The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-21

tween and s O'Clock and giving the
shippers and the crews of the Colum-
bia and Shamrock the best encourage
ment they have yet received for a race.
BY $3.50 both yachts were passing
| through the outer end of Gedney's
channel. and a few minutes later, af-
ter casting off from their tug boats,
they were standing off and on, under
mainsail and jib, trying. the breeze,
which was now from about north by
east and increasing in weight every
minute. BY 1920 the wind was blow
ing fully 20 miles an hour, churning
up quite little sea off the lightship.
and it looked doubtful, then. whether
the yachts would be able to carry even
working topsais over their main sails,
much less their big clubsails The
committee boat set the course signals.
south by west, soon after 1890. The
preparatory signal was given at 10:45.
the warning at 1885 and the one to
start at II o'clock. Just as the prepar-
atory signal was given the Shamrock
set her working topsaH and forestay
sail. The Columbias was not yet set.
Both yachts We're maneuvered north Of
the line with booms to starboard, when
the warning signal was given, the
Shamrock heading about northeast and
the Columbia, close on her lee beam.
Both We're lying down with their lee
rails awash.
The Shamrock came about first and
kept off for the line when two minutes
were left before the signal. The Co
lumbia, after standing on few Sec
onds longer on the port tack. came
about the Shamrock's weather quarter
and as both approached the line with
the Columbia in the weather berth, the
latter's spinnaker boom was dropped
to port Just as the gun was fired. The
Shamrock, running down before the
wind reached ha xyio fy,it nP
mittee boat a few seconds too soon,
so Captain Hogarth kept her broad off
to use up the time and then luffed
across the committee boats stern Just
as the gun was fred, crossing the line
at 12-knot clip. with the Columbia
several lengths astern and on her
weather quarter Captain Barr luffed
the Columbia diagonally across the
une until the crew were ready to set
the spinnaker to starboard. It was
broken out at 1I:02:30 the Shamrock
80 seconds later. The official time of
the start was:
Columbia. 11:01:30.
Shamrock, 1100:34.
Better of the Start.
The Shamrock had certainly the bet
ter Of the start, and with such a breeze
blowing over her taffrail, it seemed as
If her chance had come to show her
speed in run down before the wind.
In setting the Columbia's spinnaker
the boom had been Stacked 50 far for
ward that at 11:03 the sail lifted over
the headstays by the force of the wind,
For moment it looked as if the sail
would be split, but by careful handling
of the guy it was brought back to its
position in few minutes. Those VINO
expected @ 60 see the Columbia walk
right away from the Shamrock were
disappointed. Five minutes passed,
and there was no noticeable difference
IN the position of the boats. The Yacht
maintained her lead her spinnaker re-
manning exactly Were it was put and
spilling the wind into the staysail, lib
and baby topsails, which 81 lis had been
carried from the start. Captain Barr.
at ll:ll. finding that the Columbia was
not oVerhauling the Shamrock to anv
extent, had the working topsail set.
Ihe spinnaker continued to behave
badly, flying over the head stays twice
IN the next 20 minutes. thereby losing
seconds or time for the yacht The
course OF 10 miles to leeward was to
bring the yachts down off Asbury park
1or the turn. When they passed the
Long Branch pier at about 1850, the
Shamfock was leading by an eighth of
q mile, the Columbia sailing directly
IN her wake. The Columbia took in
her forestaysal at that time, leaving
At 1916 the Columbia. which had
been steadily gaining on the Sham
rock, passed to her port taking in the
working sail as she did SO, so as TO
be ready for the Windward work. Her
splnnaker came in at 1918 and the
shamrock's was doused 80 seconds
later 1t was to be close work at the
turn. Both shippers held their spin
makers to the last moment and there
naU been cha n o;4
yachts main sheets. The official time
at the outer mark was:
Columbia. 12:19:00.
Shamrock, 12:19:17.
The Columbia'a elapsed time from the
start to this point had been one hour.
II minutes and q seconds; Shamrock,
one hour, IS minutes and 43 seconds,
showing that in the 15-mile run before
the wind the Columbia had gained one
minute and IS seconds. The yachts
We're only II seconds apart at the turn,
This was indeed close work after H.
mile spinnaker run Leaving the mark
to starboard, the Columbia luffed wide
ly round it while the crew hauled aft
the main sheet. The Shamrock's cap
tain was forced to make a still wider
turn. Then, luffing up sharply, he tried
to cross the Columbia's wake and cap-
ture the wind berth. Skipper Barr,
however, had an eye out for such an
emergency. He gave the white sloop
a ''North river" huff. placing her we'll
out on the Shamrocks weather bow,
1t took some few minutes to get sheets
trimmed and for both yachts to settle
down to business on the starboard tack
Captain Hogarth gave the Shamrock a
good. hard full hoping to outfoot the
Columbia.
Some Heavy Diving.
The wind was blowing at least %
miles an hour and there was a lumpy
sea. sufficient to cause the racing craft
to do some heavy diving. They heeled
till the greater portion of their wealth
er bilges We're exposed. At 1882 the
Shamrock's topsail was taken in She
was then throwing spray in clouds
across her deck. making, if anything,
worse weather than the Columbia. Cap
tain Hogarth put her about at 12:4o
and one minute and 30 seconds later the
Columbia went about. This was about
20 minutes after they had rounded the
outer mark.
The Columbia was between a quarter
and q half mile to Windward She