She was the defender of the tenth America's Cup race that same year against British challenger Shamrock[1] as well as the defender of the eleventh America's Cup race in 1901 against British challenger Shamrock II.

Skippered by Charlie Barr, she won all three races against the British challenger, Shamrock, in the 1899 America's Cup.

[7] Columbia was selected again in 1901 to defend the Cup, and again under the command of Charlie Barr, won all three races against Shamrock II.

[7] Columbia was broken up in 1915 at City Island and sold to Henry A. Hitner's Sons Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for scrap.

[8] Today, the mast sits in the Forest Hills Gardens neighborhood of New York City in a park known as "Flagpole Green."