Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18

tn" course. the first leg. . beat to wind
ward. east by south. the, excursion boats
hned up rail to rail. back OF the Light
ship. I" watch the jockrying for posi-
ton. Never probably WAS there Il more
magnificent or exciting start in Il cup
contest. ana the freshman carried off
the l"nors. The two yachts wheeled
and circlct about like bi. white gulls.
each striving for the advantage their
bulls and decks and sails cleaning in
the SUE.
The Shamrock finally got the Colum-
bla under her lee two minutes before
the start, and. try rs the defender
would. Sh" could not shake off her RI
VAL Both were on the port tack. TO the
Mllcn but seventy seconds remained,
tn" Columbia Wore around bcautifully
while the Shamrock : simultaneously
tackled in the other direction, ana thus
making two divergent circles. they cam
around on tie starGoard tack ana
headed for the line.
COLLISION THREATENED
collision was almost inevitable had
they approached each other at an acute
angle un0., tho Ice Il the lightShip
Eat the Shamrock established IN over
lap and the Columbia had to keep or
and almost together they bounded away.
in the smoke Of the gun. 50 close tina,
a sailor might have stepped from one
perhaps a half length ahead and in tbs
windward berth. Both had their
sheets trimmed straight aft. and 4 sh /.
;;l, ton.,i w ~ "''''1 , ~ ne, oapa
sheeteu home in eight seconds But the
(SmartncsS of the Yankee, boat in setting
its sail did not COMPENSATE the patriots
tor the disappointment they suffered on
account Of the Shamrock's superior
Generalship in getting The weather
gauge Their disappointcmnt however,
was short lived The Columbia was
h!ankcted. and the patriots expected to-
see her drop astern Instead. she
ga thered Roadway and went through
the Shamrock's lee like Il race horse.
COLUMBIA SHOWS SPEED
Madly she footed and in FIVE minute;
she was clear of her adversary. Five
minutes later the Shamrock went
about on the port tack, but the Yankee
held on for 4 minute to be sure of the
this tack. it seemed that the Columbia
would repeat her performance of yes
terday. for she footed faster and point
ed higher. Fifteen minutes after the
start she was 300 yards we'll out of the
green boats weather bow and forging
ahead at every bound. Captain Ho-
garth was able to keep her closer. but
he could not hold her as high as the
White beauty. The Columhi:i's head
sail lifted her head out Of the waves
and made her splash more spray as
her bow went smashing into the long
swells The experts thought this made
her spill wind out of her sails
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