The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-09
BEST IN LIGHT WEATHER
What She May Do in Heavy
Weather is Only Guess
Work

Newport, r.. H. July SIT the vic
tory OF the Constitution over the Ccium-
bia and che Independence in the FIRST of
She u-aa cornod races ON Saturday was
sisniacent of her winning today may well
bo characterized as overwhelming. and
the defeat OF The Independence as positive
and almost helpless. The approach OF
evening again found the c5mm.ttao boat
anchored TAR ont In Narragensott Bay.
along with the cat boat which marked
the othet end finish line. tedilusiy walt
lng Tor the Boston boat 10 cross. while
her rivals were well up the harb0r on
thc way 90 their mo0ringe.
Tho row ilcrrcshaU hont had benton che
Columbia by nearly half an hour over
che thirty milo course. Whie the record
against rho dependence was more than
an hour. Tho Constitution came near
travelling ar1uu the triangle while the
Crown in shield creation was covering
two leagues OF d. Todays race estub-
fishes the new Bristol sloop as a record
breaker in light air She has accom-
nlishcd what y%achtmeu considered impos-
slhlc m thus beating the Columbia, while
her Performance has put the fndopend-
enco entirely out 90 running 90 conditions
like those Of today what her showing
may be- ia heavy weather Is Still "a mat
ter of conjecture as IL Is with the In
dependence. but the experts are now al-
most ready TO accept amy achievement
of the Con tttution without surprise.
OF an the %couquests in the history Of
the renown @ mc,s for the American cup
that Of todny is the most remarkable,
not only OF the races proper. but also
Of those incident 90 the selection OF a
cup challenger or a cup defender. The
Constitution has proved herself the best
lieht weather. craft of this generation.
The wind was light from the south
west at IA, start, and tha~c was a Ions
and greasy ground sweet from the SOUTH
west az the start. and taoinrdlutaoiu
west whom the start wa mado from "a
point ntc miles east Of Brenton's Reef
The first league Of the triangular course
or thirty nautical miles was q dca beat
60 windward OF ten miles. the course be-
Ing southwest The start OF the Consti-
tuition was notable. She ala seem to
want 10 take the windward position, but
being IN o hurry TO cross, started from
pretty nearly the leeward end Of the
line and lnned up TO cross Just as The
gun sounded. This would have been
the cause Of a berth further to Toward.
But a little While after the Columbia
and independence crossed the Constitu-
ilon showed her naughty disregard Of
the palr by proceeding on the
starboard tack with a little jib TO de-
family shaking It's lun at everything
ahoat, then going about and crossing the
bows OF her opponents. and when sat
isned with the lead she had obtained,
lacking and occupying "a commanding
berth TO the windward and a lead which
she maintained to end OF the race.
There was a haze and dampness and
an unprepossessing outlook generally. but
the Constitution overcamc every obstacle
that offered Ia the way of nukes and
doldulms. and. sailed with tact and skill
won out az the FIRST mark by ten min
utos thirty-scven seconds over the Col
umbia.
or the next leg, a reach OF ten miles
with only a gentle zephyr blowing on
stafh1ar1 beam. with a fine jib tipsail
set to whatever airs might come her
way she sa, FED faster than the wind. and
by rare skill and superior ability worked
herself through what seemed 40 be an
inextrlcable tanglo OF humidity and haze.
ground swell and dead calms TO another
extraordinary achievement. She rounded
the leeward mark eight minutes and for
ty-two seconds ahead Of the Columbia
and then sc, urrying faster than the wine
which never during the racing today eN-
cedcd the force OF a siX-knot air she made
the browning record Of her history 10y sail
ink over the ten knots IN 10 minutes and
As seconds.
Ia writing or the brilliant work on the
Columbia mention should be made OF the
valiant efforts the old ship made 10 escape
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