The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-06

great mainsalls hung fiat as boards far
over the starboard side OF each yacht.
Mile after mile the yachts Travelled
SLOWLY 10 the southeast the Columbia
gaining slowly but steadily, all the
lme. AZ minutes TO IL the wind
ireshened Bit canning al the same
tlnle a couple OF points 10 the eastward.
capt. Hogarth saw 1t first and his crew
took in the spinnaker smartly. the Co.
lumbia's men following suit a little Ia
ter and ssSting their forestaysan at the
same time.
A LUFFING MATCH.
| Fearing that the Shamrock would try
! TO luff out and pass him 60 windward
Capt Barr began 10 lur the Columbia.
Both Kept IL M for fully 10 minutes.
unul they were both heading east. Capt
hogarth kept the Shamrock's spjnna-
ker maHtheaded, with n couple of men
holding II half way down the mast
ready 10 be sheeted out at a moments
notice, until 1902. when he lei N rIIn
down. Finally. at 1905 the Columbia.
sun Dclng 800 yards ahead kept broad
on her course again the Shamrock inn
mediately following SUIT. The wind held
IN the same quarter until u 90. the CO.
lumbha meanwhile gaining on her rival
AZ mat time the wind backed around
10 the northward. the Columbia iibed
IN Shamrock following two minutes
later.
Az l:lS the Columbia's crew sent her
spinnaker out 10 starboard. and two
minutes later the Shamrocks was set.
Far away in the blue haze the outer
mark was sighted at l:15.
TICKLE WIND DROPS.
With the weather prevailing at that
time there was little chance OF finish
ing the race within the prescribed time
limit Of five and one-half hours Dur
ha I. n
ped out almost entirely. At 1850. the |
sDlnnakers came in on both Yachts and
rhey were iibed to starboard. AT 2:1O |
columbia set her spinnakcr 10 port. |
taking il IN again five minutes later. |
Both Jlbed to- port at 2:20. andfa few |
minutes later a Hight breeze came I'm |
from the southward. Sheets were
trimmed down. and both yachts were
soon close hauled on the starboard !
tack, Shamrock set her baby jibtop-
sail at once. but CoIumbias was held
Tor some five minutes before being set.
Az :: $3.50 shamrock went about 10 port
the columbia following suit 20 seconds
later. The Shamrock then appeared Il
nave slight advantage The wind
was very light. and the Shamrock IN
this smooth water seemed to be doing
very wen. her larger sail plan proving
a little too much for the Columbia.
When the latter went abolrr TO star |
/
three minutes later. the latter had in
creased her windward advantage by a
few lengths. Both went about again |
at @:l2 ON the port tack and again TO
'tarboard i'm 10 minutes the wind from |
ne southward having increased a trine.
me columbia seemed TO be walking |
'ut from under the Shamrock's lee.
Their position at 3:39. when tho CO. |
umbia tackled TO port, We're as follows:
ne Columbia about an eighth OF 4
nile on the Shamr0cks lee bow. both
reading about east, southeast, the wind
having canhed TO about south. south
asst. This last tack Of the Columbia
vas about the most interesting feature |
x the race. outside OF the start.
EXCITING FINALE.
The question was who. her she could |
ross the Shamrock 5 bow or not the .
alter being on the Starboard tack had
ne right Of way. IL took Just SO Sec J
nds 20 decide which boat was ahead !
ne columbia was forced about by tho |
hamrock at 3:fl;30 She tackled CLOSE !
nder the green boats lee bow. ami \
No minutes later the signal being read v
rom the committee boat declaring the =
ace off, both yachts wore around v
auled down their Staysails and head q
4 for home. the vcat excursion neet {
reCedinE them. h
Thus ended another unsatisfactory
Itempt 60 finish the 30-mile race with
the tme limit. Nothing moro was v
roNen yesterday regarding the merits n
the yachts than ON Tuesday. II was =
mplN known that bOth yachts arc b
'0d drifters. with tho balance a frIga m
favor OF Columbia Va
The Columbia and Shamrock. both n, u
w. PASSED in and anchored Off Sandy ci
ook at ESQ ol