New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-21

which she has sailed I'm these waters her loss'S
have occurred when her heimsman did not sal.
her in the same way and with the same SN" ~
! Charlie Barr sails the Columbia
THE EFFORT CAME TOO LATE.
At last. at 1T the head OF topsail carrying
hs own yard was seen climbing up above 'h'
| Shamrock's gan. While the Shamrock was set
ting her topsail she was heading in on me S'"'
board tack on the Jersey coast, and into wlnd
that was breaking her off and she went on Io'
/ four minutes after the Columbia. on the othe,
! tack was profting by the SHIFT OF wind anu
! heading up above her course. az SHOWN ny w
, guideship for the finish line. The shamrock
/ did not go about until 1870. at wh'h I'M r
+ her club gafftopsai which she had Wah"u III
/ "A long time certainly over nan an h"ui 70
F set The Columbia at that tlme was POM ne
/ up we'll above her course for the hhlSh' anu W
+ Shamrock now on the port tack. was hnaAlns
great speed I'm vain hope Of catchlng tns ' eS"
/ ing boat II the Shamrock had gone apou' W.
the Columbia did and had prOiited by the CH""sg
IN the Mind "a soon as she did. her defeat would
+ have been smaller but. as has often peen sau'
the English shippers are not smart al on,,
ing shirts Of wind that have come OF are COM
"' GOOD WORK OF 80 AVAIL
The Iipton boat was for the fret time since
she turned the outer mark doing her best Work
az 81 when she got on the canvas 'na' S"'
wanted and headed for the finish line me
club gafftopsal that she was carrying was "o'
the largest she possesses. but il was laIse SS ar
/ and the boal was Tor the first time over l." ~
/ sailing lines. and travelling as she hau """''' -
| travel all the way home - o,,
Tho Columbia was at that time long way
/ ahead but was not apparently lylhB iuilS t
| 10 her course as Indicated by IN, gun '..'l .
/ The wind had roganed IT'S strength. ana "d9
blowing #, silly. with the whitecaps an aroun ~,
/ The Columbia found that she couid not nov -.
/ her course. and put into the starboaiu 'd.N D. a.
+ 100 and that was just about what ul'
I Shamrock wanted. as she had got on her ,is 5
sail and proposed to do som" Tan ""'''''7
This she was certainly dong ,,oo,,
When O'Clock came around me Hna'' t
/ was showing what she could DO she was y'nb
No close on the port tack ana pI"hlS'r /" ,,a
I'm across the Columbias wake. not far benlnu
Al g.Of the Columbia was YlnG ho"H ~
creator angie without gartopsan 'hai '"'
Shamrock was when carrying h'i 'iup T n,.. a.
soil Al the minute Indicated, tn" '"'"". "a
{ . l,rocllo,.r that sent har shivering uplnto
the Wind with all shaking. but she was polntnB
ont t0 ufndWard Of her course 10 ilr i.''s''
indicated Boy the guide hoat ana Do.m Tbe
were making great time IN that dlre'u"" I-.
,,ind was blowing harder than il had al any
time since the boats started but the Hhan''o '
,roe standing ND to IL finely. and, with the rN-
/ cention of "A slight easing up When the ma H',l
/ ,rsts came she was carrying her canvas Win
great success u thcr words, she was carr
ing the canvas that she had wanted al oay
from the very start
WIND DID NOT HOLD TRUE.
Tho Columbia showed in her sailing that the
,cind that sometimes laid her mp to wind"ard
Of her course was not true. but variable, ana
IT altered with her as much as three points al
short intervals Sometimes she was heading up
ia v.indvard Of her course. and sometimes 10
leo0ard Of H. hut she had the race Well In mana
and she was making the best weather Oh IL '"''
] the wind allowed
SANDY Hook Lightship and the yachts Gus
tered about the finish line could be seen easlY
from the steamer Columbia at 2l', AT tnat
time the Columbia was not heading her coui -
hr me- and thor" were people on uudiu WI"
said that IL was nObodyS race III IL WAS
finished The Shamrock had taken new lease
- In. since She holsted her big topsal. and she
was outfooting her rival. though not pointing
as high
miles an hour according 10 the plots. and every
boat under sail was smoking along at the best
pace she knew
NEARING THE FINISH
From this point onward IT was long and
short leg 10 the finish line. and both boats We're
lying Gown 10 their work I'm grand style. The
fleets following ON tho east and west Side Of the
course were now closing in. and the torpedo
boats had gone on ahead. there being no rear OF
th. following steamers damaging the saIlhe
/ ~ the Yachts The yachts seemed 10 be out
footing everything ON the ocean that was UaN-
cling under steam. and the Columbia was nun
down from a good many ~ the passenger yes
sels Although the Shamrock was carving a
sufficient amount of canvas she was not IA thS
brisk wind lying up as close as the Columbia
and there seemed 20 b" difference oi al leaSl
a whole point I'm the way they headed The CO.
lumbia felt the bleezcs good deal. ana she
was lying down sometimes pretty fiat on the
water. but this apparently dld her no ntiIH' anu
she was eased through II by Captain barr, III d
WAY that kept her speed az hlRh rate.
The Shamrock went about to take the short
starboard tack that she required TO make the
finish line AZ 2.3l. The mark was then about
mile To the Wlndwafd of the racers. and two
minutes later the Columbia also went into the
/ starbOari tack to do this same sailing. I'm
/ mcdiatcly afterward the Shamrock went apou'
to port and the boats were on different tacks
! At 2.34.2O the Columbia went into the port
/ tack and Law down 10 n gust a. she payed Of
i'm her close working for the line. The water
was calmcr In this region and the Shamrock
was travelling at high speed but the Colum
bia was not takrs any chances II ne way
( Of setting more sail, and she had the race
safe in hand under her lower canvas. Both
boats were on the starboard tack at 2:3S and
it was evident that this was the Columbia s
The Columbia sailed across the finish line OF
this starhoard tack AT 30 While the whistles
] were sounding the victory Of the Columbia
the Shamrock went up into the port tack sc
as To get into a position when she. too. could
cross the line on the next tack The Columbia
lowered her foresail soon after crossing th'
At 2.433G the Shamrock tackled for the las
time i'm her competition for the Americas cup
and after q short run passed across the hnis'
The elapsed time Of thu Columbia was 8:3S:2'
and Of tho shamrock ott lbs. AuulnR tn'
Columba's Is seconds time allowance her vii
was by Is minutes "a seconds.
AFTER TIE RACE.
r corRrEsrEs or VICTOR AND vANQUIsHED-
STARS AND STRIPES ALL OVER
THE FLEET
- A beautiful spectacle followed the end OF M
race The victor. after lowering her sails. set thu
Stars and stripes az her topmast truck ~ both
ends OF her srr~a.ler and at the taNraN Soon tn