Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-06

The weather conditions during the
early morning hour were decidedly
more favorable for race than those
of Tuesday morning. The wind was
light from the west southwest. ana the
sky cloudy when the Columbia and the
Shamrock. towed BY the tug Wallace
Flint ami james Lawrence. respective
IL. left their mornings in Sandy Hook
bay. about . O'Clock. and proceeded
direct Ia Sandy Hook lightship. hoist
ing their main sails and club topsailS
Oh the way out ana getting everything
in readiness for prompt start.
The Columbia east of from her tug
at $50. the Shamrock. five minutes
later. soon after the Columbia chang
ed club topsails. setting the largest
one on board and throwing overheard
the steel backyard which had been used
on the first topsail set. This backyard
was supported in the water by about -
life preservers. 1t was picked up by
the Lawrence and dashed on her star
board side A wooden club topsiii spar
was also thrown overheard from TIE
Columbia and two from the Shamrock
which were picked up by her tender.
The Columbia's sails seemed 1" st
better than Tuesday. she carried, as
then. a cross cut mainSail. and her cihh
topsail seemed to be the l4rgest nlc
she has vet carried. There Wer" forl
battcns it, the leech az the malnsail.
Jusi before the start she substituted a
balloon furcstaysail for tho small one
which she set on her WY out.
BESIDES Managing Owner e. oHVer
Hthn n
dainty yachting costume. there were
VA board Butl.r Duncan. .Ir.. can't.
Woadbury Kane. NvWbury Thariic.
cant. Nat Hess Hrrreshoff. Herbert
Leeds. Saiiinaker Hathaway and Hugh
Kelly. representing the Royal Ulster
Yacht club capt. charles Barr steer
ed the yacht and the crew wore whit"
vorl>in, suits with watch caps bearing
th4 ISelin colorS.
ON board the Shamrock besides her
SINNERS. Hogarth ana Wrngc. We're
Navigator Hamilton. Sailmaker Rat
spy. Messrs. McGill ID .ney. sherman
Crawford. capt. Ben Parker saliinS
master Of Emperor WiliiamS yacht
Metrru and Horny +. L'ppitt, thH
last named representing The Ne" YORK
Yacht tlub. Her crew carried Sir
Thomas Lipton's colnrs on thoir Wdtch
cans ana also wore white working
suits.
The committees tug. tn Waiter
Iuck,rnach. established the starting
line M 20. wv ancholir;; 'ahl :
I.p..th southwest Of the iightshIp. TN"
rnr,y.. signal was immediately n"lSi"d-
II WAS southeast by est. tn" WInd
being yrry light from thr "pp"Sit"
.or2lfer northNc est Ey north. i.Hd"f
....ine.iil. club topsail ana jill ana with
balloon lib tlpsails and tay@2ti" n
s,nus IN tie respective stays. tn" tW"
v4chts played for plac 4 for = good
r,lr1 during The interval between IN"
urnparatnry and starting signals INC
former was given AZ 10.+5.
Skfpners Barr and Hn2arth maze Inc
host If what littIr wind they hai t"
test their boats turning capicitN ~ W"
Uobt mir. Five mnCtcs bei"r" IN"
starting signal the Columbia Win boom
T., etarboard. passed north of the night
sb;n heading 10 the eastward. Th"
/ shamrock. approaching from tn south
,y,rd met The Bristol boat about on the
limo She luffed out across the to-
1nmhia's wake after having attempted
70 mass her TO leeward. both having
! +bair booms to starboard.
At minutes before the gun iife t!H
Shamrock set her staysail ana dfopp q
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