Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

New York. oct. AT sunrise this =,
morning strong northorly breeze wnH
stirring up the whitccaps on the upper /
bay. The HlSy was clear. light uu-
tumnal haze hung over the Long Island
and staten Island shores and the air
wnH crisp and inviEuratlng. Briefly IL /
would have been impossible 10 Imagine /
a morning more fun Of promise Of a inc
race between tue Columbia and the |
Shamrock.
The disappointment Of Tuesday and |
Thursday. however. had affected the |
spirits " the yachtAmcn and yachts
women, Tor the number OF people hurry
INK 70 the excursion fleet did not appear
60 be- nearly as large aa On the previous
days. on the Battery only fvc tugs
were waiting Tor their passengers.
These boats included the TUG Volunteer
dying the shamrockn hag which was
taking on board the guests OF sir
Thomas Upton. who were subsequently
transferred 10 Sir Thomas yacht Erin.
Ia the Horseshoe.
Among these guests were Rear Nd
mirai schlcy, the Earl OF Mimic. gov-
crnor general Of Canada. the Hon. Cccil
Daring. u. IA. Little. q. G., Barclay
warbuton. W. "A. Kendall and Mrs.
Kendall. G. O. Carey Prince leopold
de Croy. Prince Rcglnaid de Croy.
Prince Raniitainhji. Roar Admiral Lord
Charles Boresford and Lady Hereford.
Frank Tltford. captain ana Mrs. chad
wick. the Hon. Arnold Morley. tho Hon.
Charles Russell. SIR. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer. William Gibson and his party,
Michael Cudary and Bourkc Cochran.
Capt II. d. Evans who has charge Of
tho course, lcft Governors Island ferry
on the revenue cutter Hudson. shortly
before 5 o'clock.
The inst weather bulletin Of the day
came from Galilec, N. j.. from which
point the Associated Press correspond
cnt az 900 a. m. reported that tho
north wind there was whistllnR down
the coast at the rate Of twenty miles
an hour He added, however. that the
breeze showed signs OF modentinF By
noon a heavy SEA was running by
that timo and the observation limit was
" miles.
After getting Shamrock top sail lu
place. sailman Rntscy discovered Il was
not httcd properly NJ Il was lowered 10
tho deck This movement caused the
people on the Columbia some wonder
and easing on bit. the American boat
ran down past the challenger TO see
what the trouble was. Hardly had the
Columbia got alongside when the sham
rocks crew commenced hosting the
same club top sail aud this ttuc ID APP
pcarcd TO NJ satisfactorily. A. 1895 the
gun on the tug Luckcnbuch spoke out
the preparatory signal. the blue peter
and d rcd ball We're hoistsd 10 the fore
top and main topmasts head. The crew
on the rival boats then began Jockey
Ing FOR the start In earnest. The
Columbia was about northeast from
the llghtnhip heading for n with sheets
nmidHhips This was 10 allow the
Columbia people 10 have a good look az
the shamrock ns the lntters Grow nd
died with tho iattera top sail. when
the snil on the grvou wAa properly iu
place she was trimmed and when the
vessel had sufficient Roadway Hhr bore
on 90 starboard To the eastward end
of the line. The Columbia, after run
ming down by the liRhtship. trimmed
sheets and started along the port tack
ON the lee side % the line coming
around under the stern OF the commit
tee tug.
The Columbia had the weather posi-.
Won ana: Wy az ne would. H9garth
could not Gust her from her better
petth.
just nelutc bctllht 10 the NghtHhlp
the Columbia oased on quickly ana
crossed the line at hi2l'0s, breaking
OUT nute paloohcr
Ihc shanruok tried 70 got nearer 20
/ tue Hghtshlp thhn her rival ~ order 20
I brtnh up tolumblas wlnd but found
that she had not room and No she