The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-06

pace. They dr!fted along like two lazy
clouds of smoke upon the surface of
the water. For almost an hour the
spectators on the excursion boats
watched them drift like Coeridge's
painted ship upon a painted ocean"
At the end of Is minutes several
lengths of clear water showed between
the Columbia and her rival.
On she moved until she fully 500
yards ahead. 1t was picturesquef, but
not exciting. Then the wind began
to die and the great balloons of can
vas forward collapsed like meal sacks.
At the same time the wind canted a
little and Columbia concluded to
change .her tactics. She took in her
spinnaker and tried eaching, leaving
the balloon jib set. 1t was challenge
to the Shamrock on her best point of
sailing. and Captain Hogarth eagerly
accepted the gage.
As the yachts approached nearer the
Long Island shore. the haze lifted fo.'
a minute and Long Beach, with its big
hotel and deserted summer cottages.
rose as if by enchantment from the
deep. Then it closed down again and
the lazy yachts drifted on. The great
ocean liner, Augusta Victoria, OF the
Hamburg American line. outward
bound for Southampton, broke through
the mystic circle where the yachts werc
DdttiHIS loI lue supremacy ana SlU"SE
down for moment to let the passen-
gers. who lined the rail. catch a glimpse
of the contest Then she dipped her
flag and sped on.
A few minutes later the Cunard liner
Servia, with the English jack at her
.taffraii, appeared as if by magic
through the outer edge of the curtain
and came foaming into port She dipped
her flag as she got opposite the racers
and disappeared like streak.
For the rest of the race the yachts
We're half the time in the doldrums,
with their sails Tapping listlessly. For
two hours this was kept up, during
which no one seemed to be able to tell
exactly how the Shamrock drew up
with her, adversary. Rather than pro-
long the agony and suspense, al 3:43
o'clock when it was apparent to all
that the yachts could not make the
outer mark, much less the finish, and
when both We're practically on even
terms, the commodore decided to call
the race off.
Technically Told.
The weather conditions during the
early morning hours were decidedly
more favora BILE for race than those of
Tuesday morning. The wind was light
from the west southwest and the sky
cloudy when the Columbia and the
Shamrock. towed by their tugs, left
their moorings in Sandy Hook hay
about 9 o'clock and proceeded direct to
Sandy Hook lightship, hosting their
mainsails and jb topsails on the way
out and getting everything in readiness
for a prompt start.
The Columbia cast off from her tug
at $3.50, the Shamrock five minutes
later Soon after the Columbia changed
club topsails, setting the largest one
on board and throwing overheard the
steel backyard which had been used on
the first topsai set. The Columbia s.
sail seemed to set better than on Tues
day. She carried then crosscut main
sail and her club topsail seemed to be
the largest one she has yet carried.
There were four battens in the leach of
the mainsail. Just before the start she
substituted a balloon fore staysail for
the small one which she set on her way
out.
Besides managing owner C. Olive"
Iselin and Mrs. Iselin, who wore
dainty white flannel yachting costume.
trimmed with navy blue and white
straw hat, with red ribbon band, there
We're on the boat but Captain Wood
bury Kane, Newbury Thorne, Captain
Natherhoff, Herbert Leeds, Sailmaker
Hathaway and Hugh Kelly. represent
ing the Royal Ulster Yacht club. Cap
tain Barr steered the yacht and the
crew wore white working suits with
watch caps bearing the Iselin colors.
On board the Shamrock besides her
skipper. Hogarth. were Navigator
Hamilton, Sailmaker Ratsey, Messrs.