The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-07

was five miles ahead Of her and run
| nlng very fast. A large ocean steamer
iOllowing the challenger out was not
| able 10 overhaul her.
! Ihe wind at 10 o'clock was still from
| the north. northeast a little over l5
KNOTS, and holding true and strong.
J with every indication that il would
Continue throughout the day and en-
! able the boats at last TO have a good
race The old cup defender vigiant
mad lfttle brush wit hthe latest chal-
ienger on the run out. The Shamrock
Went by her as If she were anchored.
behlnd the Columbia were half a
dozen revenue cutters and number
or steam Yachts and as the yachts
reached the lightship the first OF the
excursion fleet appeared heading down
the Swash channel.
ERIN GOES OUT.
At 10 O'Clock the steam yacht Erin
with large party on board steamed
out by the Hook with a big shamrock
nag on her foremast. With the Erin
were half dozen smaller craft and
number of press tugs
me Columbia arrived at the light
snip at lO:O9 "A. m. having made the
run out under mainsail and lib as did
the Shamrock and in practically ths
same time. When she arrived al the
hghtship she also eased off her sheets
ana stood little TO southwark. but
s9cn came about and ran over towards
tte challenger. which was then sailing
along on The port tack about q mile
southeast of the lghtship. Both boais
were evidently trying the breeze.
TRYING THE BREEZE.
The WIND at this time still car,e ou.
OF tne Etrth. northeast. but had fallen
atri dld not seem TO be blowing at the
llghtship much over Is knots The
yachts spent half an hour after arriv-
ing at the start i'm trying the strength
&C. The wind 1t took considerable line
To decide just what topsails to run up
as the wind came in puffs from the
north. northeast. AS the time for the
start. approached the wind seemed to
decrease and at 10:40 was not blowing
much over II knots. The Shamrock
was the first to decide and at 10:t) her
big club topsail was set. indicating that
those on board did not fear an incr ease
OF breeze. The Columbia was rum ng
along behind her on the starboard tack
and at 1O:42 her club topsail was run
up.
PREPARATORY SIGNAL.
At HOS the Corsair. arriving with n
large number of other yachts. the pre-
Icii dlOIN KUN WAS DItO. 1Oln were
then TO leeward of the starting point
and about on even terms. III they held
their course. however. they were liable
TO get TO the line before the starting
gun. The Columbia therefore, went to
The Shamrock was already on that
tack and the Columbia crossed her
bow. Both boats at :13 had club top
sails. mainsail and iib set.
The committee tug Luckenbach had
hoisted the signals denoting a 15-mile
course south. southwest from the start
ing line.
The wind at this time was blowing
from the north. northeast, at about Is
miles an hour. This gave the boats a
run before the wind.
The skippers were figuring on what
size topsail they could carry in the
fresh breeze. The COlumbias crew
noisted first a working topsail. The
'anVas was in stops when run up to
he topmast but was not broken out
ina ten minutes later on seeing that
ne Shamrocks crew was prepar.ng 70
loist club topsail they did likewise.
CLUBTOPSAIL RESET.
After gstting Shamrocks topsail in
lace sailmaker Ratsey discovered that
was not fitting properly so IL was
owered To the deck. This movement
aussd the people on the Columbia some
vonder and easing off a BIZ the Amer
can boat ran down past the challenger
D see what the trouble was. Hardly
lad the Columbia got alongside when
he Shamrock's crew commenced hoist
ng the same clubtopsail and this time
I appeared 10 fit satisfactorily.
AT 0J the brass gun on the tug
.uckenbach spoke out the preparatory
signal and the blue peter and a red
Dall were hoisted 20 the f0retopmast
rhen the shippers on the rival boats
began tOckeying for the start In earn
st
The Columbia was about northeast
rom the hghtship heading for II with
iheets amidships. This was to allow the
Columbia people 20 have a good look ut
he Shamrock as the latter crew fiddlel
With rhe clubtopsail.
JOCKEYING FOR THE START.
The Columbia after running down ny
he Iightship trimmed sheets and start
"A along on the port tack on the leeslde
n the line coming around under the
tern OF the commfcte tug giving the
on board splendid
hance FOR SNIP shot. The Shamrock
ia not cross the Vine as she bore down
n II for her skipper saw the Columbia
oming up on the starboard side OF the
ne. SO Hogarth gybed his mainsail 90
"a rhoa rd and shooting around into the
ind ran up across the Columbia.
The latter was on the port rack ana
hen up TO windward % Shamrock
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