The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-04
the end of forty-five minutes, she led by
200 yards.
Cup Defenders Turn.


Then sudden haul OF the wind to the
north-northwest reached the Columbia
hrsl. The big beliOd spinnaker was taken
IN, her mainsal was smartly gybed, and
she passed the Shamrock as IL the latter
had been mOored to her wharf Instead of a
run the cauuug of The wind now made 1t
itaeh Tor the outer mark. but the Colum-
bia gradually edged over toward the Jer-
sey coast with the intention of getting the
wind astern aud running straight before
IL. The maneuver WAS successfully ac-
compished after crossing the Shamrock 81
bow, but just as the spinuaker was set
aboard the Columbia. the wind canted
back TO the north-northwest and left her
with cloud OF canvas shiveriug like
a collapsed balloon The Shamrock had
started the Columbas tactics. Twice she
lowered her spinndker boom as If TO break
out the big sail but as the wind held from
the new quarter. she gybed her main boom
instead and reached straight for The mark
Although the maneuver OF the Columbia
mad been successful il was a costly one
and she lost several minutes by holding
ON TO her immense canvas in the vain hope
mat the wind would shift back again But
when she did change her sails, she made
up for lost time by outfootng her autago-
MIST She seemed to skim over the water.
scarcely making ripple where she enter
ed IT, and leaving a wake of foam behind
her.
COlumbia's Good Work
The Shamrock mode more fuss forward
and dragged "a wave aft The Columbia
was the first to the mark. and as she
reached the stake boat. the excursion fleet
gathered there to greet her, unbottled their
enthusiasm and gave her an ovation from
thousand whistles. The fleet also cottr-
teously saluted The Shamrock as she sweep
around, two minutes ana one second later.
On the beat home against a head wind
the Columbia showed her heels to the irish
boat mistakably while the wind he'd.
Time after time the Shamrock tried for
the weather guage, lufiing squeezing ana
y hchlng untll her head sails trembed but
without avail. The Columbia not
only he'd as high, but unfoot-
ed her tack after tack. The
y&chts made a beautiful spectacle as they
beat TO windward, heelng over to The
breeze the wafer sliding swiftly back from
their shark-like bows. Whenever they
smashed into an unusually large sea the
spray spurted from either side twenty feet
into the air
After the Columbia had gotten mile
ahead and the yachts We're way over un-
der the Jersey shore, the breeze again half
failed and the Shamrock drew gradually
ahead. IL was marvellous that IN 50 Hight
a breeze, a boat could slip so swiftly
through the sea. After chat the Sham
rock was never headed, bur from that
time 10 the finish the Columbia had moth
ing but bad luck. In addition 60 her fast
footing powers in the extremely light air
every puff of The capricious wind seemed
TO strike the Shamrock and leave the Yam
kee boat practically becalmed. Edge as
she would toward every streak of wind
she seemed unable to find It. The Sham
rock gained fool by foot until She over.
hauled the Yankee, crossed her bows. ant
when the time limit was up was fully q
quarter OF mile ahead.
Proud of Her showing.
Taken altogether, there could not have
been a more unsatisfactory race. and yet
as a result Of It, the friends OF the cur
defender seem proud of the showing she
made aud confident that the cup is safe
The official time OF the start was: Sham
rock 11:15.S7; Columbia, lll6;20.
The Shamrock had the best Of the start
by As seconds.