New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17

DUDELL DO
port Just I minute and 81 seconds later She
moved slowly before the light wind there not |
being enough power after her 70 ihahe "'' ''D
along at any good pace -, 80 nor
The rain then shut out the shamrock, and H or |
turning Of the mark could not DE seen l'l' Wv. /
steamer Columbia although the distance vas
small But the footing Of the steam "Hlol
announced the time when she turned lhe "'"i ~
Officially this was l.5SO6 At TINS outer ma -
therefore the Columbia was minutes anu -
seconds ahead - -, ,,,r,
In loss than two minutes after making her urn
the Shamrocks outlines came INTO view ms -
the rain and she was then CARRYING n'i -,
maker set 10 port and also her balloon ~ 80
~ theso sails were drawing we'll Inc Sd,'''
sails had been set on the COLUMBIA Whos 't'',
maker was further Stacked forward lnooaIu -
ON the Shamrock In this way the '"lul''"'"
smiled the wind out Of her spnnaker mo h'l
balloon lib and made the latter san 90 pr''i
work. than the balloon jib on the ShamrocN'
THE RUSH FOR HOME.
G., faras could be seen there was no difference
. no noted in the Shamrock's running as com
nared with the Coumba's At 2;2o the Co'ul'-
~. VAS botted out from sight for while oy
,ho vain and when she again came falntly ih'o
view there did not seem to be ten minutes
tween the boats. The lead which seeiheu >"
great IN point Of time at the turning OF the hn"'N
did not appear to be worth ten minutes -
| fresh breeze. ,,,
when 2 O'Clock came around the Columbia
wbfch now appeared like big spectral tllan n3
On the closely confined ho.lsoH' "t' =, soIjd
| along with her canvas rounded ou' ~ o
"' 49, and vas holding her lead apparently
v.;thout the loss of an inch. There was niue u
choose between the speed o. the wv
my to,r Thomas and the pilots on the steamer
Columbia thought the yachts were making Hpous
! cen knots an hour, judging ny the spctu u
| ,xhfsh abreast or the Sldl'l-
| cl and keeping an even pace with her, Al
| 10 the wind pretty light' ana the H"aIn
| rock,s sninnaker was hanging haty. Inc mo
| , he sea was rolling down limp waves
from the top to the bottom OF the pig WING an,
doubts began 10 be entertained as 70 the i,i'lHn
! hoing made within the five ana nan nVul
,t,,, Anxious passengers came cro"dlhs
around The uilot house. asking questions OF an
lfinds How far have we gone from the star star,
i,1at -, ''\Vhat pace We going now III
Eva breeze last for another hour These ana a
t.hrod other questions showed the restlessness
of the people
POINTER on BALLOON JIBS
All this time the Shamrock had her balloon
,l, aattened down The wind that came OIL the
eninnaker into It was not helping the boat much.
rh,e sail was trimmed differently on the Column
lila II was flowed right out as one OF the plots
well said The sheet was paid out TIL the sail
lifted high and did the better work OF the two
OF course the Shamrock's balloon jib sat quieter
/ FOR II was hauled too fat to move, hut the CO.
lur,bia,s did the lifting and the floating out and
the sailing business generally.
This method Of trimming a balloon jib when
running was precisely the same on the Sham
rock as on Valkyrie II and NaIkyrle III, and
, this IL a part Of what The Tribune has meant
when saving that Flies task was to produce a
boat that could win in spite ~ the English
method OF trimming sails. This was case II
pont The American methods win races, anc
the English methods lose them.
Tho Columbia seemed to be pulling out fur
thor lead at 3 45 when the breeze became some
what fresher and then going along abou
nine knots an hour. The Sandy Hook lightshiI
was about a mile ahead and the American BOA
was sure winner. The wind had held true al
! tho way home although II varied In velocity
and there had been no shifting II sails. VIII
tho freshening breeze the Columbia got up
tine cait 10 cross the line and all the spectator
on the visiting yachts and excursion steamer
we're crowded on the forward decks waiting ~
the signal
4 A ROARING WELCOME.
= A puff Of steam from the valve Of the Regatta
J Committee tug showed the right second an
. then came the scream Of hundred brace
throats and the American boat had tn
= first race for the Americas Cup. The officia
. time Of the Coumbia's finish was 3:o459
Then the Shamrock came into the front. he
:. sails well nlled with the same breeze that pu
green boat was now footing at a fair pace, an
every one had his watch out to see whether o
not she had lost ground since she turned tn
outer mark Five minutes were counted. the
- seven minutes. nine minutes were called, on
= more and then the seconds were counted. Sh
u nnished al % 10 Official time), having lost =
seconds on the run home.
!, There was no stint II steam greeting for Il.
j. ! green boat The cheering for the Shamrock wa
u einrere and fun of good fellowship 1t is tru
j. that those who thought she would win wen
80 back pleasantly to their old custom Of bein
y, 4 clad to see the American boat come out on tor
- hut they evidently had great liking for tn
l., craft from across the water. and showed thei
? feeling in a way that must have been pleasin
N 10 the owner Of the foreign yacht
IN TOWED BACK TO THE HOOK
or Az soon as both vessels crossed the line IN
ut outhauls in the spinnakers were Stacked up. an
ne the big wings were folded into the mast by IN
crews who soon slowed them below deck
Their headsails dropped down the stays an
az mon the big club gafftopsas lost their tensio
at and suddenly ceased 10 look like drumhead
- Their halyards and sheets were eased Off, ar
X thrse perfectly fitting sails began to dsappei
ne behind the mansails. The tugs were in read
H. ness with their lines and In less than 1--WE mil
IN ,,tes the competitors were being led on as meel
49, lv and peacefully as Derby winners 60 To the
stables after the day Of days
,o The ELAPSED times were as follows C"lumbi
10 : n ~. Shamrock 5Oi Ga The corrected tim
- uere as follows: Columbia. 50 %, Shamroc
5.O4Ol The Columbia wins by 10 minutes az
5 seconds.