Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-19
Wind Failed to Let the Yachts Have
a Run Today,
ONLY A DRIFTING MATCH.
noats Farther on rhan Any Day Vet
-Coiu mbis In Lead An
the way.

New York. Oct is-For the eighth
time. owing 90 light wind. the yacht
races have been declared on.
There was cloudIosa blue ely over
the bay al o'clock this morning and a
llgh, but steady northwest breeze was
blowing. The Long Island and Jersey
shores ON the upper bay were eighty
covered with haze. but the Indications
at that time were that the day would
be- clear ana cooler with light north to
northwcstorly winds
The early morning arrivals OF tho
Yachting crowd were Few In number
ana decidedly lacking la enthusiasm
though many good wishes were exc
pressed on all sldoa Tor Sir Thomas
Upton and HE emerald yacht.
~ 1922 the judges boat ran up tho
signal indicating that the course would
b. southeast by -uuth.
Five minutes before the start. sham-
rock ran up under the columbia's lee
and tried Ia Hot 90 tho weather of her,
but the white boat held up % tho light.
ship ON the port tack and having two
head sails get easily outfootcd sham
uck
The boats were close together. how
ever
About two minutes before the start
shamrock swung IN and Columbia
cnine about. being somewhat 60 the
westward OF shamrock Both boats
stood for The line ut two minutes before
runnfc. Just buforl reaching d sham
rock stood across 90 the westward ON
EtaFhourd tack. but the Columbia Tuned
~ Co the westward ro that tho green
boat could not catch her. IuHt before
tho start SHAMROCK managed TO run
lu aHtern 90 Columbia, ANA tho latter
crossed the line nfat The iockcying'
wua sharp, and from Navesink ID
looked as " Captain Hogarth had the
better OF 10.
Shamrock succeeded ln getting 40 on
tho tulumbin'H weather and hntn bouts
went over the line with hooms 90 port.
The Shamrock broke out her balloon
50 nH she CROSSED, and Columbia dld
not srt hers until r. minute or two later.
II was evident na the boats crossed
the line that Capt. Hogarth OF the
| shamrock v!ih nrm belief Ia the
reaching powers OF his boat. WIS try
] inr To- Indulge here ~ that line. capt
! Barr on the Columbia seemed nothing
I loath 90 Try ~ out ana 10 began tho
I reach On Tor the course. Columbia
| lcl about four lcnrthH over the line
/ and her position under the reaching
/ tactics had but one disadvantage that
/ rhe was Co lecWard. sim there was
u
first ten minutes were muuutunuuH ones.
| The Columbla'H lead WIS 20 certain
| that all that was let was 90 watch the
boats 90 see them square away.
| At 1907 Columbia hud lead % about
| 100 yards. Both boats were sailing along
/ with main sails,
] The first two miles We're sailed In
] about ten mlnutcH The Columbia
kept pulling gradually away from tho
] shamrock
A. tho end Of fifteen minutes the
l boats were under the same clnvnn,mnin
l sails and club top sails, with big bal
| luoners that bolllcd out before them.
] cant Hurnrth apparently had done
] well 90 work the reaching end. He held
] his own, hut by II go II looked ns u his
/ belief ln hls boats rcschlng power was
] misplaced uH Il had been Ia ~ point
l INK and running. The change was a
! slow one but the Columbia was draw
| INK ahead Of the shamrock. whose big
l blum bow was flushing even IN the CONE
| purntivcly smooth water.
! a. 1890 the lead had been Increased
| 60 eight boat lengths ana the boats were
over two miles on the course down the
| Jersey shore.