Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-03

now leads. but u is impossible 10 say
how much They don't appear TO be
Highlands Of Navcsink. 2.47 p M
Boats have sailed about onc-thlrd Of
TIE 10 miles back 90 iightahip. The Co.
mmbin ~ apparently leading BY third
OF n mile.
l1slnE ground. shamrock has struck "a
frushef breeze on shore ON port Colum.
hia seems almost hccamed, while
shamrock - going ahead.
4.0i .. m.-lioth yachts are standing
on nturbonrd wind about north aud
slow progress. Wind seems puny on
ahofc
s.e3 D. m.--shamrcok now seems 10
be- leading. Columbia ~ atilied In a
strcak OF calm. Her jibs are Mapping
and thSry Il scarcely wind enough TO
blow out her mainsgil, while Shamrock
a.Cs ,. m.JThe yachts will require
more wind than they have 10 finish
race Within time limit. However. II
the Shamrock can hold her present
wind she may finiah. The Columbia has
lNht struck light erseze and y totg-
Ing ahead again, but aho IL well IN the
rear and has rot a hard proportion Tor
tbs rcst of the course.
Long Branch. g;i5 .. m.-The follow
ina are the official times at turn. Co
iumbla, ,iis1 IS. Shamrock, i:S0:i.
Highlsnds. $3.50 ,. m.-The Columbia
has pulled W On shamrock apparently
through a fortunate pun and reduced
the Challenger lead.
$40 y. m-When ths yachts tackled
10 starboard they stood straight toward
Highlands Light shamrock. although
somewhat hstern seemed 90 windward.
but neither making any material prog
tcaa az the wind IL very light II APP
penred all that would save Columbia
from defeat was the expiration VI the
limit
s.s2 D. m.-The shamrock appears TO
b. leading,
1851 D. ma most favorable slant OF
wind from east let shamrock up on Co
lumbla- She seemed 10 gain fifty yards
on this move. Then a minute later the
Columbia caught the shift. and she also
headed up but did not hold Il as long
as Shamrock and Columbia could not
therefore make necessary gain.
g;tG .. m.-Tho wind was hauled 20
northeast, a most favorable slant for
the Shamrock which enabled her to
head W. almost TO nniah time.
3ift D. m.-Both yachts came around
On the port tack almost simultaneous
u Shamrock well In lead.
l The yachts were Ave miles from m
tlh with less than an hour TO cover the
diai iare. A favorable shift OF wind
seemed 10 b. In the Columbla'u favor
and let her up a bit on her rival. but
she rould not hold II long and once
aagged OF 10 lcevard
S.O3 ,. m.-The most exciting feature
OF the contest now IN the ShanrockH
race against time for a win. Al this
time she seems 20 be making four miles
an hour, but has iiVo miles TO 10 In a.
minutes, She seems 10 have but little
chance OF defeating Columbia today.
NHlu "a IA The NuaANa ha uNtUfff
four miles TO cover to the finish but
only 30 minutes IN which TO make II.
There n scarcely u chance Tor "a race.
i22 p.m.--The yachts have now struck
fair breeze AMI Columbia Ia picking
up on the Shamrock.
4.21-Columbln has decreased distance
Intervening between her and shamrock
and IN now only a length behind. The
boats are about throc miles due east OF
Highland Light and the Columbia has
pulled up on Shamrock. and at that
time was scarcely more than 800 yards
behind.
iigO-Tho boats were about three
miles from the iiEhtahlp with only 10
minutes 70 make the distance.
A'N p, m.-Honta again swung 20 port
Shamrock Is on Columbia : weather
bow not more than a hundred yards
away.
ass y. m.-noth boats are practically
bocalmcd about three miles on the
Highlands unl about same distance
from the llghfship. Neither can finish
within the time limit
RACE CALLED OFF.
Highlands. i.ib y. m.-Thc time limit
of i've ana a half hours has expired az
$40. Al that time both boats were
three miles ~ the Highlands. and the
same distance from the nnlsh line al
Sandy Hook lightrhlp. and the sham
rock was ahead
AZ the time the race was called on
person could toss biscuit from the
Shamrock 60 the Columbia.
AZ i:T both boats took IN their jib
top sails and aiFnnlled FOR tugs