The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

Now York oct. 16.--Another misty
morning greeted the early risers ABOUT
Greater New York today and put all Oh
the uncertainties OF the past TWO WeehS
of attempted yachting into the sltua-
tion once more There was WIND 10 en-
courage sailors ana los 10 oishe"i'N'i
| them.
| A little later the observers near the
start caught glimpse Of the columpla
coming down under her malnsall IN toW'
Following her closely came the ShaH-
! rock At 10 O'Clock the breeze was dow
ing nine miles an hour from the south
east At 1920 the committeeman poa's
were i'm place.
Roth yachts at this time had their
| club sails and mainsails set When tne
signal was made there was put one eA
cursion boat at tye start. No private
Yachts and but few other boats. Inc
wind at 1O:4O was blowing at the ate OF
- eight knots.
JoCKEYING FOR THE START
The yachts were jockeying about the
start with their jibs and topsalls set
when at 1885 o'clock the warning gun
vsas fired. Both boats timed them-
selves well. The starting gun was
fred and so we'll had they gaussu
in a minute and almost together tue
shamrock with slight adVantase
,bough 10 the observers atoat IL looh-
ed ae though the Columbia might nave
bean over first. The preparatory gun nad 'i
boon fred at l0:45 The blue peter anu
a red ball were hoisted simultaI.eousIy, +,
Roth trimmed sheets nat art un9 i
slowly the challenger torgeu pue i.I alu
tbe lead and the Columbia had 10 pass
,',dar her stern For moment IL
5 Snni,od as though the challenger was TO
1 -, tha hetter OF the start. but barr was
, / eo,ral to the occasion ana alIoWeu the
cban,rock 40 wear off to port. botn
hoafs were heading TOWARD the COIL
nittee tug, and were ABOUT hall aaS ain,tS
n at 1898. .,, ox,,,o
n SHAMROCK FIRST OVER
= ,rbe contestants worked slowly 70
# --Ean1.- Barr pui PVset,
- N9a,,ed ,he shamrock 20 get coupp
. as'1",,ytbs ahead and a short distahc
n .. ,,jndvard Neither boat was IN
q -, 90 oct TO the line and the crew
;, .o nu,, kent busy getting the lib topsaii
> boisted up in place In readiness
, hraok out the moment the starting gu
n should be fired .,. .ho s+artin
= -, p,as fired on the Luckenbach an
II t.,,,edIa.telv the Columbia's lib topsa
~ was broken out The TWO racelS ~,
y .har close TO the line and as she trim
= ,,od the mainsail aft Capt Barr Worh
:. "a bie how out across Shamrock stor
:. and was in the better position. III va va
=, feather I'm Can't. Barr's cap IN
Shar,rock was 40 close 90 the line th'
- - 80 trnnossible for her To drop bac
- IA trv 10 get un 10 the windward
- bny rival. so that Capt. Hogarth q
AZ the best thing he could, 10 suute
" hat across the line. The cnaiiehs
as sbCt acros sthe line at ll:0l;o5.
n BARR's FINE WORK.
a Tho columbia was on the Shamrocl
otarter. moving a bit the faster,
as sgon as he saw the shamrock hea
inc over the line Capt. Barr heau
ncross also. with the greater speed
The Columbia was almost mast a
mast with the challenger and TO VII
ward. Her time was 11;0l;O6. or IN
seconds behind that Of the Shamro
IN n was a wonderfully close start :
Tho honors belonged 60 Capt. Barr.
III hattie down to the line was a ro
net one. The boats had fought Tor w
Al ,,os for once n real weather posit
-, and they were off On the course
The mark boat stationed due east II
M th. Ughtship. They were on the 81
1ch bnard tack. The few following 10
had | hteyy their whistles and the torp
,tro rroft ioined I'm piping for the race
Looked as II IL would be real one
The COLUMBIA AsTERN
Wv once over the line the comtes,,a :,
'i'o soemed to give a new Jump "i III. n
-, under bv the Columbia. Hoga,th :
- chance seemed 20 be TO CROW" .r,, a.
"a cut and pass and he did SO. III IL
silu @ ,,.aiI standing like a house ae