The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-17
The RIVAL BOATS
Both Tried and Neither
Found Wanting.
Columbia Has Ha1 the Better Tests an.
is Believed 10 be Faster 10
wind~srt.

lumbia was launched on June 10. and
the Shamrock on June 20. a number OF
mishaps have befallen these boats. The
most serious of these fell To- the Co
lumbia's lot when in the New York
Yacht Clubs annual cruise off New
port. she had her steel mast broken,
when far ahead of the old Defender.
these waters. has just escaped COLI
sion twice and has. been the victim of
numerous small accidents. but she is
now in the most perfect condition. as
Is her rival, the Columbia.
Both boats have been well tried out.
and they have not been found want
| ing. The Britisher had an ins..nif-
cant brush or two with the old-timer
| Britannia on the other side, and beat
| her by many minutes without an eff
| fort, an inadequate test of her speed.
| On this side she has been out in the
| lower bay number of times during
| the past six weeks, and on occasions
| has shown marvellous speed and won
derful capabilities. She has shown
herself to be essentially a rough-weath-
er boat, standing up stiffly in the
| strongest kind of breeze and cutting
| ~
smooth manner. In lighter weather
| the Shamrock has not had much test
ing, beyond the ordinary trials which
permitted Designer Fife and Sailmak-
| er Ratsey to study her weaknesses and
| improve her rig. Since her first trials
the Shamrock has fitted up a new set
of sails. much larger in area than the
first and suiting her better.
| The Columbia has had more trials
tran her British rival and probably
her trials have been better. They GER
tainly could not have been more sat
isfactory. She has been pitted half a
score of times against the old cup de-
. fender and has won in every case. Her
trials took place of Newport. and so
decisive were her victories during the
annual cruise of the New York Club
that it was deemed unnecessary imme-
diately after to further test her quail
ties. However, in order to- give her n
more thorough trial, additional races
| with the Defender were arranged and
with some improvements that had
been made the Columbia won NOR,
marked triumphs.
Some of her victories over the DE.
fender are as follows:
August s, 30-mile course. light
weather, won by I'm. Is.
August 10. heavy sea, strong breeze
31-mile course. won by I'm. Sos.
q August ID. fair breeze, triangular
course, 81 miles, won by SIN.
of Newport, all kinds of weather
30-mile course. won by 6m. 49s.
' Of Newport, triangular course. I,
miles TO leg, in a WHOLESALE breeze
won by ION.
The Shamrock has had in all bu
seven real trials. The Columbia IN
had an average OF three or four a weel
since the latter part OF June. The Co
lumbia has had the Defender con
stantly with her and the Defender Ia
been in charge of a crew that drov
her to the last inch OF speed. TIL
trials through which these two yacht
passed were genuine races. The &C
$ lumbia and her crew form n thorough
ly well-tried racing outfit and Capital
Charley Barr. who will be at the whee
is an expert. The Shamrock's Gre
number more than that OF the Amer
can boat and are well-tried men, g,
cry one of them. Captains Archie He
garth and Wringe will have the hanC
ling of the Britisher.
Comparing the merits of the boats 8
they have been estimated since n
trials, it is reasonably certain that II
Shamrock can stand up better in
strong blow than the Columbia. Man
believe that she would prove the be
ter boat in gale, but 1t is not so ce
tain that a gale will prevail on any
the racing days. According to Il
judgment of those who have follow'
the two yachts in such trials as th'
to have had, the Columbia has show
\ much greater speed in winds OF
knots an hour than under, and ev'
the warmest supporters OF the Shar
. rock confess that should light win
prevail their favorite will have but Il
4 tie chance of winning. They conce
this by saying that they hope for st
breezes.
In addition to her fine qualities
light air, the Columbia has shown hs
self most satisfactory in her windwa
work, and it is worth noting that s
was designed especially for this HI
is of work
of Whatever the Shamrock's relati
b speed may be in reaching. the CClu
bia is better for beating and runniI
;es and especially for running, ev
though the wind blow up to Is kno
In fact, the Columbia can run better
any wind, for she has less water 81
y. face. and she is so shaped that :
rises forward rather than buries VIII
she is driven.
AS to the courses to- bee laid. tbs
are three races in which the yacl
must beat 10 miles to windward a
run 10 miles before IL. The other Z
courses are around a triangle. wher'
10 miles of each leg are to- be cover
by reaching, so the Columbia <
- three races to her liking where
~ Shamrock has two races to- her Tiki
The races may be sailed as they M
been where the wind rose above
miles an hour. The races will
- started in any wind under which
II yachts can carry a reefed mainsail q
~ jib, and that means weather in VIII
nine-tenths Of the excursionists will
glad to find shelter under Sandy Ho
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