Columbia was one of the two yachts to successfully defend the second America's Cup race in 1871 against English challenger Livonia.

Van Deusen in Chester, Pennsylvania for owner Franklin Osgood of the New York Yacht Club.

[2] Skippered by Andrew J. Comstock, Columbia won the first two 1871 best-of-seven races against Livonia.

Wallack updated the staterooms and cabins and enjoyed sailing the Columbia when he was not acting in New York.

[5][6] Columbia ended her racing career in 1908, when she was dismasted and used as a houseboat in Brooklyn Harbor on the East River.