New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-08

without challenge.
THE COLUMBIA DOEs SOME PITCHING.
In all this work and for half an hour more
Il was seen that the Shamrock's sails sat more
Quietly than the Columbia's. The Columbia
seemed TO feel the seaway very much more than
the challenger. and she was on an almost con-
tinual pitch and roll. which shook the wind out
OF every sail Her main boom could be seen
lifting high. and the balloon jib was always
spillng its wind The Shamrock the con-
trary. seemed to ride more steadily though at
times she caught roll. too. but as q rule the
sails hung TO their required curves.
At 1890 the tug Ida L. Tebo passed INC
Cycnus with a crowd board, and they ralseu
three cheers for the Shamrock. This IS men
toned as giving an indication OF the genera
friendHness that was extended throughout me
feet toward Sir Thomas Upton personally anu
10 his challenge venture in general. Al l-'''
the Shamrock had eybed her main boom over
10 the starboard and hauled UP a little IN me
course TO the outer mark The balloon I'D
was left standing and filled we'll after the
gvbe. She took four minutes to pass the
sp,nnaker boom over 70 the port side anu
set her spinnaker. The whole move was
done and the sail set and drawing at LOO
The Columbia at that time was stu holdlne Do
before. with her spinnakor set to the starboaru.
At 1,O2 the Columbia gybed over also hut did
not set her spnnaker on the port side. and the
Shamrock soon af-erward took hers IN
OVER TOWARD JERSEY.
The boats had run so far out OF their course
toward the Jersey shore that they now had the
wind about quarterly in the course from where
they were to the stakeboat. consequently the
sDinnakers were OF no use. The large balloon
tih Of the Shamrock. which was the only mead
sail that boat was carrying now filled away ana
seemed TO lift the boat along in a valuable way
The Columbia seemed be trimmed Il little
natter. and she was not holding the green boat.
Both yachts carried their foresails and Jios on
the stays in stops. but they were not broken
out The Shamrock pulled up from her leeWar1
position and came out more 10 windWaTd ana
ahead Of the Columbia. and in this position was
pointed straight for the outer mark. she soon
established an increased lead and at 20 she
was probably a quarter Of a mile ahead. At
1:2S the Shamrock seemed TO into 4 fat
calm, and was soon almost motonless. The CO.
lu1nbia then came down breeze which she
seemed TO own exclusively. and the Shamrocks
lead rapidly disappeared. She came down 10
within about boats length OF the Shamrock
and there the game seemed to halt At lto4:lO
the Shamrock took in her balloon Jib. seemingly
too far from the mark However. she was
nearer the stakeboat than people thought. and
at 80 the Columbia also took in her balloon
tib At 1860 the Shamrock gybed over 70
leave the buoy on the starboard hand, and
thirty seconds later the Columbia followed suit.
THE SHAMROCK LEADS AT THE TURN.
The Shamrock turned the buoy first at 1925,
the Columbia rounding IN between her and the
mark at "a (ofiiciaD.
The boats then hauled aft everything and
went out on the starboard tack close hauled.
The Shamrock was carrying her baby jbtopsail
In addition to her lower canvas and large top
san. but the Columbia did not set her jbtopsaii
for some time. Inside Of two minutes It was
seen that the Shamrock outfooting the de-
fender and the Columbia went about into the
port tack and stood away. The Shamrock was
not then pointing as high as the Columbia, but
going at a great speed through the water.
SPLITTING TACKs.
At 1.4O:1O she came about into the port tack
and the Columbia went into the starboard tack
about the time. Just the boats were
about TO meet the Shamrock stayed into the
starboard tack. and the Columbia went into the
port tack These last two tacks were all done
inside Of a minute and a half Both boats when
they were In the port tack had to hit the swells
OF the previous days gale. which took them on
their lee bow. and they both hit them pretty
hard. At 1870 the Columbia went to the
starboard tack again. She carrying
her baby tbtopsail. and then It was seen that
she was rallied under the Shamrock's lee. and
that small tacks were being made for the pur-
pose or getting away from the wind split
At IA the Shamrock again stood outward
on the port tack and came out sailing steadily
through the water fast but the Columbia was
pointed higher-some people said a little too
high for the boat-and she was hitting some Of
the swells pretty hard. In the next few minutes
it was seen that the Columbia pointing at
least point and half higher than the sham
rock.
Both boats had a wind that was fairly proper
Tomato 10 the amount Of canvas they were car
rying They had a comfortable list but not too
much of II Both boats were coming out into
the swells and they footed for some time on the
port tack The Cygnus was practically in front
# their course for n while, and one could see
exactly which boat was pointing the higher
Although the Columbia had been doing better
than the Shamrock five minutes earlier there
was no difference to be seen as they headed out
at this time. but that part Of the race that was
to take the boats back to the finishing line was
hardly begun. The boats seemed 10 be finding
themselves in their best PAGES. and the steering
OF each UP to this time had been erratc.
GOOD HANDLING OF THE COLUMBIA
At 1.56 o'clock the boats seemed to settle
! down TO about what they intended to do, and at
that time the Shamrock pointing higher
and eating out to windward. but the Columbia
was being extremely well sailed and better
sailed than the Shamrock. The skipper of the
! Shamrock did not appreciate the sudden changes
in the slants Of wind, and the boat was not
worked out these favorable slants as well as
the Columbia. While she was not sailed
by the wind cleverly as was the Columbia.