Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-21

The official time Of the start was:
Columbia, il.0l.35; Shamrock, 1l00.34.
The Shamrock had certainly the bet
ter of the start and with a breeze blow
ing over her taffrail ii seemed as if her
chance had come, if ever il was going
to come. to show her speed in run
down before the wind. For a few mo-
| ments it looked as if the sail would be
split. but by careful handling of the
guy it was brought back into position
| in few minutes.
Those who expected to see the Co
! lumbia walk right away from the
| Shamrock We're disappointed. Five. 10,
| -, and there was not perceptible diff
| ference in the positions of the boats.
| The Shamrock maintained her lead,
her spinnaker remaining exactly where
it was put and splitting the wind into
the staysail. jib and baby jibtopsail,
which sails had been carried from the
start Capt Barr, at I'LL. finding that
| the Columbia was not overhauling her
rival to any extent, had the working
topsail set. The spinnaker continued
to behave badly. flying over the head
stays twice in the next 20 minutes,
! thereby losing seconds Of time for the
yacht.
The course of l. miles to leeward was
| to bring the yachts down off Asbury
Park for the turn. When they passed
| the Long Branch pier, at about 11.50,
| the Shamrock was leading by an
eighth of q mile, the Columbia sailing
directly in her wake. The Columbia
took in her forestaysail at that time.
leaving only the jib as the headsail.
At 12.15, the Columbia. which had
been steadily gaining on the Shamrock
passed her to port, taking in the work
ing topsai as she did so. so as to be
ready for the windward work. Her
spinnaker came in at 12.1S. and sham
rocks was housed 80 seconds later.
1t was to be close work at the turn.
Both shippers held on to their spinnak-
ers to the last moment. and there had
been no chance to round in either
yachts main sheets.
The official time at the outer mark
was: Columbia, 12.19O0; Shamrock
1219.17
The Columbia's elapsed time from
the start to this point had been III.
Inn. 25s.: the Shamrocks H.. Ism.
i3s., showing that in the 15-mile run
before the wind the Columbia had
gained I'm. 1Ss. The yachts We're only
rs apart at the turn. This was in
deed close work after 15-mile Spinnak-
err run.
Leaving the mark to starboard the
Columbia luffed widely round it while
the crew hauled aft the main sheet.
The Shamrock's captain was forced TO
take still wider turn. when luffing
up sharply he tried to cross the Col
umbia's wake and capture the weather
berth. capt. Barr. however, had a
weather eye out for such an emergency.
He gave the Columbia North river
huff. placing her we'll out on the Sham
rocks weather bow
1t took some FIVE minutes to trim the
sheets and for both yachts to settle
down to business on the starboard
tack Capt. Hogarth gave the Sham |
rock a good hard full, hoping to outfoot
the Columbia.
The wind was now blowing at least %
miles an hour, ana there was a jump
Of Il sea on sufficient to make the rae |
ing craft do some rather heavy diving. |
They heeled till the greater portion Of
their weather bilges We're exposed.
At 12.32 the Shamrock's topsail was
taken in. She was then throwing |
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The shamrock, having made the snort
board to port, tackled to starboard at
l.24.3O
During the next 10 minutes the
Shamrock made three tacks and the
Columbia two. and. at 1.40 when the
Columbia tackled to port, the wind had
fallen light for short time. At 1.43
the Shamrock then on the Starboard
tack, sent up a small small clubtopsail.