
won today's race in fine shape with the
Constitution second and the Inde-
pendence remarkably good third. The
Boston boat sailed an exciting race with
the two Herreshoffs and led the Con-
stitution at the outer mark. only to be
beaten by her little over two minutes
on the run to the finish before the wind.
The breeze today was much stronger
than on previous days and the lnde-
pendence sailed the fifteen miles to
windward without her jib topsail and
seemed to hold higher, at the same time
footing just as fast.
The result of todays race leaves the
question of the supremacy of the three
ninety-footers uncertain. the indie
pendence being not so slow after all.
while the Constitution has yet to prove
her unquestioned superiority to the other
two yachts In anything except very light
airs. The hopes OF the Boston con-
tingent have therefore gone upward with
a bound and tonight the experts are try
ing to figure what the Independence viii
do when 1t blows still little harder
The race itself was very exciting, eSpe-
cially when, little less than an hour
after the start, the independence, by
keeping near the Narragansett pier
forced the Cons titution about and for a
few minutes was the leading boat in the
buoy the fight between the two new
yachts was one of the closest contests
seen here for many years.
JOCKEYING FOR THE LEAD.
With the mark about eight miles dead
to windward. the two flyers battled for
the lead. Three times did the Herreshor
yacht attempt to cross the bow OF the
Crowninshield boat only to be beaten
back and forced about.
Capt. Half kept the Constitution right
under mis- lee and was able to maintain
this commanding position through the
speed and pointing ability Of me Boston
boat even with less sail, the Herreshoff
boat carrying. as usual, her baby jlb top
sail.
On and on sailed the rivals. the hull
of the Independence being always on the
sunny side OF the Bristol yacht. While
they battled, however, Capt Barr, OF the
Columbia, saw mis- chance and took adj
vantage of this contest between the
other two yachts to slip on to windward
and he thus reached the mark nearly
four minutes ahead.
Astern of him were the Independence
and Constitution, each striving for the
buoy, the Boston boat giving blow for
blow and luf for huff in every case and
finally swinging round with the Con-
stitution's bowsprit right over her taft
rail. Two brief seconds after the Con-
stitution also turned.
Last Saturday the Constitution beat
the Independence nearly one hour 10 the
outer mark. On Monday the Herreshoff
boats pulled away from the Independ-
ence. but the gain was comparatively
small and not at all Encouraging to the
followers of the Boston yacht.
COLUMBIA WINS.
Shrouded in a dense canopy of fog, the
Columbia swept across the finish line.
Three minutes and forty-two seconds
after came the Constitution and right
astern by less than half a mile, sailed
the independence, defeated, but not
Inundated. The three crews cneered
each other, the Independence tars being
particularly demonstratiye. The stats
tics:
Time
Name. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected
Columbia. .12:3;2l $500 4:29:39 4:28:22
Constitution 12:25:43 4:5S:42 4:32:59 4:32:50
Independence. l25:0S 5:0l:05 4:35:57 4:35:lA
Columbia on corrected time beat Con-
stitution four minutes and tnirty-seyen
seconds and Independence six minutes
and fifty-two seconds corrected time.
Constitution beat independence over
the course two minutes and fifteen
seconds corrected time.
BOSTON CROWD ELATED.
There was almost the JOY of victory on
the Independence tonight. The remark
able Improvement in the speed qualities
of the boat has given all hands new
hope. Capt. Haff, who has never lost
confidence, said that II the Independence
be properly tuned up she can beat either
of the other two boats In any kind Of a
breeze. He further said that she has
not yet been thoroughly tried out in
equal conditions. The present series has
afforded an opportunity to find out what
was the matter. But the captain sad
that since the faults nave become known
there has been no time to remedy them.
All the sails, especially the headsall.
are bagglng badly, and the head sail
maker mas had no time to rout them. An
entirely new set of headsailsi Is now being
made. The independence sailed today
with ton less ballast than In the other
two races and in the absence OF the jib
toDsail she carried much less lee hang.
Capt, Half also said tonight that he
could have forced both the Columbia
and Constitution about If he had had the
right of way Instead Of lacking under
their lee he bore away with a good full
and went astern.