The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-21

weather bulges were exposed. At 1888
the Shamrock's topsail was taken in. she
was then throwing spray in clouds across
her deck making, II anything, worse
weather of it than the Columbia. Captain
Hogarth put her about at R:4O, ana l
minute 80 seconds later the CotumDla
went about This was about ~ minutes
after they had rounded the outer marx.
The Columbia was then between a qIai9
Ter and q half-mile to windward. ana
the same distance ahead OF tue SAaIh-
rock. She was increasing her Iea1 every
minute. Both tackled to stare Ja.A OF
L 81 Holding this tack Ior z minutes,
they came about TO port ana tache1 20
starboard at 1:A:50 During the nest 10
minutes the Shamrock made three tacks
and the Columbia two ana at Az, When
the Columbia tackled 10 port, Inc Win
had fallen lighter for snort lllne. a.
l:45 the Shamrock sent up small cIuo
topsail The wind, soon freshened, cant
ing a couple Of points westerly. 1he
Shamrock, having split tackS Win tLe
Columbia was heading IN shOIe on TIC
s+arboard tack wnen the shift came. HoT
Earth at once put the Shamrock aoodI
and took advantage OF TINS slan:-
II was noticed when the Siamrnck
came about to the port tack at IN that
5,ar nosition had been considerably bef-
tered. partly, perhaps, by reason OF her
carving the club topsail, making hsE
foot faster, but chiefly because OF the
shift of wind, which she apparently 20
"A
any rate when the Columbia tackeo 70
starboard at 1:56 she met the SnamFtSh
OF. the other tack heading 70 zee not ~
ward and il looked doubtful Ior rev
moments if the American boat cou's
cross the others bow. Captain Barr dlu
not give Hogarth the chance TO hnd o4l'
bur lacked TO port at 2:UZ.5O, leaNIAS me
Shamrock on his weather quarter ABOUT
a quarter Of a mile away. boin w. w.
then heading well up for the nghtshlp
and the finish. At 2:32 the shamrock
made a short hitch inshOre or ABOUT
minute The Columbia also made snort
hitch of minutes in shore, then ahotneI
mitch of two minutes TO port, gOlns
about finally on her last tack TO star
hoard at 2:37:lC. She dashed across the
finish line on this tack three mlhutes
later, fetching by the hghtsnlp' when
marked the lee end of the line, with
plenty of room to spare. Every man
a board waved his hat or wester as ne
stood up close along the weather fdI
moment after the WnlStle pew. Inc
Shamrock crossed the finish line on the
same tack, after lacking close to the COM
mittee boats stern.
Sir Thomas LiptOn's yacht hnlshed
minutes II seconds after the Columbia
She was defeated in this race, the final
one of the series, 6 minutes, Is seconds
actual time, and minutes, "a SECONDS
corrected time.
AS the yachts were being towed in
man was sent aloft aboard the Coiu%-
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lean yacht ensigns. One was fastened TO
the masthead and one to each end of
the back stay spreaders. A large flag
also flew from the Columbia's lift, just
above the main boom. Commodore j.
Perpont Morgan's steam yacht Corsair,
the flagship OF the New York Yacht
club, had an American ensign at each
masthead, at the end of each gait, on the
jack staff forward and on the stern staff.
For the first time in the remembrance OF
yaChtsmen who have seen ali the inter-
national contests for the Americas cup
an ensign was hoisted at each masthead
of the yacht Erin, the property OF the
owner of the defeated sloOp. AS the Erin
passed the Columbia to her moorings on
her way into Sandy Hook bay the chal-
leuEed yachts crew lined up on her port
side and gave three hearty British
cheers, TO which the Columbia's men,
standing along their starboard rail- an
swered promptly and with vigor, three
cheers aud a tiger.
The official summary was:
Start-Columbia, HOLES; Shamrock.
II COST
outer mark-Columbia, 12:1s:00; Sham
rock. 1219:11
Finlsh-Columbia, $4,000; Shamrock,
2:45:l7.
Elapsed time-Columbia, 3:SS:25: Sham
rock. 5:+4:43.
Corrected time-Columbia, $500; Sham
rock. 3;44:43.
The Shamrock allowed the Columbia
1872 seconds.