The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-04
COLU UMBIA AGAIN DISABLED
PROMISEOF. FINE RAGE SPOILED
 BY ACCIDENT.
Old Cup Defender's Martingalo Buckles Sailing by Both Boats-Yachts Were Very Close Together and Going Fnst- No More Races Until Saturday When
the Independence yvin be Met.

Newport, R. l., July 3-The new
 ninety footer Constitution has still to
 definitely prove her superiority to the
 1899 champion the Columbia, for the
 second contest to-day between the two
 big racers was nipped in the bud by
 the unfortunate buckling of the Colum- bias martingale, when the yachts had
 sailed scarcely three miles of the race.
 Like that of Monday the accident took
 place when the yachts were sailing very fast on the wind, and so close | were they that there is considerable difference of opinion as to what the
 outcome would have been had they | finished their ten-mile beat to the first
 mark, the race being a triangular one
 of thirty miles.
 The Columbia again crossed the starting line ahead of her rival, just | ten seconds in the lead and had estab- | lished herself in good berth to the weather of the Constitution. Many of the yachtsmen who followed the boats believe that in the three short miles the old boat pointed higher and footed as fast as the Constitution, while there are others who are equally certain that the Constitution, although ad-
 mittedly behind was nevertheless fore reaching the Columbia and would have eventually beaten her to the first mark. The Columbia had the advant- age of the use of her baby jibtopsail at the start, while the Constitution did not set hers for some miutes after
 When the sail was in shape the Con- stitution seemed to gain,
 But the accident stopped all racing for the day after the yachts had been sailing just seventeen minutes. and again the Columbia was lowed back
 into port through the frailty of her rigging, MT, Duncan courteously re- fusing to continue without competi- tor. The race, which was the second under the auspices of the New York Yacht club, will not be re-sailed, so that the next time the two yachts try conclusions they will have the Inde- pendence as a competitor in the first race held by the Newport Yacht Rae ing association off this port on Satur- day. Fortunately the accident to the Columbia was not serious, and new martingale, which by the way Is a solid steel bar that points downward from bi'S oNpih oiib bollS lHe DOD-SIaV Ill place, will be replaced in ample time for the races on Saturday. The new martingale will be of nickel steel. while the old one was of ordinary steel. The Herreshoffs began work on 1t this af- ternOon.
 Before going out this morning the Columbia was measured by John Hys- lop, official measurer of the New York Yacht club. The figures were found to be as follows: Water fine length S9 76 | feet; square foot of sail area 114S3 | square feet; total sail area 13,17S square feet; racing length 102.295 feet.
 Captain Perry, formerly of the schooner Crawling, and Captain Rhodes assistant on the Defender two years ago, were aboard the Con stitution to-day looking after the head sails.
 MT Hyslop the official measurer. says that the Constitution must allow the Columbia one minute and seventeen seconds on thirty-mile course.