The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-05
James A. Lawrence. was preparing to

inches In circumference.
James A. Lawrence. was preparing to
hoist mainsau at $3.50.
At S:45, the Shamrock's tug Law
renee came alongside and took a line
from the big green racer. The moor
ing was cast off and the Shamrock
started for the light ship. Just before
she left her mOOrings the crew began
utes after the Shamrock started, the
Columbia was also taken in tow by a
tug and followed her rival out by the
Hook.
The Shamrocks mainsail was well up
by the time she had got past the point,
and the crew Immediately started send
ing the big club topsail aloft. This sail
was also set in quick time
The Columbia's mainsau took longer
to set and it was not until she was two
miles off the point of the Hook that the
crew began the work of sending aloft
her club tOpsail. The Columbia was
about half a mile astern of the Sham
rock as they proceeded out to the light
ship.
the west southwest, although frequent
ly puffs could be felt scurrying out to
the sea. The haze had cleared suf-
ffciently to enable the observer at the
Highlands to family discern the Sandy
Hook lightship eight miles distant.
The old cup defender Nigllant ran out
ahead OF the two newer boats with her
working tOpSaH set to enable the skip
pers, on both boats. to judge as to the
direction and velocity Of the wind.
Sir Thomas Lipton's chartered tug.
the Volunteer, flying the Shamrock's
flag, left the battery at 7:40 with a
hundred and fifty of Sir Thomas guests
who were afterwards transferred to
the steam yacht Erin, which then pro
ceeded to the race course.
Among the guests were Prince Ram
jitsinhji Prince Leopold De Croy.
Prince Reginald De Croy, Lord Chief
Byron FalIes, Sir Horace TOse{ Lord
.aGN n
Hon. Butler Elphinstone, Henry SiegeI,
Frank Tilford, Thomas Wanamaker,
Rev. DR.. StOrrs, Colonel and Mrs. But
Ter ArneS, Right Hon. Arnold Morley,
Hon Charles Russell, Right Hon. W.
J. Pierre, Right Hon. Jesse Ceilings,
Commander Nixon, Z. S. N; Rear Ad-
miral Philip, y. 5. n; Captain and Mrs.
Chadwick of the New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter Palmer; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w. Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander H.
Revell, Mr.. Claggett, Hon H. r. c.
Ward, Steward Frazer VIM. Gibson
and party, Charles Dewey, the ad-
miral's brother, and Mrs. Dewey; Mich
ael Cudahy, BOurke Cochran, H J.
King, Arthur Hill and Mrs. Hill Mr.
and Mrs W. P. Burnright; W. H. Ken
dell, Cecil Barring, r. NJ Littel, c. Q.
| NJ; Barclay WarburtOn, Lord Mimic,
governor general of Canada, E. P. Ben
jamtn and other well known people
Apparently owing to the uncertainty
as to the starting point and of the
| course, both the yachts We're tOWed out
/ TO the uSnI snip with the club tOpSailS
| set over mainsails, the Shamrock ar
riving there first about $50 with the
| Columbia about a mile behind
The two big racers were accompanied
out to the ightship by a number of
newspaper tugs and the Associated
| Press yacht Wanda.
About 10 o'clock the Erin, with a
| large party on board left her anchor
age inside the Hook and started after
/ the two yachts
The wind at $50 was blowing off the
| Jersey shore with a velocity Of about
seven knots, but showed little iudica-
tion of increasing materially 1t still
| held to the west of southwest a most
unfayOrable quarter for starting the
| yachts, either to the windward OF.
| leeward of Sandy Hook light
| ship and at 10 o'clock it seemed proba-
| BILE that the starting line would have
! to be changed. The sky was compara-
/ lively clear, although to the south there
| appeared to be heavy bank of clouds
/ which seemed to forebode a storm in
/ that direction.
After the Shamrock had cast off her