The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-23

Constitution, 1:5S:1s.

| The Columbia tackled around the
 mark, the Constitution standing over
 and coming about on her weather bow
 with sheets on both boats~off to star
 board. On this beat of five and one half miles to the second mark. the Co., lumbia made the greatest gain of the day. She both outpointed and out footed the Constitution and was leav- ing her astern in most surprising manner. The wind was blowing not over nine knots and was serving both boas alike. Half way down the wind ward leg the Columbia was seen to bear away and head for the wrong stakeboat. She stood broad for two or three minutes when Captain Barr dis covered the mistake and headed up again She must have lost at least half q minute. But when she came about again on port tack she was able to fetch the mark, while the Constitution had to take short tack. The two boats were timed around the second mark as follows:
 Columbia 2:43:45.
 Constitution, RATIOS.
 The Columbia gains three minutes and five seconds.
 The Columbia set balloon jib and spinnaker in quick time and had both drawing we'll when the Constitution was rounding. Coming down to the home mark the Columbia was first to run into the calm streak between the two winds. The Constitution keeping out in the sound and carrying the northerly breeze down with her, ran up on the Columbia before the latter was able to trim sheets. The Columbia caught the new wind and filled away, close hauled, on the port tack. The Constitution still had her sheets broad off, coming on with the northeast wind and it was fully five minutes later when she, too, trimmed In on the port tack Both boats took one long and one short leg to the home mark and rounded as follows:
 Columbia, 3:35:40.
 Constitution, 3.40:50.
 Columbia gains on the leg one min ute and five seconds and on the first round five minutes and eighteen sec- ondS.
 Both broke out spinnakers with booms guyed we'll forward and stood for the first mark on the second round. About mile short of the turn the Co., lumbia ran into a calm. The Ccnstitu- ton carried wind up with her and closed up the gar, For some m rutes the two boats drifted along together side byside. Then an easterly breeze came up and the Columbia being to windward took it first and luffed around the mark, closely followed by the Constitution. Time:
 Columbia, 4:15:50.
 Constitution, 4;16:55. ..-
 Constitution gains four minutes and five seconds.
 After turning the wind headed the Columbia and the Constitution again ran up alog side almost on even terms and to windward. Barr was not to be outdone, however, and he luffed out the Constitution, went out into the sound and high off the mark. Then he bore away and stood for the mark with good full sheet.
 The time at this mark was as fol- lows:
 Columbia, 4:52:40
 Constitution, 4:53:1S.
 Constitution gains 27 seconds The | INO ldSCIo tiici ttuillt lol tlle lllsIl | line with a close reach the wind being | northeast and blowing a good ten knot | gait, tie strongest of the day. It was | a constant and sure gain for the Co., | lumbia all the way home and the two | boats crossed the finish line as follows:
 Columbia 5:23:32.
 Constitution. 5:25:11.
 Columbia gains on the last leg one minute and one second.
 The Columbia sailed to her noorings | at Glen Cove, while the Constitution | came back into Oyster Bay in tow of | the Mount Norris.
 MT. Duncan on coming ashore to the clubhouse tonight said that he had no explanations to make for the defeat of the Constitution except that the club of the big topsail bent up so much that the sail was almost useless. The new mailsail he thought, when thor 1ughly stretched, would prove much better than the old. The two boats will start again over the same course )n Saturday. This will be their last ace before the trials at Norport.
 Official summary:
 Start. Finish. Flap Correct Columbia S5 5:23:32 3:4S:32 3:47:14 tonstitutn .1;35 5:25:11 3:50:11 3:50:11
 Columbia wins by one minute and hirtynlne seconds elapsed time, and wo minutes and fifty seven seconds