Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
STILL NO RACE.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE is)

sions were narrowly avertcd, but the
Meet was scattered like a flock OF WHO
ducks after the discharge Of gun.
The Shamrock got the hest OF the
iufing match. blanketing her rival an"
getting 90 windward Of her. Then wheh
both had squared on on their course ap'
Let 60 thnlr spinnakers, thousands wait
cd and watched Slowly, very slowly at
arst. inch by inch. the defender oil the
cup drew away despite the Shamrock
repeated and tireless efforts 10 blanket
her. Once clear the white beauty
forged ahead rapidly. She had esiab-
.Iished q comfortable lead when 'he
breath ughtened and hauled more 10
The northward wrinkles began to uckle
down the sides OF the white yachts bal-
ICONS ard several times al three sails
collapsed.
COLUMBIA OUTMANOEUVRED.
The Shamrock. as on the two previous
DAYS. pronted by the seemingly light ar,
ana began 10 crawl up. But she oid
more Captain Hogarrh took IN the
Shamrock spiIsnaker when the marx
was sighted. gybed the Shamrock ana
trimmed down tae balloon-JiD 'ops""
with treat rapidtg. and with everything
drawing splendidh- before the Amen-
cans knew a. he Was luning toward the
Columbia. Captain '9arr on the Column
bia followed suit. but the shamrock had
,.ssos him we'll 10 the windward.
Cantain Hogarth then ret his splnnaRef
a. 80 and Increased the lead. captain
ysorr seemed unwilling Al first 10 l"iioW
sbe load of the Englishfnan ana N"it~"
almost fifteen minutes, Nhue ihe 'h"in-
sock overhauled and passed nm p'IoIs
r. did 80 The Shamrock was hunoIeu
yards ahead before he had got hls salI9
trimmed 10 tho new conditions. ne ~"
,r,ots ala not mince words In their crlt-
,cisro Of Bars obstnacy. soon afierWhTo
ne wind hauled around snll iurtheI'
.r,,l-inp a. "A broad reach 10 the marx.
10th Yachts took In their spinndkeiS eI-
,ased their sheets. Then ths WINE HS
psined steadily. The yachts were nov !
Gbout a nile and hat iIom ne 49,, 49,
,nark All interest centred there. steam |
- tugs. and yachts hurried across the
course and lined up to leeward, waiting
with eeccr interest 10 see which "ouiu
round nrst. .,,.
pOr-NDING THE OUTER MARK.
Calamity the American came on. u
was astonishing how fast she Sll9eu I
through the water. She ate up the us
rance between her and the green Do"l |
until when tho mark was but q quarter !
OF a mile away. less than hundred /
yards separated the two. HOPE rose nv !
shamrock was TO windward. They were |
coming IKE horses down the stretch a
chundred feet away the COLUMBIA had /
closed the gap. Her slender Prov Just
lapped the stern Of the green hull Under /
The rules. they must pass the hoat win /
the red ball on the starboerd end. AS /
the balloon jibs ratified down on pom /
boats preparatory 20 the gybe' the watch- /
ing thousands held their breath. II ala !
not seem possible that the white ghost .
could squeeze between the Shamrock ana |
the mark To the onlookers II seemed /
inevitable that unless the Yankee boat
kept away under the stern Of the Sham- /
rock there would be a collision, or the
Columbia would foul the float, but c.
Oliver Isoln has desperate courage I'm a
tight place He played the limit. The
man who set q club topsail I'm a driving
gale i'm the deciding race between Vigil |
liant and Nalkyrie III. would stop N no.
thing on ne came forcing the sham
rock 20 go wide around. while the Column
bia seemed to scrape the float as she wore
about with her helm hard down.
DESPERATE GAME WINS.
Though the Shamrock rounded first by
nine seconds. she swept around so far
on the outside that as both boats came
up and their sails filed away on the
siarboard tack Columbia not only had
the we6ther-gage but was in the lead
no more reckless piecn Of courage was
ever seen In IN international race. II
was a desperate game. but IL won. Had
the Columbia so much as touched the
float she would have been disqualified /
Tonight. and the patriots chcerod wildly,
and shippers Of the excursion fleet let I
off enough steam 20 carry their vessels |
back to New York. The official time Of |
rounding the outer mark was: Sham
rock. 1926: Columbia. 1864
The enthusiasm of the patriots broke |
out again few minutes later when, |
after few short tecks. the Shamrock |
tried to cross the Columbia's bows. but |
failed.
BEAT TO WINDWARD.
The beat to the windward was by far |
the most interesting portion Of the race |
while the breeze held Close hauled. |
The two boats slashed straight out 10 |
tea. through the long heavy swell, heel |
lng TO the breeze in stately fashion. with !
foam squirting from their graceful bows |
and the crews piled upon the weather |
rail Of the sloping decks. Though no |
solid water came over their glistening |
sides. it swirled along under their count |
ers There was plenty of spray, and |
every man aboard was as wet as II ne |
had been under a shower bath
III was strange that the Columbia. the !
famous light-weather boat, should careen |
less 10 the wind than her rival !
from over the sea. The old barnacles |
said her immense ovorhang dipping |
down. supported her. and kept her up as |
stiff as a church. The Shamrock, the |
famous heavy-weather boat leaned like |
q queen.
SHAMROCK THE BETTER HANDLED. |
As the wind began to die out, and the |
hope of finishing the race began 10 |
vanish, the two boats split tacks, and !
did not come together again for a long |
time keeping every one guessing which |
was ahead. During this fiuky period, !
everybody agreed that the Shamrock |
was the better handled. She never failed |
20 take advantage of every rev slant |
OF the wind. At last, twenty minutes |
before the race was declared off. the |
Shamrock decided TO cry conclusions, |
and she headed across Columba's bow. |
So uncertain was the result that no one |
knew until the yachts were within !
hundred feet Of each other which would |
have To give way. The Yankee shippers |
an had their hands on their whistle |
cords. and when the Shamrock put her |
helm up. unable 20 make H. from both |
sides Of the course came the shrieks or |
thousands OF whistles. the enthusiastic |
ehouts OF the multitude, and the crash |
OF bands.