The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-05
RACING in LIGHT
AND FLUKY BREEZE.

sheets still further off. while capt Barr
with the wind carr1mlng- -ldea
in mind. began TO get more OF MS sheet
aboard. Whatever the exact ldea Oh
the move. IL iedounded TO the credit OF
the Yankee Scotch skipper. for the
American began 10 drop the Shamrock,
not by starts. but by slow. steady gain
BY 1920 the fuller way OF COLUMBIA
was noticeable and in ten minutes the
lead was one OF three ship lengths. the
club topsail was left 20 sway uneasiiy
and hope as one would II was nothing
but drifting match that was being
watched Even the jump of the sea
was missing. and the fleet of eXcursios
boats filed along like SO many sober
minded burghers, And yet the cop
perry -SlSn-a44iei some ~ At l4t. city ttfttif-
ers thought was due - some mammoth
smoke nuisance had promise OF wlnd.
Ii was about 40 when il began 10
seem as though some OF the weather.
rumors would be kept.
4 PUFF OF WIND.
Both craft got a puff with a shift.
and in three minutes the spinnakers
We're taken in with rush. Hogarth
and Wringe had a hurried consultation
on the Shamrock.
The breeze WAS now north, north
west and the Shamrock's boom came in
sending II i'm stops again. by noon
when this move had been ten minutes
In action a chance was opened to COM
pare the results OF the work on both
boats, The Shamrock had gained, Co
lumbias mainsail was trimmed too
Hat while the ShamrocKs fen off.
caught more wind and the great green
boat was footing faster.
Furthermore the Shamrock had been
put In a Mindward position. heading on
| what had changed from a broad run 10
something very like a reach with sheets
eased on The wind was one for an
experiment apparently. for al l.25 y. m.
the sheets were eased off on both boats
and for five minutes they sailed off tha
course The men walked away with
the sheets and the booms came aboard
again while they swung back into line
on the regular course
COLUMBR MAKING GAINS.
The Columbia was footing away and
making gains. The gains were verS
small ones but Vet the fact was ab-
parent THAI while the shamrock was
. ltfted only by occasional spurts. the
Columbia averaged better.
NJ 1870 the two yachts were headed
east by south on tho broad reach. being
several points over their true course
With the Columbia at least "A quarter
OF mile in the lead Both were car
iylng balloon iibs, malnsails and club
topsails.
At this point of the race ths Yachts
engaged iu "a lufiing match the sham
rock trying to work up to the windward
OF the Columbia, and thus be able 10
fan in directly behind the American
yacht whenever she should square
away fpr the marks
Captain Barr. on the Columbia. how
ever Vas not 20 be caueht mapping.
and went after the Shamrock's captain
az every move.
LENGTHENED LEAD.
A 1922 p. m.--The Columbia was ac-
tually heading northeast. or seven
points 90 Windwari of her true course.
the yachts crew sailing az close to the
rim as they could without spilllng the
breeze out of their sails.
Ihe columbia found the luning very
nutn to her liking. and was plainly in
cfeasing her lead every minute. while
IN" Shamroc though she had worked
out to Wndwarl lost rather than
gained 10y the play For pos tions,
NJ l2lo p. m.-Captain Barr eascd tn
Columbia to within "a poin; or two of
Z n'r lruc course. as ~ was evident that
tne shamrock was falling behind. and
oecon ug less dangerous
lhr columbia had increased her lead
wei beyond the quarter mile. ana both
hoats were showing some life Tor the
first time ln fhc race.
MILE IN THE LEAD
Tho bro ~ was holding trt. from fb,
north ana though lght at the best WAS
enough 90 give the biz racing mlrhiI,.
fair moVc ana lend some animation h..
the pcture. The CoIumhf WAS ealnin.
steadily all the time and at g1 vl4
nearly q mile in the lead
~ 1910 thc Columbia g3b.d Over Co.