Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-03
SWEPT AWAY.
One of Columbia's Best Sea-
men Washed Overheard.
Columbia Withdraws from Race he
Constitution Also Disabled
Reliance Sails the Fastest 1o'm''e leg
Ever Sailed.

1, l
,ao,, for the first time in the racing w
,;,torv of American 90-footers, 1atal nv
,aa;aan+ occurred. Carl B. Olseh' re
seaman on the old cup defender Coluii- pr
~, and one of the best men III 'iie III
oraw was washed from the bowsprlt sc
net before the yacht reached tfe III %
.,,rn in today's race and was droWiieu'
Two other men who were out OH INC Ii
ho,vsprit with Olsen swapping the ni7 y
iih topsail on the stay, were Washeu III
hoard nv the same sea that swept nm
AWAY Both managed to get ahothei
hold upon the bowsprit ana were duien
w hauled on deck by members " ~
crow When Columbia l1fted lroiii 'iiS
bip wave into which she hau plu''su'
49,, .,,oe seen almost under the stem, '
| o,inp;np TO the bobstay, but before as
s;stance could be given him, the sloop
| dinned into another great CONNER anu
he was not seen afterWard.
| ,,olnmhia came into the wind instant
i, ond the forestry sail was lowered.
l Two life buoys were thrown lillo 'h'
water and the tended was put over
hoard as uuicly as possible. Two me-, 81
!. jumped into it and roWed arouliu ioi ~
, minutes while sailors from the mas
, watched for some sign or the uliloi'u
| nate man. eth
Mr.. Morgan gave up the search VIZ
5 reluctance and out of respect u 'n
e dead man, withdrew from tne race ai'o
: headed back for Newport.
e Cant. Miller came ashore ana seh'
cable dispatch to the customs
t at Honefoss, Norway, asking them 10
e hnnt IN Olsen's relatives and notify
h them of his death. SO far as IS kho"h
a L. y.
n At Q o'clock. tonight, the regatta
y ,x.,,,,++ea nosted the following bulletin
&c at the club station:
"The Newport series for 9o-1ooterS
will not be finished"
Today srace was also marred by
mishap to Constitution. Soon after the
re start she carried away the Jaws Oh hef
paff and the great steel spar, SWINGING
: forward buckled in the center. liz
OIL mainsail was ripped clear across sew
~ eral times and rendered practlcaily
ne worthless. At the time of the accloei'
hu Constitution was doing splendid worn
,n to windward. She started to iee"ar,
re and behind the Reliance, but footee
eo fast during the few minutes OF saliliis
and was upon even terms, put uiiue
tho Ice of the new yacht when the Sai
went.
Reliance received the severest bu1iet
'en inc she has had since being lauhchec
Tho sea was terrific one Tor racli'
rho vachts and when the yacht reached nc
"a mornings it was noticed that sne lii'u
r.t br dent in the bronze plating close
n tho water line on the port DOW.
The indentation was about hVe lee
. is long. as nearly as could be 1uoseo an
was half the width of q plate Inc rlse
had apparently been started III VIM
case the craft must have leaked SUI
on the second leg of the course. =,
There will be no more racing lor u
ng- +,roo hie sloops until they start on II
W. New York Yacht cruise. Constituti'
ects won't nm to Bristol after coming ba'
thus went up W ,1a.. ~ aat a new eaff al
veen INTO tlie ii"i W. -
ram mainsail.
Reliance sailed splendidly in toda!
event. The wind blew more IMAM
&c miles an hour and all three yacf
zoe found that they could not eve" ca
49, smau working topsails to windWard'
ibits they went u ~ stiffest bre,
bat sails only. l. 49, ho,ts ha
the and hardesl sc" 'nI. oson,s raci
hogan and had there beer, no accide
the record for a 30-Ipile trlangu
on. course would have been cut down g
es of .;dorob,v
ward AZ # was Reliance with only NJ
pple- ber one iibtopsail hoisted In addl'
70 the three lower sails, came 10
- finish line from the second turn III
minutes. 10 seconds, the fastest W.
,ec over sailed The rigging ana q
ldrcn. Of Reliance went through the tes'
splendid style, not strand ol Wis
away ing started. .,
to do The committee started the race al
three miles southeast OF Brehloii
una lightship. The course OIL the ~,
Id not was southwest by west, a deau pc'
NUTS, 10 miles, Then came Wlue !
'erfect southeast by east, half-east 1or ~
ourish ga , close Law north half-west TO
natter finish. The starting gun was l',e
- 2O and Columbia crossed the III
Id lost sooonds later on the starboard
vast pa,i,nce and Constitution had gone
[aurice Ear to the nOrthward to get PACK L
agreed limo before the handicap gun was
gu can ~ - % but the former boat
hartbed on the weather quarter o.
8 little belmont boat and was only few
fingers onds behind the handicap gun. CO
Wing 10 tuition crossed a few SECONDS ailc
f. a. ~a9 new boat.
Wien When Reliance and Constit
: 49, were over the line Columbia tack
- Vt port and crossed their bows.
oo,,e,,ls Both Reliance and Constitution
about at 1886 and Columbia, cro
q, water their bows again, was berthed
woa weather bow of Reliance. a,
q Constitutions gaff bent up douoi
- tn the boat dropped out of the race.
~ othnr Reliance drove through the
No hn+. seas at great speed, heeled down
IN onv that her pounding did not seem u
10 a. her any. She also outpointed Coi
, st,,rdy and after a few more short hitch
"A an new boat tackled to port ana
-Nnte easily crossed Columbia anu
=, 70 about on her weather bow. froi
time on until both boats were G,
, Of ex- the turning mark, Reliance saiied
oks CON from her rival and when Column
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