Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-04

iSfactiOn of those on board, and to the
great surprise of the spectators she be-
gan to draw away from the American
boat. In the next two miles Of the race
the Shamrock pulled out until she was al
most half a mile ahead and seemed to be
going very rapidly, while the Columbia
acted as if lifeless
About this time the steam yachts and
excursion boats. which during the first
three miles of the course had obeyed or
ders of the torpedo boats and kept well
away, began to close in. and their actions
hurt the Columbia more than they did the
Shamrock.
The wind became puffy. and the Sham
rock seemed to be getting the better OF IT,
and this probably accounted for her great
gain in the fourth. fifth and sixth miles.
After the boats had sailed about 6E2
miles the Columbia took in her spinnaker.
and Thing her mainSail over to port
set the spinnaker to starboard. She jib-
ed her sail over very quickly, but 1t
took considerable time to get the spin
maker hauled in.
Columbia Takes the Lead.
The backing of the wind toward the
north was what neceSsitated the change
felt the change first and shifted her sails
quicker than those on the Shamrock.
This enabled her to close up rapidly the
distance between her and her rival, and
she PASSED the Shamrock and led for the
first time during the race. At that time
the boats had sailed about 6la miles of
the Is mile run.
A fter the wind had shifted it picked up
a bit. and as it gave the boats broad
reach the Columbia seemed to benefit
more by the change.
Ten minutes after the Columbia took
| the lead she began to open out on the
| Shamrock and soon seemed to be about
| a quarter of mile ahead and gaining as
rapidly as did the Shamrock half hour
! before.
Before the change in the wind the
| Shamrock seemed to be gaining rapidly
and it seemed "a certainty that she would
turn the outer mark first, if she did not
win the race The change in the posi-
tion of the two boats was all over inside
of ten minutes and must have been
bitter pill for Sir Thomas and his friends
On the run down by Monmouth beach
the Columbia Nllled rapidly away from
her rival and Stf that point was fully
half a mile ahead The boats sailed the
sixth. seventh and eighth mile run dowl
we'll off the wind and the Columbia
seemed to go faster on this broad reacf
than when dead before the wind.
The positions of the yachts were un
changed to the stakeboat, which the Co
lumhia rounded about three minutes
ahead Of the Shamrock. Both yachts
went about on the starboald tack. 1t APP
neared that the Shamrock was gaining
The race was very hot now.
Both Yachts went on the port tack. II
seemed noW that the Shamrock had ;
lead over the Columbia. The yachts wer.
making slow progress owing to the ex
u1lsion luats. which crowded in and APP
pnrently blanketed both of them.
The Columbia now made a gain ant
went ahead of the Shamrock. The wine
was very light.
The shamrock now began to try ant
outiockey the American yacht. Boil
boats were putting up magnificent race
at this time. The Columbia continued t.
gain slowly but surely. and ut last got
lead of about a quarter of mile. Inc
yachts continually tackled.
Shamrock got stronger breeze thar
Columbia and began to pillow through th'
water at a mad rate of speed. Both boat'
were standing on the port tack. I'M
Shamrock was putting up good nsht
but Columbia held her own.
A good part of the homeward Journey
was now over. Each yacht made shor
lacks and jockeyed for the best wih'
positions. They did not appear very Ia
apart. The Columbia was standing III
majestically.
Columbia turned on port tack am
Shamrock stood in on starboard tack
The Columbia lost ground 1t this ums'