New-York tribune., 1901-07-09

do So but as she was on the port tack she took
no chances and went to starboard- On this
board all three getting all they wanted OF
the plunging but the independence and the
Constitution had the easiest motion. After this
the boats stood for nearly an hour on the port
tack. being in the same order. the Constitution
continually walking out from the Columbia and
the independence dropping back from the CEN
tral boat. The truth was that after the Con-
stitution showed in the first short few minutes
that she going TO take the race at a hand
gallop, the main interest of the day. so far as
a contest was concerned, was between the Co
lumbia and the Independence. But this was
only while the boats were close together When
they got apart there was nothing alongside to
tell the Independence where she ought TO be
made TO point, and she seemed to be allowed
TO go more in the direction which her natural
lee helm desired. Anyway, she had lost all
place with the Columbia at 1:46. at which time
the Constitution picked up the windward tack
and stood about to starboard. Ten minutes
later she went to port, and again to starboard at
200 to make the mark. This she did not sue
ceed in doing, and made short board TO port
at 2:13 and then came around in a leisurely way
10 make her turn. at 2:15:5l There was no
necessity for her hurrying and all she did was
10 set large reaching jibtopsail mot the balloon
1br and change forward for a larger reaching
foresail. The fact that il took nearly three
minutes to break out the larger jibtopsail after
she rounded di not indicate any undue haste,
and Rhodes taking more chances or
trouble than If he had been on cruise from
port to port with no time limit. The Columbia
came along slowly to the windward mark, the
wind being light to shove the boat through the
heavy water. She made her turn at 2:2I :09,
being beaten to the first mark by IL minutes
and IS seconds. and on the line while turning
she broke out the biggest balloon jb in the
hope Of catching up
INDEPENDENCE LEFT BEHIND.
The press yacht Wanda did not wait for the
independence to make her turn, but it was timed
at 2:56;'o. she being beaten by the Constitution
40 minutes 40 seconds to the first mark. 1t was
noticed that in the second broad reach the wind
got little more aft with the last two, the In
dependence being deserted in the distance with
her spinnaker set The Columbia set her spin
maker also at 3:33. In a good deal Of this course
to the second mark the Constitution had little
wind. and her light headsails Stating in
the roll against the head stays, for want Of
power 10 lift them out, yet she was going along
at a fair pace all the time. Her elapsed time for
this ten mile reach was 1853, that she was
going better than five miles an hour. 1t was
difficult TO what sails were doing the work
or why she travelled. yet she beat the Columbia
on this leg minutes and ~ seconds. This
the only portion OF the race in which the Inde
pendenoe beat the Columbia yet she did beat her
by minutes - seconds. the elapsed time being:
Columbia. - 81; independence 1:55:10
The Constitution also got shift before she
~ade the second mark. and gybed her boom over
20 starbosrd at $50 setting her spinnaker to
port The times Of rounding the second mark
we're. Constitution. 40i:44. Columbia. 4:24:44;
Indeperdencc CunoffieiaD. 4.5l:20. The leader did
Fng n1f hare sail she aha
than ever and as soon as she rounded she got
The weight Of the wind better on her course.
ncrth-northwest for the home mark, the freshen-
ing breeze coming TO her from the original quar-
ter southwest Two points abaft abeam.
The others came 10 the second mark with
mainbooms 10 port. and gybed them over at the
mark. carrying their balloon jIbs all the way
home. well as balloon foresails. But at the
time the Constitution was finishing it was re-
marked that II the Columbia had not been
white boat and with the sun shining on her she
would have been called hull down. As it was
the Constitution beat her in elapsed time this
third and last leg by nothing less than 10 min
utes and 26 seconds in the ten miles. Think of
n, over a minute in the mile while broad
reaching: and IN the same distance she beat the
Independence 33 minutes and "a seconds more
than three minutes in the mile.
In the moderate breeze in which she finished
she vas fairly nying as She came 10 the line,
where a delighted crowd of New-York Yacht
Club men were gathered on the decks of the
committee yacht May. Her speed may be judged
by her elapsed time for the ten miles. which was
40 minutes and 10 seconds or about twelve
knots an hour. and the peculiarity is that not
who present will admit that the
breeze blowing over six miles an hour II
may have been going eight. but she was getting
= speed OF about twelve knots out Of il. with
three hsadsails and mainsail all pretty well
fisttened in. The whole performance Of the
Constitution was simply marvel.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE SHAMROCK?
David Barrie Sir Thomas Lipton's agent ar
rived Just in time hear the news. and TO The
Tribune reporter he expressed the strongest
conviction that the Shamrock's would
not be disrnayed by the extraordinary showing
of the new boat and that he would bring out
his challenger just the same. Tonight Mr. Bar
RE is unique. He is the only in Newport
who stlu retains a hope that the genial chal
lenger from the other side has chance OF win
ming Such a victory to-day's of such
an overwhelming kind that IL is considered
rather too much for the best interests Of sport
II Is reported here tonight that the firm OF NJ.
J. Kelly. plumbers of Newport were working
tii o'clock this morning stopping leaks in
the hull of the Independence. This report,
which included the statement that the boat was
leaking like basket, denied. Mr. Lawson
came near the contestants In the steam yacht
Dreamer while they were on the second leg, but
that the boat viii not be withdrawn, but will
hope for better breeze the two race days
now 20 follow. that she may where she
nts when she gets such breeze as will not re-
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