The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-09

along the Columba's lee quarter ready
to lum out at gun fre " the opportunity
came Both yachts We're running parallel
to the ! ne, neither daring 10 keep of un-
tl t1e signal. They We're about the center
OF The line at gun FIRE. Quick as a flas -
SIX pper Hogarth put her helm down. sho;
the Shamrock across Columbia's weather
quarter. re was able to accomplish thi
by reason of the Irish boat having het-
ter headway than the Columbia. CAPITA n
Barr hcli his course almost owe: 20 the
llrht fh'o az the weather side Of the line
before sweeping on. thus trying to force
Hogarth out " the comma nd ng position
which he had so cleverly obtained, bat
in vain The Shamrock not only held her
position. but began to overhaul the other
and blanket her. The OF clal me at 'he
start was Columbia ii;2i02: Shamrock
l;al9.
80 on one OF the previous races Hogarth
a. not set his balloon lip topsll. hcinE
better prepared with the No. , jih topsail
for the luff ng match which ae felt was
sure TO come Il came with vengence.
for the Columbia. ln order - prevent
Shamrock from blanketlng her was
obliged TO lun FUZZY half a dozen po nts
out Of her course. A. IL was. r. Eve mn
uies her mainsail was bnnkctel by
the shanrochrs. the only sail drawing on
the Columbia being the balboa Jlb top
san. for "a few minutes. 80 iar put ~ helr
courses were they lurf ng rnat All the ex-
curslon fleet on the west side OF the cours'
had To ret out of the way az fun speed
Ton minutes after the start the shamrock
ha, the weather berth, Columb a
,.,uple Of length under her lee bow, FIVE
, uiuutcs later the Shamrock took On her
Ian1U stav saH and get balloon stay
.,u In spite Of an she could do, Shamrock
was not able at this time 10 ouuoot Cor
!, unbin sun. ciently 20 pass clear ahead "i
bor even though she blanketed her sew
cral times Finally. az ilh shamrocf
lkopt eouare Of the course, breaking ou
{ nor spinnaker. C0lumb followed SUIT
" For some minutes the head OF the sham
,.-.l.,s splnnaker would not break on
while A. foot was trailing IN the water
I, uar balloon SO topsuA aad been set tei
minutes earlier ana both aails were pun
.re splendldly Sometimes the Columbia
t.v,spr.t showed out ahead and Soms'lne
y. tee sramrock's. looking at them from
,.l,t on the starbOatd beam OF D't
n lto,i. The Columbia finally pulled OUT
,.,,,tb VI, tbe good and m ten minute
= ne she had gained another length u"
. tu az 1925 she was fuly hali W.
!. f,rqtrs In tho lead. This was eho'Ni ~
=, ,,g 10 the American spectator
=, ..hne IA ,asted but u did not last loh'
\, l,rre Yachts had been sailing down aioh
NJ ie,sey beach and within three mh'
-, Tbev we're so far OF their coufs
,h,, AZ anon became evident they niu
-yba 10 fetche The outer mark az -,
" s Uoearth saw the mark az i@'0=
az ,o,L in the ahamrock's spinnaker AZ
.,t.d her and trims ed down the }
on t0psan in just three minutes
ee me Columb a people had reaH1eu IN
nt he was up tc the green boat wiz
nd orytbine drawing splendidly was ~
h- nc no toward the American boats.
lg i,et ak minutes she had passed n.
iul Then cant. Barr and hN ere" Mvi
ar- ,, took in the spinnsker ana gyb'
ne DC Columbia smartly but were $40
lck M trirrrnfng down the balloon she'
ma me phornrock Was then wei out
Ier ylnd,vard OF the Columbia Hosat
- sas the splnnaker for nve mlhui
on which gave her an additional lead
Der s,s,s,-as teneths. The Columb a DID
70 SET hers until l.20 end TOOK ~ !.
ow minutes later The outer marx
sail now In plain slight and ooth yao'
Oe< we're approaching IL with pooms ADro
a. OF % starbcard. Al 1873 In came I
shanirock's balloon % topsaa she =
mbla's two minutes later and both
Yachts zybed al 1850. The Z