New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04

eral opinion that tighter race FOR tne cup
had never been seen. At 2:26 the O olGln,1
went about again to land herself 10 VIM" n .l
of the Shamrock. which had fahed 10 h".u uc'
advantage after first sailing through th' 'Vlu,'
bias lee. IT now seemed impropap'c 'nu' s"'
would ever get out Of the COLUMBIA $ l'e' nc
cause I'm three minutes more the toluH"la 'h''c
about in order To- hold the Shamrock uh''' "''
wind split.
SPLIT TACKs AND PARTED.
At 2.I2 the yachts split tacks, the shamrock
holding 10 the Long Island shore and the
Columbia heading toward the Jersey coast In
this way the shamrock got clear Of the Coium
has wind split. and it was not understood why
the skinner Of the Columbia allowed this. For
the mkt half hour the wind fell lighter. and the
boats footed slowly Most Of the time the at
tondant steamers were lying motonless, Wai'lhs
for the Yachts 10 work to windward. The ud'
was now running flood. which helped ths p'a'S
a lit The eaptaln Of the Perseus SAID that 'n'
influence of the tide was small IN this reS.ol'
and the boats had little better man s'a'k ,h
The winds came I'm a variable way /" p"'.
boats frat one had the luck, then llr "t"',
At $40 the Shamrock apparently had 'le ~ ~,
Ing possession ~ the air that was ploWlhF. ne
heats had been about to meet. but the Hn"'H-
rock vhicn was nearer the Long lslahh Fn"'e
evidently found the wind better L" neI l,M'r7
I'm that region. and went on there bel"''
ing the Columhla's bows. The Wlnd Ne'lneu -
be slightly stronger toward the Long ISIaIi
shore but between the steamers and the Jersey
coast II was almost dead calm. ,t
At one time just after , o'clock the Colu,I'.a
was IN irons for about four minutes uha'f 10
move.
THE SHANIROCK'S STREAK OF LUCK.
After several small lacks. which were Got
rocorded the Shamrock showed that she was re-
celylnr some of her end Of the luck. Appar-
entity n favorable streak Of wind gave her
SLIGHT advantage and at 3:23 o'clock she crossed
the Coumhia's bows about two lengths ahead
In the later sailing the boats seemed To nave
the wind about the same and in this tn" sham
rock improved her lead. At 3Aj o'clock she
had pulled out to nearly quarter Of a mile 10
,yfndwarI If her rival. and then. ae If to sho"
the variance Of the luck. the Columbia was soon
rontod up right across the Shamrock = wake.
Both got the wind little more strongly JUST
before / o'clock and the Shamrock made a long
tack over toward the eastward, where shr
seemed % go n among some or the excursion
steamers that We're being patrolled ON that slde
Of tha course She became separated from the
Columbia a long way, and in the mean time me
American boat was getting "a favorable Wlhd
and was lying up u WindWard of the chalehs
er's course good deal Of the time.
RUNNING 4 BIG RISK
BY not keeping between the Columbia and
the finish line the Shamrock lost good deal Of
her lead. and might easily have lost it all. OF
course, she Was lNNhii1 l' N'''N'f "'' 90
dangerous move.
After o'clock the Columbia went into the
starboard tack. and the Shamrock followed both
pointing directly toward the Perseus, SO that
the way the boats headed up TO wind could he
ascertained The Shamrock seemed TO be
pointing higher but this was probably only
when she got the shift Of wind that was favor
able. and the luck I'm places was variable. Both
boats continued a long way in toward the Jersey
coast. the Shamrock being ahead and to wind
ward.
The rest Of the sailing was unimportant Tho
wind had fallen almost 10 a fiat calm, and
everybody could see that IT was impossible for
the boats to finish within the prescribed time
At 40 o'clock. when the time limit for the
sailing II the race expired. the Shamrock low
cred her foresail. and the days racing ceased
The Shamrock was at that time short dis
lance 10 WlndWard and ahead. The boats We're
fully two miles from the finish line when they
stopped The tugboats that We're employed 20
look after the racing yachts were close AZ hand
20 tow the racers 10 Sandy Hook and I'm few
minutes more the lines were thrown aboard. and
the two yachts turned homeward under tow