The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
ANOTHER FAILURE
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RCOd start curing the tuterthl DetWocu
the preparatory and starting signals.
The forr err was given at 10 a.. Shippers
Barr and HoRarth made the best Of what
little wind they had to ttst their boats
turning capacity In the light air. Five
minutes before the starting signal, the
!. 'olumbia. with boom 10 starboard, passed
'aofth OF the ltght3hip, heading to the
eastward. The Shamrock, approaching
from the southwark, met the Bristol boat
about on the lire. She luffeh out ncross
the Columbia's wake after having at.
tempted to pssl her to leeward, both hav-
Ing their booms to startoard.
At two minutes before the gun fire, the
Shamrock set her stay sail and dropped
her epinnaker boom to port. She WINS
then abozJ 500 yards northwest of the
committee heat az heading to Ct e south
east. The Columbia, coming from the
goutkeast, had passed the SANDY Hook
liRhtship. When 30 seconds were left
Capt. Bar rolled his whesl over to port,
Rybed the Columbia and broke out her
balloon jlb topssil and headed for the
line. Ihe Shamfouk's balloon jib topsail
tlosscmed cut at the same moment as the
Columbta's She was ON the latter's star
board hand-and nearly a length asterD
whom the starting signal was given. her
sptnuaker was broken out while she was
dressing the line. The Columbia's men
riggcd cut her spinnaker boom while they
were approaching the line, hoisted the
The Columbia had the better of the
start. The official time Of the start Was:
Columbia. 1l;O0:53; Shamrock, 11:U1:05.
Thssa first ten minutes after the start
we've anxious once, fer those directly in
terested in the Shamrock and Columbia.
From the Associated Press tug located
abeam of the two II GERS, 1t was noted that
In two minutes Columpia's how spirit be-
gan. to creep past Shamrock's bow and In
tan minutes Columbia was clear ahead
Ill "A. l.
staysGils and Jibs SO as to give the i'm
meDse balloon calls plenty of draft. So
light was the wind at this time that only
t1e belloon seemed TO be doing servics
for either yacht; the mainsheets hung
slack In lights between the boats and the
booTs ard the great maiDsails hung
Hat as boards far over the starboard side
of each yScht.
Mile after mile the yacht travelled slow
ly, tbs Columbia gaining slowly bat
steadily oil the time. At i've MINUTES TO
twelve the wind freshenea a bit. canting
at the same time couple OF points to
the eastward. Capt. Hograth saw IL arst
and his crew took In the spinnaker
smartly. Coumbia's men followed suit
a little later and setting their foresta! sail
at the came time.
Fearing that the Shamrock would try
TO luf out and pass him to wiBuward,
Capt. Carr began to lutf the Columb ia.
Both keEt 1t up for fully tsn minutes I'M
I'll they were both heading east Capt.
Hcgath kept TIE Shamrock's spinnaker
mastheaded, with q couple OF men hold
ing 1t half waydown the mast ready to
be sheeted out at a moments notice, I'M
til 2 02, when he let it run down. FINAL
1y at 1s.t5 the Colum bia, still being 500
yards ahead, kept board of for her course
again. the Shamrosk Immediately follow
ing suit The wind held In the sare quar-
ter until IL. 40, the Columbia meanwhile
he A Inns ha
wind backed around to the northward;
she Columbia gy bed, the Shamrock fol-
lowing two minutes later.
At i.l8 the Colum bias Grew sent her
spInnaker ont to starboard and two min
utts later the Shamrock's was set. Ear
away in the blue haze the outsrmark was
sighted at l Is.
With the weather prevailing at that
time there was little chance of finishing
THE race within che prescribed limit of
five and one-hah hours. During the
nsxs half hour the wind dropped out al
most entirely. At l.. so spinnakers came
In on both yachts and they gy led to star
board. AtM2.1 10 Columbia set her spin
maker TO port, taking 1t In again five min
utes later. Both gybed to port at AGO
and few minutes later light breeze
came in from the southwark. Sheets were
trimmed down and 10th yachts were soon
close hauled on the starboard tack. Sham
rock sst her baby jib topsail at oncs, but
OOiuLu WNb nelu IOf some i've min
utes before being sat.
The Columbia executed queer man.
Osuvre at y 81, when she was on the star
4oard tack little ahead and to the wind
ward of the Shamrock. Suddenly wearing
round to port she headed back for the
Shamrock, 1t looked as If she would run
down the British boat Then she luffed
hack to hsrl course. ranging up alongside
the other, thereby losing all her lead, 1t
was supposed that MIR. lselin wanted TO
call the race of, but those on the Sham.
rock would not consent and so the Co
lumbia kept on sailing and drifting.
ARRESTED Shamrock went about 10 port,
the Columbia following suit 20 seconds lat
er. The Shamrock then appeared to have
SLIGHT advantage. The wind was very light
and the Shamrock In this smooth water
seemed to be doing very well, her larger
the Columbia. When the latter went
about to starboard at o'clock and the
Shamrock three minutes later the latter
had increased her windward advantage
by few lengths. Both went about again
at 3; 10 on the port tack and again to
starboard In ten minutes, the wind from
the southwark having increased trifie.
The Columbia seemed TO be walking out
from under the Shamrock's lee. Their
positions at 33l when the Columbia
tackled to port were as follows:
Columbia about an eighth OF mile on
about east southeast, the wind having
canted to about southeast. This last
tack OF the Columbia was about the most
interesting feature of the race, outside of
the start. The question was whether she
could cross the Shamrock's bow or not,
the latter being on the starboard tack,
having the right of way. 1t took Just
eighty seconds to decide which boat
was ahead; the Columbia was forced
about by the Shamrock at 3:4l;30. She
tackled close under the green boats lee
bow and two minutes later the signal
being read from the COMMITTEES boat de-
clsring the race of, both yachts vera
brought around, hauled down their stay
sails and headed for home, the great ex
cursion fleet proceeding them.
Thus ended another unsatisfactory at
tempt to finish the 30-mile race within
the time limit. Nothing more was proven
today regarding the merits of the yachts
than ON Tuesday. 1t Is simply known
that both yachts are good drifters. The
Columbia and the Shamrock both in
tow, passed In and anchored In Sandy
hook at D. so.