The sun., 1901-07-09
Big YACHTS IN RACE.
Constitution Shows Her Heels to Co
lumbia and Independence.
GOT BEST OF THE START.
Course Followed Was Trinnguinr,
Ten Miles to IA observation-disclosures
SaEgcd Badly 10 Leeward
soon After Race Began.

Newport, X. L., July s. - The new
Americas cup defender has repeated
her good showing of Saturday in a race
off here with the Columbia and Inde
pendence.
The Constitution won, crossing the
line at AS. The Columbia was second,
about twenty minutes astern.
Ihe Judges boat May took up her po-
Sition about five miles from Brenton
reef lghtship little after | 80, and
nj II 40 the warning signal was fired.
At the same time Signals We're set on
the Judges boat for a triangular race,
the first leg southwest ten miles, the
second east by south and the third
northwest. At this time the Constitu-
tion was some distance to leeward Of
the line, east Of The flagship, while the
Columbia aud Independence were well
up to windward. The wind was light,
and the yachts could not maneuver
very fast
The preparatory signal was fired NJ
| I 30, and Immediately the Indcpcnd-
encc was headed back toward the stern
was swung after her and Just before
the Independence reached the stern OF
the judges boat the Columbia had, TO
close observers established an overlap
on the starboard and windward quar-
ter of the Boston boat. Captain Half,
however, sent the Independence close
under the stern of the May. much TO
. b., ~ ,,tlh h,nI,I tIn
Columbia. aS the Morgan boat nj that
time did not have room to tack.
Mr. Morgan ran eXcitcdly about the
deck of the Columbia and was heard
to call to those on the Independence to
give way and prevent Il foul. Captain
IIaff, however, refused to bulge, ap
parently believing that the Columbia
had not established an overlap. Both
yachts swung round the stern of the
May Il few seconds after the gun was
fired, the Columbia just missing the
after flagstaff Of the May by Il few feet.
The Constitution on Wen.
On getting around the Columbia sue
ceeded in getting the weather Of the
Independence and apparently blanket
| ing the Boston boat. so that the Nor
gan yacht went across some seconds
\ ahead III the mean time the Cunsti-
| tuition. being well ont of the little
\ scrap had crossed the line ahead Of
the other two and soon began leaving
| them.
The Independence, after her sharp
contest with the old lIrrreshoff boat,
| had some difficulty in reaching the line
| before the handicap gun was fired.
| a few minutes after crossing the line
the Constitution took Il short tack to
| port in order to establish herself safely
to weather Of the other two yachts
| and then swung round to starboard
heading out to sel. The Independence
found the conditions almost exactly the
same as in Saturdays race aud soor
| began falling off to the lceward of the
other two boats, and 10 minutes after
the start was well astcIn. The ColiSti
tuition, however. seemed to point higher
and foot faster than ever, ana rapidly
pulled ont on the Columbia 50 tia,
within II minutes she was goot
eighth OF II mile ahead.
The yachts raced in this order to III,
first mark, which the Constitution
turned well in advance Of the others
and Immediately headed over to til,
second with the sheets wen started.
From the shore The Constitution
seemed 10 be fully a mile in the lead
and the Columbia appeared 10 bc aboH
the same distance ahead of the hide
ppndence.