The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-21


time tie attempt OF foreigner 20
wrest from America the yachting SUI
prem mA,y of the world has failed The
trophy won bv the old schooner America
as years ago stih remains in America
a monument 20 the superiority Of Anne
rican seamanship and American naval
architecture To Sir Thomas Upton
the failure TO win the cup was a se'-
we're blow. but like a thorough sports
man. he says he was fairly and square
~ beaten and intimates that he WIZ
come again next year-and again try to
capture the coveted cup.
ROUGH WEATHER QUALITIES
TESTED.
Yesterday was a splendid test OF the
rough weather qualities Of the two big
yachts. There was too much freshness
in the air for comfort. and il was far
too rough for land lubberE The sky
was overcast with gray clouds, and A
chilling wind was blowing out OF the
northeast The ocean was a riot OF
white cans Some of the holiday fleet
declined to 20 outside. and those that
did rolled and plunged I'm the tumbling
pillows, sending all but the old salti
below The PRAYER of SIR Thomas for
wind was answered. niwas blowing %
miles an hour at the lightship in the
puffs. enough wind and enough sea to
make any racing machine stagger
Even the pilot boats were under short
ened sail. The course. 15 miles before
the wind. south by west. carried the
yachts straight down the Jersey Goa 81
10 a point off Long Branch. so that the
race was sailed I'm plain view OF the
thousands perched upon the heights Of
Navesink and along the shore from
Seabright to Asburv Park. The crew
OF the Columbia wore oilskins and SOU =
westers and the crew OF the Shamrock
wore white canvas. IL was blowing too
hard for club toDsails. and both skip
pers contented themselves with hoist
ing small working topsails. Both yachts
sped across the starting line before tho
strong breeze with lifted sheets. spin
makers breaking 90 just as they cross
ed the line. The Shamrock was over
a minute and second before the de-
fender. But this was not due 10 supe-
rior seamanshlp. Cant. Barr held Off
for that length Of time that he might
get the position astern. where he could
have an opportunity to blanket his ri
val.
DANGEROUS SPTNNAKER.
The Columbia carried her spinnaker
boom at an angle Of almost As degrees.
This allowed the big sail TO belly far
out forward and draw like a locomo-
tive But IL was rather dangerous, and
twice an extra nun OF wind carried
the sail forward and up until Il tumbled
over the stav But the Deer Isle sail
ors each time had it back in place in
n iiffv.
The Shamrock hn1 no such mishap.
as Hogarth carried his boom much low
er. The Yankee trick. however. did
its work. lifting the head or the CO
lumhia out OF the water. until she
seemed 10 he slClmmiur over tho eur-
face. The excursion fleet were chasing
after the yachts as fast as their steam
would carry them. But the big sloops
set SO hot a pace that they left half
the tugboats and small steam yacht.
astern. Thev were going az a l3-lInor
clip. the Yankee slowly but surely. inclt
by inch. 0verhauhng her rival. Closer
and closer she drew dead astern Of tho
challenger hoping with her canvas Ia
shut on her rivals wind. When the CO.
Iumbia had crept uD TO within striking
distance the Shamrock crowded ON \
little more canvas. setting a babv ijh
tcpsail. and for ten minutes she seem
ed to hold the American even. Both
were going very swiftly.
AROUND THE OUTER MARK
AS the yachts approached the outer
mark IL was seen that the ColumbJo !
was again picking uD on the Shamrock |
~ lz'iV haH a mile from the mark. /
the Bristol boat got alongside fba cbaI /
lenger, and neck and neck they bovlsd
down for the float. Three minute.
later. when they took In their snin-
makers preparatory 10 jiblng. tho 90
lumDia was length In the lead and
footing like mad The yachts suent
around the mark. the Columbia II 60
onds ahead. but 50 close thai ono
shVrus from the neet answered for
ooen. me Coluinbia had gained 4 !
minute and eighteen seconds i'm no =,
mile run. As they leaned awav ON 49,,
starboard tack for the beat homo tb'
columbia was TO windward and abou.
a length ahead. N''u'
With their sheets trimmed aat 90.
tney sufged into the head sass s,1d
ing the brine smoking high as tho
spFeaoefs- They careened until fbei. 7
Ialis N's awash in the waves
oceans Of spray came over. ana 60,
si0nally both shipped solid rrests =,
water forward. Everything ab,,rd ,.al
wet and dripping. seldom bsg -
oeen such smashing sea under ~,
bows OF cuD contestants The e,. ~
rock labored more than the colurntt.
vhce OF twice she buried her bows =
me seas wetting Der headsais re, 4
minutes or this satisfied the patriots
that the defender was as much s,,,a,le,,
to the Shamrock In rough water wird.
ward work as she was In me upbtc,
airs. She pointed-ilmost q point higb. F.
er than her rival and footed lust as
fast.
The Columbia had taken IN her worif |
ing topsail before they turned the marl. |
but the Shamrock held on until IN the
fresbening wind Il was deemed danger.
ous TO carry II longer. and sailor
was sent aloft 10 lower IL. II Was a
deliSte Job with big eo-footers buck