The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

when they rounded the mark. In other words
the Shamrock appeared to have a lead Of a very
few seconds.
At O'Clock the Shamrock came about on the
starboard tack heading inshore. and half a
minute later the Columbia came about. Both
then seemed to be pointing for the Highlands
OF Navesink. As they raced along In the failing
winds. the wisdom OF the Columbias course in
standing out to sea became apparent. She got
stronger wind and was able for the first time
since passing the mark to point higher than
her rival. Shamrock fell of couple OF points
while freak puff OF wind played with her sails.
Then the Columbia suffered in the same way
and feeling that the further inshors she won't.
the worse It would be for her. she tackled and
sought stronger winds to the eastward. This
was at 200. Tho old viRilant. which had
come out early in the morning with her top
mast housed. was now seen sailing away of to
the windward and apparently enjoying much
better breeze than old Boreas allowed the Cup
yachts.
LOOKING FOR BETTER WINDS.
The Columbia went after some OF that wind
and for the most part succeeded In getting a
greater share OF it than did tho Shamrock.
The challenger came about and followed the
Yankee minute after she had tackled. On the
last board 1t was apparent that the Columbia
had made q fair-sized gain on tho green boat,
but the wind was dying all the time and even
at this hour 1t became evident that there was
hardly chance OF finishing the contest within
the stipulated time Of I'VE and half hours.
The whitecaps had all disappeared from tho
crest Of the waves and the water began to take
on that CLASSY appearance which denotes a
calm. While q calm did not actually prevail
during the remainder OF the contest. the wind
fell of gradually. and when the boats were or
dered to quit II registered not moro than three
miles an hour
go on. Columbia. don't tack now! Keep on
to the east and get q better wind" was the
prayer OF the American boats supporters. but
after standing out for six minutes she camo
about again and headed insbore. She held
this tack less than three minutes. and then
stool out again with boom to starboard. She
made four minutes journey OF this and then
came about again.
In the meantime the Shamrock had tackled
aud the boats were now drawing together.
The Yankee found she could not cross the
green boats bow on this. the third attempt.
so she put about again and both sailed out to
sea- They made short beat OF 1t and at 2 rs
both came about and headed for Long Branch.
The Columbia's handlers we're not satisfied
with the set OF tho baby lib topsail 1t was too
close to tho bowsprit. So they ook pull on
the hay ards letting the tack run out and the
sail finally rested about Ave feet bove where
1t was originally set. Tho boats stood in
shore for ten minutes and then tho Columbia
came about. followed promptly by the Sham
rock.
Oh. FOR GOOD BREEZE!
For a while the Columbia pointed highar. but
she was the stern boat and had yot consider
able distance to mako UP. They bucked tho
a,,t. h.
Shamrock seemed to have got enough OF that
kind OF going. for she tackled. and when
Strengthened out was able to point for Sea.
bright. The wind was falling all the time and
the Columbia continued out to sea In her en-
deayor to find q stronger wind. She finally
tackled at 2:51 and three minutes later the
Shamrock came about. The boats were again
nearing each other. The Colum bia appeared
to have the better breeze. but possibly the
cross sea that the Shamrock was encountsring
made It hard for her to show the same speed
as the Columbia who was now on her easy
shift They began to pinch tho green boat
bit She tumbled on for six minutes before
she came about again and made for her old
stamping ground inshore.
Tho Columbia put up her wheel and headed
out to sea again. and after holding her tack for
1--WE minutes the Shamrock came about also
All this time the wind was going down and the
yachts could not seem to get beyond Seabright
At 3 10 the Columbia swung around on the in
shore hitch. The Shamrock. who was some
distance to the westward OF her. found calm
spot this time and headed out again in order
to escape from it, The wind then came puffy
but the Yankee boat got tho better OF it. She
heeled to its influence. while the Shamrock.
almost straight. struggled to get to n point
where she would bo on a par with her rival
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east again and enabled the boats to point up
nearer the home mark. The Columb iA stood
in for nearly ten minutes before she tackled
The Shamrock also going in again ran up close
to the line OF excursion boats and for the first
time during the day the torpedo boats were
forced to whistle for n clear course.
ANOTHER FIzzLE IN SIGHT.
1t was now very doubtful II the contest could
be finished in time. The wind was almost
nothing and to make matters worse the Column
bia ran into a bald spot. and while her sails
bellied in and out. the Shamrock struck fav-
orng puff and for a few seconds showed good
speed. At 1923 Columbia came about on the
starboard tack heading inshore again. While
the Shamrocks breeze was with her she tackled
and again the bows OF the racers were CONVEX
gent. Columbia was now on her easy tack
and she was able to head away of tho Hook
and nearly up to the Liehtship The Sham
rocks wind knocked her of aud at 1893 she
was obliged to come about again.
For while Columbia made two feet to the
other boats one, and she was fast wipng out
the Shamrock's advantage whom an unfavora-
Bile puff knock ed her OF and she was forced to
come about. The Shamrock followed at once
and it was now ssen that tho boats were very
even. II anything. Shamrock had slight
advantage. At 4:O7 Columbia went on the
starboard tack and three minutes later the
Shamrock followed her. They were both
standing In toward tho beach: and the wind
freshsning for a moment. brought the Column
bia up a bit The sun was getting low in the
west and tho boats were Ao near together that
the shadow OF the Shamrock's club topsall fell
on the sails OF her rival.
They drifted along In this fashion for nearly
twenty minutes when the committee boat ran
up signal which meant that the race was
abandoned. This was at $50 O'Clock. The
sloops promptly hauled down their head sails
and slowed them away. Then they waited for
their tugs to come up. When they quit they