Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-10
THE THIRD TRIAL
The Big Ninety Foot Yachts
 Speeding AwaV To-Day.
START WAS mADEAAr ia:55

Constitution, After an Hours Sail
 ing, Was Leading By One-eighth Of
 a AIile-Independence Was Doing
 Better Than in the First Races, But
 Was Behind the Columbia a Quar-
 ter of a Mile-At O'Clock the
 Yachts Were In Fog and the Wind
 Had Dropped to Five Miles an Hour.
 Bateman Point, R. l., July 1O--The broad expanse of the ocean off the en- trance of Narragansett bay seems n danger of losing it's reputation as an ideal spot for yacht racing, for when the three ninety-footers and cup de fender aspirants, Constitution, Colum- bia and Independence, came out of Newport harbor to-day for third con- test in the Newport Yacht Racing as- sociation series, they found the wind even lighter than on the two previous days, while the long roll which has played such an important part in hold ing the Independence back, still con tinued. The wind in the harbor early this morning was from the north, but before the yachts left for the start 1t had shifted to the southeast. At 10
 
 sufficient to enable the racers to go 6own under their three sails. Outside, off the lightShip, there was scarcely any breeze at all, and an hour before the start there was very little indica- tion that the yachts could cover the course inside of six hours, the time limit
 Shortly after 10 o'clock the wind in- creased little and out at sea there were some dark spots on the wafer which gave some hope of stronger breezes. It was understood that the yachts to-day would sail over a wind ward and leeward course like that of Saturday, with the outer mark, as in the first race, near the entrance of Vineyard Sound, or little to the south of it.
 The Columbia was first out to-day. The Constitution followed in about ten minutes and the Independence about five minutes later still. Besides three lower sails, all three boats had large clubtopSails set, that on the Indepen- dence being laced to the top of The mast for the first time. It was rather a small fleet which accompanied ;he yachts down the harbor but the judges boat, which was today the big tug Storm King, was quite prompt in getting out, arriving at the light ship before 10:3O.
 Soon after getting here signals were hoisted for race to windward and lecward, the start being fifteen miles from the judges post. At 12:55 the yachts crossed the starting line in the following times: Independence 12-55:1S, Constitution 12:55:22. and the Columbia at 12:55:26 The Indepen- deDce was somewhat to the leeward, however. but in the first half hour of sailing did much better work than in the other races. At the end of an hour the Constitution had a lead of one-eighth of a mile over the Columbia one-quarter of a mile over the Inde- peEdence. which was still to leeward.
 At 1:35 the yachts were completely enyeloped in a fog and the wind was blowing eight knots an hour and the prospects of fast race were very fav- orable. At 2:30 however the fog still was heavy over the vessels and it was impossible to see the light ship two miles off shore. The wind had also dropped to five knots an hour
 Rothesay. Firth of Clyde. July 10.- Another open water trial of the Sham rocks was started at about II o'clock this morning off BOgany Point, Island Of Butte. The challenger allowed the older boat to get we'll away to wind ward and several lengths ahead, thus