The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-18

The wire baclSstay of the mast which
helps 20 support the slender spars, gave
way and this support removed her Ore
gon pine topmast as high as a tele-
graph pole, sixty feet long and fourteen
inches in diameter. snapped Off like a
match just below the lower mast cap.
This mast was not only supporting the
pressure of a 15-Snot breeze against
her big kite but was also sustaining
the crushing weight OF the sail itself
and the two club topsail yards each
forty feet long. Later in the afternoon
the Shamrock was Nowed up to the
Erie basin. in the upper bay. A new
top mast will be sent up tomorrow and
she will be re-measured She Will very
probably be taken out for a spin to-
morrow to try her new stick and the
third race of the series VIII be saiied
on Thursday. This race Will again be
over a windward and leeward course.
and &c the Columbia wins the se~ies
Will have been completed without Civ
ing the Shamrock a chance 10 test her
merits in her favorite point OF rail nR
over triangular course
The day had promised glorious con-
test There were only gray neutral tints
In the morning, but hard strong IL
knot breeze out of the east kicked up
the white caps and the wind and tide
helped 20 pile up the tumbllng waters.
The pulses of the sportsmen throbbed
in anticipation and a big excursion
feet plowed out to witness the second
duel between the Shamrock and the
Columbia. Some OF .he small sailing
fleet got outside. plunginy their bow
SPIRITS under and wett1ng their head
sails as they wallowed IN broken wa'er
until they were glad enough to squasc
away for more placid seas. Later in
the day the wind drove the clouds away
leaving an almost fiawless vault OF
blue overhead The shining waters
and the gay fiags ana bunting made a
brilliant marine picture. r. The sham
rock went out eager for the fray She
cast off her tow before she reached the
bell buoy at the head of tae swash
channel and made the remainder of the
way with a light shirt under her own
canvass. 1t hooked like blow such as
the Shamrock Is reported to have been
praying for. and the sailors of the Irish
boat made everything snug aloft In
anticipation of am increase IN che wind,
| The race was to be over an equlatoral
triangle ten miles TO the leg which
would give the challenger a chance at
her faNorite point OF sailing. reaching
Ag soon as the committee had slgnalled
the course OF the first leg. a beat 10
wndward. east by south, the excursion
boats lined up TO rail- back of the light
ship to watch the joCkeying for posi-.
tion. Never probably was there a more
magnificent or exciting start in a cur
contest and the Irishman carried OF
the honnrs. The two yachts wheeled
land clrcled about like two big white
gulls. each striving for the advantage
their hulls and decks and sails gleam.
ing in the sun.
The Shamrock finally got the Colum
bia under her lee two minutes before
, the start and try as the defender woul'
she could not shake on her rival Bod
were on the port tack to the southwar,
of the light ship. Finally when but Z
seconds remained the Columbia wor
, around beautifully. while the Shamrocl
/ tackled in the other direction and thus
: making two divergent circles they cam
' around on the starboard tack aud head
ed for the line A collision was almos
(, inevitable had they approached eac
D other at an acute angle under the le
. OF the Hight ship. But the Shamroc
/, established an overlap and the Colum
e bia had 20 keep on. and almost togetn
@ er they bounded away I'm the smoke {
the gun, 80 close that a sailor Nigh
have stepped from one boat TO the oti
er. The Shamrock was perhaps half
length ahead and IN the windwar
berth. Both 3lad their sheets trimmt
I straight aft and as she went acros
the Columbia set her baby jlb topsa.
II was brcllt out, sheeted and hove
just eight seconds. But the smartne
OF the Yankee boat In getting the,f va
, did not compensate the patriots Il
the disappointment they euffered on a
count OF the Shamrock's superior gei
eralship in getting the weather gaug
But their disappointment was shOr
lived. The Columbia was blanked al
the patriots expected TO see her dr.
astern- Instead she gathered headw;
and went through the Shamrocks /
like a race horse.
Madly she footed and In FIVE minut
she was clear OF her adversacy. Ft
i minutes later the Shamrock went abo
on the port tack, but the Yankee he
on irr a minute to be sure OF che weat
er gauge ~ both heeled away on Il
= tack Il seemed that the Count
would repeat her performance pf ~
terday for she footed faster ana al
% pointed higher Fifteen minutes afi
80 the start she was 800 yards well ant
t~ me green boats weather bow, and fol
ly Ing ahead al every bound. The shai
az rock did moi sci her handkerchief 4
70 ward, evidently believing from her I
en- perlence yesterday that Il knocked /
on the wind Captain HOgarth was a
ru- 10 keep her closer but ne Nas not a
nd 10 hold her as high as the white beau
The COlumbias head sail lifted
,th head out of the waves and made
a, splash more spray as hsr bow W
90 smashing into the long sweiIs The
! :. perts thought this made her spill "
-, out OF her sails but they had no he
90 criticise the Bristol wonder az
ate her way % Win1ward Meant.
me the great mass of excursi,la boats ,
W moved forward.
Po suddenly u Wa noticed that
VIC shamrock's tep ss-st appeared 70
q Htsie. several times shesSTas lul
o. lup sharply. she won t>carrysShat q
over The course, saii one er 'tae