The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-01

for the Upton Cup for seventy-footers
viii be sailed. The Virginia and Rain
bow will participate.
Mr.. Lawson is not In town. hut G. G.
CIapp, bis secretary SAYS the story that
Mr. Lawson promised the crew 100000 If
they defeated the Constitution and Colum-
hia is UnquestionabIy a fake. Captain
Han, OF the independence, also dcnounces
the story. Arnold lawson. Mr.. Lawson s
sen. says there f. no truth in it.
The warning siEhJl was given at 1850
and the course h9Es hoisted az ll.3I The
wind was southwest by south and not
over four knots. The preparatory signal
was fired at ll.S5. at which time both the
Columbia and the Independence were
right on the line, reaching across on the
port tack. with the Columbia on the Inde-
pendencc quarter
At u.H the big yachts had started, the
Columbia crossing the line few sec
onds ahead Of the Lawson boat and
being IN "a splendid position right on the
weather Of the Independence The start
being one-gUH AFFAIR the yachts were
not timed in crossing the line, but both
are being timed from the signal
The starting sigma for yawis was given
at ll.45. Navahoe crossing first at the
farther end Of the Haa near the Iightship
The Ailsa was second. while as1ern Of her
was the VigiIant- soon after starting all
three yawls went over on the port tack
and headed for the coveted place along
the NarraEansett shore. the Ansa being
able TO cross the Yigilant's bow.
At l1.fS the two 90-footers were stand
ing or shore on the starboard tack and
in five minutes the Columbia seemed TO
have opened out considerably TO wind
ward The Lawson boat seemed 20 act as
she did in her first two races. being una
be 20 point with the HerreshofT boat. and
was falling of TO Ieeward.
AZ ;l:5S the Columbia and Independence
were stH standing on shore Columbia
apparently increasing her lead 10 over
half a mile. The wind was picking up
and blowing about five knots.
Tn. schoouers started az 1l-50. the Quis-
setta leading the Elmlna by "a short dis
;ance There werf no starters in any Of
the other classes. Ali three yawls and
the two schooners went IN under the Mar
raEausett shore TIE twO Sig sloops con-
tiuued. however, out TO sea The press
boat Wanda sgnaIed that Columbia was
ahead.
AT 1910 p. m. Columbia was leading by
about mile and pointing about two
points nearer the wind than the Inde-
peudence.
The yawls and schooners were having
a beautiful race right underneath Point
Judith at the Navahee.
The big yachts were coming down to-
ward Point Judith at 20. The Columbia
had been steadily drawing away from the
Iudepeud, and seemed 10 have lead
Of about q mile, The yachts were about
four miles Of the point and making fair
progrs ss ia the very light wind
The Columbia and Independence were
over ten miles on shore at lZ-J0, stin hold
ing the starbOard tack
The yawls and scA0oncrs were having
the hottest kind on race 70 the first mark
The Quissstta seemed 10 have the better
Of the EImiua-
THE INDEPE&CE GAINS
The Independence turned first mark at
I:23-55. During the run upon the port
tack she gained steadily and az ia was
not more than a minute behind the CO.
lumbia.
Columbia turned she first mark at
] -82.45
At is the leading yaWI which looked
like tho Navahoe tened the hrst mark
al 1888 She Wss ~ first boat round
as neither the Columbia nor Independence
HAD rearbe9 IL Vlza HfEar ,---v-fs Mr..