The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08
Third ATTEMPT TO RACE
The YACHTS A failure
But Had There Been a Finish the American Boat
Would Undoubtedly Have Won.
The Columbia Admitted to Be the Speedier But the Sham
rock Is Better Handled

balloon iib.
She had established a comfortab1a
lead when the breeze Ifghtened and
na@ied more to the northward! Wfin
sizes si uegan 90 trickle down the sides OF
the white yachts balloons ana several
Uilhes an three sails collapsedss
The Shamrock Profted.
z Ihe Shamrock. as on tf1e two former
aayS, pfQhted by the seeningIv Ifrnr
Ji tt @ll@ began 20 crawl up But she
gId more. Captain Hogarth foolr&iS, az
ShamTock's sptmnaker when fIIe9 1,3s,,,-
WIS sighted gyhed the Shamrock ami
tfimttMed DOWN the balloon fifth f13nxaig
WIN great rapidity. and. with ever
t'llhg drawing splendtdIy. before the
ts.sl l't ~ Knew IL he was Iuffing up
toward the Columbia
Captain Barr On the CsoFffrnbfs -.
1uiIoWed suit. but the Shamrock had
PASSED hIfn Well to wfndward Gtanfajrs
110gaFth then set his spfnna<ern III MORT
stltu increased the lead. Captain Barr
f ae@91Ie9 UNWILLING at first to follow tFe
read or the EsmgIishman arf yvaifegfSsf
most hfteen minutes whfIe ffan shss,r.1
tock oVerhauted and passed hinn%af3e .
gore Me- followed suit The Sbar7yT,sar
was lu0 yards ahead before frea rof his
sans trimmed to the new conditions. "a
Captain Barr Criticised.
1he patriots did rot mince words n
s ShelF criticism Of Bars obstfnacv
soon afterward the wind hauled around
sun Iufther, making it a broad reach
mark. Both took in their spinnalssrs
ana eased their sheets. Then ff1es yvl4ifs,
| flyer gained steadily.
me yachts were now ab6Ilf n rni1o
stnd a half from the outer mark. Sfear,
yrs, tugs and yachts hurried across fha
ing with eager interest to- Sac sxs;F5scJ,
| would round first
tTafIantiy the American came on $Tt
was astonishing how fast she gIidad
thFouSh tine water. She ate uu ttssd;s.
lance between her and the green boat
| UmtI WIem the mark was a quarter. ~
| q mile, less than 100 wards ssrYaf1tssl
them. Hope rose. The Siramrocls was
to wfndward y =
They We're coming Ike horses down
ehe Strete1r \ hundred feet away ard
t4e columbia mad closed the gap. Her
slender Prov Just tapped the stern of
| the green hull. Under the r11Ias 7fhs1r
! must pass tine float with the red bail
on the starbGard end. As tfIef% balJo1r,
ltns ratified down fin both BOATS pre-
paratofy to gybe. the Watching thou
sands held their breath
1t did not seem n1ssfbpe fhqr ~,
white yacht could squeeze In between
tine Shamrock and the mark Tn- the
oni0oker 1t seemed inevitable tIaT NM
less the Yankee boat kept AWAY riu1fey.
the stern of the Shamrock thcre would
ne a collision or the Columbia would
But c.. Oliver Iselin had desperate
! courage in tight place. lie played
/ tine limit. The man who set D. chm .
topsa1i In a driving gale in the decisl-
| ing race between the VigiIant and VAL
kyFle IL, would stop at nothing. On
l
| wide around. while the Columbia.
seemed to scFape the float as she wore
about with her helm hard down. 4
Though the Shamrock rounded first
by nine seconds, she swept around -
/ far ON the outside that as hgfh boate
came up and their sails filled away IN
| the Starh0ard tack the Columbia MIR
only had the weather gauge. butt was
in the lead.
Was Daring ReckIessness.
No more reckless piece az courage
was ever seem in an International race
1t was a desperate game, but ia won
\ Had the Columbia So much as touched
the float she would have been disqual-
flied then and there. The patriots
| cheeFed wildly and the shippers Of the
4 excursion fleet let off enough steam to
! carry their vessels back ta New York
The enthusiasm Oft the patriots broke
| out again a few minutes later When
! after a few short taCks the Shamrock
/ tried to cross the C0Iumbia's bows. but
I failed. The beat to wfudWard was by
/ tar the most interesting part of the
race while the breeze held Close
| hauled. the two yachts sIashed straight
/ out to sea through the long, heavy
swell, heeIing to the breeze fn stately
fashion, with foam squirting from their
bows and crews piled up on the weather
rail of the sl0ping decks Though no
solid waiter came over their glistening
sides, it swfrled along under the coun-
tiers.
Like a Shower Bath.
There was plenty Of spray and every
man aboard was as wet as fl he had
been under q shower bath. It$was
( rather strange that the C0Iumbia4 the
| famous light weather boat. should ca
reen less Co the wind than her rival
from over the sea. The old barnacles
/ said her immense 0veFhangs dipping
/ down, supported her and Kept her up
stiff as a church The Shamrock. a
famous heavy weather boat leaned to
/ it like a queen.
AS the wind began to die out and
/ the hope of finishing the race began
to vanish. the two boats split tacks and
/ did not come together again for a long
/ time, Keeping everyone guessing which
one was ahead.
\ During this fIuky period everyone
IL
/ ter handled. She never failed to take
H advantage OF every new slant OF the
i wind. AT last twenty minutes before
1 the race was declared off. the Sham
4 rock decided to- try conclusions. and
Fshe headed across the COlumbia's bow
Il So uncertain was the result that no one
knew until the yachts We're within 100
/ feet Of each .oSher which would have
4 to- give way The Yankee Shippers all
4 had thefr hands on their whistle cords.
A and when the Shamrock put her helm
iIp, unable I'd make IT, from both sides
Of tire course came tfleF shrieks Of thou
sands Of whistles . the enthusiastic
shouts Of the multitudes and the crash
Hof the bandss <$e#s
The Columbia Ahead.
If They sailed the last twenty minutes
neck and neck, but with the Columbia
l 10 windward and perhaps a length
ssnead # Disappointed, but overj0yed
4 hat ~ hen the race was declared OFF
L Ene cup defender was in the lead THE
\ excursion fleet headed back for Sandy
Ezook as fast as steam and sail comldE
carry them.
i The sun was setting behind q bank
/ off clouds as the head of the procession
sSrged into the narrOws, and the cres-
/ cent Of the new moon, with it's PROMISE
of better things, hung q narrow thread
of silver IN the sky.