The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-04

was smirched with few dirty clouds.
but clear enough TO permit the Thousands
OF spectators who lined the Jersey shore
to see almost every foot OF the course
The waves wero crested With white cans
here and there and a fairly fresh breeze
blew out OF tie north-northeast but az
/ ter the t.oumuia ana SHAMROCK nasa
crossed the line the wind turned aukev
and the race was nzzle almost from the
start Bus the nuke gave the yachting
/ sharps and the spectators much TO think
about and some surprises.
The Columbia Is undoubtedly the pret.
tiest boat She Is tail. stately with grace
ful lines, and towering masts. The irish
boat with her broader beam and lower
base line. looked slower and heavier. Per-
haps her green color makes her ionx
1'umsier, while the slim Columbia pfercsa
,he water like a rapier
Though indecisive in every respect as to
The abilities Of the great rival single
stickers, todays race indicates that the
Irish boat, with her English skipper and
Ner Scotch crew, Is the ablest sloop eve-
stut across the Atlantic in the hope OF lift
Ing the 100 guinea cup, which the America
brought back forty eight years ago, and
whith has since been successfully defend
ed against the world
HONORs ABOUT EVEN
During the I've and q half hours sail the
Shamrock was thrice ahead and twice the
Yankee boat showed the way. For the first
ten Minutes the Shamrock led. then for
five tho Columblas graceful bow showed
al.ead OF the green boat. For forty Eve
minutes the Shamrock, then for three
hours the Columbia and for the last hour
and half It was the Shamrock that led
the way. The breeze blew as high as q
knots an hour and as low as 3, and shift.
ed about through eight points of the com
pass.
Each In turn beat the other running be-
fore the wind and was in turn beaten,
beating against the wind at various
stages OF the race. so that many OF the
experts who saw the two boats sail today
are dlsnclined to believe that there Is q
pin to choose between them, but whom
the race Is closely analysed It is proven
that the Columbia showed her superiority
at every point OF sailing, running, reach
ing and beating when ever the wind fresh
ened ant that It was only in the lightest
air that the Shamrock could make head
way against her. Both had their share
OF good and bad luck The Columbia had
the better Of the shifting wind on the run
down to the mark and beat the Sham
rock two minutes and four seconds while
on the beat home. increasing her lead
to over a mile at one time.
The course was laid fifteen miles
dead against the wind and back again
The Columbia was admirably handled
throughout the race. Though the Sham
rock was first across the line by forty
seconds. the Columbia Deer island crew
of Yankees wearing their picturesque
watch caps in Iselins colors were 80
much handler tha ntheir Scotch rivals
that they mad the Coiumbia's splnnak-
er and balloon jib set first by three
minutes The spectators marvelled at
the cloud OF canvass the leviathans
carried. Straight up into The air the
slender yards carried the point OF the |
pyramids OF canvass for 175 feet. it is
hard to realize that this means the |
heighth OF an ordinary twelve story
building and that the frail hulls were
bowling along under the pressure of |
1900 feet of canvass. Thetwin bal
looms lifted the Columbia along like
a great gull in the ten knot breeze and
carried her in ten minutes past the
Shamrock. But when the wind died
to six knots, as IL did within few min
utes the Shamrock forged steadily on
ahead, until at the end of 45 minutes
she led by 200 yards. Then a sudden
haul Of the wind to the northeast
reached the Columbia first.
CHANGE OF SAIL
The biz bellied spinnaker was taken
In her mainsail was smartly gybed
and she passed the Shamrock as IL the
latter had been moored to her wharf
Instead Of a run the canting OF the
Wind now made It reach for the outer
marker but the Columbia gradually ,
'dged over toward the Jersey coast =,
With the Intention OF getting the wind
.stern and running directly before II. ,
ne manouever was successfully ac- =
ompllshed after crossing the sham ,
ocks bow but Just as the splnnaker
'as set aboard the Columbia the wind :
anted back to the north northwest.
hd left her with a cloud of canvass
hlYering like a collapsed balloon. The
Aamrock had started to follow the
olumb!a's tactics. Twice she lowered :,
er spinnaker as II to break out the big :,
ilI but as the wind held from the :,
orthwest quarter she gybed her main :,
oom Instead and reached straight for =
le mark Although the manueever Of >
ie Columbia had been successful n "
as a costly one and she lost several 8
inutes by holding on to her immense u
.nvass in the vain hope that the wind NJ
ould shift back again But when IN
e did change her sails she made up IN
7 lost time, by outfootin CHER antag- U
she seemed to skim over the water 70
afcely maxim ga ripple where she en- re
req II and leaving a wake OF foam be-
nd her. OF