The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

tced her so interested were they in the move
ments of the big white sIoop. At Al Capt.
| Barr put her about Oh the port tack and headed
right for the mark. The boat heeled finely and
was footing 1t like race horse.
| COLUMBIA MAKES PRETTY TURN
| hundred yards from the turning point her
| crew started the spnnaker boom away from
| the mast. intending to whip out the big sail as
| soon as she rounded She raced up to the stall o
| without culver and then. wheeling grace
fully. left it on the starboard hand. Out went
| the mainsheet and down came the baby lib
| topsail. So fast was she travelling that she ran
| ahead OF the wind. and for a few seconds her
sails were aback until the breeze caught up
| with her. Then the spinnaker was yanked
| from its stops and half minute later the big
balloon topsall was spread to the breeze.
| The turn was so pretty and the spectators
| had such good view OF It that most OF the ex-
| cursion boats forgot to salute the Columbia
with their whistles. When they did SO It was
| In II half hearted sort OF n way but the chances
| are tho steam boat captains were too much oc-
cupied watching the beautiful scene TO think
| much about salutng. They Just gave one
| brief toot and then turned to watch the ap-
| proach OF the Shamrock Meantime the
| Columbia was laundering along with vast
| momentum. She passed her rival and swept on.
| and before the Shamrock reached the
| mark the white yacht was almost lost
| to view in the gloom to leeward. The
| green boat was doing the best she could but
| there must have been some sad hearts aboard
the foreigner as her shippers and crew cast a
| Geeting glance at the fast disappearing rival.
At 80 the Shamrock tackled and stood for
the mark She prepared her spinnaker pole
| for business putting the boom out to port as
| ha Rnt It'll, had
m scalculated his distance and was forced to
| luf in order to clear the stake. She soon had
| sea room. but. having lost some headway.
! rounded slowly. This was at 1:5S:OG. The
| figures for the race up to this point were as
| follows:
| Ou'tcdr,,
Columbia. ...................... ii:oi:o6 i:4s;la
Tho Columbia beat the Shamrock TO the
mark nine minutes and fifty seconds. elapsed
| time.
| SHAMROCK GETS GREAT SEND OFF
As the Shamrock turned and started on her
| hopeless race for home. the excursion feet
| seemed to realize that they had been some
what lax in the matter of salutes. SO they
| m ada up to the Shamrock what they owed to
| tho Columbia. and the result was that the
| green boat received n great send-off As soon
| as she was headed in the direction taken by
| the Columbia. the Shamrock began to crowd
| on sail. In less than two minutes after she
| had rounded the mark the spinnaker was
| broken from its fastenings. Then the baby
| jihtopsail was hauled down in a hurry and the
big balloon jibtopsail was rushed up the stay
in stops. At 2:O5 it was given to the breeze
| and then the crew hauled down the lib and
staysail.
While all this was going on the Colum bia had
| made such good use OF her time that she was
barely discernible to those on board the Sham
| rock. She was sailing maJestically along with
| a naughty air that seemed to say she didn't
| care to swim in the same ocean with the for
| eigner. The mist had now almost reached the
| dignity OF a rain. and as the haze thickened the
| Columbia disappeared from view. 1t was a
| very sombre scene for the Shamrock men.
| They knew that they were on the right course
| but couldn't see their rival and they couldn't
| tell whether they were gaining on her or LOST n z
| ground hand over Asst. However. the skilful
captain who sailed the green racer left no stone
unturned to bring out her speed They trimme
shAets here and lifted sail there. and finally
| putting the spinnaker boom away out and the
| leach well forward. they succeeded in spillinR
the wind from that sail into the big balloon
topsail.
Every sail was now drawing to its limit and
| from that time on there was hardly fiutter in
| any part OF her canvas until she finally hauled
them on deck after tasting the bitter cup OF de
feat. After getting the sails trimmed to their
satisfaction. there was nothing else to be done
the crew gathered aft and peered under the
| sails in a vain search for the Columbia II mus;
| have been particularly eXnsperating time .or
| the oh allengor All she could do was to plunge
| forward into tho vague mist. not knowing how
far ahead in that haze the Columbia was
THE RUN FOR HOME.
The drzzIc ceased. the sky lghtencd. and at
| last the Columbia could he seen again. In the
few minutes they were lost to view neither boat
| appeared to have gained or lost. The wind
was Just as strong as It was when the race be-
| gan. but 1t did not appear to be 80 because the
boats we're now travelling with it. The excur-
| sion fleet decided TO Jorge ahead and rnce with
| the Columbia for awhile. They had split into
| two lines and now formed a lane through
| which the Shamrock travelled. The pleasure
seekers soon caught up with the Colum bia
| leaving the Erin to stay by the Shamrock
| There was no sign Of life on board Sir Thomas
/ Unions biz steam yacht.
| When tho excursion steamers got alongside
the Yankee boat it was seen that all her sails
werc drawing well and abe was going ahead
Just rs fast as tho wind would drive her She
/ maintained her lead OF ten minutes hut az yet
! had not mortgage on the race. In running
! before the wind either en- increase or decrease
| OF the breeze favors the tailcnder. The Co.
| lumbia's supporters we're praying that the
| wind would hold through to the end. Should II
| fall and then leave her In a calm the Shamrock
| would doubtless creep up and perhaps pass