The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17


she compare with the Columbia
The race tomorrow will be over the
triangular course, 10 miles to the leg,
and the Shamrock will have an oppor-
tunity to show what she can do under
these conditions.
. TECHNICALLY TOLD.
The Tactics Used by the Columbia to Save
tho Cup.
New York, Oct 16.-The crews OF
both yachts had breakfast early and
when they turned to-" soon after
o'clock it was with a will, for in spite
of the rather haZy weather, there was
a good breeze from the eastward which
promised to increase and give the
yachts a good race at last. Jibs and
staysails were sent up in stops on the
stays racing matches put on, boats
lashed and everything made snug be-
fore 8 o'clock At 9:15 the Columbia
cast off from her moorings and was
taken in tow by a tug. The Shamrock
started in tow a few minutes later
Covers were on the mainsails and club
topsails to keep them dry until the last
moment, as there was just enough fine
rain to dampen them.
At 10 o'clock both yachts had reached
the east end of Gedney channel and at
1910 the Columbia's crew began hoist
ing the mainsai. 1t was set in five
minutes. The Shamrock's mainsail be-
gan to go up at the same time, but it
was fully Is minutes before the sail
was set.
At 1925 both yachts cast off their two
lines, broke out their jibs and mast
headed their No. 2 club topsails. The
Columbia also sent up her baby jib
topsail on the stay. At the same time
the committee boat Walter Luckenbach
anchored due south of the Sandy Hook
lghtship and sent up the course sig
nal. 1t was east, making it a beat
dead to windward of Is miles and a
run back If the wind held from the
same quarter.
The regatta committee meant busi-
ness this morning, for few minutes
later they started the tug to log off
the course. and at 10:45 the Drepara-
tory signal was made. Both yachts
then began maneuyering for position
and at 1855, when the warning signal
was given, they were playing for
weather berth to the northward of the
line, the Shamrock breaking out her
staysail at this time.
When two minutes were left before
the starting signal both yachts were
heading a couple of lengths apart to
the westward with booms to port. the
Columbia to windWard. At one min
ute the Shamrock began to keep off
for the committee boat, which was
lying at the south end of the line,
Captain Hogarth's intention apparent
ly being to stop the Columbia, then a
length or so astern, from getting the
weather berth. When the starting gun
was fired the Shamrock had run paral-
lei with the line to nearly the center
of north. She still held her course un-
til nearly over to the lishtship before
she began to luff to cross the line.
Captain Barr on the Columbia held his
yacht well in hand. being at this time
a good length astern with sheets fat
aft. He began to luff the moment
Hogarth did and shooting the Colum-
bia across the Shamrock's wake he
sent her across the line more than 50
yards to windward of the challenger
and with such a good overlap on her
that, according to the Official time, she
was only three seconds astern. The
official time of the start was:
Shamrock, 11:O1:0S.
Columbia, 1l:01 :06.
At the Start.
Both yachts now We're close hauled
on the starboard tack and were car
rying exactly the same sail-mainsail,
club topsail, jlb, foresail and baby jib
topsail AS soon as sheets were
trimmed all hands. except the men sta
toned at the head sheets, jumped for
the weather side and huddled close
down to the starboard rail. while the
shippers watched each other like
hawks. There were not many yachts
or excursion steamers out In time to
see the start, The first 10 minutes
were anxious ones for the friends OF
both yachts. After that time it was
all over but the shouting. In five min
utes the Columbia had widened the
distance to Windward between herself
and Shamrock fully a length. She
heeled more than the latter boat, but
her sails were all full and she was
pointing higher from the moment she
started. Captain Hogarth, thinking
that his boat would be able to outfoot
the Columbia sufficiently to tack across
her bows, q little later gave her
good rap full. The green boat re-
sponded nobly and to some it appeared
that she was passing the Columbia
very fast. So she was, but she was
losing outward ground every minute.
When the Shamrock tackled to port at
1115 and the COLUMBIA 30 seconds later
1t was seen that Barr had so placed
his boat on the weather bow of the
Shamrock as to spill the back Wind
into the Shamrocks sails. Hogarth
was obliged to keep. broad off about 80
seconds to get out from under the CO.
lumbia's lee. By 11:e0 the Bristol boat
was quite an eighth of mile to wind
ward and outfooting and outpointtng
her rival all the time.
Captain Hogarth, finding that the
Shamrock would not point as high as
the Columbia, fiattened down his sheets
as hard as he dared and had to be con-
tented with giving her good full and
letting her go at that. The Shamrock
went about to starboard at 11:33:30 and
the Columbia five seconds later. At