The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08
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sed IN yacht race, its recklessness caus-
ing great deal of nervousness and anx-
1ety. Its accomplishment therefore. made
the pulses of the Americans beat higher
with pride. 1t was the spectacular feature
OF the day, and fortune favored the
brave.
SHAMROCK'S SUPERIOR WORK.
The Irish boat did undeniably better
work to Windward. She carved her way
up into the wind in astonishing style. But
her rival the Columbia, seemed to be
able to more than make up in footing
what she lost in pointing, and as the
ability Of q sailing vessel Is determined
by her power to make Roadway against
an adverse wind she is the better boat by
that test.
The early morning was full Of promise
for furious, wholesale breeze. The
seafaring folk who went down to the
water front were gladdened by seeing
a twenty-knotter, straight out Of the
northeast, that covered the upper and
lower bay with a smother of white caps.
And the excursion fleet went out to the
stake boat with high hopes of a splen-
did days sport. But before the fleet
had reached the open the breeze began
to moderate and the tumbling seas to
show less of their front. Overhead the
sky was unlocked, a vault as blue
as tourquoise, and so clear was the at
mosphere that every foot Of the course
was visible to the thousands who were
watching on the Jersey hills from Nave
sink and Long island and the park
From the shore every movement of the
race was followed by the yachting
sharps with glasses and the result was
known there long before it was flashed
by wire from the cable boats
Outside the long ground swell rolling
in from the Atlantic with it's tidings Of
the gale that had swept up the coast
yesterday, piled up what the old salts
call lumpy sea. 1t brought grief to
many of the sightseers afloat. Many Of
them sought the seclusion Of their ca
bins before the vessels on which they
had embarked to witness the race had
weathered Sandy Hook. And all through
the afternoon a majority of the remain
der kept suspiciousy near the rails of the
steamers.
COLUMBIA'S ADVANTAGE. -
The Columbia had all the better Of
the start. She bounded across the line
like a race horse, with main SAIL club
top sail and stay sail drawing, spin
maker down to starboard ready for the
race before the wind, and ten seconds
afterward her balloon jib broke out like
cloudburst. The Irish boat went over
seventeen seconds later, with the same
rig. The patriots were mad with de-
light. But their enthusiasm was short
lived The willy English skipper luffed
up to run through the Yankees lee for
the weather gauge. Capt. Barr tried to
head off this move by luffing also. This
sent both boats off at almost right angles
to the course, straight in for the JerSav
course and straight for the mob of 5000
vessels gathered to the right Of the line
for the run down The torpedo boats
charged down upon them like a squad
of flying cavalry, to clear the way, for the
yachts.
Never was there such a scamperins
Of ships. Bells in the engine rooms
jfngled full speed ahead. and full speed
astern, as some of the vessels tried
to back out Of the angle. Several se-
r1ous collisions were narrowly averted.