The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

No. club topsaf was bent on. The Sham
rock bent No. 3 club topsail, and both
yachts set these sails at almost the same
time. "a
At 1920 o'clock the tug that was to drop
the outer mark started to log off the
course Of fifteen miles to leeward. Four
nlintes later down came the Shamrock
club topsail, and in just nine minutes her
biggest jack yarder was mastheaded and
heeled out The Columbia kept her No.
2 topsail on, Capt. Barr probably hoping
that 1t would be a more desirable sail in
the windward work, and that it would
not make sufficient difference In the work
down the wind.
YACHTS WARNED.
At 11:O5 the preparatory signal was
given. at Ills the warning signal, and
at 11:20 the gun to start.
When the warning signal was given
both yachts were ON thecstarboard tack,
east Of the committee Boat, the Column
bia being to windWard, and both heading
to the southwest. The wind was then
light from the north-northeast with little
promise Of freshening. The Columbia
luffed first Of the two until she was close
on the wind on the starboard tack, head
ing as If to cross the committee boats
bow. Shamrock stood ON a little longer,
then jibed and came up on the same tack,
setting her stay sail as she did SO. Capt.
Barr, to fill in the time, kept the Column
bia off for about thirty seconds, then,
luff1ng her sharp to the winWard, headed
her to fetch close by the committee boats
bow on the way to the line. Her stay sail
had not been set yet, and the Shamrock
was travelling with better Roadway to-
wards the same spot. Skipper Hogarth,
seeing his chance, it now being less than
minute before gunflre.+ sent the Sham
rocks bowsprit close along the Column
bias lee quarter, ready to huff out at gun
fire, ii the opportunity came.
Both yachts were running parallel to
the line, neither daring to keep off until
the signal. They were about the center
Of the line at gunfre.
SHAMROCK IS QUICK.
Quick as a flash Skipper Hogarth put
his helm down, shot the Shamrock across
Columbia's wake, and as he Strengthened
ber up again her bowsprit overlapped the
Columbia's weather quarter. He was
able to accomplish this by reasons of
the Irish boat having better Roadway
than the Columbia Capt. Barr held his
course almost over to the lightship at the
weather side Of the line before sweeping
Or, thus trying to force Hogarth out of
the commanding position, which he had
so cleverly obtained, but in vain. The
Shamrock not only held her position but
began to overhaul the other and blanket
her. The official time at the start was:
ColumDla ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .ll:2l :02
SHAMROCK .ll:2l ~
AS In one Of the previous races Hogarth
did not set his balloon jib topsail, being
better prepared with. the. No. 2 lib to
participate in the lu1fngs match which
he felt sure to come. 1t was an even
chance, for Columbia, in, order to prevent
Shamrock from blanketlng her, was
obliged to huff fully half a dozen points
out of her course. AS it was, in five
minutes her main sail was blanketed by
Shainrock's, the only sail drawing on the
Columbia being the balloon jib top sail
for a few minutes. So far out of their
courses were they luff1ng- that all of the
excursion fleet on the west side Of the
course had to get out of the way at full
speed. ~.
Ten minutes after the start Shamrock
had the weather berth, Columbia a cou-
pie of lerg thS under her lee bow. Five
minutes later Shamrock took in her small
stay sail and set a balloon stay sail. In
spite Of all she could do Shamrock was
not able at this time to outfoot Columbia
sufficiently to pass clear ahead Of her,
even though she blanketed her several
times.
COLUMBIA GAINS.
Finally at IA, Shamrock kept square
off her course, breaking out her spin
maker, Columbia following suit almost i'm
mediately. For some minutes the head
Of the Shamr ook's spinnak er would not
break out, while It's foot was trailing in
the water. Her balloon jib top sail had
been set few minutes earlier and both
sails were pulling splendidly. Some times
Columbfa's bowsprit showed out ahead
and some times Shamrock's, looking at
then; from point ON the stsrboard beam
Of both boats. The Columbia finally
pulled out a length to the good and in
ten minutes more she had gained another
length, until, at 1925, she was fully half
a dozen lengths in the lead.
This was enccura ging to the American
spectators, while it lasted, but it did not
last long. The yachts HAD been sailing
down along the Jersey beach and within
three miles Of It. They were 50 far off
their courses that it seoni Became evident
they must jibe to fetch the outer mark.
AS soon as Hogarth saw the mark, at
1882, he took in the Shamrock's spin
maker, jibed her and trimmed down the
balloon jib top sail sheet in just three
minutes. ~ ~
Before Columbia's captain realized Just
what he. wes up to the green boat, with
everything drawing spfendidly, was
luffing up to the American beat. In Just
three boat lengths she had passed by.