The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-06
RACE WAS A FLUKE AGAIN
Continued from Page One)

At five minutes to II o'clock the wind
freshened a bit, canting at the same
time a couple of points to the eastward.
Captain Hogarth saw it first and his
crew took in the spinnaker smartly.
Columbia's men following suit minute
later and setting their forestry sail at
the same time.
Fearing that the Shamrock would try
to huff out and pass him to windWard,
Captain Barr began to huff the Column
bia. Both kept it up for fully 10 min
utes until they were both heading east.
Captain Hogarth kept the Shamrock's
spinnaker mastheaded, with couple
of men holding it half ways down the
mast ready to be shot out at moments
notice until 1902 o'clock when he let
it run down. Finally at 1905 o'clock
the Columbia. still being 500 yards
ahead, kept broad off for her course
again, the Shamrock Immediately fol-
lowing suit. The wind held in the same
quarter until 12:40 o'clock, the Columbia
the while gaining on her rival At the
time the wind backed around to the
northward and the Columbia gybed,
the Shamrock following her two min
utes later.
At lis o'clock the Columbia's crew
sent her spinnaker out to s.arboard and
two minutes later the Shamrocks was
set. Far away in the blue haze the
outer mark was sighted at 1:15
o'clock.
The Wind Failed.
With the weather prevailing at that
time, there was little chance of finish
ing the race within the prescribed limit
of five and half hours. During the
next half hour the wind dropped out
almost entirely. At 1850 o'clock the
splnnaker came in on both yachts and
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o'clock the Columbia set her spinnaker
to port, taking it in again. five min
utes later. Both gybed to port at 2:20
o'clock and few minutes later light
breeze came in from the southwark.
Sheets were trimmed down and both
yachts We're soon close hauled on the
starboard tack. The Shamrock set her
baby jib topsail at once, but the Co
lumbias was held for some five min
utes before being set. At 2:3S o'clock
the Shamrock went about to port. the
Columbia following suit 20 seconds
later The Shamrock then appeared to
have a slight advantage. The vino was
very light and the Shamrock, in this
smooth water, seemed to be doing very
we'll her larger sail plan proving a
little too much for the Columbia.
When the latter went about to star
board at 3 o'clock and the Shamrock
three minutes later, the latter had in
creased her windward advantage by a
few lengths. Both went about again
at 3:12 o'clock on the port tack and
again to starboard in 10 minutes, the
wind from the south having increased
trifle. The Columbia seemed to be
walking out from under the Sham
rocks lee. Their position at 1888
o'clock when the Columbia tackled to
| port, was: The Columbia, about an
eighth of a mile on the Shamrock's lee,
both heading about east southeast. the
wind having cantered to about south
southwest. This last tack of the Co.
lumbia's was about the most interest
ing feature of the race outside of the
| start The question was whether she
| could cross the Shamrocks bow or not
the latter being on the starboard tack,
| having the right of way. 1t took just
| so seconds to decide which boat was
ahead. The Columbia was forcea about
| by the Shamrock at 3:41:30. She tackled
| close under the Shamrock's lee bow and
| two minutes later the signal being re-
ceived from the committee boat declar.
ing the race off. both yachts wore
around, hauled down their staysails
| and headed for home, the great excur-
sion fleet preceding them.
| Thus ended another unsatisfactory
attempt to finish the 30-mile race with
| in the limit. Nothing more was proven
| to-day regarding the merits of the
| yachts than on Tuesday. 1t is simply
| known that both boats are good drift
ers with the balance a trifle in favor Of
| the Columbia.
The Columbia and the Shamrock both
| in tow, passed in and anchored in Sandy
| Hook bay at $50 p. m.