The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-04
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enbach, in charge OF s. Nicholson Kane.
game to anchor a cable Length east of
hoisted the compass signal signifying that
the course would be S. s. w Two minutes
later the Shamrock's crew rugged their
spinnaker boom out TO port. all ready TO set
that sail.
Promptly. at IL o'clock the preparatory
signal-a blue peter-was set on board the
committee boat n two red balls hoisted
on the trialtic stay. At the same time a
tug started to log off the course of fifteen
miles to leeward- During the interval OF
fifteen minutes between the preparatory
and the starting signals the shippers of
both yachts maneuvered to the northward
of the starting line. Both stuck close to
the lightship and five minutes before the
starting signal the balloon jb topsail was
set up in stops on the Columbia's stay. The
Shamrock sent up a No. ? jb topsail about
the same time.
SHAMROCK CROSSED FIRST.
At one minute before the start the Sham
rock was approaching the line from the
eastward and the Columbia from the west
ward. When thirty seconds were left the
Shamrock. which had been coming for the
line with boom to port, gybed TO starboard
just as the Columbia. with boom to port,
rounded the west end of the line and began
easing sheets. Captain Hogarth, however,
had his boat several lengths in the lead.
and just as the signal was given he gybed
the Shamrock again, crossing the line thir-
ly-SoNen SECONDS AFTER the SlSudl. Inc
official time of the start was:
Shamrock II 81
columbia
The Shamrock had the best of the start
by forty-three seconds. AS the Columbia
crossed the line she broke out her No. 2 jib
topsail. At I1:17 the Columbia's spinnaker
blossomed out to port, and she began at
once to overhaul the Shamrock. For some
set the shamrocks spinnaker until four
minutes after the Columbia had set hers,
but as 1t was set the emerald-hued boat
began to hold her own with the Columbia,
the yachts being then not more than. three
lengths apart.
At ii rs the bowsprit was just
overlapping the Shamrock's starboard bow,
the latter having the off-shore berth, but
she was unable 10 hold that position long.
f ie sish to b m1du ties w tine b shamrG Sad p whled
out fully five lengths ahead of the Column
bia and seemed to be gaining every minute.
Both yachts were heading considerably to
the westward of their course, and at II
o'clock the Shamrock. which had been
steadily gaining. was quite an eighth Of a
A l2:l5 the wind shifted to the northwest.
The Golumbia, being inshore, caught it
ly: Captain Barr .gybed her to port.
trimmed down staysail and balloon jib top
sail sheets, and in just five minutes the
and was the leading boat. Captain Hogarth
gybed the Shamrock, after taking in the
spinnaker. at 12:16. They set her spinnaker
1 ~ cldIDOdIu d IL DuI OIny " live lil1-
utes.. Captain Hogarth. finding he was los
ing time. took the sail in smartly and luffed
the green sioop across wake,
taking a position on the starboard quarter.
A LUFFING MATCH.
The outer mark was obscured by a haze.
SO that it was not visible from the yachts
until / p. m. That did not matter much to
either Captain Hogarth or Barr, for they
were indulging in a lifting match, closing in
on the Jersey beach for more than half an
hour. Finally Captain Barr. having the Co
lumbia we'll ahead, eased sheets and kept
off for the mark at los, crossing the Sham
rocks bow one eighth of a mile ahead. At
LII he set the spinnaker on the Columbia to
starboard. and came down for the outer
mark at perhaps not more than a six-knot
gait. At 1:23 in came the spinnaker again
on the Columbia, the wind having hauled
back to the northward. and her boom was
gybed to starboard, and balloon jib topsail
trimmed. The Shamrock had gybed five
minutes before. but she was not gaining any
up to this time. Approaching the outer
mark, the Columbia's crew doused the bal
loon Jib topsail smartly, and as they round
a white stripe. which had to be left on the
starboard hand-the big main boom swung
over to port, all sheets were trimmed fiat
on the starboard tack, and the Columbia
thus began her fifteen miles TO windward
work. The time taken at the outer mark as
each yacht luffed around it was:
COiuInDld l.5t. 3i
shamrock
So it will be seen by the official figures
that in the run of fifteen miles from the
start to the outer mark the Columbia out
four seconds. Her elapsed time to this point
was 2:21 81; Shamrocks, 2:2:21.
Captain Barr kept the Columbia on inr
shore tack for two minutes and forty-five
seconds after rounding the mark, when he
let her come about to the port tack. set
ting the baby jib. topsail as she filled away.
In fUanfV SdcnndS he VIII her ahnIf
again. The Shamrock, meanwhile. stood off
on the starboard. tack two minutes and
about and began his windward work. The
wind was now northeast-north, and on the
port tack both yachts were heading with
of the wind. which had now increased to
about ten miles. 1t was not steady, how
ever, and it's 1ukiness became appsrent at
1:55. when IL began heading on the Column
bia.
COLUMBIA TURNS IN TEN SECONDS.
The Shamrock tackled to starboard at 1:56,
spinning around on her heel in fifteen Sec
onds, from full to full, but, to the astonish-
n ent of thousands who witnessed the CO.
lumbia's next tack, fifteen seconds later, she
swung around in the almost incredibly short
space of ten seconds, timed by a stop.
watch.
Captain Hogarth, apparently feeling conf
dent that by a series Of short tacks he
could get to windward of Columbia, put the
Shamrock about four times in three minute
and forty seconds. Captain Barr followed
suit and his nimble crew trimmed sheets
Just as fast as those on the Shamrock, and
when they both settled down to steady work
again at 214 80, the Columbia was still well
in the lead and gaining. Captain Hogarth
thought it best, at 2:20, to split tacks with
his antagonist, so he put the Shamrock on
the port tack, thinking the Columbia would
not follow, but she did and when the latter
yacht tackled at 2:2l:35 she was nearly a
mile dead to windward of the green boat.
During the next thirty minutes a dozen
fuky all the time until a few minutes before
8 o'clock, when the wind left the Columbia
for fully five minutes. She had the inshore
berth while the Shamrock, off shore, held
a breeze from the northwest. When the
Shamrock, at 3:11, went about on the Column
bias lee bow, she was well ahead; that is
to say, If she had gone about she could have
and 800 Columbia, with a few fresh pufs.
began walking up on the Shamrock, which
was then nearly a quarter of a mile to wind
ward of her. but before she could overhaul
the Shamrock the wind died out again. The
Shamrock continued to hold a breeze and
by 3 .35 she was nearly a half mile to wind
ward of the Bristol boat. There was a
seemed to affect Columbia more than IT did
Shamrock.
AS il was necessary, according to the
rules, to finish the race before 4:45, 1t soon
became evident, as the boats at 4 o'clock
we're some five miles to leeward of the fin
ish. that the race would have to be de-
clared off. This was done at the time named,
while the boats were still four miles away
from the finish.
It was very evident from to-day's per-