New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-21

o,o,o ora ono Of these increases came ap"u'
10 wber she pulled up a couple OF ieng'hs
ho,oro the shamrock got the benefit or H. 1ue
ondeavor Of Captain Barr on the Columola' was
.. ,o,,o ,be shamrock's wind. and blanket her
o,d ,bus Get past but he did not seem 10 De
able TO do this.
Tho Columbia tried hauling in the mainsa''
M 11.43 and the sheet came aft considerapS.
This might have been to keep the boom OUT OF
the wafer as the boat was lying over 10
marked angle even with the WIND all Inc
RIM ont promised to be a speedy one as 'ne
hoats were going nearly fast as they could oe
made to in this wind
The Columbia lowered her foresail at Il'f"'
and AZ the same time the Shanrocks spinnaKer
made its first kick in spling the wind a h'u''
Int a foot or two more OF the spinnaker hoohl
after guy was Stacked up, and then the san
again took on its hard. lifting curves. The CO.
lumbia had her foresan down for the next I'VE
minutes. and yachtsmen were wondering what
she was going to do.
RUSH THAT FAILED.
The Shamrock lowered her foresail at ll''l.
The fore and aft headsails for some time had
been hanging fiat. and at this time the COLUMBIA
seemed to have succeeded in blanketng the
Shamrock and one minute later was seen max
ing a rush for the green boat
There was not a length between them at II Cd.
The Columbia seemed to be pointing to pass
the Shamrock on her port side. which was the
side on which the Shamrock had her main
boom. In this case the challenger could not
pay off from her course. according TO the rules
to prevent a boat passing her on that side, and
she hauled UP a shade to let her head sails
draw The Columbia now set her foresail again,
but It was not filing. and hung slack, like the
iib. As soon as the Shamrock escaped from
her blanketing and got the full breeze again
there was nothing TO choose between the run
ming Of the boa.s. and although they were apart
only one length the Columbia could not close
up that small distance. and they sailed together
at the same distance apart for some time.
THE MARK IN SIGHT
The guideboat Of the New-York Yacht club
could now be seen from the steamer Columbia
TO be about three miles of At that spot she
had evidently anchored the turning mark. This
was exactly at 10 o'clock and the boats which
had been running for hour. were heading
straight on the mark. In the next five minutes
the Columbia lost a couple Of lengths. which
proved that he. attempt to pass 20 leeward. or
rather 10 the port side. Of the Shamrock was
failure II the stakeboat was only three knots
away il would mean that the racing yachts had
travelled about thirteen knots in one hour.
The wind at this time had fallen in per-
ceptihle way and this could be told by the fact
that the Columbia's spinnaker did not lift up
half as high as It had been lifting all the way
out II was only when the breeze blew hard In
it that it took that peculiar fight aloft.
When eight minutes more had passed the
Columbia made another run toward the sham
rock and got within one length Of her port
counter There again she seemed to stop and 10
be able to get no further For some reason or
other her spinnaker did not work as we'll as the
Shamrock's and it spilled the wind on a num-
Der Of occasions. The seaway seemed TO affect
the American boat more than it did the chal-
lenger. and apparently had the effect - spiliing
the wind out Of the big wing.
PASSED THE SHAMROCK FAIRLY.
At 121O however the Columbia drew mp on
even terms with the Shamrock and passed out
by degrees ahead Of her. There was great
cheering on board the excursion boats when
this point was made The Columbia was a
whole length ahead and more at l2:l2. and sail
ing extremely fast
In the next three minutes the Columbia which
was doing better now that the wind was lighter.
seemed to have acquired d new power. She took
in her working gafftopsan at l2:l3.30. evidently
intending not 10 use any topsan in the windv ard
work homeward. The Shamrocks small gafftop-
sail was stll in position. and it certain that
she Intended to hold to this sail as long az she
could The lowering Of the Coumbas topsail did
not seem to make any difference in her lead. and
really the two sails that were doing the work
we're the mainsan and spnnaker the head sails
! hanging fiat on both boats
The Shamrock had lowered her jibtopsail,
which had not been helping her for some time
and both boats were preparing TO haul their
wind around the stakeboat. which was now a
third Of a mile away
SWEEPING AROUND THE BUOY.
The white boat had gradually increased her
lead in the next two minutes, and at 1911 she
was three lengths ahead At this time she let
the outhauI Of her spinnaker run forward, and
the sail fattened against the headstays and was
hauled in at the foot and lowered on the
deck This was not done particularly we'll as
the foot Of the sail was allowed to get into the
water The Shamrock hauled up couple OF
lengths IN the next minute or two
At about 1919 the Columbia took the buoy
with rush and headed UP sharply with her
sails all shaking, to take her Windward course
the Shamrock curvlng around seventeen sec
| onds later.
Both boats headed up in the wind with theil
sails shaking. hut the Columbia was the frs
70 get her mainsail in and get down 10 business
In the windward work The Shamrock took
long time 10 get in the main sheet and her head
sail sheet-so long that it thought her mali
sheet must have carried away. However. j.
proved all right and at 1221:30 she got he
mainsan about as fat as she intended 20 carry
It at that time At 1900 the Columbia wal
shaking in the wind. and It could not be seer
why this was It was at that time thought SIT
could not carry her canvas. She was lying owe
70 her decks and the Shamrock was coming M
on her rapidly under her lee intending 10 pas
on that side The latter was footing mucl
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