Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

bia crossed the line first at Hollis; Column
! bia has windward position. Shamrock was
! less than a second behind at 11.o1: 46.
Cmciai Time of the start.
WESTERN UNION CABLE BOAT, Oc-
| tober 16-The following is the official time
| Of the start:
Shamrock II :01:03
Columbia, 1f:01:06.
Hip a.m.-The boats have just gone out
| of sight without either having an apparent
| advantage except that the Columbia has
| the windward position.
WESTERN UNION CABLE BOAT. Oc-
| tober IT, 10:J4 a.m.-The Columbia has jib
baby jib, mainsail and club topsail set.
Shamrock has mainsail, club topsail and
working jib UP.
The Erin and the Corsalr have arrived at
the line.
Both boats crossed the line starboard
| tack and stood northeast toward Rockaway.
| They We're still on that tack when they
went out of sight in the fog.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT
ELLIS. October 1.-THE boats have gone
little over four miles. The Columbia is
length ahead and five to windward. Were
on starboard tack headed for Long Island
shore when left course at 11:35.
| Going TO the mark the Columbia carried
ali her lower sails, her No. club topsau
and the baby jib topsail. Barr did his turn
in a trice. and as she started to go around
her spinnakeT boom went down on the in
the watchers as she started for home,
glorious towering pyramid Of canvas. AL
they had to do was to ease off her sheets.
\ number of boats started along after
the Columbia, but there We're enough boats
on the mark to cheer the challenger. After
she had rounded the outer mark, the
ShamrOcks lighter canvas was broken
out in good ShipSndpe fashion, and about
one and one-half miles to the rear she SET
out after the Columbia homeward bound.
LONG BEACH. October 16, 1923 pm
Wind continues IN the same direction. blow
ing about seven miles. The excursion fleet
is ind!sltnctly seen going eastward quite
rapidly, 50 IL seems probable that the
yachts are working to the windward at
good speed.
1855 p.m.-A signal from the Associated
Press dispatch boat Wanda, now off this
shore, says Columbia was ahead so long
as she could distinguish the Two yachts
HIGHLANDS OF NAyESINK. October
1G 12:4O p.ln.-Wind east between nine and
ten miles; foggy; clearing little.
LONG BEACH. October 10, 1915 pm
| The fog continues to increase, but the wind
retains its strength. The boats II is esti-
mateu here, have covered between ten and
twelve miles Of the course.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BOAT WANDA, October 49, 1925 pm
| The boats have covered about ten miles OF
the first leg. The Columbia has done Won
dertul wtndward work. both boats how
ever, being we'll handled,
There We're several short tacks about -
O'Clock aud the Columbia came out of the
| jockeyins with good gain. She is q mile
| ahead of the challenger.
| The wind still holds east, blowing about
eight knots an hour.
! WESTERN UNION CABLE BOAT, 1:f3
| p.m-Returning boats say, at 12:35 Co.
| lumbia had a lead on the Shamrock of
| about three-quarters of a mile.
Turn the Stake Boat.
FAR RoCKAWAY, 2:O1 p.m-short
| Beach life-savtng station reports that they
have heard two whistles. eight minutes
| apart, and they suppose from this that the
| yachts have turned the stake boat at about
| those intervals.
Hope for Finish.
! Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda.
| off Long Beach, October 1G. 2:3O p.m..-The
! Columbia had lead Of a good mile and
| had made about five miles on her run back
! from outer mark. She did not seem TO get
much before the wind. but It was very ap-
! parent that she was losing nothing.
/ Both boats broke out spinnakers and SGT
| halloCners as soon as the mark was turned
! and were running home before a fairly
! steady eight-knot breeze. If the wind
! holds they should finish by 3:45.
| The " Gather Tomorrow.
| NEW YORK, October 1.-THE following
| special weather bulletin was received by
| the local weather bureau in this city this
| morning:
WASHINGTON, October. 1G.
| To Observer. New York:
| Wind VIII become fresh this afternoon
/ and tonight, from east 10 southwest and
! hold fresh from southerly Tuesday.
! Little Change In the Situation.
| LONDON, October 1G.-The war office is
| sued the following note this afternoon with
! respect to the situation in South Africa:
| The dispatches received do not point to
! any material change in the military situa-
| ton. Small bodies Of Beers are reported
| to have crossed the Natal frontier at vari-
! Gus points, and Entertainments are said to
! have been thrown I'D at Van Keenan, 3
pass