Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-03

tack. Very hazy off toward the boats
2:2o-Shamrock seems to have a good
lead over Columbia as seen when they
went about on the port tack.
Neck and Neck Race.
HIGHLANDS, 2:3S p.m.-The Columbia Is
now outpointing the Shamrock. They don't
appear to be far apart. The Columbia goes
about on the port tack and crosses the
Shamrock bow. The Columbia again goes
about standing in toward shore
LONG BRANCH, 2:36 p.m.-Shamrock
seems to be gaining. She still has a bet
ter breeze than the Columbia.
HIGHLANDS OF NAvESINK, 2:39 pm.
The Columbia now leads, but it is i'm
possible to say by how much.
GALILEE, October 3, 2:31 p.m.-The
Shamrock now standing on port tack. Co
lumb1a also on port tack. Columbia is
leading by small margin. The Shamrock
is giving her fight and their positions
may change at any moment. Both boats
are making short lacks and jockeying. The
Columbia is now to windward.
HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, 2:47 pm
The boats have sailed about one-third of
the fifteen-mile beat back to the lightship.
The Columbia is apparently leading by
about third of a mile.
GALILEE, 2:55 pm.-Both yachts are
now standing on starboard tack; wind
about north and light. The yachts are at
this time making slow progress; the wind
seems purify off shore.
GALILEE, 2:5s pm-Columbia turned
On port tack and Shamrock standing in on
starboard tack. The Columbia is losing
ground at this time.
The Shamrock has struck fresher breeze
off shore on port tack. The Columbia
seems to be almost becalmed, while Sham
rock is going ahead. The excursion fleet
are giving them better room.
HIGHLANDS OF NAV ESINK. 2:5S pm
1t looked at this time as if the Shamrock
as on nearly even terms with her rival, If
not ahead.
GALILi1E, October 3-3:oS p.m.-sham-
rock now seems to be leading The Column
bia is stalled in a streak of calm Her jibs
are Tapping. and there Is scarcely wind
enough to blow out her mainsail. while
Shamrock's sails are all drawing and she
is reaching fast. She is yet her port
tack, and is evidently following up her adj
vantage by keeping there.
Great Interest in London.
LONDON, October 3.-While most Of the
prominent yachtsmen are out of London,
the interest in today's race for the Amer
ica's cup is manifest in many quarters.
The afternoon papers give the event as
much prominence as the Transvaal situa-
ton, some of them adopting American
newspaper methods and bulleting the posi-
ton of the yachts. This is an absolute in
novation in British Journalism.
The generous attitude of the New York
Yacht Club has done a great work In Wlp-
ing out the last traces of ill-feeling.
The Pail Mall Gazette voices the general
sentiment, saying:
From first to last this years contest
has brought out the sportsmaniike quail
ties of both sides. The methods of measure
ment have been marked by scrupulous care.
We shall have a fair race and no favor.
1t is happy omen that. as the former race
was not long after President Cieveland's
Venezuela message, the present race COM
cides with the amicabe settlement OF that
controversy"
The American contingent still lingering
in London manifests intense interest. No
other subject is discussed at their favorite
hotels, where bets are freely offered.
Terms Used in Yachting.
Following are the principal terms used in
descriptions of sailing races:
Abaft-In the direction of the stern.
Beating to MISUNDERSTANDING progress
against the direction of the wind.
Before the wind-When the wind is fol-
lowing the vessel.
BENDING sails-To secure sail to yard,
boom or staff.
Bow sea--A sea breaking against YES
sells bow.
Chops-Where the waters of channel
ana the sea meet.
CIR, sea-A sea which runs contrary to
the direction of the wind. r...,-
Cut Waler-IHe foremost part OF the stem
w...ch divides the water when the vessel IS
sailing u5r"- -i'.t-
t-ase off-To slacken, to come UP with.
Even keel-Nhen vessel has no list, but
floats evenly.
FAIR w.nd-A wind which enables vessel
to lay her course.
ing
Gather-The act of overtaking another
vessel
Hard down-To put the tller as far to
leeward il will go.
Head sea-A coming from the same
point of the compass the vessel is directed
toward.
Heau to wind-The situation of a vessel
when she has been thrown up into the wind
ana all her sails are shaking.
Heaye Toto bring the vessels head to
In s,ays-Nhen "a vessel has come up into
the wind preparatory to going about on an
other tack
Lay a cyurse-When the wind permits a
vessel to point toward her destination.
Leeway-1he amount a vessel loses by
being forced sideWise.
Lie to-keeping the vessel so close to the
wind that she makes little Roadway.
List-W hen a vessels masts are inclined
from the perpendicular.
Loose-To unfurl sail
l<uH- NtSSei II lulItu ny putting HtT llller
to leeward and bring ng her into the wind.
Reef-To contract sail is 10 reef it.
FISSnS-All the ropes of d vessel.
Run-ro scud before a breeze.
SaS-When vessel drifts sidewse under
the influence of wind at sea.
Scud-To drive before gaze.
Sea-A wave
Set of the tide-The direction in which the
tide is flowing.
Spats-A general term applied to masts,
booms, gaffs and yards.
al Ike lJ lac h.a w foh ,ar1y tIn
ends of the maginary line for the start and
finish of a race and the turning points
ADMIRAL'S FLAG RAISED.
Appropriate Honor to Hero of Manila