The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-20
THIRD YACHT RACE
Another Drifting Match With
Columbia in the Lead.
lSeLIN'S DESPERATE CHANCES
Race Declared OFF With Boil
Yachts Five Miles From ths
Finishing Line.


shuttlecock with the great single
stickers, and the third attempt to sail
the first race OF the Columbia Sham
rock series for the Americas cup end
ed in failure. The race was declared
off fifteen minutes before the time lin
it expired. with the yachts still five
miles from the finish. But the vast
throngs who went down to the sea to-
witness the battle royal were IN a
measure compensated by seeing a
magnificent light-weather duel.
In the end the disappointment of the
patriots was sharpened perhaps by the
fact that when the race was abandoned
the Columbia was in the lead and i'm
proving her position, and had IL been
finished TO-DAY the American champion
might have had one race to her credit.
AS result of today's struggle and
those of Tuesday and Thursday. the
talent are good deal COMPOUNDED.
Some of them differ as to- the merits OF
the two boats. but they seem unani-
nous upon two things-that the Sham
rock is the ablest boat that ever
crossed the western ocean to- lift the
mug, and, what is still more impoT-
tant, she is more ably handled than
the defender. Inc superior seaman
ship of Captain Hogarth and his crew
was demonstrated at several critical
points in the race today.
Though to- Captain Barr and the
nervy managing-owner OF the Yankee
sloop belong the credit OF executing as
brilliant and daring n piece of sea-
manShip as was ever witnessed in n
yacht race, its recklessness caused n
great deal of nervousness and anxiety:
its accomplishment therefore. made the
| pulses of the Americans beat higher
with pride. IL was the spectacular fea-
ture of the day and fortune favored
| the brave.
The Irish boat did undeniably bet
| ter work to- windward. She carved her
way up into the wind in astonishing
style. But here again the Columbia
| seemed TO be able to more than make
| up in footing what she lost in point
| ing. and as the ability OF a sailing yes
| sci is determined by her power to- make
Roadway against an adverse wind. she
| is the better boat by that test.
The Columbia had the better at the
start. She bounded across the line like
a racehorse, with mainsail, club top
sail and staysail drawing and spinna-
ker down TO starboard ready for the
race before the wind, and ten seconds
afterward her jib broke out like :
cloudburst. The Irish boat went over
seventeen seconds later, with the same
rig. The patriots were wild with de
light. But their enthusiasm was short
lived. The willy English skipper luife5
to run through the Yankees lee to- tn,
weather position. Captain Barr tTie,
to head off this movement by lufiini
also. This sent both boats of ut al
most right angles to the course
straight in for the Jersey coast an
straight for the mob of 500 vessel
gathered for the rundown. The tor
pedo boats charged down upon theT
like a squadron of cavalry to- clear tn
2 way for the yachts.
The Shamrock got the best of tn
y luffing match. blanketing her rival an
). getting to windward of her. TheI
when both had squared off in thei
course and let go their spinnakerJ
thousands waited and watched. Slowl!
very slow at first. inch by inch. III
defender of the cup drew away III
. spite the Shamrock's repeated and tire
less efforts to blanket her. Once clea
the white beauty forged ahead rapid.
She had established a comfortab
lead when the breeze lightened an
hauled more TO the noTthward.
The Shamrock, as on the two form'
days. profited by the seemingly ligl
air and began to crawl up. But -
did more. Captain Hogarth took in Il
Shamrock's spinnaker when the mar
was sighted, gybed the Shamrock M
trimmed down the balloon jib topsa
with great rapidIty. and. with ever
thing drawing splendidly. before Il
American knew il. he was luffing
toward the Columbia. Captain Bar
. on the Columbia, then followed su
but the Shamrock had passed him ",
to windward. Captain Hogarth th'
set his spinnaker to port and inCreas,
the lead.
Captain Barr seemed unwilling
first TO follow the lead of the EnElis
man and waited almost fifteen minut,
while the Shamrock overhauled n,
passed him before he followed suit. T
Shamrock was a hundred yards abe
before he got his sails trimmed To Z
new conditions.
Soon afterward the wind haul
around still further. making it n bro
reach to the mark. Both took in tin,
spinnakers and eased their shee
! Then the white flyer gained steadi
The yachts were now about n mile a
. half from the outer mark.
Calamity the American came on.
was astonishing how fast she Slid
e through the water. Hope rose:
Shamrock was 10 windward: they ",
coming like horses down the stretC
hundred feet away and the Colum1
had closeu the gap: her slender pr
just Tapped the stern OF the green m
Under the rules they must pass
float with the red ball on the st
rs board side.
1t did not seem possible that
white boat could squeeze in betw.
the Shamrock and the mark To
onlookers it seemed inevitable that
less the Yankee boat kept away I'M
the stern of the Shamrock there wo