The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-18
COLUMBIA WINS ON A FLUKE


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would, she could not shake off her riv'
al. Both were on the port tack to the
southwark of the lightship. Finally
when but seventy seconds remained
the Columbia wore around beaulilaily
while the Shamrock simultaneously
tackled In the other direction, ana thus
making two divergent circles they came
around on the starboard tack ana
headed for the line. a. collisloh Was
almost Inevitable, had the yachts APP
preached each other at an acute angie
under the lee of the lightshlp But inc
Shamrock established an overlap ahu
the Columbia had to keep Off ana al
most together they bounded away III
the smoke OF the gun, so close thaI Il
sailor might have stepped from one
boat to the other. Both had their sheets
trimmed straight aft, and as she went
across the Columbia set her BABY Jlo-
topsail. 1t was broken out and sheeted
home in eight seconds.
CoIumbia's swift Sailing.
The Columbia was blanketed, but in
stead Of dropping astern she gathered
Roadway and went through the Sham
rocks lee like a race horse. Madly she
footed and in five minutes she went
clear of her adversary. Five minutes
later the Shamrock went about on the
port tack, but the Yankee held on for
a minute to be sure of the weather
gauge AS she hauled away on this
tack il seemed that the Columbia would
repeat her performance of yesterday,
for she footed faster and pointed high
err Fifteen minutes after the start she
was three hundred yards we'll out on
the Shamroclz's weather bow and forg-
ing ahead at every bound, The Sham
rock did not set her handkerchief for
ward, evidently believing from her ex-
perience Of yesterday that it knocked
her off the wind Captain Hogarth was
able to keep her closer, but he could not
hold her as high as the Columbia. The
Columbia's headsail lifted her head out
of the waves and made her splash
more spray as her bow went smashing
into the long swells. The experts
thought this made her spill wind out
of her sails. The excursion boats chas-
ed after the big flyers and the wind
was freshen.ag until it blew to fifteen
or sixteen knots. About twenty min
utes after the yachts were started some
of the sharps with their glasses noticed
that the Shan1rock's topmast appeared
to sag little. .....H
Falling of Shnmrock's Topmast.
"She wont carry that club over the
course" said one of the men aboard
The Associated Press tug John Nichols
Suddenly, at "a, the big kite and the
whole topmast of the green boat tum
bled over to leeward and the challenger
was a helpless cripple. Her big sky 1
sail fell lifeless like the wind
of a wounded bird, and she lay on the
water helpless. 1t was almost a cry of
agony that went up from the sight
seers, and never We're there more sin
cere expressions of regret than when
the Shamrock gave up the contest. The
Columbia went on as she was bound
under the rules to do, but several of
the steam yachts went over alongside
the Erin and former Commodore Ben
edict and others expressed sincere re-
greet over the hard luck which had be-
fallen the challenger. Sir Thomas phil |
osophically replied that it was the for !
tune of war.
Ia. Columbia Sailing the Course.
A large majority of the vessels of the
excursion feet continued over the |
course with the Columbia but the in |
-erest in the race was gone. They sa- |
uted her with their whistles at the two |
,uter marks and gathered at the finish |
20 give her stentorian welcome. The |
Columbia made fine race of it, hold |
ng on to her clubtopsail throughout
md setting her balloon jib In the final |
each for home. Her time was little
short of marvellous. She covered the
course in three hours and thirty-seyen
minutes; the beat ten miles to wind
ward In one hour and thirty nine min
ties and eleven seconds; the reach to
he second, mark in fifty-three minutes
md fifty-nine seconds, and the last leg
n one hour, three minutes and fifty
econds. AS she crossed the finish line
he let go her head sails and one of the
3eer Island sailors treated the specta- !
ors to an exhibition of daring as he
linbed out over the peak halyard
lightly feet In the air to loosen the club
opsail.
lsclin siIcnt. /.
-. SiiFCI IoCIlh WIlCll oSCu ny uI AS |
ociated Press representative stated
hat he had nothing to say in regard to
he Shanlrock's accident or the race.
The Shamrock, as she was being :
owed up to Erie basin, was passed by
multitude of steam craft The story
c her misfortune was evident to all as |
lie crowds lined the sides One Eng
sh outward bound steamer dipped her
olors in a mournful salute.
Repairs Oh the Shamrock.
Once in the Erie basin she was warp
/ up to the end of pier next to an
rmy transport. The crew set to work 7
, once. The wreckage had been clear
l away before the ship left the course
hat was about all that could be done
II the big topsail had been torn and
lie standing rigging was all badly =
renched. The tender Plymouth had q
lie rlen8 for the work, and she arrived
bout p. m. with Mr.. Ratsey on
,ard No time was lost. The sail
akers were set at their labors at once T.
the upper deck of the Plymouth 9
lille the riggers went aboard Said
lie of the officers: 1--WE are to repair G
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