Show AMERICAS CUP GUP J H DEFENDER TRIAL HI If In First of Final Three Races Between Wi Candidates for the Honor the Colombia Beats the Constitution i Batemans Point It H I Aug After ton two months of ot hard rile rae racing ing during which each cacti boat bOllt had de do defeated tire the other s Constitution lion tion rind and Columbia went out to Bren IIren tons Reef Beef lightship this morning for forthe forthe or the tire Hrat series of ot trial races to tu deter doter determine mine which shall be tine the defender of ot the tire Americas cup against Sit lilt Thomas Lip tons Shamrock II U Doth Both left luCt the bar har harbor barbor bor In the tire very best of condition Con Constitution Is held to be the tine culmination of at N 1 G 0 experience In inn I yacht building and designing and anti al ul although though handicapped throughout tire tho season by mishaps and her hel apparent In tn Inability Inability ability to find herself slip she shown herself herselt u a remarkably fast bout boat In light airs Columbia may ma be bt described as a II perfectly balanced racing machine a 1 about bUilt bout wIll well tried out beyond the tine age of experiment with a n skipper and crew thoroughly acquainted aC with her iner every eve move moe who worked work d together like a n tier pct cell geared machine The early earl morning was wall a II beautiful one for tor racing The air was clear unit and Invigorating the sky was spotlessly blue while from the southeast u it 1 good breeze wag blowing that gave every Indication of ot Increasing be before befOre Je fore 1130 tire the time set for or the lie start I 1 Ii AM 1 n t Iman IM o wn UV V fl e u u the th working head sails s l of or both bohr yachts ht I I were sent up In stops and aird nt lit 9 the two big main sails went tent aloft On OnI I Constitution much care cure was taken in 11 getting up this big piece of or canvass s and It was as fully tull half halt an hour before Jerore It was waa gotten In place lilace The regatta commit committee tee went down to the tire yacht club station about 1030 and announced that the tine j yachts would be sent cent over a fifteen mile windward and leeward course tin inn tinder tinder der the regular Americas cup condi conidi conditions I with the time limit at nt five ana nn an hours The starting gun was fired fird at nt 1140 1110 Constitution was Willi then thep th n already across acro Jie ro Ie line and und was waR obliged to put about the She he sailed to cross the tire line the second time within two minutes after the tire firing of ot the gun and trait vaa therefore ther tore handi hamil handicapped capped The times of at crossing us fIS taken from Cram the shore were Columbia 11 41 45 Constitution 1142 00 The Tue committee boat arrived nt at the lightship shortly after 11 H 1120 1110 signalled a n windward and I r of ot fifteen millis tire the course being Tire The wind had hauled to the south of M east e t and n d to about eight knots kot f r c The preparatory signal sign I was fired firM at nt 1130 and live five minutes later idler came the th warning signal The Tire starting start InS times as asse seen se n front from shore yere were ere Columbia 1141 45 Constitution 11 CO 00 Constitution was by b not starting within two minutes after litter the starting gun un was waR fired 1110 1 The Columbia went over on the star starboard starboard starboard board tack but Immediately tacked on Constitutions bow as nil the tine lot lat lotter latter ter tel crossed on the part l art tack The wind ivind at nt this time was blowing a good rood ten knots and the tire yachts stood out to sea ea and at nt 1 o 0 Columbia was gaining and fully tully or of a mile ahead of Constitution Both boits LII held out to s itea ta a on the port wrt tn tack k for oel oelan nn no hour anti and H a I half halt after tine the th On the tle out gradually milled away aWI from Constitution Columbia wa I I tire the first to n come me about and head hend for or the line murk on thE talk at nt ili H 1 followed a minute later iter by b Constitution lo At AI this tini thins It as If It i was nearly near a half hair a 1 mile ahead Columbia rounded the th hi outer mark at nt j I 1 a lead for tor Columbia of ot one on minute unit and 45 and H s I teen hern rn from shore short again In n II tt f te teen n 1 lIn beat bt to of oC one omi minute nod thirty npr l mils r floUr oth boats hOft g hed tire the murk and turn with booms to tn port headed for tor the tire J Tire fill yachts sailed galled saied une le J before breaking out oUI their and In the tine first firt fifteen minutes of at sail i Ing log It I looked hI 1 a a as If tr Constitution had al gained a n little Just JIS b l the tho outer mark the tire wind increased to tt i something over 12 koti knot an al hour which practically Insured a tIne fine rae ra race to tire the tie finish j I p InTire m The ore ate In plain plainview plainview view six ix miles mils ttY off hero here with Columbia apparently well veil to the windward The Tho press Jes boat bont signals Columbia Is in ahead tire the past nast minutes Con Constitution in I appears to have trove been gaining on ott 01 10 knots knot the tire older boat bont The Tire wind Is about abolt 1230 12 30 p m IThe inThe The yachts ts have 11 e half hal the tire first Ors leg of at the course rind and Columbia looks to be nearly nearl half a n nub ahead I 1 33 p m Columbia l itter mark 1306 1 Columbia luter bv Ii h one minute 4 42 ni as seen Men frum rum shore The wind Is Increasing anti and tire run tun home ironic will swIll wi be mode made In fat fast t time tle Out HIl i yachts probably fInishing about 3 p ro or p m crested cro the tIre 1 finn fin finnish finIth at lit Ish Ith line at 3 Constitution o crossed d i 4 i p m The official time of at tho th start Is as follows 1 1 Columbia g Constitution Columbia therefore b bats ats ah Constitution J j lion tion 3 minutes IT 17 seconds dB time tinnie 4 I minutes 28 seconds corrected corret time l SA TAKES A SAIL SAI I Shamrock II 11 I sailed fied over the the n curse course curll today loan She left lef her moorings In andy Hook bay bat nt at 1030 and al nt at 1112 1 12 the ire yacht acht passed the spit 11 1 sound bound up the main ship channel When Wh n 4 sheets were trimmed down to the south southeast lIst east breeze she Jumped away at nt a 12 knot coot clip for tor a time She Sho followed i iby by 1 the tho Erin Echo with fyr Thomas Upton I on in board Shamrock ran rain up utu the th bay f fn I IL p ti n L greater distance titan than on any an former JI i Inside spin going almost almol a al far tar ns as n the tle Robbins Bobbins reef lighthouse She came caine about 1235 1231 p m and rind on the starboard t ack close lo hauled headed down the hay ii 11 i gain 4 I Shamrock after aCer a couple of ot tacks was wa t t gaIn In the tire narrows outward hound bound b and nd there Capt CallI Sycamore found the In Increasing creasing ceasing t wind n a trifle trine tot too to i c strong trong for at nt n I m he doused cou ed the Iho yachts Jib j ib top sail sai The rite yacht acht appeared l I f lo to 0 careen to a n greater angle Ingle than on onan I previous spin an my 0 A Passing Passin the tire new west nank bank light lighthouse 11 4 Louse house at 12 p m or Shamrock with wih all her ler er crew huddled I aft af on her windward I f i all slipped through the water Swater liter at 13 1 knot nut not pace helped hel ed along alone by b a strong 3 J ebb bb tide t S |