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

| higher with pride. II was the spectacular
Of the day and fortune favored the brave.
/ The Irish boat Gid undeniably better
work 10 windward. She careered her way
up into the wind in astonishing style.
But here again the Columbia seemed to b.,
able to more than make up in footins
what she lost in pointing. and as the
ability OF sailing vessel Is determined
| by her power TO make headway against
an adverse wind, she IS the better boat
| BY that test
PROMISING DAY.
| The early morning waJ full OF prom
ises for a glorious whole sail breezN
The heart az th- seafaring folk who went
down 20 the water front was gladdened
by a stiff twenty knot blast straight out
Of the northwest that covered he up
per and lower bay with a smear OF white
caps. And the excursion fleet went out
to the stake boat with hign hopes OF "A
| splendid days sport But before the
feet had reached the open, the breeze be
gan 20 moderate ans the tumnling seas to
spill less Of their froth. Overhead the sky
| was unlocked. a vault as blue as tor
| ouoise and so clear was the atmosphere
that every foot Of the course was vi isiHle
| to the thou ands who we're watching on
the Jersey hills from Naves nix high-
lands TO Long Branch am Asbu~y park.
From the shole every movement OF the
race was followed by the sharpers with
glasses. ana the result was known long
before It was flashed by wire from the
cable boats. Outside the long ground swell
rolling in front from the Atlantic, with Is
tidines of gale that swept up the coast
| Yesterday piled up what the old salts
call a law sea IL brought GRIEF 10 many
sightseers aAoat. Many Of them sought
,he seclusion Of their cabins before the
vessels on which they had embarked t.
witness the race had weatherei SANDY
Hook. AMI all through the afternoon u
majority Of the remainder kept suspie
iously near the rails of the steamers
The Columbia had all the better OF tn
start. She bounded across the line hk'
q race horse. with main sail, CLUB tor
sau and stay still drawing, spinnake
down to starboard ready for the rac'
before the wind and ten seconds aftet
wards her balloon Jib broke out liks
cloud burst The Irish boat went over !
seconds later, with the same rig IN
patriots were mad with delight. Bi
their enthusiasm was short lived. Tn
wiley English skipper luffed up TO ru
through the Yankee lee, weather guas
Cant Barr tried TO head on this NOV
BY luring also. This sent both boats o
at almost right angles TO the cours
straight for the Jersey coast and straigi
for the mob OF 500 vessels gathered to N
right OF the line for the run down. II
torpedo boats charged down upon the
like a SQUAD OF dying cavalry 10 clear n
way for the yachts. Never was there sue
n seamper,ng OF ships. Bells I'm the engiI
, rooms jingled fun speed ahead and n
| speed astern as some fled ana othe
y tried 10 back out Of the tangle. Sever
r collisions were narrowly averted. But q
q feet was scattered like a hOck OF WI
is ducks after the discharge OF gun. Il
Al shamrock cot the best Of the lunii
match. blanketing her rival and getu
0 ia vyindward Of her Then, when DO
lC had sauared on on their course and
II 90 their spinnakers. thousands walt
y and watched slowly, very slowly
arst. inch by inch, the defender Of
cup drew away despite the shamrocl
repeated and tireless efforts, to blani
- her Orce clear the white beauty f'rs
% abcod rapialy. her three great balloo
. ara wing The wind carrolling from ma
o. | sail 10 aplhildhfi HA' AAN'-
balloon lib She had established co
10. Portable lead when the breath tghtel
and hauled more TO the northwa
81, wrinkles began 10 trickle down the 81
Of the white yachts balloons. and S
eral times an three sails collapsed. 2
Shamrock. as on the two former ia
. proAtted by the seemingly light air
began 20 crawl up. But she did m'
Cant. Hogarth took IN the shamro
spinnaker when the msrk was sign
iibe8 the shamrock and trimmed de
The balloon iib topsail 8ith great raj
lty and. with everything dra wing nple
TX ldly. before the American knew Il ne
y, lmnine up toward the Columbia. G
,ns. barr then followed suit, but the sh
.le rock hsa passed him well 10 winaw
.i,h can't. Horarth then SET his spinnake
400 mort ana increased the lead. Capt
h. seemed unwilling az hrst 10 follow
. q lead of the Eng,ishman end waited in
~ fifteen minute. While Shamrock overh
Iole ei and passed him before he folio
= suit Shamrock was hundred y
1ee ahead before ne got h.s sails trim
to the ne~ conditions. The patrols
not mince words IN their eriticisI
Barr's obstinacy. Soon after the
cad hauled around stil frrther making
Ing. broad reach 10 the mark. Both TOO
arn. shelr splnnsksrs and eased their sh