Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07
CONSTITUTION WON
An Unqualified Victory Over the Tn
dependence at Newport Yestcr-

daN.
NEWPORT, r. l., July e.--An I'M
qualified victory for the Constitution:
an overwhelming defeat for the indie
pendence; most eommendable show
Ing for the old champion-the Columbia
lis the record OF the first days con-
test OF the big sloops In the Newport
Yacht Racing Association series. From
the firing of the starting gun which
sent the yachts of to windward In
light easterly breeze, the Constitution
held her rivals. At the turning buoy
she was a little more than two minutes
in advance of the Columbia. while tho
INDEPENDENCE was hull down to lee
ward.
out II was on the run home that the
new Herreshoff yacht showed her great
est strength. beating Columbia over
eight minutes In the fifteen miles down
the wind. and when the new champion
of the Americas cup swept across the
line the Boston yacht was over seven
miles astern. Owing to the lightnssH
of the wind, there was no brilliant or
dramatic scene to chronicle. The race
lacked the charm that attends a SOUP
per breeze, but h was nevertheless full
of interesting. II not exciting, events.
The chief incident of the contest was.
of course, the failure of the Independ-
ence TO meet the expectations of her adj
herents. That she was favorits in the
weather conditions that prevailed to-
day cannot be gainsaid.
At no time during the contest to
windward did she show any weatherly
qualities whatever. She did not point
as high as her opponents. nor did she
even for brief interval demonstrate
that she possessed fraction OF that
speed which she seemed to have shown
when sailing by herself. That abe may
be vastly improved Is possible. but she
profoundly disappointed her friends to-
day. cannot be concealed for in light
winds her excellence was chiefly sup
posed to rest. When she got fully out
| into the open sea, she pounded heavily
| in the southwest, and the more she
pounded the more she seemed to lose
Roadway.
! So far as tho Constitutions success
was concerned, IL was no more than was
| expected of her by those who have
watched her keenly since her launch.
| Handled splendidly, and with rare judg-
ment but not In the least better than
Columbia, her superior size ana higher
sail plan told. rhe boasts OF some .x-
perts that Nat Herreshoff had reached
his limit when he designed the Column
bia are not justified by to-day's race.
| Whether the Columbia will beat tho
| Constitution In hard weather remains
to be proved. 7'he Columbia was sailed
In most meritorious manner from
start to finish.
All the arts of professional sea
| Jockey were practiced by Barr. the sail
ing master, and Mr.. e. d. Morgan, tho
manager. to overcome their vastly
ADLER opponent. That they should have
kept the inferior boat so close to her
superior antagonist in the race to the
outer mark was a wonderful piece of
| work. That the Constitution is by far
the better all-around boat. let 1t blow
high or low, Is hardly to be doubted
after her showing to-day. The follow
ing table shows the record of the race
In figures
Constitution .12;lo;o2 b4s:os 5:ssoe 6.ss:oe
Columbia .2;loH 5000 b:4s12 bs7'bb
| lndepende. 121200
Did not finish within time limit.
Thus on corrected time, Constitution
beats Columbia by minutes 40 sec
onds over the whole course.
On the first leg of the course the
beat to gindward, Constitution beats
Columbia / minute 5S seconds. On the
run home Constitution beats Columbia
8 minutes s seconds. Constitution won
by IL m'autes seconds on elapsed
time
| Constitution allows independence
As seconds. and Columbia II seconds.
Times at the outer mark:
Constitution ......................... .55
| Columbia As .hS