Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-08

foot Columbia sufficiently to pass clear
ahead of her. even though she blanketed
her several times. Finally at 11:A Sham
rock kept square off on the course. break
ing out her spinnaker, Columbia following
suit immediately. For some minutes. the
head of the Shamrock's spinnaker would
not break out while its foot was trailing
in the water. Her balloon jib top sail had
been set a few minutes earlier and both
sails were pulling splendidIy. Sometimes
the Columbia's bowsprit showed out ahead
and sometimes the Shamrock's, looking at
them from point on the starboard beam
of both boats. The Columbia finally pull
ed but a length to the good, and in ten
minutes more she had gained another
length, until at 12:15 she was fully half
dozen lengths in the lead.
THIS WAS ENCOURAGING
to the American spectators while it lasted,
but it did not last long. The yachts had
been sailing down the Jersey beach and
within three miles of it They were so far
off their courses that it soon became evil
dent that they must gybe to fetch the
outer mark. As soon as Hogarth saw the
mark at 1852. he took - 1he shamrock s.
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the balloon jlb top ST aness. ~ Just three
minutes Before. .colulnbia's people had
realized what ne was up to, the green
boat, with everything drawing splendidly,'
was luifing up toward the American boat.
In Just six minutes she had passed her.
Then Captain Barr and his crew woke up,
took IN the spinnaker and gybed the Col
urnbia smartly, but were slow in trimming
down the balloon sheet. The Shamrock
was then well out to windward of the
Columbia Hogarth set the spinnaker for
five minutes, which gave her an additional
lead Of several lengths. The Columbia did
not set hers until 1:2O and took it in
few minutes later. The outer mark was
now in plain sight, and both yachts were
approaching it with booms broad off to
starboard. AT 1873 in came the Shamrocks
balloon iib top sail, the Columbia's two
minutes later. and both yachts gybed at
1880 The Columbia had gained so much
during the past fifteen minutes that it
was evident there was going to be some
close work at the outer mark.
Just as the whistles of the excursion
feet began their screeches of welcome to
the yachts, Shamroeks crew trimmed
down sheets as the yacht luffed around
the mark. Columbias bowsprit was right
over her taffrail, however, and as she came
up to the wind Captain Barr shot the
Bristol boat in between the Shamrock and
the mark, neatly taking the weather berth.
1t was a clever bit of manoeuvering and
Immediately placed the American boat in
the lead. The official time of rounding the
outer mark was: Shamrock, 1865; Co
lumbia, 1854
Thus showing that the Shamrock round
ed this mark nine seconds ahead, that she
Il
seconds covering the Is miles, while Co
lumbia took two hours. fifteen minutes
and thirtytwo seconds. difference in
favor of the Shamrock of twenty-six sec
onds on the
RUN BEFORE THE WIND.
Columbia made her first tack to port, off
shore, at l:3S. Hogarth held on fifty sec
onds longer, then put the Shamrock about
Then each tackled four times in three and
one-haif minutes. Shamrock being forced
about twice in that time. The wind was
growing lighter ali the time. and the long
easteriy sweIs bothered the boats consid-
erably when on the port tack, making them
splash a good deal. AT 2:15:15 the Column
bia split tacks with the Shamrock and
went off shore breeze hunting on the port
tack. When. at 2:lS:45 the Shamrock
tackled to port and the Columbia a minute
later TO starboard. they were meeting on
opposite lacks. Il was now a question of
how much the Shamrock could cross the
Columbia's bow. Columbia, however. tack
ed before the other reached her. it being
evident that the Columbia was now 10
leeward and Shamrock in the lead. The
wind frequently headed OF Columbia about
this time. Shamrock tackled when it did
so TO her. Al 2:si when Columbia tackled
to port she made twelve lacks from the
outer mark and Shamrock had made one
less.
Slowly they made their way to windward
during the next half hour. each being be-
Gained at times for several minutes At
3:10;5o when the Shamrock tackled 10 star
board. il took her ffty-seven seconds to
swing around from one tack to the other
At s:l4 Shamrock set larger jib top sail
They split at 3:1 when Columbia went on
shore again, looking for wind. When next
they cane together it was 40. From
same positions to ieeward Of the yachts.
it looked as If the Shamrock would cross
Columbias bow by quite q large margin.
the Columbia being on the starboard tack
and having the right of way. Instead the
thousands who watched the yachts ap-
preaching each other were aStonished TO
sss the Shamrock forced about BIZ the
Columbia, which yacht. when Shamrock
had gone about was on the latterss wea-
Their beam scarcely length away.
Some IDEA Of the close sailing OF these