The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-31
THE TENTH TRIAL
OF the Columbia -Sham.
rock Series.
American Yacht Would Have Won
Had She Had Ten Minutes
more T,m..

Inelu To-Day the Observation-Disclosures ser
les for the America Cup would have
ended in three straight heats for the
defender. and the Irish cup challenger
would have sailed home without the
trophy. when the race was declared
OF about ten minutes before the expir-
alton OF the time limit. the Columbia
was leading by about three miles. She
was then four miles from the finish.
Had the race ended, the challenger
would have been beaten by at least
twenty minutes
Sir Thomas hard luck continued to
follow him. His boat was very badly
handled today in spite of the regulation
talent aboard of her. The t1o English
captains and the Captain of the En-
peror Williams yacht, Metssr, failed to
get her over the line before the handi-
cap gun was fired, and she went into
the race penslised by two seconds on
that account The additional ballast
put into her yesterday also seems to
have been a slunuer on the part of her
managers, as 1t has increased the size
of the bsiy ro he forced through the
water. and in the light air that pre-
vailed today, retarded, instead of in
creased her spssd. The yachts will race
again tomorrow, and. even II the CO.
lumbia wins, there is a FEASIBILITY that
| two more races will be sailed. A sug-
| gestion TO this effect has been made
| and Sir Thomas appears anxious that
T. should he carried out. He has been
greatly disappointed in the showing his
boat has made, but beieres that she
| might do better over a triangular
| course in heavier wind. and has said
| in so many wards that he would be
very pleased to sail two more races.
Bright weather and a fine breeze
from the northwest greeted the skip
pers and crews of the Columbia and
Shamrock at sunrise this morning for
the third and what many thought
would be the final race OF the Interna-
tiOnal series After breakfast. the
decks were cleared for action. as naval
men would say. msorings cast of anu
bath boats taken in tow before .
O'cbck. Eager to try his large club
topsail on his new topmast, Captain
HOgarth made sail on the Shamrock on
the way to the lightship, and by 9:15
the tow line had been cast of and she
was under way with everything on her
including the baby-jib 3Opsail. 1t was
10 O'Clock when the Columbia cast OFF
from her tug, broke out her lib and
began to sail about with the main sail
and jib set alone. Fifteen minutes later
her largest club topsail was set. and
soon after the staysail was broken out.
At 1880 the course was signalled from
the committee boat ,whichhad anchored
to westward Of the lightship. 1t was
southeast by south, showing that the
wind was northwest by north, and the
probabilities Were that il would be a
spinnaker start. About the time the
ing started TO log off the course OF fif-
teen miles to leeward, the patrol feet
OF Revenue cutters, five torpedo boats
ana the steam yacht Erin arrived OF
the uightship. The Shamrock took In her
babyjib topsail and set up her balloon
topsail on the stay in stops at 1O:40,
the Columbia having done the same a
few moments before. The preparatory
signal was given at 10:45. the warn
ing at 1855. the start at II and the
gun at l1:O2.
At the warning signal both yachts |
with booms TO starboard and sheets
we'll, were sailing to north
west, parallel to the line, to about a |
quarter of mile east. the wind little |
abaft the beam. The Columbia was to
MI ha Ghov knr
lee beam a couple of lengths away. II |
being necessary 10 use up the five min |
utes between the warning and starting |
signals, both yachts stood far over to |
the northeast, gradually luffing to the |
nOrfhward. When three minutes were |
left the Columbia luffed into the wind,
and. coming about, headed for the line.
Captain Hogarth, instead of lacking
like the Columbia did. wore the Sham
rock square around on her heel. bring
ing her close under the COlumbia's lee,
both boats having the bOOms TO port.
Captain Hogarth lost both time and
Roadway by wearing instead of tack
ne. so that when she hauled up nearly
IN the wind, the Columbia. under bet
er Roadway, was pointing straight for
he line, n couple of lengths to the
good. As soon AZ Captain Hogarth real
zed this, he broke out the Shamrock's
topsail, her crew trimming
he sheets smartly, just as the gun
ired. The Columbia's crew broke out
Ter balloon sail when the smoke from
he gun was blowing away The Co
Gmbla crossed the line twenty-seyen
seconds In the lead, without the handi-
'ap, which means two lengths In ad-
'ance. She crossed about the center of
he line and Captain Hogarih, after a
ain attempt 10 lun out across her wake
nj obtain weather position, kept on
nd gave the Shamrock good all.
Ofhrial time
COLUMBIA, ll;0l,33,
sliAMROt ~, ~ Osi 90
The Shamrock aomal time of ,
iossinR The line was ll0s,Og she
vas Handicapped iS0 seconds because
he yaehls are allowed seven minutes