The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-03
COLUMBIA WINS THE RACE
The Independence Makes a Coed
Showing Of Newport,


with those interested in the second and
last race under the auspices of the. New
port Yacht Racing Association. another
struggle for houors between the old Cup
champion CoIumb'l and the Boston boat
built 10y MI Lawson.
Yachtsmen were delighted with the
weather promises Of the early morning
There was stn breeze from the south
west and other conditions were satisfac-
tory. The day seemed certain To furnish
just the sort Of weather that the friends
Of the Independence had been wishing tor
and they hoped that she would make
good their persistent prophecies. The
race is over triangular course. ten miles
10 leg, and there is no time limit.
There was rumor current this morn
ing, emanating. it was said from the in
ner circles Of the New York Yacht Club.
90 the effect that if the Independence
made a good showing i'm today's race she
would be regularly entered and qualified
ia the future races TO De held by the New
York Yacht club. The names Of the per
son or persons who might charter the
yacht were not mentioned. and even the
rUmor itself could not be verified, never
theless yachting men here gave it muck
credit.
Several responsible persons have been
/ heard To say that much depended on the
performance Of the Boston yacht i'm the
present series Of the Newport Yacht Rae
ing Association. However. that might
have meant a good deal OF nothing This
Tumor. though. lent zest to the race be-
I tween the Columbia and the Boston boat.
Mr. Lawson. il was said. considers his
/ boat largely as public property. and il is
believed that II he becomes convinced she
I has not had ample opportunity 10 demon
strate her value, he viii conclude that.
I'm justice she should be given fur,her
chance against her rivals. This IS taken
10 mean that the end OF the Iong-standIug
controversy is I'm sight.
Every friend Of the Independence was
praying for a good wind last night. They
practically admit now that i'm light wealth
er the Boston yacht is inferior 20 the 'gs
defender IN any point Of sailing. whether
the yachts De close hauled. reaching or
running When heeling well over under
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pendence is Acknowledged 10 be a yacht
that any ninety-footer I'm existence must
look out for.
Under these conditions she gets the ben
eft OF the long Cverhangs and fairly flies
This was demonstrated last Thursday
I when she had twelve-kuot wind over
I hSr~port beam on the reach 10 the home
mark. The two yawls NiEilant and Nav
ahoe. led her 10y nearly a mile az the sec
0ud turn. but sha overhauIed and passed
them I'm the teu-mile reach home like
locomotive.
What the Independence wants. say thr
experts, Is wind which would render it
necessary TO race under tower sails. But.
unfortunately they do not get those winds
frequently hereabouts Ia the races for
the Americas Cup only two days of such
wind have prevailed. one was in me
Of the races between the Puritan and
the Genesta. and the other between the
/ FiliEant and the VaUlyria l.
SKILL or COLUMBIAs CREW
The snrartncss and skill % the crew Of
the Columbia has been commented upon
much this season. but in Thursdays race
this fact was exempliied more forciblv
than ever They are perfectly discipIiaed
and the big sails are broken out and shift
"a or taker iE with lightning despatch.
The work thar the crew makes with the
spinnaker is pronounced the fastest that
has been seen on any big Yacht i'm a long
time. Much Of the Columbia's success
has been attributed 20 thr skill Of Cap
tain Barr and her crew.
Neither the Columbia nor the Indepeud-
encg put out OF the harbOr yesterday 20
wrestle with the stin southwest breeze.
on the Lawson boat Captain Han kept
his men busy on some Of the rigging
which had Stacked up "a bit iu Thursday
race. but no changes were made in either
the rigging or trim. The Columbia lay
at her anchorage all day within hundred
yards Of the Boston yacht. she raised
and lowered her club topsail in the aft
erp0o0 after which Mr.. Morgan left her
and went toward Bristol In the Park
City.
Mr.. Lawsons yacht. Dreamer. came into
the harbor last night with her owner on
board and besides the Dreamer there were
about dozen steam yachts that put out
10 the starting line this morning. Charles
+. Adams, jr., Of Boston. came 90 New
port last night and sailed on the indie
pe-deuce today. The others on the racer.
in addition To- Mr.. CrowinshirId her de-
siener. are: Dr. John Bryant c. H.
Foster. Q. H. CIapp. Arnold Lawson. son
of the owner, who has been aboard dur
ing all the races. and Marriott NeIch.
manager of the Harvard Varsity crew
this year
The schoOneTs Quisetta and Elmina. the
yawls AiIsa, NigiIaHt. and Navahoe. were
entered in today's race
By geo the wind at BreutoD's Reef
Lightship had increased To "a good twelve
knot gait the sea was covered with little
white caps, but no long roll was setting