| Show COLUMBIA BEATS CONSTITUTION J Bateman a Point It n I July Jul Jhen the and Columbia hoisted holh sail II for fur the Ihl first rare racy of ot the season eaon ea on be Je Americas America cud c defender yachts yaCht the he bisese b inside the hay wu was very er ry light and aDd the yachts had bad i me in out to the staging I point The was waa a a windward sni leeward affair of thirty mites miles Ue By ICy the tile time the tilt yachts tl Had reacted the lightship they found a good betel from the th tho west It and at WW 1080 there seemed emed little chance for fo r a t Both fluth yachts came ca out of 01 tit 11 harbor with da targe club Up Alp ta sails set lit The rho 1 Columbia Colu was wu tIll tile lint fleet out bot but she Ibe waa only a few ahead of If th the The busts boats I were al at almost most in 10 appearance After whiting waiting at tin time lightship about ten tea t min mm i otee t the Judges apparently decided that the th wind was WAi ws too Sear near the southwest lt to risk rich starting from the sv v the whole hole fleet deet n t started ott olt to 0 th the east eastward 1 wend ward wardon a rd on tb tim way signal I IIII were re heisted on the th i a a beat to tonJ t ti nJ r f fr r liften mil milf un uni 1 return Tha r jt t KUA ws M i IJ 4 at II 21 Five minutes later Ister tiM the warning signal WM was glen given iatt Ih at the time were to ti tord tea lee leeward ward rd ot or the line the Constitution b be lap In farther r a a y Doth at t Me sees ce for position Tb The gun run was Ta lined at t tn Ih C railing thc thi th line Stilt and tad to ard Jt a t II It 4 I AM I 1 the tilt Con COlI Constitution right under her l Ic 11 v nt at 11 hll Hutli lith went across th the IIII line Ime on 01 the lbS i starboard ta tak k un r si all tall nil and stood steed Olt about south lOuth wind ln being belli about bout sIh j I i west WIt westIn westIn In Use the first eIghth of a alii the ti Da j pulled up a bit on the t bt C tWo 1 lion ion Later IA however the th new ire t boat t i f drew up on Oft tor so lID that she was WN t ton II on even een n teras t nu still lUll to the thea th lot lee leeward I ward a rd nu the te yachts had bad coveted coiNed about ut a mile allt of ot the tile course ev they wee w 1 still standing out eel to tG lea ass on OD mba ike star aZ starboard i board tack taek The Columbia from WI It III 1 seemed to 0 hate gained cid a Mt Wt to toward toward toward ward During th t the nest Ova minutes C his bis tut the Constitution s 96 1 apparently 1 Raining gaining to windward I i e p m IV M nut J IJ selling tUnc under ash anil II and Mr I Jh JIlt top sail ail The TIM Mambla Is I right away from her Iter and ls ii nor ft no noa i ia a voile mile ahead of the new boat sI sIvery very r s 1 p r m mTh The ham haa r rm re reSet m Set her r Jib but to over owr a mile ute aster o othe 0 the Iii Columbia It 11 kt aa ii It If tile the boot bont haJ carried awa W ber jib 1 I for tor she the lIP ban been sailing I Jib fur fir aire ure thas tb ten tee e the outer at t 1081 toned tand the tM cUter watH f kt tt t tf r 1 I II I t |
