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squarely. The breeze at no time was OF
sufficient strength to raise single white
cap on the waves.

sufficient strength to raise q single white
cap on the waves.
The Constitution and the Columbia very
narrowly escaped a disastrous collision as
they crossed the line. The rivalry between
Capt. Rhodes Of the Constitution, and Capt
Barr of the Columbia is intense. AS they
were maneuvering for the weather gauge
just before the start Barr got the wind
ward position with the Constitution close
under his lee. The steam yacht Narada.
which was acting as the committee boat,
was anchored at the weather end of the
line. The Constitution luffed up sharp.
leaving a very narrow passage between
herself and the Narada, but Barr ran his
bowsprit into 1t and, hailing the Constitu-
ton for room to pass, went into it in what
seemed the most reckless manner. The
Constitution is remarkably hard steerer,
[ and although Capt. Rhodes put his helm
off, of. " was '''''e '''''' '''"s 0e-''' s"e pa'u
When she at last swung off the bow
spirit Of the Columbia was nearly grazing
the side Of the Narada- Capt. Barr, to
escape the collision with the Constitution
put his helm up and gybed the Columbia
or else the end of his main boom would
have struck the topmast rigging of the
Constitution and the collapse of her mast
might have followed. He barely cleared
her and then luffing up, overcame the boom
again and close hauled once more or the
starboard tack Columbia shot ahead and
to windward. bianketing the Constitution
and luffirg out under the stern of the Ma
rada, she stood on her course 100 yards in
the lead.
The race between the two 90-footers was
>ontested every inch. After going along
for two or three miles they INDUCED in a
| luffing match in which the Constitution
came out winner in bearing away on her
course nearly quarter of a mile in the
lead and setting her big balloon jib top
sail.
At 1890 the Constitution had gone about
10 miles Soon after she set her spinnaker
to starboard carrying it until Cornfield
in again for a few minutes and then reset
Tor the run to the finish. The Constitution
I Kept mile closer to the Long Island shore
than her rival until Bartletts Reef was
reached, and she finished a good mile in
the lead, having gone the 80 miles in
hours, ~ minutes, u seconds, while il
took the Columbia to go over the same dis
lance 4:405O
This was remarkably fast when the COM
parative lightness OF the breeze is taken
into consideration and also that the tide
was against them over the greater part
or the course.
Yachtsmen are now convinced that the
Constitution fs faster than the Columbia
on every point of sailing in light weather
but IN heavy blow and rough and
prove the speedier.
Following is the summary of the Constf-
tuition and Columbia:
Name Start Finish p,.,sas -ta.
Constitution. -. 11:05:Os a:37:s5 4:32:27
Columbia. fi:05:1f 3:4e:o1 $4,000 4:39:Io
ASKED for remeasurement
Victory for Post once Team.
1t was the Post Office teams turn to
shine in the Departmental League yester-
day at National Park. as it defeated the
Interior Department lads by the score of
IL to g. The batting honors were even,
each side getting safe hits. but the Post
Office lads got three doubles with theirs
and this enabled them to win. In field
ing line. neither team did anything to be
proud of. the Interiors slipping up six
times. while the Post Once transgressed
eight times in the error column. The In
teEiors started p6 Eeii, and q victory look