The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18


l. ,,rhss a special clause was added 10
=. regular rules this year. leaving abso-
.,.,v 20 option In the matter. This clause
-. dxned BIZ Sir Thomas Upton and Mr.
80. a few days before she date @. the
-. attempt u race The accident today
s.~x what a delicate machine a racing
~. e. nowadays, and how close to the
sr,t of safety II is built. 1t Is super
,.svssy ughi structure. weighed down by
..arnous ballast to carry the gigantic
sursad Of canvas
u,eaktng of stay Wrecked Her.
the most delicate and scientific adjust
~sn. of weights Is required. The simple
SEALING Of q stay today wrecked the
shamrock. The wire backstay OF the top
..s,. which helps tn support the slender
.,sr. rave way, and this support removed,
Axr washington pine topmast, as big as n
s.tsSraph pole, sixty feet long and fourteen
INCHES In diameter. snapped of Ike a
na.eh inst above the lower mas, cap. This
~as was rot only supporting the pressure
- = twslve-krot breeze agains, her big
the hut was also sustaining the crushing
,sixat OF the gall itself and the two club
,ousais yards. each forty fee; long.
New Mast to He Set Up.
Later in the afternoon Shamrock was
,oxed up 10 the Erie basin in the upper
hy. A new topmast vii! be set up to-
marrow and she viii Ice re-measured. She
M probably be taken out for spin to-
norrow 10 try her new stick. and the third
race OF the series viii be sailed on Thurs
Aay. This race viii again be over a wind
vsrd and ieeward course. and IL Columbia
wins, the series viii have been completed
without giving Shamrock an opportunity To
ses, her merits In her favorite point OF
ssjluz over triangular course.
nay Promised n Great Race.
The day had promised glorious con-
M, There were only gray neutral tints
a the morning. bat hard. strong twelve
knot breeze out of the east kicked UP the
vhits caps and the wind and tide helped
70 bile UP the tumbling waters. The pulses
Il the sporismen throbbed In anticipation
I'D a big excursion feet plowed out 10
sl,nxs the second duel between Shamrock
and Columbia. Some Of the small sailing
GsSt got outside plunging their bowsprits
sndsr and wetting their head sails they
widowed In broken water until they were
nd enough to square away for more
piscid eeas. Later in the day the wind
tfose the clouds away, leaving an almost
ezvless vault of blue overhead. The shin
ins waters and the gay flags and bunting
nade brilliant marine picture Shamrock
seat out eager for the fray. She cast of
hr tow before she reached the bell buoy
hA hos of sAs oh
made the way with Il light shift Of her
canvas. II locked like a blow such as
Shamrock IL reported to have been pray
Ing for and the sailors OF the Irish boat
made everything snug aioft In anticipa-
ton OF an Increase In the wind The race
Vas 10 be over an equilateral triangle, ten
miles TO the leg. which would give the
Challenger a chance at her favorite point
u sailing
Jockeyinx for the start.
As soon az the committee had sisna!ed
iae course. beat to wtndwafd. the excur-
nan boats lined up rail- To raft back of the
xhiship to watch the tockeying for posi-
unn. Never probably was there a more
maxn!hcent exhibition of exciting starts I'm
cup contset, and the Trishrnan carried off
ne honors. The two yachts wheeled and
f'seled about like two big white guls, each
surviving far the advantage their husis and
seeks and sails cleaning in the sun.
Shamrock finally got Columbia under the
zee two minutes before the start. and try
- TIE defender would. she could not shake
Oh her rival Both were on the port tack
70 the southwark ~ the iightship. Finally.
saen but seventy seconds remained. Co
iamba wore around beautifully. while
shamrock simultaneously tackled In the
esasr direction. and thus. making two III
ss'gtnt Circles they came around on .ha
Hafeoard tack and headed fer the line. \
sou'sion was almost inevitable. had they
approached each other AT an acute angle
ehaer the lee Of the lighsshlp
Shamrock Gets the Heat OFT
hat shamrock established an overlap ana
sosamnss had too keep off. ana almost to-
teshsr they bounded away in the sr,ak. Ct
'ne gun So close that y sailor might have
s'epp~d froni one boat 10 the other sham
TOOK vas perhaps half a length ahead and
"a The windward berth Both had their
meets trimmed straight aft auA "a she
s'h' across, Columbia set her baby SIR
ssssiL II Was broken out and sheered
bone In eight seconds I}ut he sf,,artnez4
y IRA Yankee boat IN setting It's SAT- ita
aa' compensate the patriots fer she dis
ssfe'nsment they suffered on account II
saaHFoek's superior eereralshlp IN getting
ss' weather sa1we But their i.Sappoint-
aehs Was %hor, lived
Columbia Goes Ahead
eeia;nhla wac 'lanketcd ara the patriots
s.PeTtsd "a s@~ her drop astern Instead
se gathered Roadway end Went through
s,..sfvrS's lse Ike race horse
@saY she t5etFf 7nd 81 FIVE minutes
.s vas 'iear ~ heT adversary. Eve min