The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21

But this was not due to superior seaman
ship. Capt Barr held of for that length
OF time after the green boat crossed In
order that he might get the position astern
where he could have an opportunity to
blanket his rival
COlumbia's Dangerous Tactics.
The yachts made beautiful picture AZ
they sped away with outstretched pinions.
Columbia carried her sp.nnaker boom at
an angle Of almost S degrees. This nj
lowed the big sail 20 belly far out forward
and draw like q locomotive. But it was
rather dangerous and twice an extra pun
Of wind carried the sail forward and up
until II tumhied over the sky. But tho
Deer island sailors each time had 1t back
In place in jiry. Shamrock had no such
mishaps. as Hogarth carried his boom
much lower. The Yankee trick. however,
did its work. lifting the head Of Columbia
out or the water until she seemed TO be
skimming over the surface
Excursion boats Left DehIud.
The excursion fleet trailing down on
either side were chasing after the yachts
as fast as their steam would carry them
But the big sloops set go hot a pace that
they left half the tugboats and some OF the
steam yachts astern. They were going at
hfteen-knos clip. ths Yankee slowly. but
surely. inch by inch. overhauiing her ad-
versary. Closer and closer she drew
astern Of the challenger hoping with her
mountain Of canvas 70 shut OF her rivals
wind. When Columbia had crept UP to
within striking distance the green boat
crowded on a little more canvas setting a
baby tib topsaiI and for ten minutes she
seemed to mold the American even Both
were going like scared deer. A stern chase
Is long one. but the yachts approach
ed the outer mark the patriots. with high
bounding puise, saw that Columbia was
again picking up on the enemy.
Columbia Gains the Lead.
At 1910 O'Clock. half a. m,;s from the
mark. the Bristol boat got alongside the
challenger and neck and neck like a span
OF race horses. they bowled down Tor tho
ioat. Three minutes later. when they took
In their sptnnaksrs. preparatory 10 jhing.
Columbia was a length In the lead and
footing like mad. The yachts swep, around
the mark. Columbia seventeen seconds
ahead. but ~ clos., that one chorus from
the feet answered for both Columbia had
gained minute and eighteen seconds In
on the starboard tack for the beat home,
the white flyer was TO she windward and
about length ahead.
Wet Time the Yachts.
Win their sheets trimmed fat af, they
sgrged into to. head seas. sending tha
brine smoking AZ high az the spresdera.
They caresnei until their lee rails wers
awssn IN the ss.riing. driving waves.
Oceans u spray came over and ocsasion-
ally both shipped soisa crests Of green
water farward Their wakes were
sHothersa foam. Everything aboard vas
Wsi and dripping. seldom has there been
such fSrnsshing rca under the bows Of
cup contestants.
The water spurted twenty feet into tho
air The green boat labofed more than
the Yankee. Once or twice she buried Ter
oowspTit in the seass w@tsing her head
sails IL was a grand sight
Columbia Osspofnts Her aIvmf.
Columbia pointed almost a point higher
than her rival. ard footed fuef as fast CO.
isTTissis had houaet her working soasgn re-
ffre they turned the mark, b4s Shamrock
held on until constantly fresaeninx winds
decides; taat II Ess dangerous - carry 1.
longer. ard "A sailor s~rt sioft TO low
sr ~ IL gas A 1elfeafe ioo with the alx
S-footsr nucSsag into .hs jumping SEA liks
h-onehS. bat &f,er eve minutes os hatd
work ~ eas successfully 0inriisaed On
every fresh task 20 ndwArd the Yankee
ineesase6 ne- lead. sailing so close that
tns old aalts said she couid "wisse the eys
af the wind" ~ l:s Colgnsoaa was lead.
ing ~ a quarter If mile.
The situation Sss 6~egsra.e. and. r.ck-
!ess of ths Consequence, the British Skipper
csctdsa 70 crov1 oG mere canvas. TsasisAsS