The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-04
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lead and just as the signal was given
he gybed the Shamrock again, cross
ing the line 81 seconds after the signal.
The official time of the start was:
Shamrock, 11:15:3l.
Columbia. II 1920
The Shamrock had the best of the
start by 43 seconds AS the Columb a
crossed the line she broke out her NO.
2 jb topsai1. At 11:47 the Columbia 8
spinnaker blossomed out to port, and
she began at once to overhaul the
Shamrock. For some reason Captain
Hogarth did not see fit to set the
Shamrock's spinnaker until four min
utes after the Columbia had set hers
but as soon as it was set the emerald
hued boat began to hold her own with
the Columbia, the yachts being then
not more than three lengths apart. At
135 the Columbias bowsprit was just
overlapping the Shamrocks starboard
bow. the latter having the off-shore
berth, but she was unable to hold that
position long. In eight minutes the
Shamrock, which seemed to hold the
wind better, had pulled out fully five
lengths ahead OF the Columbia and
seemed to be gaining every minute.
Both yachts were heading considerably
to the westward of their course and at
u o'clock the Shamrock, which had
been steadily gaining, was quite an
eighth of mile ahead Of the Bristol
boat.
Columbia Leads.
At 1915 the wind shifted to the north
west. The Columbia, being in shore,
caught it first The crew took in the
spinnaker shortly. Captain Barry gybed
her to port, trimmed down staysail and
balloon jib and in just five minutes the
Columbia had walked past the Sham
rock and was the leading boat. Captain
Hogarth gybed the Shamrock after
taking in the spinnaker at 1915. They
set her spinnaker to starboard at 1890,
but only for five minutes. Captain
Hogarth, finding he was losing time,
took the sail in smartly and luffed the
green sloop across Columbia's wake.
taking position on the starboard
quarter.
The outer mark was obscured by a
haze, SO that it was not visible from
the yachts until 1 p. m. That did not
matter much to either Captain Hogarth
or Captain Barry, for they were indulg-
ing in a lufing match close in on the
Jersey beach for more than half an
hour. Finally Captain Barr, having the
Columbia we'll ahead, eased sheets and
kept off for the mark at LOS, crossing
the Shamrock's bow one-eighth of a
mile ahead. At lit he set the spinnaker
on the Columbia to starboard and came
down for the outer mark at perhaps not
more than a six knot gait.
At 1923 in came the spinnaker again
on the Columbia, the. wind having
hauled back to the northward, and her
boom was gybed to starboard and bal
loon jib topsail trimmed: The Sham-
| rock had gybed five minutes before,
but she was not gaining any up to this
| time Approaching the outer mark the
| Columbia's crew doused the balloon jib
topsail smartly and as they rounded
the mark, a float bearing red ball with
| a white stripe, which had to be left on
| the starboard hand, the big main boom
| swung over to port, all sheets were
trimmed fiat on the starboard tack and
| the Columbia thus began her Is miles
| of WindWard work.
The time taken at the outer mark as
each yacht luffed around it was: Co
lumbia, 1:37:57; Shamrock. 1888.
Outsailed the Shamrock.
| So it will be seen by the official figures
| that in the run of Is miles from the
| start to the outer mark, the Columbia
| outsailed the Shamrock two minutes
t. "A seconds. Her elapsed time at this
point was 2:21:37: Shamrock, 2:24:21.
| Captain Barr kept the Columbia or
| the inshore track for two minutes, ii
| seconds after rounding the mark, wher
| he let her come about to the port tack
setting the baby jig top sail as she
filled away. In 20 seconds he swung hel
about again. The Shamrock meanwhile
stood off the starboard tack two min
utes and IL seconds. when Skipper Ho
garth put her about and began hi!
| windward work in earnest with thu
| Bristol boat.
The wind was now northwest-nortl
and on the port tack both yachts were
| heading with sheets trimmed down fla
within four points of the wind, which
| had now increased to about 10 miles
| W
hukiness became apparent at Ia
o'clock, when it began heading off tn
| Columbia. The Shamrock tackled t
starboard at 156 o'clock, spinning
around on her heel in Is seconds, from
full to full, but to the establishment
the thousands who witnessed the co
lumbias next tack, Is seconds latel
she swung around in the almost in
credible short space of 10 seconds
time.
Captain Hogarth, apparently feelin
confident that by a series of short tack
he could get to the windward OF tn
Columbia, put the Shamrock about fou
times in three minutes and 40 SECONDS
Captain Barr followed suit and nj
nimble crew trimmed sheets just a
fast as those on the Shamrock, an
when they both settled down to stead
work again at 2:15:5O, the Columbt
was still we'll in the lead and gaining
Captain Hogarth thought 1t pest a
2:2O o'clock to split lacks with the an
tagonist. so he put the Shamrock O
the port tack. thinking the Columbi
would not follow, but she did. an
when the latter yacht tackled at 2:21:S
she was nearly mile dead to windwin
of the green boat.
Short Tacks Made.
During the next 80 minutes a doze
short tacks were made. The wind con
tinued tiuky all the time, until fey
minutes before o'clock, then the vim
left the Columbia for full five minutes
She had the in-shore berth, while tn
Shamrock, off shore, held breeze fror
the northeast. When the Shamrock, a
3:11, went about on the Columbia's lie
bow she was we'll ahead. Between 81
and $3.50 Columbia, with few fres.
puffs from the northeast, began walking
up on the Shamrock, which was thel
nearly quarter of mile to windwar
of her, but before she could overhaul
the Shamrock the wind died out again
the Shamrock continuing to hold :