The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08

ute Otlofe gun flre, sent lne Slldiilio eh .
bowsprit close along the Columbia's Ice
quarter, ready to huff off again at gun
fire if the opportunity came. Both
yachts were running parallel to the line,
neither daring to keep off until the sig
nal They were able to be at the ceh-
ter of the line at gun fire. Quick as
flash Skipper Hogarth put her helm
down, shot the Shamrock across the Co
lunibia's wake. and as he Strengthened
her up again her bowsprit oVerlapped
the, Columbia,s weather quarter. He
was able to accomplish this by reason
of the Irish boat having better Roadway
than the Columbia. Captain Barr held
his course almost over to the lightship
at the weather side of the line before
sweeping off, thus trying to force Ho.
garth out of the commanding position
which he had so cleverly obtained, but
in vain. The Shamrock not only held
her position, but began to overhaul the
other and blanket her.
Tho OfHcial Time.
The official time at the start was:
Columbia, 11:21;O2.
Shamrock, 11:21:1s
As on one of the previous races Eo-
garth did not set his balloon jib topsail,
being the better prepared with the NO.
2 jib topsail for the lutting match which
he felt was sure to come. 1t came with
a vengeance, for the Columbia, in order
to prevent the Shamrock from blanket
ing her, was obliged to huff fully half a
dozen points out of her course. AS it
was, in five minutes her mainsail was
blanketed by the Shamrock's, the only
sail drawing on the Columbia being the
balloon jb topeail for a few minutes.
So far out of their course We're they
lEft1ng that all the excursion fleet on
the west side of the course had to get
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utets after the start the Shamrock had
the weather berth, the Columbia q
couple of Lengths under her lee bow.
Five minutes later the Shamrock took
in her small staysal and set balloon
staysail In spite of all she could do.
the Shamrock was not able at this time
to outfoot the Columbia sufficiently to
pass clear ahead of her, even though
she blanketed her several times
Finally, at 11:41, the Shamrock kept
square off on the course, breaking out
her spinnaker, the Columbia following
suit Immediately. For some minutes
the head of the Shamrock's spinnaker
would not break out while it's foot was
trailing in the water Her balloon jib
topsail had been set a few minutes
earlier and both sails were pulling
splendidly. Sometimes the Columbia's
bowsprit showed out ahead and some
times the Shamrock's looking at them
from a point on the starboard beam of
both boats The Columbia finally pulled
out length to the good and in 10 min
utes more she had gained another
length, until at 1925 she was fully half
a dozen lengths in the lead.
Didn't Last Long.
This was encouraging to the Amer
lean spectators while it lasted, but it
did not last long. The yachts had been
sailing down along the Jersey beach
and within three miles of it. They
were SO far off their course that it
soon became evident they must gybe
to fetch the outer mark. AS soon as
Hogarth saw the mark at 1852 he took
in the Shamrock's spinnaker. gybed
her and trimmed down the balloon jib
topsail sheeting in just three minutes.
Before Columbia's people had realized
what he was up to the green boat, with
everything drawing splendidly, was luf-
fling up toward the American boat. In
just six minutes she had passed her
Then Captain Barr and his crew woke
up, took in the spinnaker and gybed
the Columbia Smartly, but were slow
in trimming down the balloon sheet.
The Shamrock was then well out to
windward Of the Columbia. Hogarth
set the spinnaker for five minutes,
which gave her an additional lead of
not set hers until 1:2O, and took it in
few minutes later. The outer mark
was now in plain sight, and both
yachts were approaching it with booms
aboard off to starboard At 1888 in
came the Shamrock's balloon jb top
sail, the Columbia's two minutes later,
and then both yachts gybed at 1886 20
The Columbia had gained so much dur
Ing the past Is minutes that it was
evident there was going to be some
close work at the outer mark.
Just as the whistles of the excursion
fleet began their screeches of welcome
to the yachts, Shamrocks crew trim
med down sheets as the yacht luffed
around the mark. Columbias boWsprit
was right over her taffrail however,
and as she came up to the wind. Cap
tain Barr shot the Bristol boat in be-
tween Shamrock and the mark, neat
ly taking the weather berth 1t was
clever bit of maneuvering and i'm
mediately placed the American boat in
the lead. The official time of round
ing the outer mark was:
Shamrock, 1925.
Columbia 1864.
Shamrock Ahead.
This showed that the Shamrock
rounded this mark nine seconds ahead,
that she was two hours Is minutes and
SIN SECONDS covering the 10 miles, while
Columbia took two hours 10 minutes
and SO seconds, a difference in favor Of
the Shamrock of 26 seconds on the
run before the wind.
Columbia made her first tack to port
| off shore at 1:3S. Hogarth held on 30
seconds longer, then put the Shamrock
| about. Then each tackled four times
| in three and half minutes, the Sham
| rock being foiled twice in that time.
| The wind was growing lighter all the
| time and the long easterly swells both
| cred the boats decidedly when on the
| port tack, making them splash a good
| deal. At 2:15:15 the Columbia split
tacks with the Shamrock and went off
| shore breeze-hunting on the port tack
When at 2:1S:45 the Shamrock tackled
to port and the Columbia a minute
later to starboard they were meeting on
opposite tacks. 1t was a question OF
| how much the Shamrock could cross
the Columba's bow. The Columbia,
however. tackled before the other
| reached her. it being evident that the
| Columbia was now to leeward and the
| Shamrock in the lead. The wind fire.
| quently headed off the Columbia about
t,,1a he No., only too yaI t,.,,