The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-21
OLUMBEA's VICTORY
Details OF yesterdays Race
Almost a Gales Biew-lt vas
Grand Sight.

Ht1N eeAs~A 100 ~ - =
that approached tie dignity Of a
gale, the gallant sloop Columbia
today Yanquished the British ehal-
leuger Shamrock. Today's race
vas a glorious test Of the rough
weather qualities OF the yachts.
Tie prayer Of SIR Thomas for wind
was answered. It was blowing
. mics az hour at the ligbtship,
enough wind and enough sea TO
make any racing machine stagger.
Even pilot boats, that can weather
any gale, were under shortened
sail. The wind fairly tore the
steam from the exhaust and smoke
from stacks into shreds.
The course of Is miles before
south by west carried the yachts
straight down the Jersey coast to
point OF Long Branch SO that
the race WAS sailed in plain view
of the thousands Ferehed on the
heights Of Navesink, and stretched
along shore from seabright to
Asbqry PARK.
/! Tie crew Of the Columbia were
prepared for the fray in yellow
o:lsk;ns and son westers, and those
of the Shamrock in white canvass
IF%as blowing too hard for the
J1uh topsails, ard both shippers
contented themselves with hoist
ing small working topsails. The
yachts lied across the siart.ag line
before a % knot breeze, wing and
wing, theie spiunakers breaking
cut ike pufs of Waite smoke and
setting hard as plasters. Che
Shamrock was one minute and one
second before tie defender, bat
this was not due to superior sea-
rnanship. Capt. Barr held OF foT
that lerota of time after the green
boat had crossed, in order that he
nigh get the position astern and
have an opportunity to blanket
his rival.
The yachts made beautiful
picture as they sped away with
outsbretched pinions. The Co
lumbla carried her spinnaker booni
at an angle OF almost 50 degrees.
This allowed The big sail TO draw
Ike a locomotive. 1t was
rather dangerous, and twice
an extra paff Of wind carried The
sail forward and up sill It tnsnbled
over the stay. Bat the Deer Isle
saiIor5 each time had it back II
place in z iiTy. The Shamrock had
/ no such nlishap, us dogarth cagried
! his boom much lower. The yankee
trick, however. did rs work, lift
| tag the head of @ae Colombia 0H
| Of the water until she seemed to b
/ Swimming over the surface.
The were goi3g at a 13-knot clip
i the Yankee slowly but surely incl
by inch. dveTIlauiing her adversary
| Closer and closer, she drew asterI
OF the challenger. hoping with he
mountain OF canvass to shu
ef her rivals wind. " hei
the Columbia had crept with
, in striking distance, the greer
beat crowded on a.liitie more can
vass. setting the baby jib topSai
{ aad FOR ten minutes she seemed t.
boll the Alaeriean even, both 60
r ing like frightened deer. Halt
, mile from the mark, at L: 1
o clock, the defender cane mp Will
tie challenger and neck and necl
g they BOWED down for the ioat
Three minutes later, Wien the.
took IN their SpennakeIs, prior t
i;b5ing. the Columbia WAS lengtl
ahead. The yachts swept aroani
the mark, Columbia i second
AHEAD, bat 50 close that eng ci.oftl
/ from the feet answered for both
4 The Columbia gained one minut
= and I9 seconds in tie ID nile run
as they Leaned away On the stan
board tack for the beat home. tn
white flyer was to windgar,i an
E about a length ahead Vita thei
sheets trimmed fat. aft, they sura
ed into tie head segs, sending IN