The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-06
BIG YACHTS MEET TO-DAY
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| (Continued from First Page.) .,, mirable trial horse and former Com
 modore F. D. Morgan is receiving
 much praise for his energetic manage l ment
 There has been much discussion this afternoon and evening over the relative measurements of the three racers. As 1 the measurements stand now, the rac- ing length of the Constitution Is 104.73 feet, Independence 10335 and Columbia l 1922 30. Thus In a thirty mile course the | Constitution, the largest boat of the three, would allow the Independence 1 forty four seconds and the Columbia one minutes and seventeen seconds; and the Independence would allow the ! Columbia thirty-three seconds. Should the result be very close it might be necessary to measure the Independence again, as MT. Hyslop, official measurer of the New York Yacht club, was not satisfied with his water-line measure ment this morning on account of some difficulties in getting the tremendous overhang, which, by the way, has the | longest he ever measured in an eXpe- rience extending over many years. MT. | Hyslop's measurements show the Law I son boat to have a sail area of 1SSl7 square feet and water-line S9.16
 MT Morgan may also ask to have the Columbia measured again on account of a slight change in trip. In either l case there will be no material change in the relative racing lengths already announced.
 There was bit of excitement in the
 bay this afternoon when it was thought
 that the two new boats were having a
 little brush while out on trial spins. They came together on the same tack
 while close hauled entirely by accident and for fourt cen minutes went on in
 thorough racing style. But try as they
 would, the sharps could get no reliable
 line of the abilities of the two boats.
 The Independence left her moorings about 1:35 this afternoon and stood
 down the channel under mainsail, club
 topsail, staysail and jib. When off Castle Hill, she broke her tremendous
 spinnaker and with good burst of speed went down toward Brentons reef
 lightship. When well off the reef she
 took in her spinnaker, came about and
 stood over toward Narragansett Pier Then she hauled aft her sheets and
 started on five mile beat up the bay. Meanwhile the Constitution, which had been lying at her moorings all the
 morning with mainsail and a new club topsail set let go and stood out | for the Jamest own shore on the star
 board tack, Captain Rhodes apparent | ly only jogging her along. Soon after however, he had everything drawing in
 proper form and the new Herreshoff
 boat then went through the water at
 top speed in a light northeast wind well down the channel and to leeward was
 the Independence, also at her best | speed apparently and also on the star
 board tack, but the Boston was so far l in the rear that it was not possible to get any idea of their relative speed qualities The Independence was given
 a good full and went through the water very fast but the Constitution was at
 the same time pointing much higher The little brush was soon over and no one was the wiser. Both boats shortly ] after came to their moorings. The Co.,
 lumbia did not leave the harbor to-day She has been thoroughly repaired with new bowsprit and martingale and is all ready for the contest.
 | The series of races which begin to- | morrow is the first big event under the auspices of the Newport Racing asso- citation. It is said that plans are all | ready laid to make this the big racing l organization of America and to develop | the Newport course. It is not alto | cether impossible that in the future | this will be the scene of international