The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

80" - 'i' w 'He "ess"etu VI HoT' hs sHehedreu
the i'he she lowered her spinnaker pole and
SET small lib topsail.
az, h., .',, ~ NV" aau o,oAo
oro..i, ,aaa ~ s'",oosru yus' uo'olo
ia. - ~. na'u'y hao 'he i'iiinens
,vh.n No.. " h, ueen 'ie e' 70 ene VIM
h..aI.," o'k oan"oh az 'opSa'l was sen
.,s" 90 .fVni .he Stops 'ne' eohilheu IL 10 'ne
~. ,,. ~. paI, s,eeres course "hien put
81 o'.y uo"'hu tne ohanroch III oroe, 10
s,,. ny Hh oo"' VIM away rom her,
80 s eusou on " '"e eas'"aiu
TOO sue se' nor mugs sp'hn"Aer ut
III n' 'n,h heaue" on ner u"e eoufse.
", -. -" =, W su'ue oo"' 'eh' oi
~ I'm y, 'ho racers'
.ne, wore ,a'ry gong. 'he ooium oia
~, w anu paI',aiy smut OH the foreigner
- az - 80 sne was CLOSE UP 10 her anue
ta . ,a'er 'he noa's were practicaiy on even
o.'. AltV yarus apart: Inc 1ahkee BOAT
.a w 80 pu'eky 'ha' .he shamrock people
80, a ou, anu Ut LIZ" 'ne' hau!eu
Nv, 'ne'r snnan ''o 'opsa,l' repiacinR u Win
q OaI'ooner' inns pusnea her ahead until her
,'o,n was on hne WIN 'he pa mast.
'nu'e ia'er' however. tne oo'umo'a erept
w w" ieeh puh VI w'no anu tneh "aikeu
a"a, iion 'ne irish ooa'' 30 .ha' III inc
49, VI W. mn 'eS .meIe was almost c'ear
80 .,, een mem eno cont'hueu 10 creep
a" " ua', az 100 or twenty minutes aiter
.r.5i, VOC s'u ""'' " '"'
WYNN VI '"' oup ue'enuer'
RACING NIP AND TUCK.
Then Capt. Wringe. who was attending to
inc ohamrocRs head sails. trimmed the Jib
topsaii 10 oit sent all the men ait and waited
lor results. They we're not long In coming. The
shamrock pulled up on the Columbia and
within five minutes time was again on even
terms with her Har balloon nal waa nmaller
anu prooao'y ot liGhter than the Coiumolas.
AT any rate 1t filled better. and she was able
lor time TO mold her own. me wind shifted
a OH 10 the north and the challenger edged on
10 the eastward. evidently with the intention OF
eyplng ana rushinR TO the mark on reach.
"n,oh was supposed 10 % nor strong point OF
SAILING. Inc oia edged on little. too
out not 40 much as her rival. she did not like
the result. aud soon SNAPPED q true course for
'ne marx again Inc guide poat was mile
aneau. going south southwest lor the STAKE
inc "'ho when at tho start was tuliy ten
mics an hour had oeen cropping. and AFTER
ABOUT ior'y minutes OF sailing registered not
more than seven or eight miles an hour. 1t
was not strong enough 10 NIL the Dig head
sai's OF tho ooiumoia. Which fell nat and ire
auehS'y pressed against the stay. on the
other hand. the shamrooks mead sails were
almost continually tull. she gained slowly on
her rival out her sans were drawing so we'll
that IL seemed as though she should have
gained raster.
sHAMhochs sAlLs DRAWING sPLEND1DLY
Al IL O'CLOCK. or after theY had been sailing
lust torty-nve minutes. the challenE ger was
ABOUT length and half ahead.
Out she was sui sailing on her
course. hoping 10 get In reach Tor the mark
the Columbia was holding pretty close after
the guido boat. Inc feature at this period OF
the race as every one said'Wes the magnificent
way the shamrooEs saiis were drawing. All
her canvas. even to the Dig balloon Iib topsail.
was pnlling IKE team OF horses, while the
Columpias saiis we're as imp az dish cloths.
Inc shamrock continued 10 gam. ana hve
minutes atet the ho"r she was iui'y quarter
OF mule away from her rival. but actually only
nan that distance nearer the stakeooat as she
mao NOT saileu true course AT l2:oS the
Columoia leit the influence OF an extra pun OF
~'hu' ~ niieu her saiis iu'i ana as luck would
nave IT, the shamrock ran into soft spot. and
ior the hrs' ,me during the race her Iio topsail
peliieu IN ana OUT. ana nhaiir fell nat against