The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-13

ahead: that is TO say. IL she had gone /
about she could have crossed the CO. /
lumbia's bow.
Between BIS atld 800 O'Clock the |
Columbia, with a few fresh puffs from /
the northeast. began walking up on
the Shamrock. which was then nearly |
a quarter OF mile to windward OF her. 4.
but before she could overhaul the
Shamrock the wind died out again. the |
Shamrock continuing to hold a breeze.
and by 1856 o'clock she was nearly
half a mile TO windward OF the Bristol
boat. There was a strong tide setting
TO the southwest. which seemed to- at
feet the Columbia more than Il did the
Shamrock.
DECLARED NO RACE.
AS it was necessary. according to- the
rules, to finish the race before i:i5
o'clock, ii soon became evident. as the
boats. at 4 o'clock. were some five miles
to leeward OF the finish. that the race
would have to- be declared of. This was
done at the time named. while the
boats were still four miles away from
the finish.
Ii was very evident from today's
performance OF the Shamrock that she
is indeed very fast yacht: that she
is speedy in light winds. was shown by
her work the first half OF the first leg
of the course; that she Is quick in stays
was amply proved by her windward
work. and it is also a fact that she
stands up to canvas equally well with
the Columbia. In the matter OF hand
ling sails there was little to choose be-
tween the two. and II any mistakes
were made ii was more the fault of the
fiuky breezes than OF the judgment of
the sailing masters. Some idea OF the
windward work OF these two yachts
| may be gathered from the fact that in
the twelve miles sailed from the outer
mark to where the race was conclu-
ded the Columbia made twenty-five
tacks and the Shamrock twenty-three.
HIGHLANDS, Oct. >. 1920 a. NJ
The committee and stakeboats are of
the lightship. The commodore's boat
Corsair is passing out of Sandy Hook.
HIGHLANDS LIGHTSHIP. 1898
a. m.-The Western Union cable boat.
with committees. at 1898 set signals
for a course out southeast by east.
HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK. 1882
a. ma tug to set the mark has just
left the lightship. and is .steaming
straight out TO sea in n southeasterly
direction. The wind at the lightship
| has apparently shifted northwest. I he
| boats will go off to windward fifteen
miles.
The yachts are within a short dis
| lance of each other and quite close to
the lightship.
80 a. m.-The preliminary whistle
| has been blown. The yachts are head
ed in the direction OF the Jersey shore
on the starboard tack. The Columbia
| is about a quarter of n mile to wind
ward of the Shamrock. Both crews are
preparing to get out spinnakers. as the
| boats will run off before the wind.
ENCOURAGEMENT CABLE BOAT
| IL a. m.-Both yachts set spinnakers
at IL a. m. and started for line.
| WESTERN UNION CABLE BOAT.
IL a. m.-The starting gun has been
| fired.
| HIGHLANDS. 1l:O2 n. m.-The
yachts are sailing very slowly. being
| almost completely hidden in the haze.
with the Shamrock apparently 100
yards ahead of the Columbia. n little
to the starboard. From this point the
Shamrock apparently crossed the line
at 11:O1:1O; the Columbia ut 1l:Oi: -.
| 11:O5.-The contestants are running
| off before the wind slowly. The Sham
rCck is still in the lead. but the Co
lumbia is gaining slightly.
HIGHLANDS, 11:l1 a. m.-The
|
ahead. The wind. as on Tuesday. Is
puffy. The Shamrock was benefited by
one of these puffs.
| 11:19 a. m.-An apparently favor
able puff of wind has set the Columbia
upon the Shamrock's stern. The de-
fender seems not more than 30 yards
behind the challenger
WESTERN UNION CABLE BOAT
11:21 a. m.-The two yachts are ap-
parently on even terms about three
miles from the line.
| MACKAY-BENNETT CABLE BOAT
11:40.-The yachts are about three
miles off. but can barely he seen In the
haze. They appear to- be on very even
terms, with about 10 ships lengths oI
water between. Wind light and ap
parently failing.
LONG BRANCH. 1914 y. m.-Th'
Shamrock is apparently in the lead.
LONG BRANCH. 1920 p. m.-Th'
Weather Bureau reports the wine
veering to the southwest with a veloc'
ity of ten miles an hour.
LONG BEACH. 12:i7 p. m.-Th'
entire fleet has passed east fthis place
The yachts are dimly discernible from
here, but IL is impossible to say which
is in the lead.
| AY-BENNETT CABLE BOAT
1885 a. m.-The yachts are standing
on the course for the first leg south
east by south with wind over starboarC
quarter. Breeze unsteady and hardly
strong enough to keep the Shamrock
big balloon jib full. The Columbia I:
not pulling steadily. The excursion
boats are behaving well and warning.
/, are unnecessary.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCE
BOAT SERVICE. Mackay Bennett Ca
bic Steamer, lis p. m.-When the As
sociated Press dispatch boat left th'
race at 1920 y. m. the Columbia was
seven-eighthssof n mile ahead.
LONG BRANCH. 1855 p. m.-Frou
1920 to 1880 the Columbia increased
her lead on the Shamrock from half :
mile to nearly n mile.
AY-BENNETT CABLE BOAT