The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

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green boats sails As the manTuvre had lost
her some ground the experts wondered what
object she had in making It.
At all events. soon after the Columbia came
! about at the time OF the blum. the Fife boat
went around after her. The Yankee then de-
clded TO let the Shamrock do a bit OF guessing.
so she came about again within two minutes.
| The Shamrock at once followed her lead.
| Then the Irishman tackled twice to the Column
| bias once. and finally the Yankee wheeled
again. For a wind.up the green boat went on
the starboard tack and tho Columbia did like
| wise. This little series had lasted from ! 40
| to IL :5l. period OF six minutes.
| While 1t was in progress the steam Yacht
| Erin got quite close to THE SUNS tug. Wins
low. Sir Thomas Upton did not know exactly
what the yachts had been trying to do. but he
saw that his boat was the trailer and he was
restless. He paced up and down the bridge.
his hands thrust deep into his pockets. A
black yachting cap was pulled down over his
| eyes. and for the first time this month there
| was no smile on his face Up forward on the
! forecastle half dozen sailors and one Of the
Cingalese servants Of Sir Thomas were stand
ing dejectedly. Their coat collars were turned
! up and 1t appeared to be n very chilly day for
! them.
At II 81 the Shamrock went on the star-
| board tack and she was followed minute later
| -, w,
ali 49, $500, III 80. lu'non , was
! creasing her lead at every jump.
| COLUMBIA MONEY GOOD now.
MY $50 looks all right" yelled the chief
engineer OF the Winslow.
| I'm give you S24. 80 for It," said Cant. Nuty
in reply.
II guess not" said the engineer, Pm
| satisfied"
| swell set In from the eastward. but It was
| not heavy enough to bother either yacht. The
wind continued steady and true. and 1t was
beautiful race for everybody except those who
had placed their money on the green boat
| The contest was one hour old The drizzle
| had gone and come again. but the supporters
| Of the Columbia stayed out on tho forward
! decks and dared the elements. They were en-
| joying tho race to the limit Of the law. string
| of coal barges. bound for Philadelphia. hove in
sight. The Columbia weatherod tho delega-
| ton easily but the Shamrock would have run
| into the tow had she held on to her course. She
was. therefore. Obliged to tack which she did at
| l2:l1. The Columbia came about and went of
| on the port tack n minute later. The sham
| rock began to pinch into the wind in the vain
| endenvor to reduce her rivals lead
The patrol fleet Ike pt the pleasure craft far in
| the rear but that was better perhaps, for it
| gave the yachts plenty OF room and left no
| cause for complaint The Column bia was so far
| ahead that she looked like a phantom in the
| hazy distance but quito clear view could be
had OF the Shamrock
The green boats people felt that her baby lib
| topsail was keeping her off from the wind 80 at
| l2:25 she hauled It to the deck and came about
on the other tack The Coum bia followed her
| in less than a minute and both were again
heading northeast. The white sloop was well
| satisfied with her performance and saw no
| need of taking in her small topsail. This
| board lasted ten minutes and then both nut
| about again. tho Shamrock setting the ex-
| ample. Evidently she realized that she might
| as wei have her baby lib up again SO she set II
| soon after lacking
There Ia Just enough wind for our boat"
| said an old seadog on the Winslov. We don't
wan "uy iioi '''' 'he mex. race anu 'hen IL
srs tr,y.llina NOW v.'l, ha.t h.r n'i,. 80 e.
| ,;rn ava .t,.r ,hat ah. ,on', oo,.h 49,,
. biy 'oc..n Iipsr inbornd norad h.rr
| ,hrongb tho bay. s,n.rad n.ar annunh - oo.
| thot Columbia w,. .way chad .rJ ill.,,
l'n.,r,d in the Gloom n Iaaword nh. y,nwa.
wa. v,ining ali tho tims hrt NOW q ,v,s nnt ~
so.y r. 900 IL .ba u.. 40 t.r ~ ,ha lad ,rLo
Rarott, Comm tts. hn,t was n ~. o.n,ro
| a, tbs so.ne m. rival v,ob,s ,a;n, =, r,ina
w,rI ana the eIcrrsion ho.ts s,rnna o~t ~ ~.
ro,r Ths Irctonh.ch was shanina o.',, VIZ
due cast for rho ontsr m,rl an thattha CoInn,
| hin and shsnrocl tacLed 10 md To- .oro..h ~.
| how Aw,vu, n virdw,rd could no es.n H.,
onida boat Tho m,rk va nerh,,s nva r,i,aa
| av.v
| A. Io.aa III. shon,roo,. ,v.r. ,ho,,. ~ o.,
STANDARD ,,cI ths Colmmhio tolinwIno ., 'n
It, Thoro va. cod Ir..za Nv, 80, IT,"
| ,h.v ,rara ona tna, 80 b.oIino - t. T., a..
| otvio Aftor beoding on "a tba ror,ho.a, ,or
| t.n r,i'u,as IN. shorrooL nu, ohout ,o.i,
| nj. ,,h;,a hn,t ,r,.n,r,tI,. toIlovad nj, Sh.
| hold thn vhinb,nd and nronosod - taant ~
| ,.at,.r no. &C., har l.od NJ ~. ,iIa,,
| f,ncv thio hoord vorx ,ucb and onIv h.id -
| ov. minu,as Thor oh. cot tha nona hv ,.o,.
| In, 10 rort ord Tho sh.nrool, cave obout, 90
,,ring doun bsr hahv in tons.u ,oain n. sh.
found II ala bsr M eooi
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| NEARING THE OUTER MARK.
With this tack the excursion fleet pointed for
tho mark instead Of shaping their course to
| correspond with that of the rival sloops The