The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-04

seconds. when Skipper HOgarth put her
about aud began his windward work 10
a nest with the Bristol boat. The wind
was now northeast-north, and on the
pOrt tack both yachts were heading
with sheets trimmed down nat within
four points of the wind, which had now
Increased 70 about ten miles. It was
not steady. however. and ~ hugdnea3
became apparent at l:b5. when Il began
heading on the Columbia. The Sham
rock tucked to stnrbonrd at 1855, spin
ming around ON her heel in fifteen Sec
Onds from full to full. but to the as
tonlshlnent OF the thousands who Wit
messed the COlumbia's net tack, fifteen
seconds later, she swung around IN the
almost incredibly short space OF ten
seconds, timed by a stop watch.
Sharp Tactics Employed.
Captain Hognrth apparently feeling
confident that by a series of short tacks
he could get to wlndward of Columbia,
put the Shamrock about four times in
three minutes and forty seconds. Cap
tain Barr followed suit and his nimble
crew trimmed sheets Just as fast as
those on the Shamrock. and when they
both settled down TO steady work again
at 2;I4:sQ, the Columbia was still well In
the lead and gaining. Captain Hogarth
thought Il hest at 2:20 toqsplit tacks
with his antagonist. so he put the
Shamrock on the port tack, thinking
the Columbia would not follow, but she
did and when the latter yacht lacked
Mt 2:2l:35 she was nearly mile dead 20
wIndward Of the green boat.
During the net thirty minutes doz-
en- short tacks were made, the wind
continuing huky all the time, until a
few minutes before o'clock, when the
wind left the Columbia for fully hve
minutes, She had the inshore berth,
while Shamrock, OF shore, had breeze
from the northeast. When the Sham
rock at 3:l1 went about on the Coluns
bias lee bow she was well ahead. that
ia to say, f she had gone about she
could have crossed the Columbla's bow.
Between 3:15 and $3.50 Columbia with
few fresh puffs from the northeast, be-
gan walking up on the Shamrock.
which was then nearly a quarter OF
mile to windward OF her, but before she
could overhaul the Shamrock the wind
died out again. the Shamrock continued
to hold a breeze and by 1885 she was
nearly half mile to windward OF the
Bristol boat. There was a strong tide
setting to the southwest. which seemed
TO Affect Columbia more than 1t did
Shamrock. As II was necessary, ac-
cording to the rules. to finish the race
before 4:45, It soon became evident, as
the boats at A o'clock were some hve
miles to leeward OF finish, that the race
would have to be declared of. This was
done at the time named. while the
boats were still four miles away from
the finish.
1t was very evident from to-day'A
performance Of the Shamrock that she
is indeed very fast yacht: that she Is
speedy In light winds was shown by her
work on the first half Of the first leg Of
the course, that she is quick In stays
was amply proven by her windward
work. and 1t is also fact that she
stands up to her canvass equally well
with Columbia. In the matter Of hand
ling sails there was little to choose be-
tween the two and II any mistakes
were made It was more the fault Of the
fIuky breezes than Of the judgment OF
the sailing masters. Some idea Of the
wlndward work Of these two yachts
may be gathered from the fact that in
the twelve miles sailed from the outer
mark to where the race was concluded.
the Columbia made twenty-five tAeks
and the Shamrock twenty-three.