The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18

TECHNICAL STORY OF RACE
Columbia Was Clearly showing SUI
periortty when the Accident to
Shamrock Occurred.

NEW YORK, oct I7-CIear weather
and a fine wholesale breeze greet
Cd the shippers and crews Of the
racing yachts when they turned"
was the order. ard both yachts
were towing out pas. the point of the
hook at O'Clock. The Shamrock's main
snil was hoisted soon after aui at go
she cast of her tow line broke out her
jib and filled away to starboard at a
point midway between Scotland and
Sandy Hook ligh;ships. The Columbia
continued In tow until well UP Ia the
Sandy Hook lightships. Columbia
crew set the rra!nsail in eight minutes
As soon as the sail was up she cast off
her tow line and set what appeared 10 be
her No club topsaii. not the largest
one she has.
Shamrock's Gigantic TopsniI.
The club topsaii which the Shamrock
began to set at $40 was apparently her
largest one. the same one which was bent
on Monday To aluminium spars. Today
wooden ones were used. To-day with a
frcshenine breeze from the eastward and
ugly swell rolling In from the same
quarter. Il seemed rather risky pro-
ceedIng - swing such A large tnpsaN
aloft. Subsequent events proved that
with smaller club topsaH sham
rock might have finished the race The
same persons were on board Column
hia and Shamrock "a on previous race
DAYS. and when the committee boat ar
rived and anchored northeast Of the light.
ship az 1870 the yachts were ready for
the start
The signals for a triangular course were
set nj 10 81. and ore of the committee
boats WAS sent n once to log o~ the frs,
te'-,ii!e leg and place the sg=t mark
Courses ns They Were set.
The course - the arst leg was east
III south. tha second southwest halr
south. and for the Third leg north-north-
west The first tan miles was ~ Re wind
ward work. the second ten miles a reach
with hncm 20 ~'arhoarTi ana thr third
a reach with boom - port thirty miles
IN All A. Teas. when the preparatory
signal was given the yaSht~ wers
Inaneivertug for position while ~. Tor
pe3o boats and revenue cutters were trfv-
ms out Il few excursion boats ard yachts
from sho starting notnt ~ fhe warn
jar signal given "a e. - ,he hreese RAJ
Increased Yercept.oly ard there wax
prn'nise ~ "a good start in q fe~ minutes
The skipper or each Yacht saw - (. fhat
The main sheets we're Kept we'll AT 50
that he could quickly iice o. tack his
bua+.
Almost Collision
shamrock, whica hal fean n,aaeyV ar5r4s
southeast - ;he Nga;shlr. stos4 81 the
= northwest. oioSinx n toward g., Her Hs>--~l
waS - port sn5 wei in bosrt t~1rstnS s5r
f~osn tGs northwar3, also wttA n->ar -
9yrs and Mini eNaara. Cr1uTsAia r}st SaaTr-
r,se& ts%t "a N0gsrts WAS getting r~s&y =
iu3 tl4 FBeht seayo ar1.sni 'Ae ,sSat<- g. :
Srerr T'Ae situation IS tire San was ys~3
vas si-1 "a exactly che SANE as - =ef,
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preached tae sac Sn tae Bay Na~n Taj-
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c.sso weee tAvY fHat ShAn1~s'A s'1~la
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Dangerously ue&r CcEuni&t2s Eeatass
SN.x,ss,t< a1d masthead rar1~T &osA
Yachts were cfssed As AID ~. the 3 N~e1a -
tx. crossing tss iln~ 90 Sag srlAs
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ts.s<s ~ rne se~sE.assss ewing yachts An *
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