Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
YACHTS HAD
NO BREEZE
And So the Race Today Had to Go In
the List of Unsettled Ones.
MAG N|F|CENT BURSTS Of SPEED
We're Shown by Both of the Boats, but the Wind Sud-
denly Died DownT1e Start Was a Perfect One
and Tested the Sean,ansIip of the Crews-- Sham
rock Got the Advantage of the First Squall--The
Weather Was Most Unfavorable for the Race

New York, Oct. AT sunrise this
morning strong northerly breeze was
stirring up white caps on the upper bay.
The sky was clear. light autumnal
haze hung over the Long Island and
Staten Island shores. and the air was
crisp and invigorating. Briefly, it would
have been impossible to imagine a morn
ing more full Of promise for fine race
between the Columbia and Shamrock.
The disappointments Of Tuesday and
Thursday, however. had affected the
spirits Of yachtsmen and yachtwomen
for the number Of people hurrying to the
excursion fleet did not appear nearly as
large as on the previous days.
A Highlands at about a. m. the con-
dtions Of race We're almost exactly sim
liar to those prevailing On Tuesday. The
wind was from north--north-east, blow
ing almost directly down the Jersey shore
al velocity of almost Is knots an hour.
A number of coasters came out during
the morning and ran away from the
coast with excellent time.
The Shamrock made the run out from
her anchorage to Sandy Hook lightship
with only a mainsail and jib. The Co
lumbia made as good time, passing Scot
land lightship before II o'clock. The
wind at that time was stif from the
north northeast. a little over Is knots,
holding strong, with every indication that
it, would continue through the day and
enable the boats to have a good race.
After reaching the flagship the Sham
rock eased off her sheets and stood to the
south and the crew began to make ready
the club topsail for hosting.
The old cup defender, Vigilant, had a
little brush with the latest challenger on
the run out. The Shamrock went by her
as if she was anchored.
Behind the Columbia We're a half dozen
revenue cutters and a number of steam
yachts and as the two yachts reached the
lightship the first of the excursion fleet
appeared heading down the swash chan
mel The judges boat signalled that the
course would lie south of southwest,
bringing the boats along the Jersey coast
down to Long Branch The yachts spent
half an hour after arriving at the start
ing point trying the wind running about
one tack or the other and up and down
off and on the wind. AS the time for
the start approached the wind seemed
to decrease and at 1920 was not blowing
much over 12 knots.
At 1905, the Corsair having arrived
with large number of other yachts the
prepara tory gun was fired. Both boats
were then to leeward of the starting
point and about on even terms The Co
lumbia went to windward of the judges
boat and tackled starboard. The Sham
rock was already on that tack and the
Columbia crossed her bow. Both boats
at 1913 had club topsails. mainsail and
jih set. and when at 11:15 the warning
gun was fired, the Shamrock went to port
about the stake boat and the Columbia to
Starboard. both rounding quickly, and at
II is they were heading for the line.
At :O5 the gun on the tug Lucken-
bach spoke out the preparatory signal.
The crew on the rival boats then began
iockeying for the start in earnest. The
Columbia had the weather position and
try as he would Hogarth could not oust
her from her better berth.
AS the boats tore along toward the
lightship in an almost parallel direction
to the starting line, they made beauti-
full picture Just before getting to the
lightship the Columbia eased off quickly
and crossed the line al 1l.2l :02, breaking
out huge ballooner. The Shamrock
tried to get nearer to the lightship than
her rival in order to break up the CO.
lumbias wind. but found she had not
room, so she crossed on the Columbia's
weather quarter at II :2l19. The Sham
rocks position almost nabled her to take
the Columbia's wind. The Columbia, up
to the start seemed to be having the best