The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08
DETAIL OF TIE BIG RACE.
StaSt with . Fine oeS1in0 DSesss
ana wind 70 W1thOot
Any - All.


NEW YORK, Oct There was
spanking breeze from the northeast
and a heavy swell from the east
ward when the yacht Columbia. under
matnsail and I'D, filed away from point
on the southwest SPIT At s:S eoday. ana
with sheets eased . tribe headed for
the sandy Hook ilghtship ct twelve-knot
clip. Beside Managing Owner lselin and
Mrs.. Ise.in, there were on board Herbert
Leeds. Capt. Nat Hsrreshon, who. when
the yacht passed the Associated Press dis
patch boat John Nichols, VA lying on the
weather side Of the deck. watching the
calls through . pair 81 green gogsles;
Capt. Woodbury. Kama Nswbusy Thorns
ana Hush Kelly. the last named repre-
sentIng the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. Capt
Harr had the wheel 70 w!ndwaEd one Of
IL Drew was assisting on the lee side. The
rest ef the crew were distributed A1ons tbs
wsathar rAii. Columbia was carrying the
came nsinsail ~ on Thursday.
sAansssk's Early ssast.
shamroek made IN early start nom
Sandy HOOK bay. She passed ssut ~ the
psint Of the hook IT Ss& carrying the
same 80 - Columbia, arriving OF The
EsAissiD ~ . few minutes bsfors n. On
her 6sos were sssn Hsnry y. Appttt. the
New York YAcht Clubs representative:
sailmakss BAkssy. Hugh AcGAi Downsy.
1hsrmAn Crawford and capts. Ben Parker.
Hogarth and whngs. A. 1870 Columbia
sent up her working topSsii In stops. the
wind being strong enough at that tine 70
warrant the setting Of that sail. but even
While they were hosting II the wind light
ened considerably and nffeen minutes later
the No. club topssil was bent on. Sham
rock also bent on . No. . club topAl and
both yachts set these sails 1T almost the
same time.
The Cesvse Laid o..
Al 1870 the tug which was 10 drop the
outer mark started to lay or the course
OF fifteen miles to Ieeward -Four minutes
later down came Shsmrock's club topsa.i
and 20 just nine minutes her b.Gxes; Jack
ysrdsr was masthsaasd and shessea ou.
Columbia KEEP; her No. : topssE on, Capt.
Barr probably hoping that II would be a
more desirable sal! in the w.nfwars work.
and that II would not make sum lent dis.
ference In the work down the wtnd.
Nasesvevfsg for Position.
Al nsB the preparatory signal was
Kfven; az Ills the warning signal, and a,
ii:so the sun TO start. When the warning
signal vas given both yachts we're on the
ssarboard tack. east % the COMMITTEES
boat. Columbia being 90 winGvArd. and
both heading southwest.
TIE wind was thsn light from the north
northeast vf.h little promise Of fresh
snsrG. Columbia iufYsd FIRST ~ the swo
sHfh sire vas close on tire vin1 on the
stafeosrd tack, heading az ~ % eros.
tie corsmisfes boats Sow shamrock
STOOD % a,fis tonxsr. thea fb-t, ana
eans Gp on TIRE same tack setting her
sssFsan az sire eie 81 Capt. Barr. 20 m
In tie tire. Kept Columbia og for srs,f,
'hir'T seoos.s then IaSfax her sAarp m
80 ~is1 again. hAsdes her 90 fetch elos~
- 'hs corsrziftes boats boz. On 81. way
70 ths In. Her sssyssfl rad no, been
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Ger s~ssuay toward fhs SANE ses, ekfp-
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